This is the fourth event as part of the series Race, Rebellion, and Global Solidarity. Amidst the ruins of a dying order desperately trying to maintain its grip, we are living in an era marked by massive economic disparities, the rise of authoritarianism and explicit white nationalism, Black freedom movements and the calls for abolition, the normalization of the “War on Terror” and the unfinished projects of decolonization, amongst other repressive forces and insurgent voices. How did we get here? And how do we chart a course forward? This talk will explore the artists, thinkers, and movement builders who we can think with as we seek to create a world that does not yet exist. This is a hybrid event.

This talk discusses the responses of Polish authorities and wider society to two phenomena of human mobility: the
arrival of refugees from the Middle East and North Africa on Poland's border with Belarus in 2021-22, and the
arrival of Ukrainians fleeing the war on the Polish-Ukrainian border in and after February 2022. The first of these
groups encountered hostility, while the latter received a compassionate welcome. I analyze these seemingly
disparate responses with reference to the shifting politics of border enforcement in the European Union, arguing
that the technocratic model of border control that dominated EU discourse and practices in the early 21st century
has now been exhausted.

Reinhard Heinisch, University of Salzburg

Radical populism represents the greatest challenge to liberal democracy across Europe. The emergence of this phenomenon has impacted both established democracies, such as the United Kingdom, when we think of Brexit, and new democracies, such as Hungary and Poland. Populist actors have also played a role in the COVID pandemic and in the context of Russia's war on Ukraine, as they mobilize people against mainstream policies that attempt to manage these crises. Despite the general importance of populism as a political phenomenon, including at the EU level, its history and impact vary widely across Europe. It is important to understand the specific causes and effects of the success of populism because not all forms of political radicalism or authoritarianism are populist. The talk will address these questions and show that populism is closely related to the decline in legitimacy of established institutions and traditional elites in times of social and economic change. Drawing especially on the case of Austria, where radical populism has been long established, the lecture and discussion will provide an overview of this phenomenon and the state of political science research

A Workshop with Dr. Jennifer Morgan (NYU), Dr. Marisa Fuentes (Rutgers University), and Pitt's History Department Faculty. In-person and on Zoom.

Join the French Club for Spring 2023's weekly conversation hours, on both Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5-6:30 pm!

Note: French Conversation Hour will not meet in the Global Hub on Thursday, April 13.

Join the CLAS community for an evening of food and fun!

Join us on Wednesday, February 22nd at 6pm ET on CMU campus (Grand Posner Room 340) for Dr. Patrick Galbraith’s second lecture in Pittsburgh, "Erotic Comics in Japan: An Introduction to Eromanga." Dr. Galbraith will discuss Japanese freedom of expression, censorship, and Erotic Manga. He explores how increased visibility of a wide range of manga and anime, including erotic variants, has led to deepening suspicion, public outrage and calls for strengthening regulation, if not banning some content out right. Patrick W. Galbraith is a lecturer at Senshū University in Tokyo. He is the author of The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming, coauthor of AKB48, and coeditor of Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture.

Registration is not required for this lecture.

Join the Spanish Club for Spring 2023's weekly conversation hours, on Wednesdays from 6-8 pm!

Join the Arabic Language and Culture Club for this weekly get-together and safe space for Arabic speakers to have a conversation and work on their language skills!