Events in UCIS

Wednesday, March 1

3:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Panoramas: "Personal data protection laws in the Latin American and Caribbean region"
Location:
4217 Posvar
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies
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Elías Chavarría-Mora is a political science PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on comparative political behavior. He has an MA from the same university and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Costa Rica. His dissertation focuses on the use of social media for electoral campaigning by political parties. Prior research has mostly focused on protest politics and party competition and has been published in Latin American, Spanish, and American journals.

4:00 pm Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Europe Today Lecture Series: Identity, Nation Building, and the War in Ukraine
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies and European Studies Center
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Oxana Shevel
Associate Professor, Political Science
Tufts University

Discussion:

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine’s spirited and effective resistance caught many observers by surprise amidst expectations of Russia’s quick victory. This talk will focus on the profound identity transformation within the Ukrainian society that began following the Euromaidan revolution and the start of Russian aggression against Ukraine in 2014. Examining sources and consequences of these identity shifts sheds light on the sources of Ukrainian resistance, the nature of Putin’s miscalculations about Ukraine, and the likely future of post-war Ukraine, Russia, and their relations with each other and with Europe.

Education
PhD in Political Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 2003
MPhil in International Relations, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1994
BA in English and French Philology, Kyiv State University, Kyiv, Ukraine, 1992

5:00 pm Student Club Activity
Polish Conversation Table
Location:
1219 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
5:00 pm Student Club Activity
French Conversation Hour
Location:
Global Hub
Announced by:
Global Hub on behalf of French Club
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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.

7:00 pm Student Club Activity
Mesas de Conversación
Location:
Global Hub
Announced by:
Global Hub on behalf of Spanish Club
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Join the Spanish Club for Spring 2023's weekly conversation hours, on Wednesdays from 7-8 pm!

7:30 pm Student Club Activity
Arabic Language Table
Location:
Global Hub
Announced by:
Global Hub on behalf of Arabic Language and Culture Club
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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!