Soviet ideology treated religion as an enemy, a tool of oppression and an expression of backwardness. Militant atheism, the prohibition of religious rituals, and the repression of religious communities aimed to create a secular, rational, and scientific society. Yet, religion mattered in Soviet people’s lives. And with institutional religion restricted, many people expressed their spirituality through “lived religion” - the practice of religion and spirituality in everyday lives. What were the practices of lived religion in the context of state socialism? And how did it converge and diverge with the return of institutionalised religion and spiritual lift after the collapse of communism? REEES Spring 2023 Series, Religion in (Post-Socialism) Societies, will explore the role of religion in socialist and post-socialist societies in eight online discussions on religion and its relations to repression, nation-building, indigenous cultures, and memory.

This is a part of REEES’s Spring 2023 lecture series.

Disscusão do livro "Racismo brasileiro". Evento em Português.

Join the African Heritage Room Committee as we celebrate Juneteenth through featuring poets, musicians, playwrights, authors actors who will share their creativity. A reception will be held following the event.

Please register to attend at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-heritage-room-committee-juneteenth-...

Presenters include:
Sheila Carter-Jones is the author of Three Birds Deep selected by Elizabeth Alexander as the 2012 winner of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Book Award and the chapbook Blackberry Cobbler Song.

KL Brewer is a poet, playwright, and actor and is the co-founder of Inner-tainment Live spoken word organization. He is the writer, director, and producer of the choreopoem, the Poets Corner, and a member of the Langston Hughes Poetry Society of Pittsburgh.

Dessie Bey author of three poetry books and editor of two anthologies. She is cofounder of The Langston Hughes Poetry Society of Pittsburgh; the principal organizer of “Slave Narrative Readings” for Pittsburgh and surrounding areas; founder & curator of the African/African American Mobile Museum.

Doralee Brooks, professor emerita at the Community College of Allegheny County in Developmental Studies, is a Madwoman in the Attic instructor for Carlow University. She is a fellow of the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project (95) and Cave Canem (97 and 99).

Lorraine Cross has been a member of the Langston Hughes Poetry Society of Pittsburgh since its inception in 2006. She enjoys reading poetry and participating in Slave Narratives Readings and has become well known for her vivid dramatization of the narrative of “Sarah Francis.” Lorraine has been recognized for outstanding leadership and countless assignments and awards including the Federal Executive Board Excellence in Government and Woman of the Year awards.

Veronica Corpuz is an interdisciplinary poet who explores themes of grief, loss and identity through mixed media and photography. A member of the Madwomen in the Attic of Carlow University, she co-curates with Sarah Williams Devereux Mad Bookends, an e-journal of poetry, fiction and nonfiction by women writers of color.

The annual Brussels-Lux Study Tour is a week-long opportunity for educators across the U.S. to learn more about the European Union. With funding from the EU Delegation and the U.S. Department of Education, K-12 educators and faculty teaching at community colleges and minority-serving institutions (Title III- or Title V-eligible) are able to gain first-hand knowledge and experiences to further their understanding of Europe and the European Union. Visits to EU institutions and other organizations provide an inside look at the issues facing Europe and the EU. Educators also participate in a day-trip to Luxembourg to visit the European Court of Justice.

Join us on Tuesday June 20, 2023, 4pm-8pm in Schenley Plaza in Oakland for the return of Pittsburgh’s World Refugee Day and Immigrant Heritage Month Celebration!

The event will feature performances, speakers, music and dancing. Support local refugee and immigrant owned restaurants and craft vendors. Engage with a variety of community organizations to learn about services in our city. We’re excited to celebrate together!

While the World History Association Annual Conference will primarily take place in other parts of Posvar Hall, conference registration on Thursday, June 22-Saturday, June 24 will take place in the Global Hub. The World History Association Conference is dedicated to transnational and global history and scholarship.

The Alliance for Learning in World History is accepting applications for a Workshop for Educators to be held during the World History Association’s Annual Conference at the University of Pittsburgh. The two-day professional development workshop is sponsored by the Alliance for Learning in World History (ALWH) and the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The Alliance will cover the conference registration fee, the cost of joining the WHA, and apartment-style dorm housing on the University of Pittsburgh campus for two nights. Accepted participants will also receive a $250 stipend at the end of the conference. This stipend is intended to defray the costs of travel to Pittsburgh.

Applications are welcome from educators at all levels who would like to explore how to teach and talk about "energies" in their classroom. The theme of Energies is intended to include the widest range of topics and geographic locales, ranging from energy technologies (from muscle power to solar cells), to energy and globalization, to teaching in a time of climate change, and even to energy as a metaphor for charisma or other social dynamics.

Applications are due January 20! For more information, visit worldhistory.pitt.edu or contact alwh@pitt.edu.

While the World History Association Annual Conference will primarily take place in other parts of Posvar Hall, conference registration on Thursday, June 22-Saturday, June 24 will take place in the Global Hub. The World History Association Conference is dedicated to transnational and global history and scholarship.

Connect with Pitt colleagues and peers while you create an alebrije! Design and make your own hand-carved copal wood animal (materials provided) as we talk about the origins and history of this unique art form.

This workshop is part of Pitt's Year of Emotional Well-Being. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and the University of Pittsburgh Center for Creativity in collaboration with la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin.

While the World History Association Annual Conference will primarily take place in other parts of Posvar Hall, conference registration on Thursday, June 22-Saturday, June 24 will take place in the Global Hub. The World History Association Conference is dedicated to transnational and global history and scholarship.

The Governor’s School for Global and International Studies provides high-school sophomores and juniors with the tools to understand these changes through a four-week residential program on the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. Students learn to think globally, develop their oral and written communication skills, and study critical languages with distinguished faculty and guests and a diverse group of students from across the state. The program’s unique curriculum and residential environment encourage students to engage with the world in a fun, intense, and immersive way. The knowledge and relationships they build will last a lifetime.

Dr. Chris Bannister is visiting Pitt as a Summer Research Scholar to conduct research using the Barbara Sloan European Union Document Collection on the UK's application for membership in the EC over the period 1968 to 1973. He received a master’s and doctorate in History and Civilization from the European University Institute. He also has a BA and a Master of Letters in History from Newcastle University. He served as a Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester from 2017 to 2019. Since 2019 he has been the EU Research Coordinator in the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) of the government of the United Kingdom, where he oversees numerous projects looking at the contemporary European Union and its relationship with the UK.

Dr. Chris Bannister is visiting Pitt as a Summer Research Scholar to conduct research using the Barbara Sloan European Union Document Collection on the UK's application for membership in the EC over the period 1968 to 1973. He received a master’s and doctorate in History and Civilization from the European University Institute. He also has a BA and a Master of Letters in History from Newcastle University. He served as a Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester from 2017 to 2019. Since 2019 he has been the EU Research Coordinator in the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) of the government of the United Kingdom, where he oversees numerous projects looking at the contemporary European Union and its relationship with the UK.