Events in UCIS

Wednesday, April 3 until Thursday, April 3

12:00 pm Lecture
Yellow Peril in Vladivostok: The Chinese Diaspora in Russia and the Soviet Union
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Department of German
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Dr. Urbansky discusses the challenges faced by Chinese immigrants during the late Tsarist Empire and early Soviet Union, highlighting the racial and cultural prejudices that fueled hostilities in urban settings. His analysis explores how these early interactions shaped the experiences and perceptions of Chinese communities in a rapidly changing socio-political landscape.

Thursday, October 24 until Saturday, October 26

(All day) Conference
ISSS-IS Conference 2024
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research, Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Director's Office, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
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The annual ISSS-IS Conference will be held at the University of Pittsburgh from October 24th through October 26th. With participants representing 27 countries, the conference features 38 panels on topics ranging from the use of nuclear weapons to gender warmaking to the strengths and weaknesses of international law to the role of traditional and new media in contemporary international security environment. This conference will feature several panels on security problems in and around Latin America, Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe, and Asia. More than 150 individual papers will be presented over the case of two days.

Friday, October 25

1:00 pm Film
Pittsubugh Polski Film: Kulej. All that glitters isn’t gold
Location:
Harris Theater
Sponsored by:
European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association along with Polish Cultural Council of Pittsburgh
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148 min. Polish with English subtitles

A biopic about Jerzy Kulej, a two-time Olympic boxing champion and one of Poland's greatest fighters.

3:00 pm Lecture
Korea-China Relations and China's Northeast Asia Project
Location:
4130 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center
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This talk will analyze the various parts of China’s “Northeast Asia Project” and its role in the structure of Korea-China relations. The Northeast Asia project was a scholarly project conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on the history of the region. It views the region as a unified multiethnic Chinese state and provides the historical basis for current regional relations. 

4:00 pm Cultural Event
Hungarian Roots and American Dreams: Tracing Personal History
Location:
Cathedral of Learning 4200 Fifth Avenue Room 332 Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Hungarian Room Committee
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Join us at the Cathedral of Learning in Room 332 for the book launch of "Hungarian Roots and American Dreams: Tracing Personal History" with co-editors Réka Bakos and Dr. Anna Fenyvesi. Discover the stories, struggles, and triumphs of individuals who have bridged the gap between their Hungarian heritage and American aspirations. Listen to captivating tales, share your own experiences, and connect with others who are on a similar quest to uncover their family history. This in-person event, hosted by Kati Csoman, Director of the Nationality Rooms & Intercultural Exchange Programs, will also feature authors sharing their personal stories from the book. Tours of the Hungarian Nationality Room will be provided following the in-person event.

Register for the in-person option at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hungarian-roots-and-american-dreams-tracing....

Register for the Zoom option https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hungarian-roots-and-american-dreams-tracing... to attend remotely.

4:00 pm Language Table
Kya Baat Hai!
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Kya Baat Hai!
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Join undergraduate Pitt students for a conversation hour to practice speaking in Hindi and Urdu and connect over shared cultural experiences.

Kya Baat Hai will meet weekly, on Fridays, during the 2024-2025 academic year, EXCEPT on the following dates:
September 20
September 27
December 20
December 27
January 3

6:00 pm Student Club Activity
Addverse
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Addverse Poesia
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Join Addverse, a transcultural, multilingual, and intergenerational poetry organization, for weekly meetings in the Global Hub.

7:00 pm Film
Polski Film – Multi Kino- Feast of Fire (Święto Ognia)
Location:
Harris Theater
Sponsored by:
European Union Center of Excellence and European Union Studies Association
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Opening Reception

94 min. Polish with English subtitles

Two sisters struggle with their bodies. One, pushed by her ambition, is testing where her body’s limits are, the other one sees her own body as a prison.
At the Gdynia Film Festival Paulina Pytlak received Best New Actress award and Kinga Preiss Best Supporting Actress.

Friday, October 25 until Sunday, October 27

5:00 pm Seminar
Technology, Humanity, and Social Justice Micro-Course
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center along with Carnegie Mellon University
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The focus of Fall 2024's Micro-Course is on the role governments and corporations play in the control of information networks and its impacts on privacy as well as ownership and access to data. This will include discussion of the bias and possibilities in surveillance and predictive technology on local and global communities. Virtual links will be shared with registrants. Pitt students who register for and successfully complete the course can receive one credit.