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.
Register to attend in person: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/content/clas-event-registration
This event will be in Portuguese. It is free and open to the public.
The World History Center will host Julia Adeney Thomas (University of Norte Dame) on Friday, December 6 for a workshop "Humanists Working with Scientists: An Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary Anthropocene?" and talk “Frameworks for History’s Future: Climate Change and the Anthropocene.” RSVP HERE! These events are cosponsored by the Asian Studies Center, Climate and Global Change Center, and Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.
Julia Adeney Thomas is professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. Her primary areas of research are the intellectual history of Japan, photography as a political practice, and the challenge of the Anthropocene concept to theories of history. If you would like to meet with Dr. Thomas or join her for a meal along with other Pitt colleagues, please write to whc@pitt.edu.
"Humanists Working with Scientists: An Interdisciplinary or Multidisciplinary Anthropocene?" Workshop. Friday, December 6. 10:30AM-12:00PM. 214 Space Research Coordination Center (SRCC). Read the description here.
“Frameworks for History’s Future: Climate Change and the Anthropocene” Talk. Friday, December 6. 2:00PM-3:30PM. 4130 Posvar Hall. Read the description here.
RSVP using the link for either or both events: https://forms.gle/RYDxgXr4vEva3YFq7 ! RSVPs are not required but are appreciated.
Join the Slavic Languages and Literatures Department and Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for a winter holiday celebration from different Slavic cultures.
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
Join Addverse, a transcultural, multilingual, and intergenerational poetry organization, for weekly meetings in the Global Hub
