Events in UCIS

Friday, September 20 until Saturday, September 20

(All day) Cultural Event/Festival
Celebrate Africa Festival!
Location:
Ground Floor, Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies and Global Hub along with Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Union of African Communities in South Western PA
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The Celebrate Africa Festival brings students, faculty, and staff together with the vibrant African diaspora community in Pittsburgh. There is food, song & dance, artisans, children's activities, and more! It is a wonderful opportunity to engage with the diversity of Africa and the Pittsburgh community, as well as network with local African organizations and businesses.
Find the full schedule of events and vendor list here: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/africa/celebrate-africa-2024

Monday, April 21

(All day) Conference
Protest and Dissent: Cultureal and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
Location:
Humanities Center
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Department of Communiction, Film and Media Studies, Humanities Center, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Arts and Sciences Dean's Office, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's studies program, Carnegie Mellon Department of Modern Languages and The RIMA Course Development Fund
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This international conference will discuss the various forms of protest in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, with a particular focus on forms of protest in art and media. All forums will take place in the Humanities Center, followed by a screening of The Accidental President (dir. Mike Lerner and Martin Herring, 2024) in the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium.

9:00 am Conference
Documenting Cultural and Social Protests and Resistance: Focus on Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
Location:
Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures; Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences; Film and Media Studies Program and Humanities Center
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Join us for the international conference “Protest and Dissent: Cultural and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine” on April 21, 2025, at the Humanities Center, the University of Pittsburgh, with a Zoom option available. The program features leading scholars from Bard College, Brown University, Fordham University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Pittsburgh, and Yale University. This event brings together scholars and community members to explore how culture shapes resistance across borders.

The conference will conclude with a screening of The Accidental President (Mike Lerner, Martin Herring, 2024), a powerful documentary about the personal and political journey of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the president-elect of Belarus. Join us on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. for the film, followed by a virtual discussion with the filmmakers, with an introduction and Q&A moderated by Andrei Kureichyk (Yale University).

3:00 pm Cultural Event
LING008 Discussion
Location:
Global Hub
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Department of Linguistics
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Stop by the Global Hub to meet students from Pitt's English Language Institute as the Pitt community wraps up the academic year in the Global Hub together!