Please join us for an afternoon of activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings. Enjoy chai with Pittsburgh organizations at 2:00 pm, followed by interfaith presentations, cultural performances, and student readings about "Truth, Peace, and Action: Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy at 150" with chief Guest India Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty. India's Consul General Chakravorty will present the bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi to AHINSA, to be installed in the Hillman Library on University of Pittsburgh's campus.

2-3 pm Activities and Chai 

3-5 pm Program


Alternative Breaks are a great opportunity to do some service during your spring break locally, nationally and internationally. Participants are able to grow by exploring social justice topics such as community development, hunger and homelessness and sustainability. Come by the Hub to learn about the types of Breaks available and how to apply!

Award-winning poet Michelle Gil-Montero will discuss her work as a writer, translator, publisher, and director of the literary translation program at Saint Vincent College.

Michelle Gil-Montero is a poet and translator of contemporary Latin American poetry, hybrid-genre work, and criticism. She has been awarded fellowships from the NEA and Howard Foundation, as well as a Fulbright US Scholar’s Grant to Argentina, a PEN/Heim Translation Prize, and a SUR Translation Support grant. She is the author of Attached Houses(Brooklyn Arts Press, 2013), and her poetry has appeared in Poem-a-Day, Verse Daily, Jubilat, Colorado Review, LVNG, Seedings, and other journals. She is Associate Professor of English at Saint Vincent College, where she directs the Minor in Literary Translation. She is the publisher of Eulalia Books (eulaliabooks.com).

In cooperation with the Department of German’s German Campus Weeks programming, and as a part of the University Center for International Studies Global 1989 Series, this month’s Conversation will discuss the legacies of the two Germanies that existed between 1949 and 1990.  Thirty years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, do differences between east and west still persist in Germany?

To participate remotely, contact irm24@pitt.edu.

Reception and screening of Xu Bing's Dragonfly Eyes, followed by a discussion with Dr. Gao Minglu and Professor Zhen Zhang.

Bobby González is a nationally known multicultural motivational speaker, storyteller and poet. Born and raised in the South Bronx, New York City, he grew up in a bicultural environment. Bobby draws on his Native American (Taino) and Latino (Puerto Rican) roots to offer a unique repertoire of discourses, readings and performances that celebrates his indigenous heritage.

Bobby Gonzalez will be presenting "Why Latinos are not 'Spanish': The Cultural Diversity of Hispanics" and leading a discussion.

All are welcome.

This talk on French writer Violette Leduc examines her particular take on the insult from the perspective of sociology and gender studies, and will ask the following question: how does Violette Leduc overcome her feeling of illegitimacy as a woman writer? I investigate the so-called “tarnation” that Leduc places at the heart of a bastard’s existence. In her works, the “wound” (blessure) is inherited from the “womb” (utérus) and is linked to a female existence. The writer regards her unfortunate birth as a shameful stain that relegates her in the margins of society, excluding her from the prospects of a career, money, success, and love. In this talk, I will show that Leduc’s attitude to her condition as an illegitimate daughter informs and propels her writings. What are the stakes of claiming to be a “bastard” as a literary identity? Leduc’s style and themes redefine the boundaries of sex and gender and consider kinship across generations, as she takes her place in a lineage of powerful writing women.

Michael Walter, Nationality Rooms Tour Coordinator and Quo Vadis Advisor, will show some examples of paper from different regions, discuss paper and printmaking tied into the Nationality Rooms’ famous historical figures or actual use in Rooms, and offer some examples of different types of prints.

Panoramas Rountables Series

Improve your Polish, meet other Polish students, prepare for oral exams and learn more about Polish culture!

From 1949 to 1989, the Soviet Union conducted 456 nuclear tests at Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in Kazakhstan. Despite decades of nuclear fallout, Kazakh rural communities inhabit the area around the site. How has living around a nuclear test site shaped those communities and their post-Soviet experience? This live interview with Magdalena Stawkowski will discuss her ethnographic work and the ways the Semipalatinsk test site still shapes economy, environment and subjectivities.

Professor Condry will explore contemporary Japanese music, with a comparison of diverse examples, such as female Japanese rappers, underground techno festivals, the virtual idol Hatsune Miku, and the pop idol group AKB48. How can music help us understand the curvature of social space-time? What does this mean for our understanding of society and culture?

In conjunction with the Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures program's "Ten Evenings" series, Global Studies Center is hosting "Four Evenings" pre-lecture discussions that put prominent world authors and their work in global perspective. Open to series subscribers and the Pitt Community, these evening discussions, conducted by Pitt experts, provide additional insight on prominent writers and engaging issues. A limited number of tickets to the author's lectures will be available to those who attend the discussions.

Join us for a screening and talkback of "Las Madres de Berks," a short documentary created by public artist Michelle Angela Ortiz. "Las Madres de Berks" shares the testimonials of four mothers who were detained for two years with their children at Berks County Residential Center, a family prison in Pennsylvania. Reception with food and beverages to follow.

2019 Summer Study Abroad Scholarship Winners will share posters outlining their experiences abroad.

Information Session for graduates and undergraduates about Nationality Rooms Summer Study Abroad Opportunities.

Register Here: http://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/content/register-scholarship-inform...

Join us for an evening of language and cultural exchange between Pitt language learners and international students. Free pizza and drinks will be provided.

Each year, 100 Pitt students from domestic and international backgrounds convene for Global Getaway, an immersive overnight retreat. We pack the weekend with fun team-building activities such as speed-friending, ropes courses, and global trivia. The activities build Global citizenship.

Students pay $25 to attend. Students may purchase their tickets on the 6th floor of the William Pitt Union. Tickets will be sold from September 2 - September 30. For more information or any questions please contact Kyoungah Lee at kyoungahlee@pitt.edu or 412-383-7120.