Week of May 12, 2024 in UCIS

Wednesday, May 15

11:59 pm Deadline
Engaging Euraia Teacher Fellowship 2024/25
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies along with The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, the Center for Slavic and East European Studies at The Ohio State University, the Center for Russia, Eastern Europe and and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin – Madison
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Are you a high school or community college educator who is interested in deepening your understanding of the history, culture and current events of Russia and Eurasia? Consider applying for the Engaging Eurasia Teacher Fellowship!

Applications for the 2024-2025 fellowship year, which is devoted to the theme Explorations of Identity in Russian & Eurasian Studies, are now open. The application deadline is May 15, 2024.

2024-2025 Fellowship Details

This year-long study will take a multidisciplinary approach to understanding identity in Eurasia. The fellowship will allow participants to take a deep dive into the complex nature of identity, how it is created and perceived, how it changes, and how it can be politicized and polarized. The monthly webinars will help contextualize historically the many aspects that contribute to identity, ranging from topics like nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and race. Fellows will consider novels, poetry, art, film, and other media that both shape perspective and cultural identity as well as how identity is viewed and interpreted globally. They will also be asked to challenge their own assumptions and commonly held beliefs about identity and culture in Eurasia.

Over the 9-month fellowship, fellows will participate in 8 content webinars, hearing from scholars with expertise on the fellowship topic. Each fellow is expected to complete a final project–either curriculum development or a literature review on a question that develops during the course of the fellowship.

DEADLINE: May 15, 2024
FINALISTS NOTIFIED: End of May 2024

Friday, May 17

5:00 pm Teacher Training
Pirates and Bandits
Location:
Zoom; 4130 W Wesley Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
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ARRGH, Avast Ye Swabs! (or so pirates are supposed to say...)

Join us for a swashbuckling mini-course on historical bandits and pirates around the world. What are the myths? What are the facts? Faculty experts will discuss global piracy, representations of pirates in the media, piracy in the Atlantic world, and bandits in East Asia. We will also discuss curricular applications of pirates and bandits for the K-12 classroom. This two day mini-course is particularly applicable for teachers of World History, U.S. History, East Asia studies, Global Studies, Film Studies and World Cultures.

We strongly encourage in-person attendance, but the program will be hybrid, and you may choose to attend online or in person. All participants will receive Global Piracy: A Documentary History of Seaborne Banditry by James Wadsworth; in-person participants will receive an extra book. Benefits also include a Certificate of Completion and some travel reimbursement subsidies available for in-person attendees who live at least one hour outside of the Pittsburgh area. Pennsylvania teachers will also receive Act 48 credits.

6:00 pm Cultural Event
Unveiling the Global in the Local: Exploring Cultural Connections through Filipino Tattoo Patterns
Location:
200 Church Street, West Mifflin, PA 15122
Sponsored by:
Asian Studies Center, Center for Ethnic Studies Research and Global Studies Center
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Join us in celebrating AAHNPI Heritage Month at the Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh. We'll enjoy a performance by FAAP's Dance Troupe and participate in workshop where we'll explore Filipino ancestral tattoos. Light reception to follow. Registration required.

Saturday, May 18

8:30 am Teacher Training
Pirates and Bandits:
Location:
Zoom; 4130 W Wesley Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsored by:
Global Studies Center and National Consortium on Teaching About Asia
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ARRGH, Avast Ye Swabs! (or so pirates are supposed to say...)

Join us for a swashbuckling mini-course on historical bandits and pirates around the world. What are the myths? What are the facts? Faculty experts will discuss global piracy, representations of pirates in the media, piracy in the Atlantic world, and bandits in East Asia. We will also discuss curricular applications of pirates and bandits for the K-12 classroom. This two day mini-course is particularly applicable for teachers of World History, U.S. History, East Asia studies, Global Studies, Film Studies and World Cultures.

We strongly encourage in-person attendance, but the program will be hybrid, and you may choose to attend online or in person. All participants will receive Global Piracy: A Documentary History of Seaborne Banditry by James Wadsworth; in-person participants will receive an extra book. Benefits also include a Certificate of Completion and some travel reimbursement subsidies available for in-person attendees who live at least one hour outside of the Pittsburgh area. Pennsylvania teachers will also receive Act 48 credits.