Past Events
- Gloria Talamantes, Creator of Brown Walls Project in Chicago Illinois
- Community of Christ, 1805 Tonapah Street Beechview
The brown buff paint in Chicago is a sign of trauma. Chicago's graffiti blasters program is a task force strategy to erase graffiti (voices) that rebel in part due to the conditions brought by systematic disinvestment in predominantly Black and Brown inner-city neighborhoods. For more than a decade, it has served as a model for cities worldwide. In the early 2000s, the Brown Wall Project was formed on the West Side of Chicago to bring awareness and challenge the dominant narrative of graffiti. As gentrification runs rampant across the globe, in cities like Chicago, we gray out the expectations for justice. Developments get whitewashed in gray. Graffiti artists are then scouted to paint murals to try and make the transformation less damaging. Through graffiti art intervention, we will explore, interact and challenge the systems in place that are rooted in discriminatory practices
- Elizabeth Oyler, East Asian Languages and Literatures
- 4130 Posvar Hall
- Global Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
- 224 William Pitt Union
- Global Studies Center, African Studies Program, Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
- 4100 Posvar Hall
Students must participate in one of four tracks to attend: Global Health, Human Rights/Security, International Security & Diplomacy, and International Development.
Applications are due by 4 PM on Friday, January 17, 2020. $50 non-refundable payment will be collected to hold your place.
*Preference will go to Seniors and Juniors. Copy this link to apply: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7omnJh3al46aAvfUoI8ENhpeEdIRs...
- Global Studies Student Ambassadors
- Global Hub
- Trevor Erlacher and Anna-Maria Karnes
- Global Hub (1st Floor of Posvar Hall)
Representative from UCIS and the Study Abroad Office will be providing information on a variety of scholarships, fellowships and tuition remission opportunities that can help you fund study abroad in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, Eurasia and Russia -- as well as tips for exploring, choosing and preparing for a study abroad program that's just right for you.
- Dr. Gregory Cajete, University of New Mexico (Native Studies)
- 4217 Posvar Hall
Gregory Cajete is Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. He received his Ph.D. from International College – Los Angeles New Philosophy Program in Social Science Education with an emphasis in Native American Studies. Dr. Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has served as a New Mexico Humanities scholar in ethno botany of Northern New Mexico and as a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies and Professor of ethno science. He organized and directed the First and Second Annual National Native American Very Special Arts Festival held in respectively in Santa Fe, NM in 1991and Albuquerque, NM in 1992.
- Dr. Gregory Cajete, University of New Mexico (Native Studies)
- 4130 Posvar Hall Global Studies
Gregory Cajete is Professor of Native American Studies and Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies at the University of New Mexico. He received his Ph.D. from International College – Los Angeles New Philosophy Program in Social Science Education with an emphasis in Native American Studies. Dr. Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of Indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has served as a New Mexico Humanities scholar in ethno botany of Northern New Mexico and as a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission. He worked at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico for 21 years. While at the Institute, he served as Dean of the Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, Chair of Native American Studies and Professor of ethno science. He organized and directed the First and Second Annual National Native American Very Special Arts Festival held in respectively in Santa Fe, NM in 1991and Albuquerque, NM in 1992.
- Gregor Thum, PhD
- Posvar 4217 Teaching 1989
Anne Nesbet's novel, Cloud and Wallfish, invites middle-school readers into Berlin in 1989. A limited number of books will be available free of charge to the first registrants for this book discussion.
While the book target grades 5-9, all K-12 teachers are welcome!
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyIEJS3DMbzcr-LJxa0wUN3timKJ5V....
- Gregor Thum, PhD
- Posvar 4217 Teaching 1989
Anne Nesbet's novel, Cloud and Wallfish, invites middle-school readers into Berlin in 1989. A limited number of books will be available free of charge to the first registrants for this book discussion.
While the book target grades 5-9, all K-12 teachers are welcome!
Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScyIEJS3DMbzcr-LJxa0wUN3timKJ5V....
- Pitt Global Hub Global Studies
- Dr. Michael Goodhart, Professor, Political Science; Director, Global Studies Center
- 4130 Posvar Hall
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.
- 540 William Pitt Union (WPU)
- Dr. Donna Zuckerberg, Classics & Author of Not All Dead White Men (2018)
- Cathedral of Learning 501 Global Studies
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