University Center for International Studies Global Studies Center
University Center for International Studies Global Studies Center

Past Events

Friday, April 12

Careers Abroad: Intercultural Development Workshop

Christa Uehlinger, Ph. D., Rooney Scholar from Robert Morris University (RMU), will be hosting a workshop with University of Pittsburgh students on developing intercultural competence overseas.
12:15pm to 2:00pm
3610 Posvar

Global Health Inequities and Infectious Diseases Workshop

The workshop will bring together a multidisciplinary group of scholars at the University of Pittsburgh and beyond to examine global health inequities in the distribution of infectious diseases.
9:30am to 6:00pm
Alcoa Room, Barco Law Building

Wednesday, April 10

Global Studies Student Research Symposium

Join us for our Global Studies Student Research Symposium featuring presentations from 5 of our BPhil Students. Each student will give a 10-15 minute presentation with time for Q&A led by Dr.
2:00pm to 4:00pm
4130 Posvar

Tuesday, April 9

Be a Little Careful: Performance and the Politics of Representing Slow Sexual Violence

On December 16, 2012 in New Delhi, India, a young woman and her male companion boarded a bus after seeing a film at a South Delhi theater.
12:00pm to 1:30pm
4130 Posvar

Monday, April 8

What is Neoliberalism with GSC Post Doc Kat Frances

Kat Frances discussed NeoLiberalism through her research on feminist discourse in modern urban South Asia.
3:00pm to 4:00pm
4130 Posvar

Welcome to the Anthropocene

Christa Sadler, field producer and author of The Colorado, will discuss her role as a production manager and author of the accompanying book for the film.
12:00pm to 1:00pm
4130 Posvar

Sunday, April 7

The Colorado

The Colorado has been hailed as one of the most profound documentaries in recent memory.
7:00pm to 9:00pm
Bellefield Auditorium

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: What is Democracy?

Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, WHAT IS DEMOCRACY? reflects on a word we often take for granted.
4:00pm to 9:00pm
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater

Saturday, April 6

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: Four Springs

After the popularity of his online diary, “My Father,” filmmaker Lu Qingyi decided to turn a camera on his parents’ everyday life in a remote town in Guizhou.
7:30pm to 9:30pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: 3 Faces

3 FACES is Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s fourth completed feature since he was officially banned from filmmaking.
5:30pm to 7:30pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU