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European Studies Center

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The European Studies Center (ESC) was established in 1984 and is charged with the university-wide responsibility of coordinating and developing scholarship and teaching related to Europe. The Center promotes the study of Europe at the University of Pittsburgh by developing new courses, lectures, symposia, and conferences with international participants. Center research foci include comparative public policy, social and intellectual history, multiculturalism in Europe, questions of identity, and Europe’s historical and contemporary role in the world.

Web Site: 
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc
Services Offered: 
Cultural Festivals
Guest Speakers
High School Student Events
Intensive Summer Language Study Opportunities
Internships
Pre-professional Workshops with High School Students and Staff
Professional Development Workshops
School Visits

Resources

Here is a sample of materials generated by the European Studies Center or as a result of programming in which they participated.

Video

Conversations on Europe--Teachable Moments: The Burkini Controversy
Intended Audience:
6-8, 9-12, K-12

Allyson Delnore of the European Studies Center and Jeanette Jouili of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh discuss the so-called "Burkini controversy" that emerged in France in the summer of 2016, in which mayors in some French cities and towns attempted to ban the wearing of modest, full-body swimwear at public beaches.

File Conversations on Europe--Teachable Moments: The Burkini Controversy
Conversations on Europe--Teachable Moments: The Northern Irish Peace Process Today
Intended Audience:
9-12, Faculty

Pitt faculty member, Dr. Tony Novosel, interviews peace activist Mary Montague about the current status of the Northern Ireland Peace Process and how it might be impacted by last June’s Brexit vote. Conversations on Europe: Teachable Moments are a K-16 teaching resource provided by the European Studies Center. The University of Pittsburgh holds the right to this video. It is available solely...

File The Northern Irish Peace Process Today
Free Trade or Protectionism?: Isolationism Amidst Globalization
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, Post-Secondary

A panel of experts discusses the mid-2016 political and popular debates over free trade and trade agreements in the US and Europe. Why have NAFTA and TPP become such political hot potatoes in the 2016 election cycle? What accounts for popular hostility to TTIP in Germany and other European nations? How did trade deals impact the Brexit vote, and what impact will that vote have on on-going and...

File Free Trade or Protectionism?: Isolationism amidst Globalization

Outreach at European Studies Center

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Samantha Moik
Engagement Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
European Studies Center
Contact Samantha by email