The theme of Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text is explored through George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy, a full-graphic novel about Japanese individuals in relocation centers after President Roosevelt's 1942 order.
This workshop is facilitated by University of Florida English PhD student, Sophia Pan.
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Intended Audience:
K-12
Intended Audience:
K-12
Using the theme, Graphic Novels in Global Context: Social Justice Through Illustration and Text, this workshop discusses Kate Evans' Threads: From the Refugee Crisis, a full-graphic novel of the refugee crisis. This book addresses one of the most pressing issues today to make a compelling case for the compassionate treatment of refugees and the free movement of peoples.
This workshop was facilitated by Dr. Mark Best, Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Film and Media Studies. It is sponsored by the Global Studies Center, the European Studies Center, and the Center for European Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Intended Audience:
9-12
The theme of "Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature" is explored through Kazuki Kaneshiro's novel Go. The novel tells the story of a Korean boy and a Japanese girl who fall in love and is a modern nod to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Kaneshiro examines the ideas of fate and love at first sight, friendship and violence. The author’s main focus of this bildungsroman is how we define ethnicity and identity, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination.
The discussion was led by Dr. David Kenley of Dakota State University.
Intended Audience:
K-12
This is the third installment of the Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS) in which educators convene to discuss Halal if You Hear Me: The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 3 by Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo. The discussion will be facilitated by Yasmine Flodin-Ali, an Islamic Studies PhD Candidate in the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is co-sponsored by the Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS).
This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature
Intended Audience:
K-12
In this Global Issues Through Literature Series (GILS) workshop, educators convene to discuss Home is Not a Country by author Safia Elhillo. This discussion is facilitated by Dr. Filipo Lubua, Swahili Instructor, Department of Linguistics, University of Pittsburgh.
The theme for the 2023-24 GILS series is Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature.
Intended Audience:
K-12
In this Global Issues Through Literature (GILS) workshop, educators will convene to discuss The Roads of the Roma: A PEN Anthology of Gypsy Writers.
This year's theme is: Marginalized Voices in Global Context: Centering Overlooked Narratives in Literature
Intended Audience:
Higher Education, Faculty, K-12, Post-Secondary
This faculty professional development conference explores the topic of migration today through the lens of politics, economics, and climatic changes. The following recordings from the conference are available:
- Welcome by Dr. James A. Cook, Director, Asian Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Eleanor Gordon, "Migration, Conflict, Climate Change and Economic Inequalities: The Intersection of Crises and the Marginalization of Vulnerable Groups” (introduction by Veronica Dristas, Associate Director, Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh)
- Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, "White Enclosures of the Transatlantic: Migration, Race, and Coloniality” (introduction by Dr. Erica Edwards, Associate Director, European Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh)
- Dr. Meredith Oyen, "The Challenge of Chinese Migration across the U.S. Southern Border" (introduction by Dr. James Cook, Associate Director, Asian Studies Center)
- Dr. Innocent Badasu, “African Migration Experiences and the Socio-Political Conundrum for Social Change” (introduction by Dr. Macrina Lelei, Associate Director, Center for African Studies at the University of Pittsburgh)
Global Migrations Faculty PD Conference Welcome & Introduction- “Migration, Conflict, Climate Change & Economic Inequalities...” by Dr. Eleanor Gordon
- Dr. Sunnie Rucker-Chang, “White Enclosures of the Transatlantic: Migration, Race, and Coloniality”
- Dr Meredith Oyen, “The Challenge of Chinese Migration across the U S Southern Border
- Dr. Innocent Badasu: African Migration Experiences & the Socio Political Conundrum for Social Change
- Global Migrations: Political, Economic, and Climatic Changes Faculty PD Conference
Intended Audience:
K-12, Post-Secondary
The lectures from this faculty development workshop provide an opportunity to learn about issues related to Amazonia, particularly development, sustainability and conservation.
By Debra Samuels and Steven Baleno.
Intended Audience:
9-12
This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 26, 2021. Its length is 50:57.
Presenters
- Dr. Allyson Delnore, Associate Director, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Dr. Veronica Dristas, Associate Director, Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Samantha Moik, Engagement Coordinator, European Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
Intended Audience:
K-12
The Interdisciplinary Global Educators (IGE) working group provides a week-long opportunity for educators to work across disciplines with fellow colleagues to globalize a unit, lesson, or curriculum module or to develop a new curriculum that incorporates a global perspsective into the topic. This model invites students to examine political, economic, social, cultural, and ecological questions from multiple lenses.
The first video in this collection is a contextualizing lecture on Global Studies by Dr. Michael Goodheart introduces educators to the Interdsciplinary Global Educators (IGE) working group program.
The second video is by IGE educator participant Maura Doyle, who discusses teaching the novels Purple Hibiscus and Things Fall Apart across the disciplines of Social Studies and ELA using a global lens.
The third video is by veteran educator Cindy McNulty, who provides pedagogical content, strategies, and resources for teaching through a global lens.
The fourth video is by Ellis School 3rd and 4th grade teachers Jen Lakin, Holly Mawn, and Jessica Nolan, who discuss teaching about the theme of Immigration across grade levels and through a global lens.
The fifth video is by Pittsburgh Public School teachers Kathleen Accamando, Rachel Milliron, and Ashanti York who present on their curriculum project, "The Global Lens of Myths Through Time."
The fifth video is by Sewickley Academy teachers Michael-Ann Cerniglia and Tracy Wazenegger who share their curriculum project, "Gameification for Modern World History"
- IGE 2021 Dr Goodheart Introduction
- IGE 2021 Purple Hibiscus and Things Fall Apart by Maura Doyle
- IGE 2021 Cindy McNulty presentation
- IGE Ellis 3rd and 4th grade teachers on Immigration
- IGE educators The Global Lens of Myths Through Time curriculum
- IGE Sewickley Academy Gameification for Modern World History curriculum
Intended Audience:
9-12, Faculty, Post-Secondary
Lecture on the EU and politics in the Balkans after the Yugoslav Wars by Dr. Andrew Konitzer, University of Pittsburgh.
Intended Audience:
9-12
This presentation was part of the 2021 Summer Institute for Global Studies and was recorded on July 27, 2021. Its length is 1:22:18.
Presenter:
- Amy Alznauer, author
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