martes, 27 de septiembre de 2011

MIGUEL ROCHA MARTES 4 - 6PM - LITERATURAS AMERINDIAS

charla de Miguel Rocha Vivas a celebrarse el martes 4 de octubre a las 6:00 PM en la sala 139 Cathedral. Hablará sobre la literatura amerindia contemporánea y la crítica literaria, con referencia mayormente a Colombia.

 

Miguel Rocha Vivas is a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá. He is the author of Palabras mayores: Tradiciones mítico-literarias y escritores indígenas en Colombia (2010), which won him the National Prize for a Research Essay in that country, and he has published other books and articles on contemporary indigenous literatures in South America. He has lectured in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and South America. He also co-edited the impressive seven-volume anthology of contemporary indigenous literatures, Biblioteca de literaturas amerindias de Colombia (2010). A reception will follow at 1309 Cathedral.

CLAS Weekly Update

Center for Latin American Studies

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

Fourth Annual “The Americas—In Concert”

featuring the Octavio Brunetti Quintet

 

Created by Octavio Brunetti, Tango pianist and arranger, the quintet combines the traditional roots of Argentine Tango in its purest form with the style of the Tango Nuevo. The quintet has performed in some of Argentina’s best-known venues, including the famous Teatro Colón and Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires and Teatro San Martín in Córdoba.

“The Americas-In Concert” is an annual concert series sponsored by Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute in collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies to promote the development of local and national professional musicians, while exposing Pittsburgh’s general public to the musical works of the Americas, from North to South.

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Hillman Center for Performing Arts (Shadyside Academy Sr. School), 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel

Free and open to the public

For more information: contact the Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7394 or visit http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/americas.html

Sponsored by Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a component of the University Center for International Studies

 

 

Lectures and Colloquiums

 

“Culture and History: Santiago de Cuba,’’ an illustrated lecture by Rafael Duharte (Casa del Caribe and Office of the History of Santiago de Cuba)

Rafael Duharte Jiménez, a distinguished Cuban historian of slavery and abolitionism, has published nearly a dozen books on the history of Santiago de Cuba and on subjects related to slavery and race in Cuba and the Caribbean. In 1983, he helped found Casa del Caribe, a prestigious cultural institution in Santiago de Cuba. He has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. He has just completed a series for Cuban TV on the history of Santiago

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 12:00 noon (in Spanish)

Location: History Department Faculty Lounge, 3703 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

For more information: contact Prof. Larry Glasco (History Department), lag1@pitt.edu; 412-648-7486

 

Colloquium Series: “Sex and Gender as Unstranslatables,with responses by Sabine von Dirke (German), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Lara Putnam (History), Frayda Cohen (Women’s Studies), and Gabriella Lukacs (Anthropology)

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

For more information, please visit: www.humcenter.pitt.edu

 

“Socioeconomic Differentiation, Leadership, and Residential Patterning at an Araucanian Chiefly Center (Isla Mocha, C.E. 1000-1700),” a PhD defense by Roberto Campbell (Anthropology)

Date: Friday, September 30, 2011

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Location: Anthropology Lounge, 3106 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

 

“Counting Versus Recounting: Some Challenges of Scale for Anthropology, Epidemiology and Public Health,’’ a lecture by Jim Trostle (Dana Research Professor, Chair of Anthropology at Trinity College, Hartford)

This talk describes an ongoing ten-year study of dramatic social change and infectious disease transmission in NW coastal Ecuador, funded by NIH and NSF. Our interdisciplinary team is following how construction of a paved road in a previously roadless area changes social life and health in 24 rural villages and a metropolitan center. I will discuss some of our successes and failures in confronting the inevitable scalar challenges of examining transmission across space, time, human networks, and environmental reservoirs.

Jim Trostle is Dana Research Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Trinity College, Hartford. Trained in anthropology and epidemiology, he has studied chronic and infectious disease risk, transmission, and therapy in more than 20 countries. He has consulted for organizations like the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization, most recently serving as a member of an Expert Panel, the Thematic Reference Group on Environment, Agriculture and Infectious Diseases, for WHO’s Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.

Date: Friday, September 30, 2011

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Location: Anthropology Lounge, 3106 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology, Honors College, and the Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh

 

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BRAZIL TODAY: Economy, Technology & People (1 credit)

 

This Pitt—CMU weekend joint course provides a brief, thematic overview of some of the emerging factors shaping Brazil today. As global citizens, students need to have a working knowledge of other countries that are important in shaping the corporate, social and political world. As a rising state in the world economy, Brazil’s status in world affairs is shifting in a transformative way.

After an overview of Brazil, this course will provide an introduction to Brazil in three dimensions: its diverse groups of people, the growth and development of the Brazilian economy and institutions, and the environmental issues and challenges in modern Brazil. Cross listed w/ ECON 1903, BIND 2889 (for Katz students only), GSPIA students must register as ECON 1903 (Enroll Limit 250)

Dates: September 30, October 1 & 2, 2011

Times: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Fri), 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sat), 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Sun)

Location: 100 Porter Hall, Carnegie Mellon University

For more information, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/brazil_today/index.htm

 

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¡Pura Vida! Music of Costa Rica featuring Walter Morales, Piano (Guest Artist)

Fundraising Concert for: Anthony Benvin III Memorial Foundation

Other Concerts: Navidad Nuestra (Dec. 17th), Baroque Zarzuela (May 12th)

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Frick Auditorium, Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh

Tickets: $10-$15 advance tickets, $12-$18 pay at the door

For more information, please visit: www.huellaslatinasconcertseries.com

 

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Student Club Activities

 

Spanish Club

Noche de Cine featuring Cama adentro/Live in Maid

Come join Club de Espanol in the Union for a chance to watch a great movie and speak a little Spanish!!

The movie will be in Spanish with English subtitles. There will be cookies!

Film Synopsis: An Argentinian economic crisis leaves a woman, Bebe, with almost nothing forcing hear to sell beauty products door to door. Another women, Dora comes to Buenos Aires and works as her live in maid. Together they face the troubles of life without money and we see as they grow to be friends and the transformation of an Argentine society through the lives of two very different women.

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011 

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Location: 527 William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh

Sponsored by the Spanish Club

 

Conversation Tables/Mesas de Conversación

Spanish Conversation Tables for all levels. It's a great way to practice Spanish with native speakers and students alike - and you can have a coffee or tea on us!

Dates & Times: Every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. & Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Panera Bread, 3800 Forbes Avenue, Oakland

 

Brazil Nuts Portuguese Club

Bate-Papo

Bate-Papo is our “Conversation Tables” where you can speak about various topics and meet people who are interested in the same things as you, everyone learning to or just enjoying speaking in Portuguese. And the most important thing to remember is that people of any level can come to talk—the only requirement is that you want to have fun and chat! You can speak about anything you wish! See you at Bate-Papo!

Date & Time: Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

Location: Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh

 

Capoeira Pittsburgh

Capoeira Pittsburgh offers classes in Brazilian martial arts, music, and dance on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. at Bellefield Hall (2nd floor, aerobics studio), University of Pittsburgh and on Saturdays at 11:45 a.m. at BYS Yoga (1113 E Carson St, 3rd Floor) on the South Side.

Capoeira is a martial art that was developed by African slaves in Brazil in the 1500s. The art is a great work out, but also a philosophy of life teaching confidence, discipline, and respect.

For more information, please visit: http://capoeirapittsburgh.wordpress.com/ or email capoeirapittsburgh@gmail.com

 

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NOTICE

The following list of events is provided as a service to the community by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Pittsburgh. CLAS neither recommends nor endorses these events and activities. Please address questions or comments about the events to the contact provided and not to the Center.

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Brazilian Jazz Performances featuring Lilly Abreu

 

Brazilian Jazz at "Jazz at Andy's"

A series of concerts in the lobby bar at the Fairmont Pittsburgh. The performances at the downtown hotel will be at the bar named after two famous Pittsburghers -- Andrew Carnegie and Andy Warhol.

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Location: 510 Market Street, Downtown Pittsburgh

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

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Salsa Events with Marlon Silva

For more information on upcoming events, please visit: www.MarlonSilva.com

 

Salsa Nights

At: South Aiken Bar & Grill, Shadyside

Dates: Every Tuesday

Times: 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. (lessons: 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. for beginners, 8:30 - 9:00 p.m. for Intermediate and Advanced Combinations)

Cost: No Cover Charge

For more information: contact 412-682-6878

 

Dance Lessons

At: Dance Alloy Theater

Dates: Every Monday (September 26 - December 5, 2011)

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Dance Alloy Theater, 5530 Penn Avenue, East Liberty

Cost: $175.00 for Singles; $215.00 for Couples

For more information: contact 412-363-4321

 

At: Point Park University Recreation Center

Dates: Every Monday (September 26 - December 5, 2011)

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. (Group A), 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. (Group B)

Location: Point Park University Recreation Center (Former YMCA), Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: N/A

For more information: contact 412-392-3456

 

At: August Wilson Center Dance Academy

Dates: Every Saturday (Now through December 10, 2011)

Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Location: August Wilson Center Dance Academy, 980 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: $170.00 for Singles; $195.00 for Couples

For more information: contact 412-338-8730

 

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If you have an announcement related to a Latin American/Caribbean activity taking place that

you would like to share with others interested in the region, please send details

no later than Tuesday of the week prior to the event to:

Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh,

4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260;

Phone: 412 648 7392; Fax: 412 648 2199; e-mail: clas@pitt.edu

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lunes, 26 de septiembre de 2011

Hispanic Heritage Month in celebration @ SAVOY

PITTSBURGH METROPOLITAN AREA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALPFA JOINS FORCES TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

 

WHAT:  Hispanic Heritage Month in celebration and recognition of the economic, cultural and social contributions of millions of Latinos living in the United States and the many thousands in the Pittsburgh area.

WHO: First collaborative event by ALPFA Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Pittsburgh’s two leading Latino Professional organizations.

WHENTuesday, October 4th from 6pm-12midnight.

WHERE:  SAVOY in the Strip District.

WHY:  Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated –in recognition of the multiple contributions of Hispanics to our society and culture- throughout the country between September 15th and October 15th, every year. This year, Pittsburgh will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in style. The celebration will have plenty of Latino flair with a Latin music DJ, a special drink menu, a raffle & more.

The event was made possible by the generosity of Comcast, PNC Bank and Savoy. Proceeds will benefit the Hispanic Chamber Scholarship Fund and ALPFA Foundation Scholarship Fund

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $20 and include one drink and Latin-inspired appetizers from 6-8pm. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25.

Go to www.showclix.com/event/HispanicHeritageMonth to purchase your tickets today.

For more information, email chamber@pmahcc.org or info@pittsburgh.alpfa.org

 

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Global Beats Upcoming World Music Events!

 

Global Beats puts the spotlight on reggae music!

 

 

Global Beats Pittsburgh

 
Cultures converge on this jammin’ celebration of reggae beats from Africa, Europe, South America, North America and, of course, Jamaica!
Please welcome guest DJ SMI from Champion Sound Reggae Night!
Plus, some of our most popular nights of 2010 are back!  Global Salsa, Cover the World and Retro!

Enjoy Global Beats now every SECOND SATURDAY
of the month at AVA Lounge!


Please join us on Facebook:  Global Beats Pittsburgh



"It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean." Tonny Robbins





Global Beats is a leading producer of global music events in Pittsburgh, PA. It was created to foster multicultural exchanges and to be an agent of social change through the sounds and fusion of world music. Get groovy with us every second Saturday of the month at AVA Lounge and enjoy a memorable global dance night!

Global Beats Pittsburgh

The constant fusion of beats creates a wide spectrum of music introducing the audience to one unique night of entertainment and international ambiance. Global Beats understands that quality music comes in all shapes and sounds. Global Beats values World Music, World Peace and World Unity.

 

domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2011

Puro Quezo Jazz quartet at Christine Frechard gallery...mark your calendar !!!

       Upcoming  EVENTS at Christine Frechard Gallery

5871 Forbes Ave.  Pittsburgh PA 15217   412 421 8888

 

Saturday   October 15

7  to  9 PM

Puro Quezo Jazz quartet

Paul Eiss; Saxophones   / Dylan Aragon: Drum set / JoseLayo Puentes: Bass/ Victor Ruiz: Guitars                          

Door;    $10  students $5,  children free 

 

sábado, 24 de septiembre de 2011

Modern Languages International Film Festival

international film and free food at this year's MLSAC Film Festival.

Every year the Modern Languages Student Advisory Council hosts an
international film festival to celebrate the diversity of culture. This year
they are showcasing eight different action movies from across the globe,
providing the opportunity to immerse yourself in a different culture through
film. Admission is free and food is provided at every screening!


Sept 23: L'armée du crime / PH 100 / French Sept 24: Das Boot / PH 100 /
German Sept 30: Death Note / Rangos 3 / Japanese Oct 1: El Mariachi / DH
1212 / Spanish Oct 7: Pinocchio / PH 100 / Italian Oct 8: Paradise Now /
PH100 / Arabic Oct 14 : 9th Company / PH100 / Russian Oct 15: Ip Man /
DH1212 / Chinese

All movies begin at 6:30pm

The Best in Contemporary World Cinema
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University

viernes, 23 de septiembre de 2011

Fourth Annual "The Americas-In Concert"--Octavio Brunetti Quintet-- Saturday, October 1, 2011 --Free concert! come and join us!

 

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Fourth Annual "The Americas-In Concert"

Octavio Brunetti Quintet

Saturday, October 1, 2011

7:30 p.m.

Hillman Center for Performing Arts (Shadyside Academy Sr. School)

423 Fox Chapel Rd.

 

Free and open to the public

 

http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/americas.html

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-AmericasIn-Concert/174763695921462 (to join group)

https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=182361101823517 (to see event)

 

PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a component of the University Center for International Studies, along with Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute will present the Octavio Brunetti Quintet in the fourth annual "The Americas-In Concert." The free public concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Richard Rauh Theater in the Hillman Center for Performing Arts at Shady Side Academy Senior School, 423 Fox Chapel Rd., Pittsburgh.

 

Created by Octavio Brunetti, Tango pianist and arranger, the quintet combines the traditional roots of Argentine Tango in its purest form with the style of the Tango Nuevo. The quintet has performed in some of Argentina's best-known venues, including the famous Teatro Colón and Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires and Teatro San Martín in Córdoba.

 

"The Americas-In Concert" is a series of annual concerts sponsored by Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute in collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies to promote the development of local and national professional musicians, while exposing Pittsburgh's general public to the musical works of the Americas, from North to South.

 

For more information, contact the Center for Latin American Studies at 412-648-7394.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

miércoles, 21 de septiembre de 2011

. Conference Call with Sebastian Piñera, President of Chile

 

Please join the Center for International Relations and Politics for a Council on Foreign Relations academic conference call titled, “A Conversation with Sebastián Piñera”, on Thursday, September 22, 2011 from 4:315-5:15pm in Porter Hall 223D. The academic conference call will feature the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera.

Council on Foreign Relations Academic Conference Call: A Conversation with Sebastián Piñera

Andrea Jones-Rooy, Faculty Moderator

The founder of Chile’s LAN airlines, Pinera was elected president of Chile in January 2010 and took office in March, just days after, a deadly earthquake struck, killing 500 and causing $30 billion in damages. Yet he oversaw an economy that grew 5.2% last year.

Pinera, a conservative, plans bold reforms in 2011 including overhauling education and healthcare.

Pizza and soda will be provided!

http://www.forbes.com/profile/sebastian-pinera

 

 

 

 

 

 

martes, 20 de septiembre de 2011

Study Abroad this in Cuba with Pitt

An exciting new opportunity is available now to Carnegie Mellon students…study abroad in Cuba through the University of Pittsburgh!  This is a spring semester only program.  The application deadline for spring 2012 is soon- September 30, 2011.  This program is conducted in Spanish and applicants should have at least 4 semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent (through Intermediate II).

 

A flyer is attached to this email and you can also find information on the Pitt in Cuba website:  http://www.abroad.pitt.edu/?go=pittincuba.

 

Please let me know if you have any questions about how the program could fit into your curriculum. If you have application questions please direct them to Ben Pilcher at BJP10@pitt.edu.

 

Best,

Emily

 


Emily Half  | Academic Advisor  | Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences | Carnegie Mellon University

Global Studies  | International Relations and Politics | Washington Semester Program
5000 Forbes Avenue | Baker Hall A60C | Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | 412.268.7082 | ehalf@andrew.cmu.edu  

 

An exciting new opportunity is available now to Carnegie Mellon students:
study abroad in Cuba through the University of Pittsburgh! This is a spring
semester only program. The application deadline for spring 2012 is
soon- September 30, 2011. This program is conducted in Spanish and
applicants should have at least 4 semesters of college-level Spanish or the
equivalent (through Intermediate II).

You can find information on the Pitt in Cuba website:
http://www.abroad.pitt.edu/?go=pittincuba.

Please let Emily Half know if you have any questions about how the program
could fit into your curriculum. If you have application questions please
direct them to Ben Pilcher at BJP10@pitt.edu.

Emily Half | Academic Advisor | Dietrich College of Humanities & Social
Sciences | Carnegie Mellon University

Global Studies | International Relations and Politics | Washington Semester
Program
5000 Forbes Avenue | Baker Hall A60C | Pittsburgh, PA 15213 | 412.268.7082 |
ehalf@andrew.cmu.edu

lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2011

CLAS Weekly Update

 

Center for Latin American Studies

Upcoming Events

 

 

 

NOTE: The Center for Latin American Studies will be providing transportation for faculty/students to and back from the concert venue on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please RSVP by September 20th, to Luz Amanda Hank at lavst12@pitt.edu

**SAVE THE DATE**

 

Fourth Annual “The Americas—In Concert”

featuring the Octavio Brunetti Quintet

 

Created by Octavio Brunetti, Tango pianist and arranger, the quintet combines the traditional roots of Argentine Tango in its purest form with the style of the Tango Nuevo. The quintet has performed in some of Argentina’s best-known venues, including the famous Teatro Colón and Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires and Teatro San Martín in Córdoba.

“The Americas-In Concert” is an annual concert series sponsored by Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute in collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies to promote the development of local and national professional musicians, while exposing Pittsburgh’s general public to the musical works of the Americas, from North to South.

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Hillman Center for Performing Arts (Shadyside Academy Sr. School), 423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel

Free and open to the public

For more information: contact the Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7394 or visit http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/americas.html

Sponsored by Med Health Services and Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), a component of the University Center for International Studies

 

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Lectures and Colloquiums

 

“La ciudad, mapas de agua y tinta (The City, Maps of Water and Ink),a lecture by Guadalupe Santa Cruz (Chilean writer and visual artist)

Guadalupe Santa Cruz es autora de las novelas Salir (1989), Cita capital (1992), y El contagio, (1997) que aparecen bajo el sello editorial Cuarto propio. Los conversos (2001) y Plasma (2005) son publicadas por LOM Ediciones, y Quebrada, las cordilleras en andas, texto y fotograbados, en 2007, sale bajo el sello de Francisco Zegers Editor. Estudia grabado en l’Academie Royale des Beaux Arts de Liège, Bélgica, y participa en la asociación de grabadores La Poupée d’Encre. En el año 2000 realiza en Santiago la instalación Crujía, visualización de su novela Los conversos. Santa Cruz ha obtenido diversas becas, entre ellas, la John Simon Guggenheim (1998), Fondart (1996, 1999) y Fundación Andes (2004). Ha obtenido los premios Atenea 2006 de la Universidad de Concepción y el Premio Novela Inédita Consejo Nacional del Libro y la Lectura, 2004. Ha dirigido talleres de creación narrativa y es docente en Arquitectura y Filosofía de la Universidad Arcis. Recientemente ha concluido la escritura de Ojo líquido.

Date: Monday, September 19, 2011

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: 142 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Lecture is in Spanish. Open to questions in English.

Sponsored by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Center for Latin American Studies, and Office of Undergraduate Studies

 

MCSI Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series

“Rio, São Paulo, and the Amazon: Adventures in Sugarcane Ethanol Research,a lecture by Briana Niblick (IGERT Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Location: 153 Benedum Hall, University of Pittsburgh

Sponsored by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

 

“Acto de Caminar/Acto de Escribir, a lecture by Eduardo Lalo (Writer and visual artist)

Eduardo Lalo es autor de En el Burger King de la Calle San Francisco (1986), Libro de textos (1992) y Ciudades e islas (1995), republicados posteriormente bajo el título La isla silente (Editorial Isla Negra, 2002). A estos textos se suman Los países invisibles y la novela La inutilidad (2004). Otra variante de su escritura incorpora dibujo, grabado y fotografía, y allí figuran los ensayos fotográficos, Los pies de San Juan (1995), donde (2005) y El deseo del lápiz, castigo, urbanismo, escritura (2011), publicados bajo el sello Tal Cual. Ha realizado dos mediometrajes en video: donde y La ciudad perdida. Obtiene un Bachillerato en Artes de Columbia University y realiza estudios postgraduados en literatura comparada en la Universidad de la Nueva Sorbona en París, donde además asiste a la Escuela de Dibujo. Ha sido premiado por el Pen Club de Puerto Rico, el Instituto de Literatura Puertorriqueña, y el premio de Ensayo Juan Gil-Albert en Valencia, España (2006). Es docente en Humanidades en la Universidad de Puerto Rico y forma parte de la mesa editorial de la revista cultural puertorriqueña Hotel abismo

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: 144 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Lecture is in Spanish. Open to questions in English.

Sponsored by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Center for Latin American Studies and Office of Undergraduate Studies

 

Interdisciplinary Colloquium

“Signos Preñados: Deriva en Texto/Pregnant Signs: Textual Wanderings” with Guadalupe Santa Cruz and Eduardo Lalo

La práctica del desvío, la deriva o el desplazamiento conforma la poética de estos dos creadores que preñan su espacio de signos precarios a ser desleídos por otros caminantes de sus textos. Guadalupe Santa Cruz y Eduardo Lalo, ambos artistas visuales y narradores, observan un territorio común y en este coloquio afloran sus rutas de convergencia y divergencia.

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Time: 5:45 p.m.

Location: 139 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Lecture is in Spanish. Open to questions in English.

Sponsored by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Center for Latin American Studies and Office of Undergraduate Studies

 

“Una sutura imposible: Los manuales escolares frente al multiculturalismo centroamericano de las décadas 1980-2000” a lecture by Victorien Lavou Zoungbo (Professor of Spanish, Université de Perpignan, Perpignan, France)

Sin ser exactamente lo que se ha dado en llamar un Aparato Ideológico del Estado, los manuales escolares constituyen sin embargo un espacio privilegiado de representación de apuestas e imaginarios socio-políticos. En Centro América , entre 1980 y 2000, a la vez que se nota una voluntad política por parte de los Estados, y entre los integrantes de la “ciudad letrada” regional a favor del multiculturalismo, se sigue notando en la constitución misma de los manuales escolares (representaciones del ser nacional, canon literario privilegiado, memorias silenciadas, héroes desindianizados o desafricanizados, etc.) una hegemonía de modelos tradicionales étnico-racial preciados por las élites regionales. La conferencia hace hincapié sobre este desajuste, partiendo de una lectura crítica de unos manuales escolares de primaria en Costa Rica y de las formas de representación de los Afro-descendientes costarricenses, y de sus culturas, en esos manuales.

Victorien Lavou Zoungbo (PhD, 1991, University of Pittsburgh) es un destacado representante de la escuela de la llamada “socio-crítica” francesa. Es coordinador de Groupe de Recherches sur le Noires de Amérique Latine (GRENAL) de la Universidad de Perpignan. Sus libros incluyen Mujeres y indios, voces del silencio (2001), Outsidering: Liminalité des noires Amériques-Caraibes (2007), y varias colecciones editadas, más recientemente Discursos poscoloniales y renegociaciones de identidades negras (2010).

Date: Friday, September 23, 2011

Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Location: Room 1228, Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Sponsored by the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures

 

“Race Relations in Today's Cuba,’’ a lecture by Rafael Duharte (Casa del Caribe and Office of the History of Santiago de Cuba)

Rafael Duharte Jiménez, a distinguished Cuban historian of slavery and abolitionism, has published nearly a dozen books on the history of Santiago de Cuba and on subjects related to slavery and race in Cuba and the Caribbean. In 1983, he helped found Casa del Caribe, a prestigious cultural institution in Santiago de Cuba. He has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. He has just completed a series for Cuban TV on the history of Santiago.

Date: Monday, September 26, 2011

Time: 12:00 noon

Location: History Department Faculty Lounge, 3703 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

For more information: contact Prof. Larry Glasco (History Department), lag1@pitt.edu; 412-648-7486

 

“Culture and History: Santiago de Cuba,’’ an illustrated lecture by Rafael Duharte (Casa del Caribe and Office of the History of Santiago de Cuba)

Rafael Duharte Jiménez, a distinguished Cuban historian of slavery and abolitionism, has published nearly a dozen books on the history of Santiago de Cuba and on subjects related to slavery and race in Cuba and the Caribbean. In 1983, he helped found Casa del Caribe, a prestigious cultural institution in Santiago de Cuba. He has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. He has just completed a series for Cuban TV on the history of Santiago.

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 12:00 noon

Location: History Department Faculty Lounge, 3703 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh

For more information: contact Prof. Larry Glasco (History Department), lag1@pitt.edu; 412-648-7486

 

Colloquium Series: “Sex and Gender as Unstranslatables,with responses by Sabine von Dirke (German), Nancy Condee (Slavic), Lara Putnam (History), Frayda Cohen (Women’s Studies), and Gabriella Lukacs (Anthropology)

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Location: 602 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

For more information, please visit: www.humcenter.pitt.edu

 

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BRAZIL TODAY:

Economy, Technology & People (1 credit)

 

This Pitt—CMU weekend joint course provides a brief, thematic overview of some of the emerging factors shaping Brazil today. As global citizens, students need to have a working knowledge of other countries that are important in shaping the corporate, social and political world. As a rising state in the world economy, Brazil’s status in world affairs is shifting in a transformative way.

After an overview of Brazil, this course will provide an introduction to Brazil in three dimensions: its diverse groups of people, the growth and development of the Brazilian economy and institutions, and the environmental issues and challenges in modern Brazil. Cross listed w/ ECON 1903, BIND 2889 (for Katz students only), GSPIA students must register as ECON 1903 (Enroll Limit 250)

Dates: September 30, October 1 & 2, 2011

Times: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (Fri), 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Sat), 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Sun)

Location: 100 Porter Hall, Carnegie Mellon University

For more information, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/brazil_today/index.htm

 

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Student Club Activities

 

Spanish Club

Conversation Tables/Mesas de Conversación

Spanish Conversation Tables for all levels. It's a great way to practice Spanish with native speakers and students alike - and you can have a coffee or tea on us!

Dates & Times: Every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. & Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Location: Panera Bread, 3800 Forbes Avenue, Oakland

 

Brazil Nuts Portuguese Club

Bate-Papo

Bate-Papo is our “Conversation Tables” where you can speak about various topics and meet people who are interested in the same things as you, everyone learning to or just enjoying speaking in Portuguese. And the most important thing to remember is that people of any level can come to talk—the only requirement is that you want to have fun and chat! You can speak about anything you wish! See you at Bate-Papo!

Date & Time: Every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.

Location: Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh

 

Capoeira Pittsburgh

Capoeira Pittsburgh offers classes in Brazilian martial arts, music, and dance on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7:15 p.m. at Bellefield Hall (2nd floor, aerobics studio), University of Pittsburgh and on Saturdays at 11:45 a.m. at BYS Yoga (1113 E Carson St, 3rd Fl) on the South Side.

Capoeira is a martial art that was developed by African slaves in Brazil in the 1500s. The art is a great work out, but also a philosophy of life teaching confidence, discipline, and respect.

For more information, please visit: http://capoeirapittsburgh.wordpress.com/ or email capoeirapittsburgh@gmail.com

 

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Grant Opportunities

 

St. Clair Drake Student Travel Grant

The Society for the Anthropology of North America announces the St. Clair Drake Student Travel Grant for travel to the 2011 AAA conference, titled "Traces, Tidemarks, and Legacies" on November 16-20, 2011 in Montreal, Canada.

The committee will distribute up to four grants for up to $500 each. To apply, submit your paper abstract, university affiliation, and contact information to sanatravelgrant@yahoo.com by September 20, 2011. No additional materials are needed.

Applicants must be SANA members. The membership fee is only $10 for students - please see http://sananet.org/about.php for instructions on how to join.

The student travel grant is awarded on a competitive basis and reviewed by a committee comprised of members from the SANA board. This travel grant is intended for currently enrolled graduate students without a PhD. Only students who are presenting papers at the conference will be considered for the grant.

Papers should relate to the study of North America and ­ in keeping with the work of the grant’s namesake, St. Clair Drake ­ preferably consider the politics of everyday life in North America such as those pertaining to race, ethnicity, class, gender, and/or sexuality. Priority will be given to those that address Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Preference will go to those students who have previously applied for the SANA travel grant and have not yet received one.

The total dollar amount allocated to travel grants is limited; therefore, the number and dollar amount of grants awarded depends on the number of applicants and their travel needs.

Travel grants will not be awarded to any individual two years in a row.

SANA is an intentionally inclusive community of anthropologists and encourages every student to apply for the St. Clair Drake grant regardless of society’s labels or anthropology’s disciplinary boundaries. However, applicants must be SANA members presenting at the 2011 AAA meeting. Please direct all questions to sanatravelgrant@yahoo.com

 

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NOW AVAILABLE: La Jornada Latina

Please feel free to pick up a copy of this month’s issue of La Jornada Latina in our office TODAY!!!!

For more information about this newspaper or submit content please contact La Jornada Latina, Pittsburgh Office, 6 Loop Street, Suite 4, Pittsburgh PA 15215, Español/English: Terry Alvarez, 724-822-3758. To view online please visit, http://www.tsjnews.com/hmtl_pages/pitt.html

 

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NOTICE

The following list of events is provided as a service to the community by the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), University of Pittsburgh. CLAS neither recommends nor endorses these events and activities. Please address questions or comments about the events to the contact provided and not to the Center.

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Job Posting

 

Spanish Instructors at Little Linguistics, Inc.

Little Linguistics, Inc. provides after school and evening elementary foreign language programs. Our business is rapidly expanding.  We are looking for Spanish instructors to fill numerous openings throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. Instructors must be either native speakers or fluent, certified teachers. They must have or be able to get all three clearances.  We provide training and curriculum. Payment is $30 per hour for certified teachers and $15 per hour for non-certified instructors. Programs typically run for 8 weeks, with students meeting once a week for one hour at a time. We have several programs starting towards the end of this month so time is of the essence. If anyone is interested, they may contact Accounts Manager Angela M. Berger at aberger.littlelinguists@gmail.com. Immediate openings are available in: Fox Chapel, Verona, Pine Richland, Moon Township, Sewickley and the greater Pittsburgh area. Our website is www.littlelinguistspittsburgh.com.

 

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Brazilian Jazz Performances featuring Lilly Abreu

 

Brazilian Jazz at "Jazz at Andy's"

A series of concerts in the lobby bar at the Fairmont Pittsburgh. The performances at the downtown hotel will be at the bar named after two famous Pittsburghers -- Andrew Carnegie and Andy Warhol.

Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011

Time: 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Location: 510 Market Street, Downtown Pittsburgh

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

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Salsa Events with Marlon Silva

For more information on upcoming events, please visit: www.MarlonSilva.com

 

Salsa Nights

At: South Aiken Bar & Grill, Shadyside

Dates: Every Tuesday

Times: 9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. (lessons: 8:00 - 8:30 p.m.  for beginners, 8:30 - 9:00 p.m. for Intermediate and Advanced Combinations)

Cost: No Cover Charge

For more information: contact 412-682-6878

 

At: Creamy Creations and More, Penn Hills

Dates: Now through September 23, 2011

Times: 8:00 - 10:30 p.m. (lessons: 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.)

Cost: $5.00 per person

For more information: contact 412-727-1780 or visit www.CreamyCreationsandMore.com

 

Dance Lessons

At: Dance Alloy Theater

Dates: Every Monday (September 26 - December 5, 2011)

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Location: Dance Alloy Theater, 5530 Penn Avenue, East Liberty

Cost: $175.00 for Singles; $215.00 for Couples

For more information: contact 412-363-4321

 

At: Point Park University Recreation Center

Dates: Every Monday (September 26 - December 5, 2011)

Time: 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. (Group A), 10:00 - 11:00 p.m. (Group B)

Location: Point Park University Recreation Center (Former YMCA), Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: N/A

For more information: contact 412-392-3456

 

At: August Wilson Center Dance Academy

Dates: Every Saturday (September 17 - December 10, 2011)

Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Location: August Wilson Center Dance Academy, 980 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: $170.00 for Singles; $195.00 for Couples

For more information: contact 412-338-8730

 

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If you have an announcement related to a Latin American/Caribbean activity taking place that

you would like to share with others interested in the region, please send details

no later than Tuesday of the week prior to the event to:

Center for Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh,

4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260;

Phone: 412 648 7392; Fax: 412 648 2199; e-mail: clas@pitt.edu

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