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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