Out of Sight, Out of Mind Intercultural Nurse Technicians in the Peruvian Amazon
By Maria Amalia Pesantes Villa, PhD Candidate--Department of Anthropology--University of Pittsburgh
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2016
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Anthropology Lounge, 3106 WWPH
Organization and Growth among Early Complex Societies in Central Pacific Panama
by Adam Berrey, PhD Candidate—Department of Anthropology—University of Pittsburgh
Date: Friday, April 4, 2014
Time: 3pm
Location: Anthropology Lounge, 3106 Posvar Hall
"In the Heights": Stage Production and Research/Practice Symposium
In the Heights—musical-theatre production
Dates: March 27 to April 6, 2014
Location: Charity Randall Theatre, University of Pittsburgh main campus
For times and tickets: http://www.play.pitt.edu/content/heights
Research/Practice Symposium—Public Praxis: Performing, Race and History
Dates: April 4 and 5, 2014
For more information: lisajsch@pitt.edu
The symposium will explore critical questions of race, gender, and class through performance research and practice. It will challenge attendees and participants to (re)position "art-makin" (threatre, music, dance and visual art) as "theory-making" (that is: representation, as research, as politics, as experiment…) both historically and in the current moment.
Sponsored by the American Society for Theatre Research and the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies, Cultural Studies Program, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Department of English, Department of Sociology, and Department of Theatre Arts
La construcción de un autor provincial
by Claudia Rosa, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina
Date: April 10, 2014
Time: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: TBA
For more information: Lud3@pitt.edu
Claudia Rosa is the editor of the recent two-volume edition of the complete works of Carlos Mastronardi, who was also the subject of her doctoral dissertation. She has published widely on Argentine writers, particularly those of the "litoral" region. This talk will focus on Horacio Rega Molina, Juan L. Ortiz and Arnaldo Calveyra.
Sponsored by: The Department of Hispanic Language and Literatures and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
Madame Presidenta: Why Not U.S.? A Documentary
by Heather Arnet
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014
Time: 7:15 pm
Location: 3911 W.W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
In January 2013, Heather Arnet, Women and Girls Foundation CEO traveled to Brazil to explore the changing political and economic roles women are playing in Brazil's global leadership. The one-hour documentary explores how women are emerging as political leaders around the world, how Brazil came to elect its first woman president, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010, what impact her presidency is having on global markets, women's rights and opportunities, and what American women and businesses can learn from the Brazilian experience.
A panel discussion will follow the screening and will include:
• Heather Arnet, CEO of Women and Girls Foundation and writer/director of the film;
• Erin Molchany, PA State Representative, 22nd Legislative District of Allegheney County and
• Dr. Gabriels Tarouco, Professor of Political Science, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, and Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Department of Political Science
• Co-sponsored by Brazil Nuts Portuguese Club, Campus Women's Organization at Pitt, Center for Latin American Studies, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures and University Honors College
Refreshments will be served.
Social Movements and World-System Transformation: Prospects and Challenges--Political Economy of the World System
38th Annual Conference
Date: April 10-12, 2014
For conference program and information visit: http://www.sociology.pitt.edu/PEWSConference.htm
Conference Co-Organizers: Michael Goodhart, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh; Jules Lobel, Bessie McKee Wathour Endowed Chair, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Patrick Manning, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History and Director of World History Center, University of Pittsburgh; John Markoff, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh; Jackie Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh Conference Co-Sponsors: The Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, School of Law, World History Center, Humanities Center, University Center for International Studies Hewlett International Grants Program, Center for Latin American Studies, European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center (EUCE/ESC), and the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Poetics of Rediscovery: New Paths in Latin American Documentary
Film screenings and Q&A with documentaries: Julio Ramos (Puerto Rico) and Alex Schlenker (Ecuador)
Date: Friday, April 11, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. Roundtable discussion with University of Pittsburgh faculty from several departments
Location: Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Coordinated by: Amigos del Cine
The symposium will be a one-day event with a morning and an afternoon screening, each preceded by an introduction by the filmmakers and followed by both a question-and-answer session and a final round table, where University of Pittsburgh faculty from several departments will contribute their insights on the films. We will present two works by scholar and filmmaker Julio Ramos: the first on Afro-Cuban filmmaker and poet Guillén Landrián, the less-well-known nephew of Cuba's national poet Nicolás Guillén, and the second an uncovering of the stories behind the murals Diego Rivera painted in the city of Detroit. The latter, titled Detroit's Rivera, highlights the archival work required for the making documentaries. Rounding out the program will be Chigualeros, by director Alex Schlenker, the tale of the career of an Ecuadoran band and their struggles for sending their music out into the world beyond their community's adoring fans.
Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Latin American Studies, School of Education, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Department of History, Department of Instruction and Learning, Department of English, Film Studies, Humanities Center, and Department of Theatre Arts
STUDENT EVENTS:
Brazil Nuts
For more information about Brazil Nuts events: brazil@pitt.edu or http://www.pitt.edu/~brazil
Festival Brasileiro – Brazil Nuts
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 6pm - 10pm
Location: University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored by: Student Government Board, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) and the Department of Hispanic Language and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh
Caribbean and Latin American Student Association (CLASA)
For more information about CLASA events: pittclasa@gmail.com, http://pittclasa.wix.com/clasa or https://www.facebook.com/pittclasa
The Caribbean and Latin American Student Association (CLASA) events:
CARIBBEAN WEEK
Date: March 31 to April 4, 2014
Tuesday: Dance Workshop---teaching popular Caribbean dances to participants.
Wednesday: Caribbean Pride Day to celebrate the Caribbean heritage by wearing the color Caribbean countries.
Thursday: A discussion on Traditional Caribbean Values.
CARNIVAL
Date: April 5, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m. -2:00 a.m.
Location: Posvar Hall Patio
For more information:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB_7EtpDEVs
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Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)
University Center for International Studies
University of Pittsburgh
4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Office: 412-648-7392
Fax: 412-648-2199
