| | Table of Contents UCIS News - Watch the Latest Border to Border Event on YouTube!
Open Events - Spring 2025 CLAS Speaker Series: Andrea Peña-Vazquez
- Fulbright Culturals: Multicutural Pongal Sangamam
- The E. P. Thompson Memorial Lecture: Freeing Dora
- LatinX Connect Conference Theme & Proposals
- Latin American & Caribbean Festival
- Emerging Latino Communities Conversations
Student Opportunities - Global Distinction Drop-In Hours (Spring 2025)
- Global Lenses (Undergraduate Students)
Faculty Features - Save the Date: UCIS/Pitt Global Open House- One Sip at a Time
Coming Soon - Talk by Dr. Austin McCoy: Campaigns Against Plant Closings & the Call for Economic Democracy in the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s
- Talk by Dr. Rashauna Johnson on the history of slavery in Lousiana
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| | Watch the Latest Border to Border event on YouTube! You can now watch the latest Border to Border event, titled Immigration, Activism, and the High Stakes of the 2024 Election - What Now? on the Center for Latin American Studies' YouTube Channel! In the aftermath of the 2024 election, this panel discussion with academics, community, and activist leaders focused on several major questions, including: - How extensive could deportations be, and what are the potential economic impacts?
- How can vulnerable communities protect themselves, and how can allies best support them?
- What are the global effects of these issues, beyond Latin America and the Caribbean?
- What can individuals do to help, and how can we effectively fact-check this information?
The Border to Border series is hosted by the Center for Latin American Studies, with this event co-sponsored by the Global Studies Center and the Center for Ethnic Studies Research. | |  | | | |
Open Events-- All are welcome! | |
| | Spring 2025 CLAS Speaker Series When: January 29 (4:30 p.m.) Where: 4130 Posvar Hall & Zoom (hybrid) Lecture: Toleration Instead of Refuge: The Proliferation of Temporary Protections in Latin America Speaker: Andrea Peña-Vazquez, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs To register for the in-person event, which includes dinner, either scan the QR code on the flyer or click here. To register for the Zoom event, either scan the QR code on the flyer or click here. Cosponsored by: Center for Ethnic Studies Research and the Center for Latin American Studies | |  | | | |
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| | The Alice and Staughton Lynd Working Class History Seminar Presents the E.P. Thompson Memorial Lecture When: February 6 (Lecture, 4:30-6:00 p.m.; Reception to follow) Where: Alumni Hall Connolly Ball Room (4227 Fifth Avenue) Speaker: Dr. Eileen Boris Hull, Professor and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Feminist Studies and Professor of History, Black Studies, and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara Lecture Title: Freeing Dora: A Modern-Day Slave Narrative. Description: "In July 1947, all eyes were on a San Diego courtroom. Elizabeth Ingalls stood accused of not paying domestic worker Dora Jones for over thirty years, keeping her in psychological bondage, and then trafficking her from New England to California. The US Attorney Ernest A. Tolin crafted a modern-day slave narrative, convincing an all-white jury of ten men and three women to convict Ingalls of "transportation with the intent to enslave." U.S. vs. Ingalls has emerged as a landmark because it applied the Thirteenth Amendment to twentieth-century working conditions. Dr. Boris's interest lies in what this history tells us about power between women, intimate labor within the household, and the boundaries between free and not so free labor. Ending Dora's invisibility exposes the afterlife of slavery and the centrality of household work to the making of race, gender, and class." | | | |
| | Latinx Connect Conference: Accepting Proposals! When: April 3-5, 2025 Theme: ¡Com(o)unidad! (Com)unidade, (Comm)unity: State of the People Submission deadline: February 24, 2025
Review deadline: February 25-28, 2025
Decision deadline: March 3, 2025 The LatinxConnect conference aims to move us beyond "celebrating" Latinx's, calling for empowerment and justice for Latinx communities, who face numerous inequities in the US and across the world, particularly for those at marginalized intersections of Latinx identity (e.g., Afro, Indigenous, Queer, Trans*, Undocumented). This year, we're curious about the state of our communities; to explore where we differ and how we can come together. We're taking a pulse on how we are as individuals and collectively. This year, our goal is to bridge the gap between the visible and invisible borders that exist between us. There is no cost to attend the conference, and all are welcome to participate and submit proposals for a variety of activities. For proposal guidelines and submissions, please go to the Latinx Connect Conference Call for Proposals webpage. Contact Doreen Hernández (CESR) or Luis Bravo (CLAS) with any questions. Cosponsored by: Center for Ethnic Studies Research; Center for Latin American Studies; Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; Pitt Global (UCIS) | | | |
| | Emerging Latino Communities Conversations When: February 14, March 14, and April 11 (10:30-11:30 a.m.) Where: Hybrid (In Person: Room 1154, Public Health Building – 130 De Soto St.,15261; Virtual: Zoom Meeting ID 949 3939 0460) Contact Dr. Sharon Ross with any questions or to be added to the mailing list. All Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community Members are Welcome to attend the Emerging Latino Communities Conversations (ELC) Meetings. These meetings include discussion of an article, book chapter, or had a speaker from an organization serving emerging Latinos living in ELCs. Meetings occur once a month on Fridays. Feel free to attend 30 minutes early for networking and/or stay 30 minutes after the presentation. Sponsored by: Center for Health Equity; Center for Latin American Studies | |  | | | |
| | Global Distinction Drop-In Hours (Spring 2025) When: Tuesdays (2:30-3:30 p.m.) Where: Global Hub (1st Fl, Posvar) Drop in and start earning credit towards a Global Distinction on your Transcript! Earn a Global Distinction & be Global Ready for the Job Market! Track your progress in myPittGlobal on the Suitable app
Personalized digital portfolio
Build upon OCC credit
Attend International Career Toolkit Series events to hear advice about graduate school and international careers
Earn credits towards a certificate in Global or Area Studies
Questions? Email globaldistinction@pitt.edu | |  | | | |
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Save the Date: UCIS/Pitt Global Open House- One Sip at a Time | When: February 7, 2025; 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. EST Where: 4400/4100 Posvar Hall Join Pitt Global/UCIS for a relaxed late afternoon of drinks, light refreshments, and engaging conversations at the UCIS/Pitt Global Open House. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow faculty members, meet the teams at the Centers, and learn more about the exciting research and travel grant opportunities available through our programs. | |
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Date: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM (EST)
This is a virtual event, and registration is required to attend.
