| | Table of Contents CESR Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Events - Faculty Only: UCIS/Pitt Global Open House- One Sip at a Time
- Border to Border Series Presents a Film Screening & Discussion of "A Day Without a Mexican"
- Latinx Connect Conference: Call for Proposals!
Events from Our UCIS Colleagues - The Jeweled Spear: Violence, Sexuality, and Political Legitimacy in Japanese Mythology
- Emerging Latino Communities Conversations
- Latin American & Caribbean Festival
Student Opportunities - Language Coffee House!
- Global Distinction Drop-In Hours (Spring 2025)
- Global Lenses (Undergraduate Students)
Events from University Colleagues - The E. P. Thompson Memorial Lecture: Freeing Dora
- Imagining Queer Arab Futures: Intimacy, Pleasure and Resistance
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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CESR Sponsored & Co-Sponsored Events | |
Faculty Only: UCIS Centers/Pitt Global Open House- One Sip at a Time | When: February 7 (4:30-6:30 p.m.) Where: 4100-4400 Posvar Hall Join us this Friday for a relaxed late afternoon of drinks, light refreshments, and engaging conversations at the UCIS Centers/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. Please note that the Centers are in multiple locations on the UCIS side of the 4th floor of Posvar Hall. Be sure to walk around and engage everyone! | |
| | Border to Border Series Presents a Film Screening & Discussion of "A Day Without a Mexican" When: February 20 (6:30 p.m.) Where: 4130 Posvar Hall (Tentative) Register here. Join us for a thought-provoking screening of A Day Without a Mexican, a satirical film imagining the sudden disappearance of Mexican immigrants in California. What would happen to the economy, society, and culture if this essential workforce vanished overnight? The film explores how borders—whether physical, societal, or metaphorical—create divisions that impact labor, local economies, and community life. The film forces us to confront the human and societal costs of exclusion and reminds us of the vital role immigrant populations play in our everyday lives. After the screening, join a discussion on the film's themes and the complex ways borders divide us—beyond just lines on a map. This will be an in-person event. Refreshments will be provided. Sponsored by: Center for Latin American Studies; Center for Ethnic Studies Research; Hispanic Latino Professional Association at the University of Pittsburgh. This event is supported by CLAS OEDI Mini Grant. | |  | | | |
| | 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) | | | |
Events from Our UCIS Colleagues | |
| | The Jeweled Spear: Violence, Sexuality, and Political Legitimacy in Japanese Mythology When: February 7 (3:30 p.m.) Where: 3703 Posvar Hall Presenter: Dr. David Lurie Join us for a lecture by Dr. David Lurie on Japanese violence, weaponry, and symbolic imagery in Japan's creation myths. Dr. Lurie is Associate Professor of Japanese History and Literature at Columbia University. His research interests include: the history of writing systems and literacy; the literary and cultural history of premodern Japan; the Japanese reception of Chinese literary, historical, and technical writings; the development of Japanese dictionaries and encyclopedias; the history of linguistic thought; Japanese mythology; and the comparative history of philological practices. Sponsored by: Asian Studies Center | | | |
| | 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 | |  | | | |
| | Latin American & Caribbean Festival When: April 5 (4:00-9:00 p.m.) Where: Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 1st Floor/ Galleria The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is thrilled to announce that registration is officially open for our annual Festival celebrating the rich and vibrant cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and its Diasporas! This beloved event has been bringing together our diverse communities since 1979, and this year promises to be as unforgettable as ever. Join us for a full day of live music and performances, authentic artisans and crafts, information tables, mouthwatering cuisine, and fun activities for children—ALL FREE of charge! It's the largest celebration of Latin American and Latinx culture in Western Pennsylvania, drawing around 3,000 Pitt faculty, students, and staff, along with community members and local and regional businesses each year. Don't miss out—register now and be part of this incredible cultural celebration! See you on campus! For more information, visit: https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/festival Sponsored by: 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 | |  | | | |
Events from Our University Colleagues | |
| | 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." | | | |
| | Imagining Queer Arab Futures: Intimacy, Pleasure, and Resistance When: February 20 (5:30-7:00 p.m.) Where: 232 Cathedral of Learning Presenter: Mejdulene Shomali (Williams College) Mejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and Associate Professor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Williams College. She received a PhD in American Culture from the University of Michigan in 2015 and an MA in Women's Studies from Ohio State University in 2009. She is the author of Between Banat: Queer Arab Critique and Transnational Arab Archives (Duke University Press Feb 2023) and the poetry chapbook agriculture of grief: prayers for my father's dementia (Finishing Line Press August 2024). Previously she was an associate professor of GWST at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (2015-2024) and fellow at Cornell's Society for the Humanities (2023-2024). Her current research concerns affect and embodiment in Palestinian resistance. This event is part of the Film and Media Studies Spring 2025 Colloquium. Questions should be directed to Professor Raed El Rafei. | |  | | | |
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