Once a month, the World Area Book Awards (Américas Award, Africana Book Award, Freeman Book Award, Middle East Book Award, and the South Asia Book Award) will sponsor a 60 minute webinar on a book recognized by one of the awards.
A spekaer series in conjunction with the University Library System (ULS) exhibit "Travelers Along the Silk Roads: 10th Century to the Present" located on the ground and second floors of Hillman Library. Free & open to the public.
Speakers Series Schedule:
Jan 31st: Traveling for the State: Dunhuang Envoys on the Silk Road (850-1000)
Speaker: Xin Wen
Assistant Professor , East Asian Studies adn History,
Princeton University
Friday, Feburary 15
Exhibition Opening Reception, University Art Gallery (UAG) in Frick Fine Arts (FFA) Introduction by Kenneth X. Robbins, Omar H. Ali, Jazmin Graves | FFA 125, 4pm Exhibition opening | UAG, 5-7pm
Friday, February 22
Symposium on African Diasporas in the Indian Ocean | Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning 602, 11am-5pm
11am-12:30pm Dwight A. Carey
1:30-3:15pm Roundtable with Yolanda Covington-Ward, RA Judy,
Idrissou Mora-Kpai, Imani Owens, Nico Slate 3:30-5:00pm Indrani Chatterjee
European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Jewish Studies Program
Islamophobia and Antisemitism: Perspectives From Europe and the U.S.
An open conversation led by Paul A. Silverstein (Professor of Anthropology at Reed College) and Jeanette S. Jouili (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh).
The Silk Road on Screen Film Series: The Adopted Son (Kyrgyzstan)
Hillman Library, First Floor, Latin American Lecture Room
3-4:30 pm
Wednesday, March 20
This film is an exquisitley composed and photographed child-to-man tale of Kyrgyz villager. Beshkempir is just like an other kid--playing in the mud, getting into trouble, experiencing the first pangs of sexuality--until a fight with his best friend leads to the revelation that he was adopted. Running Time: 81 minutes
Pittsburgh, PA – As the divide in our world, our nation, and even in our city continues to grow deeper, Pittsburgh photographer Andrea London presents compelling messages of relatedness and connectivity in her new exhibition, We Are All Related.
We Are All Related is a multimedia exhibition that celebrates the commonalities we all share. London pairs her striking black and white portraits of Western Pennsylvania residents with subjects’ stories, including text narratives and audiovisual recordings.
Slippery Rock University, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present their research at the CERIS Research Symposium on March 23, 2019 at Slippery Rock. A broad range of topics are accepted If you think a paper you are writing or a project completed (visual arts, poetry, etc) may qualify but aren’t sure, please email Elaine Linn at eel58@pitt.edu.
Abstract deadline March 1, 2019
Papers are due March 15, 2019
Symposium Day, March 23,2019 at Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock University, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies
All are invited to the CERIS 2019 Research Symposium with keynote speaker Sona Kazemi Hill presenting on" Whose Disability (Studies)? Disability in the Transnational Context", In addition graduate and undergraduate students are invited to present their research on topics related to the broad reach of Identity, Culture and Contact Across the World. To learn more about the symposium and to register to participate http://www.cerisnet.org/resource/2019-student-research-symposium
