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12 Jan 2017

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Silk Road Journeys of the Eurasian Lute

Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium Rm. 125, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center along with Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies (CERIS)

Georgetown University professor, Dr. James Millward, discusses the ancestors of the guitar, viola, mandolin and other members of the stringed instrument family that hail from Central Eurasia and traveled both east and west along what we call the “Silk Road.” Silk Road interactions involved more than the conveyance of a thing from point A to point B; these conversations laid the shared substratum of old world civilization and continue to resonate today.

Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu

26 Jan 2017

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Islam in America: A Cultural History

Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
webinar
Sponsored By: 
National Humanities Center

This webinar, conducted by Ellen McLarney, Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, will pose the question, “What does it mean to be a Muslim American?” by addressing local and global, national and transnational identities. Through an introduction of a brief history of Islam in America, teachers will gain foundational knowledge necessary for understanding the contemporary cultural life of Muslim Americans. The webinar will then examine civic and religious roles of Muslim Americans as they converge in shared spaces and various community institutions.

Contact: 
etaylor@nationalhumanitiescenter.org

13 Feb 2017

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Saint and Sultan Book Discussion for Religous Leaders

Monday, February 13, 2017 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Islamic Center of Pittsburgh, 4400 Bigelow Blvd, Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Sponsored by the Consortium for Educational Resources, Consortium for Christian–Muslim Dialogue, Duquesne University and the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh

Thank you for your interest. We are unfortunately at capacity for this event. Please complete registration below (same as the book discussion registration) to participate in a future book discussion.

Join a book discussion lead by Rosemary Juel Bertocci, Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Saint Frances University and Dr. Dr. Francis Rohlf, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Mt. Aloysius College.

Contact: 
Elaine Linn

14 Apr 2017

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"The Islamic Practices that Shape Uyghur Nationalism"

Friday, April 14, 2017 - 3:00pm
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center

Associate Professor of History, Dr. Rian Thum's research and teaching are generally concerned with the overlap of China and the Muslim World. He argues that the Uyghurs- and their place in China today- can only be understood in the light of longstanding traditions of local pilgrimage and manuscript culture.

Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu

21 Mar 2017

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The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 - 5:00pm
TBD
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center

Blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, director Morgan Neville and producer Caitrin Rogers focus on the journeys of a small group of Silk Road Ensemble mainstays from across the globe to create an intensely personal chronicle of passion, talent, and sacrifice. Through these moving individual stories, the filmmakers paint a vivid portrait of a bold musical experiment and a global search for the ties that bind.

Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu

10 Feb 2017

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"How to Misunderstand Central Asian Islam (and How to Do Better)"

Friday, February 10, 2017 - 12:00pm
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center

Dr. Morgan Liu is a cultural anthropologist studying Islamic knowledge and practice in post-Soviet Central Asia, focusing on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. He is interested in ethnographic approaches to the state, post-socialism, space, and agency. Liu takes a comparative look at notions of just society across the Middle East, Russia, and Asia.

Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu

12 Jan 2017

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"Silk Road Journeys of the Eurasian Lute"

Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 4:00pm
125 Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Asian Studies Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies and Global Studies Center

Georgetown University professor, Dr. James Millward, discusses the ancestors of the guitar, viola, mandolin, and other members of the stringed instrument family that hail from Central Eurasia and traveled both east and west along what we call the "Silk Road." Silk Road interactions involved more than the conveyance of a thing from point A to point B; these conversations laid the shared substratum of old world civilization and continue to resonate today.

Contact: 
crees@pitt.edu

30 Nov 2016

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Discussion on Syria and the Refugee Crisis

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 9:15pm to 10:15pm
Room 252 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Amnesty International

Amnesty International will host discussion on Syria and the refugee crisis with Dr. Luke Peterson, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh

01 Dec 2016

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“From the American People”: A Geography of U.S. Foreign Aid in Israel/Palestine

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh

This talk explores the relationship between national securitization, liberal warfare, and transnational linkages and encounters between the U.S. and the North Africa/Middle East region. Drawing on over a year of research in Israel/Palestine, this talk examines how the tethering of U.S. terrorism law and policy to foreign aid transactions is giving rise to expansive networks of surveillance and enforcement far beyond U.S. borders.

01 Dec 2016

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“From the American People”: A Geography of U.S. Foreign Aid in Israel/Palestine

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
4130 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Sponsored By: 
Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh

This talk explores the relationship between national securitization, liberal warfare, and transnational linkages and encounters between the U.S. and the North Africa/Middle East region. Drawing on over a year of research in Israel/Palestine, this talk examines how the tethering of U.S. terrorism law and policy to foreign aid transactions is giving rise to expansive networks of surveillance and enforcement far beyond U.S. borders.

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