CERIS member institutions and K-12 educators are invited to participate in conversation over dinner and a book discussion on Thomas Jefferson's Quran, Islam and the Founders, on Friday, March 24th at the University of Pittsburgh. The discussion will be led by Patrick Hughes, Instructor of Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh.
There are 20 free copies for participating educators. The Carnegie Library has 8 copies of the book in their system.
You can participate in person or via teleconference.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, University of Pittsburgh's Department of History of Art and Architecture
The symposium commemorates Carnegie Museum of Natural History's reinterpretation and reinstallation of the popular diorama long known as "Arab Courier Attacked by Lions" and now named "Lion Attacking a Dromedary" during the 150-year anniversary of its original display at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle.
Asian Studies Center and Center for Russian and East European Studies
Come join James Milward, Professor of History at Georgetown University, for an open discussion about his book "The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction." Participants will be responsible for acquiring the book themselves.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.