University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 31-Nov. 6
LECTURES
10/31 Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, professor of history at Tufts University, will deliver a
lecture, titled "Empires in Global History," at 4 p.m., Room 3703, Posvar Hall,
230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of Pitt's Graduate Program Speaker
Series. For more information, contact the Department of History at 412-648-7451.
10/31 Alec Wargo, program officer in the Office of the Special Representative for
Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations, will
deliver a lecture, titled "Protection of Children in Conflict Zones: Progress and
Challenges," at noon, Room 4130, Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This
event is sponsored by Pitt's Ford Institute for Human Security. For more
information, contact Erin McGrath at 412-624-2966.
11/1 Eun-Young Jung, Japan-Korea post doctoral fellow at Pitt, will deliver a lecture,
titled "Transnational Popular Cultural Traffic Between Japan and Korea," at noon,
Room 4130, Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by
the Asian Studies Center and is part of the Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series. For
more information, contact Katherine Carlitz at 412-648-7371.
11/1 Barbara McCloskey, post doctoral fellow in Pitt's Department of the History of
Art and Architecture, will deliver a lecture, titled, "Stalinist Utopia and the
Impossibility of East German Socialist Realism," at 4 p.m., Room 3703, Posvar
Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's European Union
Center of Excellence. For more information, contact Christian Gerlach at
11/1 Paul Silverthorn, associate producer/director for New Jersey Public Television,
will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled "Inside the Music/Television
Business," at 7 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Fifth and Bellefield avenues,
Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. For
more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/1 Susan Pennybacker, associate professor of European history at
Trinity College, will deliver a lecture, titled "From Scottboro to Munich: Race
and Political Culture in 1930s Britain," at 8 p.m., Room 3703, Posvar Hall, 230
Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of the University of Pittsburgh Working-Class History Seminar. For more information, contact the Department
of History at 412-648-7451.
11/2 Peter King, alto saxophonist, will deliver a lecture/ demonstration, titled "Salute
to Charlie 'Bird' Parker," at 10 a.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959
Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and
Concert. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/2 Michele R. Gamburd, associate professor of anthropology at Portland State
University, will deliver a lecture, titled "Home Wars: Gendered Consumption
Struggles Over Alcohol and Migrant Remittances," at noon, Room 2201, Posvar
Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's
Studies Program. For more information, contact wstudies@pitt.edu.
11/2 Yotam Silberstein, guitar, and Abraham Laboriel, bass, will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled "Accent on Strings," at 1 p.m., William Pitt Union
Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual
Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/2 Monty Alexander, piano, will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled
"The Caribbean/Latin Explosion," at 3 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room,
3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar
and Concert. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 Benny Golson, tenor saxophone, will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled
"The Jazz Composer in Film," at 10 a.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room,
3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar
and Concert. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 Idris Muhammad, drums, will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled "The Master
of New Orleans Rhythm," at 11:30 a.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room,
3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar
and Concert. For more information, call 412-624-4187.
11/3 Trumpet players Randy Brecker and Claus Reichstaller will deliver a lecture/demonstration, titled "Salute to Dizzy, Clifford, and Miles," at 1 p.m.,
William Pitt Union Assembly Room, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part
of the 37th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert. For more information, call
412-624-4187.
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