University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Nov. 11-18

CONCERTS

11/14 Pitt's Department of Music and Asian Studies Center will host the Chhandayan Indian Classical Concert at 6:30 p.m., Graduate School of Public Health, 130 Desoto St., Oakland. For more information, contact Nidrita Sinha at 724-265-7957.

LECTURES

11/11 Diego Olstein, Pitt's World History Center Visiting Scholar from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will deliver a lecture titled "The Muwallad Era (711-1085): The Christians of al-Andalus Amid Islamic Rule and Christian Kingdoms," at noon, 2628 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Department of Religious Studies. For more information, visit www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu/events/.

11/11 Edward Slavishak, a professor in Susquehanna University's Department of History, will deliver a lecture titled "Bodies of Work: Civic Display and Labor in Industrial Pittsburgh," at 3 p.m., 2201 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program. For more information, visit www.wstudies.pitt.edu/news.html.

11/11 Fitzhugh Brundage, a professor in the University of North Carolina's Department of History, will deliver a lecture titled "Torture in America: The Long View," at 5 p.m., 202 Frick Fine Arts Building, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Department of History. For more information, visit www.history.pitt.edu/news/lectures/index.php#frenchSoccer.

11/12 Xiuying Zou, a public service librarian in Pitt's East Asian Library, will deliver a lecture titled "Introduction to Library Resources and Services on Korean Studies at the University of Pittsburgh," at noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of the Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series and is sponsored by Pitt's Asian Studies Center. For more information, contact Jennifer Murawski at Jennm@pitt.edu.

11/12 Diego Olstein, Pitt's World History Center Visiting Scholar from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will deliver a lecture titled "A Global View on the History of Humanity," at 6 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Global Studies Program. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.

11/13 Andreas Kakouris, an ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States, will deliver a lecture titled "Cyprus: The European Union's Lighthouse in the Eastern Mediterranean Why Reunification Matters," at 12:30 p.m., Schenley Room, Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, contact Karen Lautanen at kal70@pitt.edu.

11/17 Jorge Delgado Troncoso, a graduate student in Pitt's School of Education, will deliver a lecture titled "Colombia: Its Music and People," at 8 p.m., Lower Lounge, Sutherland Hall, 3725 Sutherland Dr., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Global Studies Program and Center for Latin American Studies. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.

11/18 Edouard Machery, a professor in Pitt's Department of the History and Philosophy of Science, will deliver a lecture titled "Can We Hold People Responsible for Their Implicit Biases Against Women and Minorities," at noon, 2201 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program. For more information, visit www.wstudies.pitt.edu/news.html.

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