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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Tuesday, March 14

Latin American in Motion:
Pitt Latin American Films
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Public Health G23
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with Deaprtment of Hispanic Languages & Literatures, and the Year of Diversity at the University of Pittsburgh and Spanish Film Club by Pragda
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Luz Amanda Hank
Contact Phone:
412-648-7391
Contact Email:
lavst12@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/node/432
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh
present
Latin America in Motion: Pitt Latin American Films
All Films will be screened at 7:00 p.m.
Public Health G23
130 De Soto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(corner of 5th ave, and De Soto St.)
Come and join us for a film and pizza!
Free and open to the public!
Films:
OPEN CAGE
(Mexico)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
THE SECOND MOTHER
(Brazil)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
THE CLUB
(Chile)
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
THE TRAVEL AGENT
(Cuba)
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
IXCANUL
(Guatemala)
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
All films are subtitled.

Wednesday, March 15

What Presidentialisation?  Presidentialisation of What? 
Gianluca Passarelli, Associate Professor of Political Science, Spaienza University, Rome
Time:
12:30 pm
Location:
4217 Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence
Contact:
Luz Amanda Hank
Contact Phone:
8-7391
Contact Email:
lavst12@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/events/www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas%3B%20www.ucis.pitt.edu/es...
The paper discusses the two main contributions to the debate about presidentialisation, namely the studies by Samuels/Shugart and Poguntke/Webb. It consists of two sections that summarize the main points of the two studies, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Samuels and Shughart, so the argument goes, should consider moving away from the narrow focus on the separation of constitutional powers. Poguntke and Webb, on the other hand, are said to have the opposite problem in that they include too many explanatory factors. The author adds that considering the parties’ genetic features for example could be a valid argument to better measure this supposed widespread political phenomenon.

Gianluca Passarelli, Ph.D. in Comparative and European Politics from the University of Siena. Post doc fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Bologna. He is also researcher of the Istituto Carlo Cattaneo and member of Itanes. His main research interests concern: presidents of the Republic, political parties, electoral systems, elections and electoral behavior.
Lunch will be provided.
For more information: lavst12@pitt.edu
Encounters with the Amazon's Sacred Vine
Time:
6:30 pm
Presenter:
Luis Eduardo Luna
Location:
304 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with Department of Hispanic Language and Literature and John Beverley and the Year of Diversity at the university of Pittsburgh
Contact:
Lucy DiStazio
Contact Email:
lud3@pitt.edu
Professor Luna will offer a talk and book presentation of the second edition of Ayahuasca Reader: Encounters with the Amazon’s Sacred Vine, co-edited with Steven F. White. This anthology is an English language publication that compiles texts from global authorities in ayahuasca studies. Dr. Luna’s talk will be in English.
Luis Eduardo Luna (PhD in Anthropology, 1989, Stockholm University, Sweden), is a foremost authority on mestizo shamanism and visionary art. Dr. Luna is a former Senior Lecturer at the Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland, from where he retired, and a former Professor of Anthropology at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil (1994-1998). He is a Guggenheim Fellow and a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London. At present, Dr. Luna is the director of the Wasiwaska Research Centre for the Study of Psychointegrator Plants, Visionary and Art Consciousness in Florianópolis, Brazil. Ayahuasca commands the attention of a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology, ethnobotany, pharmacology, therapeutics, sociology, philosophy and the study of religion, to literature and the arts.
Sponsors:
John Beverley
Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures
Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)

Friday, March 17

International Career Toolkit Series
Careers in Global Public Health
Time:
2:30 pm
Presenter:
Sarah Angel Markwardt
Location:
4217 W. W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
African Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Tim An
Contact Phone:
213-999-6265
Contact Email:
ysa9@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/events
Interested in global public health issues? Join us as we hear from Sarah Angel Markwardt from Magee Womancare International.
Sarah currently works at Magee Womancare International where she coordinates women's health outreach for refugee, immigrant, and under-served communities in the Pittsburgh area. Newer to the field of public health, Sarah previously worked in as an International Admissions Counselor at the University of Pittsburgh where she traveled extensively. Sarah began the first 8 years of her career working in various capacities for Hekima Place girls' home in Kiserian, Kenya. Because of these experiences, she is very passionate about women's rights, especially regarding health and education.

Tuesday, March 21

Latin American in Motion:
Pitt Latin American Films
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Public Health G23
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, and the Year of Diversity at the University of Pittsburgh and Spanish Film Club by Pragda
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Luz Amanda Hank
Contact Phone:
412-648-7391
Contact Email:
lavst12@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/node/432
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh
present
Latin America in Motion: Pitt Latin American Films
All Films will be screened at 7:00 p.m.
Public Health G23
130 De Soto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(corner of 5th ave, and De Soto St.)
Come and join us for a film and pizza!
Free and open to the public!
Films:
OPEN CAGE
(Mexico)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
THE SECOND MOTHER
(Brazil)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
THE CLUB
(Chile)
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
THE TRAVEL AGENT
(Cuba)
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
IXCANUL
(Guatemala)
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
All films are subtitled.

Monday, March 27

Global Human Trafficking Today
A Workshop for Regional College Faculty and Students
Time:
1:00 pm
Location:
Community College of Beaver County, LRC 9103
Sponsored by:
African Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center along with Community College of Beaver County
Contact:
Gina Peirce
Contact Phone:
4126482290
Contact Email:
gbpeirce@pitt.edu
This workshop on global human trafficking for regional college faculty and students is presented by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS), University of Pittsburgh. Light refreshments will be provided. This event is part of an annual series of curriculum development workshops connected with the US Department of Education-sponsored Title VI National Resource Center project to internationalize 2-year and 4-year college campuses throughout Western Pennsylvania.
Pre-registration is required to attend this event. Please register by March 22 at https://goo.gl/forms/n7gWbKAK1zppYjmx1.

Saturday, April 1

Latin American and Caribbean Festival
Time:
12:00 pm
Location:
Galleria-1st Floor Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with and the Year of Diversity at the University of Pittsburgh
Cost:
free
Contact:
Diana Osma
Contact Phone:
412-648-7394
Contact Email:
lavst12@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/festival

Tuesday, April 4

Latin American in Motion:
Pitt Latin American Films
Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Public Health G23
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, and the Year of Diversity at the University of Pittsburgh and Spanish Film Club by Pragda
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Luz Amanda Hank
Contact Phone:
412-648-7391
Contact Email:
lavst12@pitt.edu
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/node/432
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Hispanic Languages & Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh
present
Latin America in Motion: Pitt Latin American Films
All Films will be screened at 7:00 p.m.
Public Health G23
130 De Soto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(corner of 5th ave, and De Soto St.)
Come and join us for a film and pizza!
Free and open to the public!
Films:
OPEN CAGE
(Mexico)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
THE SECOND MOTHER
(Brazil)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
THE CLUB
(Chile)
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
THE TRAVEL AGENT
(Cuba)
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
IXCANUL
(Guatemala)
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
All films are subtitled.

Friday, April 28

UCIS Graduation Ceremony
Time:
3:00 pm
Location:
Ballroom A, University Club
Sponsored by:
African Studies Program, Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for Russian and East European Studies, European Studies Center and Global Studies Center

Special Events & Monthly Calendar

Monthly Calendars

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) provides a calendar of events at the beginning of each month. It contains a variety of events, call for papers, job postings, etc.
Panoramas: Latin American Roundtable
Reforming Communism: Cuba in Comparative Perspective

Cuba has been reforming, or been at the brink of a reform period, perhaps since the revolution. With an aging leadership and now decades-long economic struggles, the pace of change, however, has finally accelerated. Today Cubans can open small businesses, travel abroad, access the internet, and purchase cell phones, microwaves, and (very expensive) new cars.
Social & Public Policy Conference

The annual Latin American Social and Public Policy conference features presentations on social and public policy research in Latin America by students from the University of Pittsburgh and other universities, with comments by University of Pittsburgh faculty.
CLAS Latin American & Caribbean Festival

Featuring music, food, dance, arts, crafts, and children's activities from Latin America and the Caribbean.
50th Anniversary Gala

For 50 years, CLAS has been dedicated to supporting the study of Latin America's history, cultures, and societies and the continuing challenges and triumphs that the region has experienced. Its primary mission is to develop experts on Latin America who will apply their language skills and knowledge of the countries of the region in their professional careers.
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Fantastic AW info winner last night at Chelmsford with Menelik winning at 7/2

I have been passed on TWO today, one at Southwell this afternoon & one going this evening at Wolverhampton.

Both are fully expected to be in the winners enclosure. While everyone else is concentrating solely on Cheltenham, we can sneak under the razor wire & empty the bookies satchels at the smaller meetings.

If you are an existing member I have just sent these two to you (plus they have been posted in the website members area)

If you are NOT an existing member you can still get the names of BOTH these runners for just £8.49 by CLICKING HERE

If you have a profile on my website already, simply click on your profile & choose the 'change membership level' option.




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International Pharmaceutical Expo USA



INTERPHEX, organized by the Reed Exhibitions will take place from 21st March to the 23rd March 2017 at the Javits Center in New York, USA. The conference will cover areas like NTERPHEX (International Pharmaceutical Expo), sponsored by PDA (Parenteral Drug Association), is the single source for complete biopharmaceutical manufacturing solutions to safely and cost effectively process all dosage forms for life-enhancing drugs. It offers unique combination of exhibition, education, workshops, partnering opportunities, and networking events. INTERPHEX is the only meeting place where Knowledge, Innovation and Technologies intersect with the full spectrum of cutting-edge development and manufacturing services and equipment to create innovative solutions to reduce cost, improve manufacturing and supply chain performance for pharmaceutical, biologics, contract, generic and service provider professionals.




Becas Erasmus Mundus en Europa para Latinoamericanos



ErasmusBecas Erasmus Mundus en Europa. MAYANET es un programa de becas para estudiantes de licenciatura(pregrado), maestría, doctorado y post-doctorado, así como para personal universitario en posiciones académicas o administrativas, financiado por la Comisión Europea que tiene como objetivo contribuir a la creación de relaciones duraderas y fiables entre los países de la Unión Europea y de América Latina y reforzar los vínculos políticos, culturales, educativos y económicos entre las dos regiones.
Requisitos
  • Ser nacional de alguno de los siguientes países: Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, México, Panamá, Uruguay o Venezuela
  • No haber vivido por ningún motivo en uno de los países europeos oferentes por más de 12 meses durante los últimos 5 años.
  • Tener suficiencia en el idioma del país oferente de la beca y donde serán desarrollados los estudios o ingles si la institución imparte sus clases en este idioma.
¿Qué puedo estudiar y en que niveles?
Los programas están abiertos en todos los niveles de estudio: licenciatura (pregrado), maestría y doctorado. Los campos de estudio se contemplan en las siguientes categorías, entre otras:
  • Agricultura
  • Arquitectura, urbanismo y planeación regional
  • Negocios y ciencias administrativas
  • Educación
  • Ingeniería y tecnología
  • Geografía y geología
  • Leyes
  • Matemáticas
  • Ciencias naturales
  • Ciencias medicas
  • Ciencias sociales
¿Qué ofrece la beca?
  • Estipendio mensual de subsistencia
  • Seguro medico
  • Gastos de viaje y visado
  • Costos de participación (si aplica)
¿cómo aplicar?
Dirígete al siguiente hipervínculo para iniciar la aplicación y ver de manera detallada la convocatoria: https://erasmusmundus.univaq.it/mayanet/?page_id=6
Importante
La fecha límite de aplicación será el día domingo 4 de diciembre de 2016
Nuestra recomendación final para el requisito de Inglés:
Sin duda es, invierte en un viaje a un país de habla inglesa. Si buscas mejorar tu nivel de inglés, pensando en estudiar un posgrado a futuro, o para tener más oportunidades laborales, te sugerimos consultar el siguiente link en el cual te brindaremos asistencia personalizada: Asesoramiento para estudiantes internacionales. Recuerda que ahora puedes estudiar y trabajar en Paises como Australia y Nueva Zelanda, recuperando y hasta con muchas más ganancias, de tu inversión inicial – sin contar los beneficios personales de aprender una segunda lengua y las vivencias que tendrás –
Si buscas mejorar tu ingles consulta los siguientes recursos totalmente gratuitos – pruebas de TOEFL y IELTS : http://masoportunidades.org/?s=ingles . 












What lies behind: A legal and economic analysis of Brazil’s future

REMINDER TOOLS

Friday, March 31, 2017  |  8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Kimmel Center - C95
60 Washington Square South New York 10012  map
On March 31 st , the Brazilian Legal Society of the NYU School of Law will host the event What lies behind: A legal and economic analysis of Brazil’s future.
The event will be open to the public with the purpose of discussing Brazil’s legal and economic scenarios in light of the significant political changes that impacted the country in 2016.
Mr. Armínio Fraga, former president of the Brazilian Central Bank and one of the founding partners of Gávea Investimentos, will be the keynote speaker, addressing Brazilian current economic and regulatory challenges and discussing the reforms the country could undergo to regain economic growth.
ContactRachel Holcman
rh2568@nyu.edu
CLE Credit AvailableNo




Late Modernist Stages: Grupo Forja and the Workers’ Theatre on the Outskirts of São Paulo (1979-1985)

March 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Brazil Brown Bag Seminar Series invites you to its discussion titled, “Late Modernist Stages: Grupo Forja and the Workers’ Theatre on the Outskirts of São Paulo (1979-1985)” with Eduardo Luís Campos Lima, Fulbright Visiting Research Student, ILAS, Columbia University and PhD Student at University of São Paulo (Modern Languages Department).

In the final years of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985), the industrial outskirts of the city of Sao Paulo were a cauldron of new political ideas. The region saw the emergence of several popular theatre groups, which drew their social views from a wide range of rising trends – from Liberation Theology to the new labor movement. The most important troupe was Teatro Forja, created as a theatrical branch of the Metalworkers Union of Sao Bernardo do Campo. The confluence of workers with a rural background, activists of new political strands and formally trained artists resulted in a late blooming of Latin American Popular Theatre in poor neighborhoods of the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo. Campos Lima’s goal is to discuss the aesthetic and political perspectives of this theatrical movement.


Eduardo Luís Campos Lima holds a degree in Journalism and a MA in American and Brazilian dramaturgy (both from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil). Among his publications is the book Coisas de Jornal no Teatro (Expressão Popular: São Paulo, 2014), about the Living Newspaper theatre in the United States and in Brazil. He is currently a PhD student at Universidade de São Paulo and a Fulbright Visiting Research Student at Columbia University.
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Date:
March 30
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Organizer

Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies
Phone:
(212) 854-4643
Website:
http://ilas.columbia.edu/centers-and-programs/brazil-center/

Venue

802 International Affairs Building
420W 118th Street 
New York, NY 10027 United States+ Google Map
Phone:
212-854-4643
Website:
ilas.columbia.edu




Microeconomic Reforms and Competitiveness of Firms in Brazil

March 22 @ 6:10 pm - 8:00 pm




Seminar on Cultures of the Lusosphere


This seminar aims to explore the cultural diversity of the Lusosphere. It provides a platform for educators, students, researchers, academics, and professionals to share their insights and practices as well as discuss current trends, concerns, and experiences in the areas of language, literature, culture, and education. The goal is to set up an environment where not only specialists can share the results of their research, but where undergraduate/graduate students have the chance to share their ideas about cultural practices, products, and perspectives in Portuguese. From a variety of perspectives, we intend to incorporate new avenues, new theoretical and methodological paradigms, and new advancements in the areas of language, literature, culture, and education. The seminar objects to provide an opportunity to communicate their informed views and suggestions to an audience seeking to gain new insights into the cultures of the Luso Sphere.
The Seminar will be held at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States on March, 22, 2017. The conference theme involves a broad range of interests, including (but not limited to) the following areas:
  1. Language, Power, and Ideology
  2. Language Policy
  3. Language and Culture
  4. Literature and Other Arts
  5. Literature and History
  6. Intercultural Education
  7. Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts of Teacher Education
We cordially invite everyone to contribute to and help shape the conference through their participation. To participate in the conference please fill the form below. If you would like to register for the seminar please click here.

Abstract

A 150-200 word abstract should be sent no later than February 28th, 2017 at noon through the form below.
Abstracts outside the word limit will not be accepted. The committee will select papers anonymously.
The abstracts can be submitted in English or Portuguese.
The Seminar Committee will evaluate all abstracts. Relevance to the theme of the Seminar and freshness and originality of approach are among the major considerations in the acceptance of papers. The Committee reserves the right to decline paper proposals without providing reasons.



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