2008 Jan 28 - Feb 3

Univ of Pittsbugh German Film Series
28 January 2008
Screenings take place in Langley A221 at 7:00 on Mondays. Langley is on Tennyson across from the Holiday Inn. They are free and open to the public.
Schwarzfahrer (Black Rider)
Pepe Danquart, 1993, 12 Min.
IN 1611 16mm
Schwarzfahrer is an oscar-winning comic film set in a tram car with various passengers, including a pensioner, housewives, silly Turkish youths, and an old lady sitting next to a young black man. She annoys him with several racist comments until he decides to enact revenge.
Ghettokids
Christian Wagner, 2002, 88 Min.
IN 1707 16mm
Two young brothers and their family come to Germany from Greece and live in Munich on the fringe of society, committing petty thefts and other crimes. A new teacher in their school is pressured into leaving, but gives it all a second chance. Later when one of the boys dies in an accident, she helps his brother and family with the assistance of the head of a social center. The film ultimately shows the difficulty that foreign and poor citizens in Germany encounter when attempting to coexist or assimilate into society.


When: Jan 28, 2008 6:30 PM
Where: CMU Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall, A5
Architecture Lecture
The School of Architecture presents a lecture by Paul Lewis of the award-
winning New York City firm Lewis Tsurumaki Lewis. The firm recently published
the acclaimed book “Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis: Opportunistic Architecture”
(Princeton Architectural Press, 2007) about their work. Their work deals
very much with issues of light, materials and assembly. Winning student designs for the Carnegie Museum's new "Light Museum" in an annex across Forbes Avenue will be presented after the lecture.

When: Jan 29, 2008 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Where: CMU, Connan Room, University Center
Carnegie Mellon is presenting a four-part lecture series on the Local Economy and Urban Farming. The series kicks off with a talk by James Quilligan, U.S. coordinator for the Global Marshall Plan, who will discuss "Convention on the Global Commons." The lecture will be followed by a breakfast the next day, Jan. 30, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Rangos 2, University Center. The breakfast will provide an auxiliary forum for discussion and informal exchange with the guest speaker. The breakfast is free for Carnegie Mellon members.

When: Jan 31, 2008 4:30 PM
Where: CMU Hunt Library, Fine and Rare Book Room, 4th Floor
The Center for the Arts in Society presents "Culture and Nationhood: George Lamming and the Imagining of the West Indies" by Mary Chamberlain of Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom. The Barbadian novelist and poet, George Lamming, was a witness to the riots in the British West Indies in the 1930s. He appreciated that they marked the beginning of the West Indian voice and an authentic West Indian identity, in literature, culture and politics. This talk will focus on the paradox of nation-building in the West Indies, and the role of cultural nationalism in resolving it. Chamberlain has worked with oral history and life story methods, and has published widely on these and on women's history. She is interested in the links with memory and history, and the imaginative structures through which memory is recalled and recounted. Chamberlain's research has been described as "...original and compelling..." This lecture is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.

When:Jan 31, 2008 4:30 PM
Where: Adamson Wing, Baker Hall 136A
The University Lecture Series presents MIT Assistant Professor M.L. (Missy) Cummings, who will address "The Social and Ethical Impact of Automated Decision Support Designs." Because of the inherent complexity of socio-technical systems, automated decision support systems, often seen as legitimate authorities, are particularly vulnerable to potential ethical pitfalls that include diminishing moral agency and responsibility, as well as an erosion of accountability. Her talk will focus on the development of human-computer interfaces for decision support systems, which can introduce a moral buffer, a form of psychological distancing, that allows people to ethically distance themselves from their actions. A naval officer and military pilot from 1988-1999, Cummings was one of the Navy's first female fighter pilots. This talk is sponsored by the Humanities Scholars Program and the Program in International Relations.

January 31, 8:30pm • Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
DEPENDENCIA SEXUAL
Dir. Rodrigo Bellott • Bolivia - 2003
Cinema LatinoAmericano
Sexual Dependency is a Bolivian drama film by Rodrigo Bellott. It focuses on five young people just beginning to construct their sexual identity. Most of the actors featured were non-professional. It was Bolivia's entry to the foreign film category of the 76th Academy Awards.
A poor girl, a rich stud, a university student and a model -- nothing in common, except the desire to experience true intimacy. Their stories unfold and overlap as each becomes victim to their own sexual dependencies, self-perceptions and illusions. Thematically structured around issues of femininity, masculinity, virginity, rape and sexuality, each teen struggles to make sense of their own identity, reaching for ideals that represent everything they feel they are supposed to be, but are not.


LECTURES

1/30 William Harbert, professor in Pitt’s Department of Geology and Planetary Science, will deliver a lecture, titled “A Geophysical Perspective Regarding Russian Gas and Oil Deposits and European Energy Requirements,” at noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt’s Center for Russian and East European Studies. For more information, contact Stacey Kronandor at 412-648-7407.

1/31 Derk Jan Eppink, journalist and former cabinet member of the European Commission, will deliver a lecture, titled “The European Union: The Empire of Good Intentions,” at noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt’s European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence. For more information, contact Karen Lautenan at kal70@pitt.edu.

1/31 Hiroyuki Good, a Japanese bibliographer in Pitt’s Hillman Library, will deliver a lecture, titled “Making the Fullest Use of Japanese Databases: How to Get Articles, How to Find Information,” at noon, 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of the Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series. For more information, contact Brenda Jordan at 412-648-7763.

1/31 Sujay Kaushal, an ecologist at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science, will deliver a lecture, titled “Influence of Land Use, Climate Variability, and Stream Restoration on Nitrogen Dynamics in Watersheds,” at 3:45 p.m., 203 Thaw Hall, 3943 O’Hara St., Oakland. This event is part of the Department of Geology and Planetary Science Spring 2007 Colloquium Series. For more information, contact Emily Elliot at eelliot@pitt.edu.

1/31 Merle Collins, poet and author of Rain Darling (The Women’s Press, 1995) and Angel (Seal Press, 1998), will deliver a literary reading at 8 p.m. in the Kurtzman Room of the William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt’s Office of the Provost, English department, and Global Studies Program. For more information, contact Shalini Puri at 412-624-2824.


THEATER

1/30 Pitt’s Kuntu Repertory Theatre continues its 2007-08 season with Journey of the Spirits: A Celebration of Gospel Music. Performances will run through Feb. 9, in the Seventh-Floor Auditorium of Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland. Performances run Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 4 p.m. and a Saturday, Feb. 2, matinee at 1 p.m. For more information, call 412-624-7298.

FILMS

1/31 Pitt’s Global Studies Program will present Who Killed the Electric Car? at
7 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.

2/1 Pitt’s Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies, Global Studies Program, and Film Studies Program will present Reel Voices From the Middle East: Umm Kulthum: A Voice Like Egypt, at 7 p.m., Frick Fine Arts, 650 Schenley Dr., Oakland. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.

Fri Feb 1, 7-9 PM
Chinese Movie at Univ of Pittsburgh, Bellefield Auditorium
Mou gaan dou (2002)

Fri Feb 1, 9-11 PM
Chinese Movie at Univ of Pittsburgh, Bellefield Auditorium
Wo De 1919 (1999)




Mountain Bike rides with Bob Bannon Bush Barber & company
*Wed:
~Frick Park @ Tennis Courts
6:30, Level 3/C
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Unblurred: First Fridays On Penn
Penn Avenue Arts District [ venue info ]
2/1/2008
"Unblurred" is a monthly event that opens the Penn Avenue Arts District (4800-5500 Penn) for exploration by adults and children.
This month's "Unblurred" showcases Dental Identity at Imagebox, a solo photography art show that focuses on using a person's teeth to identify who they are. The evening also features events at The Clay Penn, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Metamorphose and many more.
For a complete schedule visit website or pick up a handbill/map at participating locations.

Waldorf School open house sampler
Early Childhood Classroom Samplers Saturday, February 2, 2008
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Join in the work and play of our Nursery and Kindergartens! Led by
Waldorf School of Pittsburgh early childhood faculty.
For adults only.
Grades Classroom Samplers Saturday, February 9, 2008 9:30
- 11:30 a.m.
Discover the richness of the grades curriculum and how it addresses
students' many ways of learning.
Be a Waldorf elementary student for the morning, and experience how fun,
challenging and engaging learning can be!
Led by Waldorf School of Pittsburgh elementary faculty.
For adults only.