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A Buddhist than-ka or cloth scroll portraying Vajrapani, a bodhisattva. Tibet
Recent Publications
The African Diaspora: A History Through Culture
World history of the Black experience, 1400 to the present
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Navigating World History
Overview of the study of world history
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Global Practice in World History
Examples of world history research and teaching from every continent
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
World History Research Registry
Newly released descriptions of current research projects
Visiting Scholar
The Center welcomes its second Visiting Scholar, a distinguished world historian, who will conduct research and deliver lectures at Pitt from September to November 2009.
Diego Olstein, Lecturer in History
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
World History Seminar for Teachers
This is the eighth seminar presented by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Asian Studies Center (UCIS), and the World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh.
John Blair and Jerusha McCormack
St. Francis University, Loretto, PA
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Center welcomes its first postdoctoral fellow in World History. An international search with over 30 candidates led to the selection of:
Thomas J. Anderson
Ph.D. (2009) Binghamton University
Dr. Anderson, whose dissertation explores scientific study of Madagascar in the nineteenth century, will conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses for the academic year 2009-10 and 2010-11.
Archive
The World History Center Archive is now open for consultation. The Archive includes materials on research, multimedia production, professional development workshops, videotapes, and grant proposals for the period from 1993 to the present. More >
VISION
The World History Center at the University of Pittsburgh emphasizes research, teaching, and international collaboration on the global past, with attention to policies for the global future. The center, directed by Patrick Manning, is located in the Department of History and is affiliated with the Global Studies Program and the University Center for International Studies.
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS
Department of History
The Center is housed in the Department of History, known internationally for its studies of Latin American, European, East Asian and U.S. history, and for its thematic analysis of Atlantic history.
Global Studies Program
The Center's affiliation with Global Studies encourages interdisciplinary research and teaching, with attention to historical dimensions of Global Studies.
University Center for International Studies
UCIS, the University of Pittsburgh's encompassing framework for multidisciplinary international programs, supports four area studies centers and the International Business Center, and programs in Global Studies and African Studies.
National Coordinating Site for the National Consortium for Teaching About AsiaA
The University of Pittsburgh is a National Coordinating Site for the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia. The World History Center collaborates with the NCTA site in a series of teacher workshops on “Asia in World History”