World History Center Seminar
March 20, 2016
"The Yellow River in Environmental History"
Ruth Mostern, University of California
March 3, 2016
"From Historical GIS Research to a Digital Cultural Atlas Ecology"
A lecture by Dr. Ruth Mostern
Part of the "Being Human in a Digital World" event series
December 21, 2015
"Making Mosques in America and Japan; or, How Islam Went Truly Global"
Nile Green
October 22, 2015
Dennis Flynn, CHIA Talk
4:00 pm 3703 Posvar Hall
October 21, 2015
Dennis Flynn, Silver in global context, 1400-1800 Abstract
2:00 pm 4209 Posvar Hall
Conferences
October 10 - 11, 2015 "Found in Translation: " A Conference on the World History of Science, ca 1200- 1600 CE
This conference addresses Islamic, Latin, Hebrew, African, Chinese, South Asian, Eurasian, and American scientific endeavors, circa 1200–1600 CE. Contributions from eighteen scholars will highlight key moments of transmission, translation, and critical interpretation across linguistic and faith communities, across boundaries of shared practice, and shared knowledge about the natural world.
The conference was hosted by the World History Center, the Department of History, and the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, and the Press of the University of Pittsburgh. This is the third conference on themes in the World History of Science supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
World History Center Seminar Series: Six Lectures by Patrick Manning
Synthesis of the Human Past
September 16, 2015 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
Language and History
September 30, 2015 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
Africans on the World Stage: A Critique of World Historiography
October 28, 2015 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
Inequality
November 11, 2015 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
African Population, 1650 to the present
February 24, 2016 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
UNESCO and Global Organization of Knowledge
March 23, 2016 - 4:30pm
A lecture by Patrick Manning
WHC Co-sponsored Events
June 22, 2016 (All day) to June 26, 2016 (All day)
9th Annual Global Studies Consortium Annual Meeting 2016
Hosted by the World History Center and the Global Studies Center at the University of Pittsburgh
October 29, 2015 (All day) to October 30, 2015 (All day)
50th anniversary of the Department of French & Italian Languages and Literature
“History and its Discontents: Commemoration in Italy and the Francophone World.”
September 30, 2015 (All day)
A Study of Comparative and International Education Pioneers, Leaders and Programs
Brought to you by: Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE), World Council for Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), World History Center, University of Pittsburgh
Other Events
March 31, 2016 (All day)
Symposium in Honor of Patrick Manning
Invited Speakers:
- Yinghong Cheng, Professor of History , Delaware State University
- Nancy Condee, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Director, Global Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh
- Michael Gomez, Professor of History and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, New York University
- Heather Streets-Salter, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of History, Northeastern University
January 24, 2016
World History Center Annual Membership Reception: "Drinking Tea Globally"
Join us for our annual gathering of WHC affiliates, collaborators, and friends. This year's theme is "Drinking Tea Globally". Refreshments will be served.