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Horror Studies - Women in Horror
05 Mar 2021

Horror Studies - Women in Horror 1

Join us on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 7-8p.m. for a reading and conversation between two iconoclastic horror authors works challenge and expand our notions of the horror genre.  Kathe Koja and Maryse Meijer will read...
Illustration of multiple profiles of a woman's face
28 Feb 2021

Women’s History Month: Honoring Women on the Frontline of COVID-19

Join us on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, from 1-2 p.m. for a conversation about the many ways women have served on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and other healthcare workers. They are teachers, librarians, cashiers, executives, and food industry workers....
09 Feb 2021

Black History Month 2021: The Black Family @ Pitt

Check out our New LibGuide featuring Pitt events and resources highlighting the 2021 Black History Month theme of the Black Family
African American Read-in
08 Feb 2021

National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) 31st Annual African American Read-In

The African American Read-In provides an opportunity for students, educators, families, and community members to listen to, learn about, and share African American literature by African American authors. Join our free livestream on our ...
University of Pittsburgh's K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month - Rooted in Strength: The Resiliency of Black Families
29 Jan 2021

Rooted in Strength: The Resiliency of Black Families

Celebrate the University of Pittsburgh's K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month with us!    Black Families are resilient.  Join us on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from 3-4:30 p.m. for an inspiring panel discussion and learn about ways to better support your family through the...
Chasing COVID Screening & Discussion
28 Jan 2021

Chasing COVID Screening & Discussion

Join us on Monday, April 12, 2021 7—8:30 p.m. ET for the world premiere of this short film CHASING COVID which takes us inside the lab of Pitt's Center for Vaccine Research, where Dr. Paul Duprex, Director and Jonas Salk Chair, and his team work to...
sample of an iMapinvasives map and Amy Jewitt, Invasive Species Coordinator from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
28 Jan 2021

Citizen Science Month: iMapinvasives

Join us on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 11 am - 12 pm to learn more about invasive species in Western Pennsylvania. Amy Jewitt, Invasive Species Coordinator, from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy will describe the iMapinvasives, an online GIS-based data management system used to assist citizen...
George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years Screening and Discussion
25 Jan 2021

Horror Studies - "George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years" Screening and Discussion

Join us on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 7-8:30 pm for the premiere screening of the George Romero & Pittsburgh: The Early Years documentary and a special presentation of the George A. Romero Foundation Pioneer...
It Came from the Archives! Unearthed treasures from the George A. Romero Archival Collection
19 Jan 2021

Horror Studies - It Came from the Archives!

Join Horror Studies Collection Coordinator Ben Rubin and Visiting Researcher Adam Hart on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 7-8 pm as they discuss their favorite and most significant discoveries from processing the George A. Romero Archival...
Beyond the Bride of Frankenstein: Monsters and Other Fearsome Women
19 Jan 2021

Beyond the Bride of Frankenstein: Monsters and Other Fearsome Women

Horror Studies Webinar Series presents: Panel featuring Melanie Anderson, Lisa Kroger, and Lisa Morton. Join us on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 7- 8 pm.

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