From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Mar 8 10:28:50 1996 Return-Path: Received: from saul6.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA11538; Fri, 8 Mar 96 10:28:49 -0800 Received: by saul6.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA30336; Fri, 8 Mar 96 10:28:48 -0800 X-Sender: jsis@saul6.u.washington.edu Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 10:28:48 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu Subject: JSIS Calendar Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII THE JACKSON SCHOOL ELECTRONIC CALENDAR FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1996 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. NEW ITEMS Since Last Issue (3/1/96): APR. 30: THE SECOND ANNUAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON RUSSIAN, EAST EUROPEAN, AND CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES (REECAS). 8:45 am - 5:00 pm, 310 and 106B, HUB. Sessions on political, historical, economic, cultural, and environmental issues in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS). Sponsor: REECAS Center, JSIS, UW. Information: 543-4852. MAY 18: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH. 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Husky Union Building (HUB), 106B. Conference. Sponsors: the Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) Center, the Center for West European Studies, and the Canadian Studies Center, JSIS, UW. Information: 543-4852. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPEATED from last issue: MAR. 13: AFTER YELTSIN: PROSPECTS FOR POST-SOVIET POLITICS. 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Stephen E. Hanson, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY MAR. 6. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). MAR. 14: LIFELONG LEARNING AND LINKAGES TO GLOBAL INFORMATION. 1:00-1:45 pm, 310 HUB. Learn how UW librarians, in partnership with faculty & those involved in international education, are helping deliver global information to the desktop. Part of 22nd Annual UW Computer Fair, "Technology & Lifelong Learning," Mar. 13-14, at the HUB, UW. Sponsors: UW Libraries & JSIS (1:00 session); Computing & Communications, UW (Computer Fair). Information: for Global Information session: 685-2622; for Computer Fair in general: 543-3630. MAR. 27: RIVERS OF BLOOD: WATER & CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Ellis Goldberg, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director, Middle East Center, JSIS. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY MAR. 20. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). MAR. 29: THE FUTURE OF U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS. 3:30-5:00 pm, 317 Thomson. Yukio Matsuyama, Former Chairperson, Editorial Board, Asahi Shimbun, and Professor of Kyoritsu Women's University. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. MAR. 30: ISLAM MOSAIC. 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, 101 Thomson. Opportunity for K-9 teachers to explore influences of Islam on arts & culture, with particular emphasis on South & Southeast Asia & the Middle East. Speakers: Don Holsinger, Assoc. Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University; Jere Bacharach, Professor of History & Director, Jackson School of International Studies, UW; Hiromi Lorraine Sakata, Professor of Music, UW. COST: $35; includes Malaysian buffet lunch. PRE-REGISTRA- TION REQUIRED, at least 48 hours prior to event. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers and the Washington State Council for the Social Studies. For further information or to pre-register: 543-4800. APR. 1: BLOODY METAPHORS & OTHER ALLEGORIES OF THE ORDINARY (on contemporary Quebec). 1:30-2:45 pm, 311 Smith. Dr. Elspeth Probyn, Assoc. Professor & Director, Women's Studies, University of Sydney. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center, JSIS; Center for Humanities; and the Women Studies Program, UW. Information: 543-6269. APR. 5: ECONOMIC & POLITICAL INTEGRATION: INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE & RESPONSE. 3:30-5:00 pm, The Petersen Conference Room, Allen Library. Lisa Martin, Assistant Professor, Harvard University. Part of the International Political Economy Colloquium. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Information: 543-0675. APR. 10: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES: TOWARD A NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP? 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Christopher Piening, European Union Fellow, JSIS. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY APR. 3. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). APR. 15: FORGING EUROPEAN IDENTITY. 3:30-5:00 pm, Petersen Conference Room, Allen Library. Iver Neumann, Ph.D., Oxford University, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Part of the International Political Economy Colloquium. Sponsors: International Studies Center and Western European Studies Center, JSIS. Information: 543-0675. APR. 24: EMERGING MARKETS: SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES. 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Richard W. Moxon, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, School of Business Administration. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY APR. 17. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). APR. 27: FESTIVAL MOSAIC. 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, 101 Thomson. Exploration of art forms, issues, & cultures represented at the Seattle International Children's Festival. Designed to complement the Festival and to enrich the classroom of any teacher interested in India, China, French Canada, and World Music. Speakers: Doug Selwyn, STAR mentor teacher for Seattle Public Schools and author of "Living History in the Classroom," and Bobbie McKean, actor and arts educator. COST: $35, includes lunch. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED, at least 48 hours prior to event. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, Seattle International Children's Festival, and the Washington State Council for the Social Studies. For further information or to pre-register: 543-1921. MAY 2: TRANSNATIONALIZATION, CITIZENSHIP & THE NATION-STATE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEXICO & THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 12:30 pm, 317 Thomson. Prof. Luis Guarnizo, University of California, Davis. Part of the State-Society Relations workshop series on "Transnationalism & the Limits of State." Sponsor: International Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-5194. MAY 2 (THURS.), MAY 5 (SUN.), & MAY 8 (WED.): SAMUEL & ALTHEA STROUM LECTURES IN JEWISH STUDIES: "THE AMERICANIZATION OF THE HOLOCAUST." Sunday lecture, 7:00 pm; others, 8:00 pm -- 210 Kane Hall. Alan Mintz, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of Modern Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4243. MAY 8: LOOKING EAST: INDIA'S INTEGRATION WITH CHANGING ASIA. 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Anthony D'Costa, Assistant Professor of Economic Development, Tacoma Branch Campus, UW. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY MAY 1. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). MAY 20: THE CULTURAL SOURCES OF MILITARY DOCTRINE. 3:30-5:00 pm, Petersen Conference Room, Allen Library. Elizabeth Kier, Asst. Professor, University of California at Berkeley. Part of the International Political Economy Colloquium. Sponsor: International Studies Center. Information: 543-0675. MAY 22: THREE CONFLICTING GEOGRAPHIES OF CASCADIA. 5:30-8:00 p.m., Walker-Ames Room, 2nd Floor, Kane Hall. Matthew Sparke, Assistant Professor of Geography and International Studies, JSIS. Part of 8-session dinner/lecture series, "International Updates: Trends and Transitions in Your World." COST: $20; PRE-REGISTER BY MAY 15. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER), School of Business Administration, UW. Information or Registration: 543-4227 (Charlotte Albright). MAY 30: STATE-SOCIETY WORKSHOP. (Specific title, time, & location TBA.) Professor Michael Watts, University of California at Berkeley. Sponsor: International Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-5194. MAY 31: INTERNATIONALIZATION & THE FUTURE OF THE WELFARE STATE. 3:30-5:00 pm, Petersen Conference Room, Allen Library. Sven Steinmo, Director, International Studies & World Affairs Program, University of Colorado at Boulder. Sponsor: International Studies Center. Information: 543-0675. ******** To request disability accommodations, contact the office of the ADA Coordinator, at least ten days in advance of the event. 543-6450 (voice); 543-6452 (TDD); 685-3885 (FAX); access@u.washington.edu (E-mail). The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington Box 353650 Seattle, WA 98195-3650 .