From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Oct 18 08:55:10 1996 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW96.08/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA16412; Fri, 18 Oct 96 08:55:10 -0700 Received: from saul7.u.washington.edu (saul7.u.washington.edu [140.142.82.2]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.7.5+UW96.10/8.7.3+UW96.10) with ESMTP id IAA27166 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 1996 08:54:46 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul7.u.washington.edu (8.7.5+UW96.10/8.7.3+UW96.10) with SMTP id IAA01879 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 1996 08:55:08 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 08:55:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu Subject: Jackson School Calendar Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII THE JACKSON SCHOOL ELECTRONIC CALENDAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1996 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. ANNOUNCING: THE HOME PAGE OF THE JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (JSIS) can be viewed at: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jsis/jsis.html NEW ITEMS: Submitted Since Last Issue (11/11/96): OCT. 18: Slide show and talk by Margaret McKibben about Russian folk customs inrural villages. 7:30-9:00 pm, Fireplace Room, Alumni House 1415 NE 45th St. Free for UWAA/AAFSD members and students, $2 for non-members and guests. Sponsor: The Association of Alumni & Friends of the Slavic Department. OCT. 23: RELICS AND RELIQUARIES, ICONS AND SYMBOLS: SOME ASPECTS OF BUDDHIST WORSHIP AND ART IN CHINA AND JAPAN. 3:00 pm, 317 Art Building. Sponsor: East Asian Studies. Information: 543-4391. OCT. 28: DEMOCRATIZATION AND DEMILITARIZATION IN GUATEMALA: THE PEACE ACCORDS AND BEYOND. 4:30 pm, Thomson 334. Speaker: Francisco Cali, Cakchiquel Mayan from Guatemala. Sponsor: Political Science Colloquium, JSIS Latin American Studies Program. OCT. 29: Readings and Discussion with Nguyen Huy Thiep and featuring radio journalist and Vietnamese-American fiction writer Nguyen Qui Duc. 7:00-9:00 pm, Gowan 201. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies Center, University of Washington Libraries, Department of History. Information: 543-3986. OCT. 30: Reading by Nguyen Huy Thiep and lecture by Peter Zinoman, Assistant Professor of Southeast Asian History at the University of California at Berkeley. 3:00-5:00 pm, Smith 309. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies Center. Information: 543-3986. NOV. 1: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. 1:30 pm, Communications 120. Joel Migdal, Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington. Sponsor: Middle East Center and Center for International Studies. Information: 543-4227. NOV. 1: Joao Almino will read from his novel "Samba Screens." 3:30 pm, Padelford B202. Mr. Almino is a foremost Brazilian fiction writer, diplomat and Political Scientist. Sponsor: JSIS Latin American Studies Program, the Division of Spanish and Portuguese. NOV. 6: MASTERS IN THE FIELD: THE RACIAL BLIND SPOTS OF WHITE SCHOLARS IN BRAZIL. Thomson 317. Speaker: Jonathan Warren. Sponsor: Latin American Studies. NOV. 6: Concert by Sonora Kalnina, Lyric Coloratura Soprano of the Latvian National Opera. 7:30 pm, Brechemin Auditorium, Music Building 126. Tickets are available throught the Scandinavian Department: $20 general admission, $15 for retirees, $10 students. Ms. Kalnina will perform the works of Handel, Russini, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Janis Medis and J. Kepitis. Sponsor: Scandinavian Department and the Latvian Cultural Association. Information: 543-0645. NOV. 7: DISTRIBUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF REFORMING LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE IN CHINA. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Scott Rozelle, Department of Economics, Stanford University. Sponsor: China Studies Program. Information: 543-4391. NOV. 9: SONGS OF MY LAND. 7:30 pm, UW Music Auditorium. Mohammad Nouri, renowned Iranian singer. Sponsor: NELC Persian Circle. Information: 543-7145. NOV. 13: NEW TRENDS IN PERSIAN POETRY. 3:30 pm, Denny 215. Mahmud Falaki, Poet and Literary Critic. Sponsor: NELC. Information:543-7145. NOV. 15: TEACHING AMERICAN PLURALISM IN THE HUMANITIES. 9:00 am-5:00 pm, HUB 106. Speakers: Professors Johnella Butler, Venus Dming and Robert Gross. Sponsor: UW, National Endowment for the Humanities, Shoreline Community College. Information: Betty Schmitz, 543-8276. NOV. 15: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY COLLOQUIUM. 1:30-3:00 pm, Thomson 317. Danica Fink-Hafner, Fulbright Scholar, University of Ljubljana/Reed College. Sponsor: International Studies Center. Information: Christine Ingebritsen, 543-0675. NOV. 20: 1996 IRANIAN WOMEN'S CONFERENCE: A VIDEO PRESENTATION. 3:30 pm, Denny 215. Faramak Zahrai, Filmmaker. Sponsor: NELC. Information: 543-7145. NOV. 22: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY COLLOQUIUM. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 403. Audie Klotz, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago. Sponsor: International Studies Center. Information: Christine Ingebritsen, 543-0675. NOV. 25: INVESTIGATING ISRAELI SOCIETY: THE DETECTIVE FICTION OF FAYE KELLERMAN AND BATYA GUR. 12:30 pm, Denny 215-A. Naomi Sokoloff, Associate Professor, NELC. Sponsor: NELC. Information: 543-6033. DEC. 4: MEMORIES OF A TRIP TO TEHRAN, 1996. 3:30 pm, Denny 215. Roxanne Varzi, University of Washington Anthropology. Sponsor: NELC. Information: 543-7145. DEC. 6: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY COLLOQUIUM. 2:00-3:30 pm, Petersen Conference Room, Allen Library (fourth floor, room 485). Timothy Byrnes, Associate Professor, Colgate University. Sponsor: International Studies Center. Information: Christine Ingebritsen, 543-0675. REPEATED FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES: OCT. 22: GOD'S LOVE FOR ISRAEL: 12TH CENTURY VIEWS FROM PARIS AND TROYES. 1:30 pm, 317 Thomson. Rabbi Michael Singer, Abrams Professor of Jewish Thought and Culture in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. Jewish Studies Colloquium. Co-Sponsors: History Department, Center for the Humanities, Medieval and Renaissance Group, Division of French and Italian Studies. Information: 543-4243 or 543-6811. OCT. 23-24: JOHAN JORGEN HOLST MEMORIAL SYMPOSIUM: NORWAY, EFFECTS AND INFLUENCES IN PEACH NEGOTIATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 7:30 pm Wednesday, 210 Kane Hall and 8:30-5:00 pm Thursday, Conference Room of the UW Faculty Club. Wednesday evening lecture "One World-a New Order?" by Ambassador Torvald Stoltenberg, UN Negotiator in the former Yugoslavia and current Norwegian Ambassador to Denmark. Thursday Keynote Address by Dr. Marianne Heiberg, facilitator of back channel negotiations in Oslo between the Israeli government and the PLO which led to the signing of the Declaration of Principles in September, 1993. Symposium includes faculty speakers and guests. Sponsors: UW Department of Scandinavian Studies, the International Studies Center and the Center for Western European Studies, JSIS, the International Political Economy Colloquium, the European Politics and Society Colloquium, the Seattle Chapter of the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in San Francisco. Information: Terje Leiren, 543-0645. OCT. 24: CAMBODIAN AND VIETNAMESE REFUGEES: THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE UNITED NATIONS. 3:30-5:00 pm, 417 Balmer. Robert van Leeuwen, UN Commissioner for Refugees. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Studies Program. Information: 543-9606. OCT. 25: LOVE AND DEATH: REWRITING THE ROMANCE IN POLAND AND TSARIST RUSSIA. 3:00 pm, 309 Smith. Beth Holmgren, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sponsor: Slavic Department. OCT. 25: GREAT FORCES AND GREAT CHOICES: JAPAN AND ITALY IN COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. 3:30-5:00 pm, 317 Thomson. Richard J. Samuels, Department of Political Science, massachusetts Institute of Technology.. Sponsors: Japan Colloquium, Politics and Society Colloquium, and International Studies Center. Information: 543-4391. OCT. 25-26: NEOLIBERALISM, DIASPORA, AND THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY IN MEXICO. 8:00 am-5:30 pm Friday; 8:30 am-5:00 pm Saturday. Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speakers: Hugo Abel Castro Bojorquez, Mexican Consul; Prof. Jonathan Fox, Latin American & Latino Studies, UCSC; Prof. Stefano Varese, Director, Native American Studies, UC Davis; Mariana Yampolsky, photographer, Mexico City. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, JSIS, with funding from the College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program, the Graduate School, & the Departments of Anthropology, Geography, and Spanish & Portuguese, UW. Information: 543-6200. OCT. 28: A lecture by Goenawan Mohamad. 3:30-5:00 pm, 325 Thomson. Educated at the University of Indonesia, Mr. Mohamad is known for his criticism of government policies and as an advocate of democracy and free-speech in Indonesia. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Studies Program. Informaion: 543-9606. OCT. 30: STORY AND SONG FROM ISAN. 7:30-9:30 pm, 205 Smith. Wajuppa Tossa and the Mahasarakham University Storytellers. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Studies Program. Information: 543-9606. OCT. 31: STORYTELLING: A MEANS TO REVITALIZE A DYING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN NORTHEAST THAILAND. 3:30-5:00 pm, 317 Thomsons. Wajuppa Tossa and the Mahasarakham University Storytellers. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Studies Program. Information: 543-9606. NOV. 12: FORUM ON GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 3:00-6:00 pm, HUB. Admissions officers from 16 top US graduate schools of International Affairs. Panel: 3:00-4:00, HUB 106B. Fair: 4:00-6:00, HUB 108. Sponsor: Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Information: 543-6001. NOV. 18: IMPACTS OF MODERNIZATION AND URBANIZATION IN BANGKOK (UNESCO MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROJECT). 3:30-5:00 pm, 317 Thomson. Dr. Helen Ross, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies. Information: 543-9606. *********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 .