From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri May 29 09:32:03 1998 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA81114 for ; Fri, 29 May 1998 09:32:02 -0700 Received: from saul9.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul9.u.washington.edu [140.142.82.7]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA22160 for ; Fri, 29 May 1998 09:32:01 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul9.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id JAA08541 for ; Fri, 29 May 1998 09:32:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 09:32:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, May 29, 1998 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR May 29, 1998 (Electronic Update) NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ May 29 In Search of Mr. Con Safos (poster exhibition). El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave. South. Artists: Royal Chicano Airforce, a Chicano artist collective based in California. Sponsor: El Centro de la Raza. Info: 329-9442. The Cutting Edge in North European Studies: Nordic and Baltic Identities. 3:30 pm, HUB 309. Speakers: Four UW graduate students present their current research with responses and critiques by the British historian, David G. Kirby, Professor of Modern History, University of London. Presenters: Andy Nestingen (Scandinavian Studies), Anne Tuominen (Sociology), Brian Hodges (Scandinavian Studies), and Steve Grosse (REECAS). Sponsors: UW, REECAS, CWES, Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, Dept. of History, Baltic Studies Program. Info: Guntis Smidchens, guntiss@u.washington.edu Race, Ethnicity, and Conflict at the end of the 20th Century (An Oral Festschrift in Honor of the Retirement of Pierre L. van den Berghe). 2:00-5:30 pm, Parrington 108. Session 1: Ethnic Conflict at the End of the 20th Century: What Have We Learned and What Questions Remain. Session 2: A Panel Discussion on "Ethnicity and Nationalism in the Academy and in the World Today." Session 3: A Reply to Colleagues and Critics -- Pierre van den Berghe, "What I Have Learned Over the Last Sixty-Five Years." Sponsors: Dept. of Sociology and UW. Info: 543-5882. Pre-existing Ties and Kurdish Nationalism: A Study on Kurdish Notables in the Post World War I Era. 3:30 pm, Denny 304. Speaker: Adem Hakan Ozoglu, University of Chicago (Candidate for the Turkish Position in NELC). Sponsor: NELC. Info: 543-6033. * The Language You Cry In (documentary film tracing historical and cultural connections between the Gullah of Georgia and the Mende of Sierra Leone). 2:30 pm, Allen Auditorium, Suzzallo Library. Introduction by Cynthia Schmidt, Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music. Sponsors: Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music; African Studies Program Committee. Info: Lucy Jarosz, 543-7933. June 1 Philippine Tragedy and Its Literary Examination. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: F. Sionil Jose, novelist and essayist, UC-Berkeley. Sponsors: American Ethnic Studies; Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS; UW-Tacoma Liberal Studies. Info: 543-9606. June 3 * The Media and Marine Affairs. 12:00 - 1:00 pm, 268 Marine Affairs Building, 3707 Brooklyn. Speaker: Scott Miller, KING 5 Environmental Reporter. Sponsor: School of Marine Afairs. Info: lragone@u.washington.edu June 4 Buddhist Nationalism, Buddhist Tolerance: Religion and Politics in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Charles Keyes, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. Domestic Workers in China: Structure, Agency, and Migration. 12:30 pm, Gowen 1B. Speaker: Hairong Yan, graduate student in Anthropology. Sponsor: Center for Labor Studies. Info: 543-7946. Air Logistics, Intermodal Transportation and Global Trade in the Pacific Northwest (Fourth Annual GTTL Conference). 7:30 am - 1:30 pm, HUB East Ballroom. Keynote Addresses by Sid Morrison, Washington State Secretary of Transportation; Ray Waldman, VicePresident, International Business, The Boeing Company. Sponsor: Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Program. Cost (includes breakfast & lunch): $20 for students, $30 for UW faculty & staff, $55 for general public. Preregistration required. Registration & Info: Greg Shelton, 616-5778. June 5 * Spring Reception for Southeast Asian Studies Students and Faculty. 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Parrington 309. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. June 7 Israel: Past, Present, and Future (The Willner Summer Institute). 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Faculty Club. Speakers include: Adam Rubin, 1997-98 Hazel D. Cole Fellow ("Reading and Writing the Jewish Past in Early Zionism"); Joel Migdal, Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies, JSIS ("Israel and the Peace Process"); Julia Eulenberg, Outreach Coordinator, Jewish Studies Program, JSIS ("Israel in the Mind of America"); and Naomi Sokoloff, Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization and Chair, Jewish Studies Program, JSIS ("Israel, America and Jewish Writing in the 1990s"). Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Cost: $45 (includes lunch). Registration and Information: 543-4243. June 8 Seventeenth Annual Consular Corps Reception. 5:00 pm, Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle. Co-Hosts: Governor Gary Locke, King County Executive Ron Sims, and Seattle Mayor Paul Schell. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Individual Tickets: $50 for members of World Affairs Council, $75 for non-members. Registration & Info: 682-6986. June 9 The AIDS Epidemic in Africa. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speakers: John Caldwell and Pat Caldwell, Dept. of Anthropology, Australian National University. Sponsors: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Center for Public Health Research. Info: 543-5412. June 9 - 10 East Asia in Crisis. Bell Harbor Conference Center. Speakers: George F. Russell, Chairman, Frank Russell Co.; Robert Zoellick, Former Undersecretary of State; Javad K. Shirazi, Regional Manager, The World Bank; Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Development Co.; Major General Stephen Silvasy, Deputy Commanding Genereal, US Army, Pacific. Sponsors: National Bureau of Asian Research and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College. Cost: Before June 1, $375; Afteer June 1, $450; Students & Faculty, $15/day. Spaces limited. Info: J. MacSlarrow June 15 - 16 Hong Kong One Year After Transition: Business Opportunities and Policy Challenges. Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Keynote Speaker: Anson Chan, Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Sponsors: Asia Society, the Washington State China Relations Council, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council; in cooperation with JSIS. Cost: $275.00, registration & info: 441-4419. June 17 * Valuing the Past - Preparing for the Future. 5:30 - 8:00 pm (Reception, Dinner, Program), China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake North. Sponsor: Refugee Women's Alliance (Third Annual Fundraising Dinner). Cost: $35. Registration and Info: 721-0243. June 22-26 A World of Migration: People on the Move in Modern times (Third Annual Summer Teacher's Institute). 8:30 am - 3:45 pm daily, Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 238. The Institute is intended for K-20 educators and includes talks by experts in their fields, with ample time for question & answer sessions. Also included are materials for classroom use, hands-on activities, a session on using the internet to teach this topic, and a field trip. This year's theme, "Human Migration", will cover topics ranging from the arrival of humans in North America to migrations of laborers and other international workers around the world today. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers; The Center for International Business Education & Research, School of Business Administration. Registration is limited. Cost, Registration & Info: 543-1675. July 13-24 China on Our Minds and in Our Classrooms (Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers). All day and some evening sessions, location to be announced. Key faculty members include Kent Guy and David Bachman, Jackson School of International Studies. Sponsor: East Asia Resource Center, JSIS, with support from the Freeman Foundation. Cost: $150 (housing, meals, reading materials, and most institute costs are covered by a grant from the Freeman Foundation. Attendance limited. Application and Info: Mary Hammond Bernson, 543-1921 or fax (206) 685-0668. 1999 May 14-15 Japan at the Millenium: A UW Japan Studies Conference. Location: to be announced. International panel of speakers. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-9302. ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. 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