From jsis@u.washington.edu Thu Nov 9 10:37:00 1995 Return-Path: Received: from saul2.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA24463; Thu, 9 Nov 95 10:36:59 -0800 Received: by saul2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA04850; Thu, 9 Nov 95 10:36:59 -0800 X-Sender: jsis@saul2.u.washington.edu Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 10:36:57 -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 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1995 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. ***THIS WEEK'S CALENDAR IS BEING DISTRIBUTED ON THURSDAY SINCE FRIDAY, NOV. 10, IS OBSERVED AT THE UNIVERSITY AS A HOLIDAY (VETERAN'S DAY). REGULAR FRIDAY DISTRIBUTION WILL RESUME NEXT WEEK.*** NEW ITEMS Since Last Issue (11/03/95): NOV. 16 TRANSCULTURATION (workshop examining ways in which culture transcends borders & ethnicity and influences issues of race & class to create a new reality). 12-2 p.m., Seattle Central Community College, Room BE 4143. Ileana Leavens & David Quintero. Sponsor: Seattle Community College, Global Education Design Team. Information: 587-6979. FORUM ON THE DPRK'S (NORTH KOREA) POSITIONS ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 3:30-5 p.m., 125 Thomson. Ho Sup, Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World's People of the DPRK. Sponsor: Korea Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. LAS TRES MARIAS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING OF CHICANA/MEXICANA WOMEN AT THE MARGINS. 3:30-4:30 p.m., Conference Room, Cunningham Hall. Juan Guerra. (In English) Sponsor: The Feminist Research Forum, Northwest Center for Research on Women, UW. Information: 543-9531. REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: DEMOLITION OF ECONOMIC MYTHS AND THE CHANGE IN THE JAPANESE PSYCHE. 5:45-7:15 p.m., Hyogo Cultural Center, The Westin Building, 11th Floor, 2001 Sixth Avenue, Seattle. Fred Katayama, KIRO News Reporter, former correspondent for NHK in Tokyo and Fortune Magazine. CALL TO REGISTER BY NOV. 14 (NO FEE). Sponsor: Hyogo Cultural Center. Information: 728-0610. NOV. 27 A DISCUSSION WITH EDWARD LINCOLN. 10-11 a.m., 235 Thomson. Edward Lincoln, Special Economic Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Japan. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE JAPANESE ECONOMY? 3:30-6 p.m., Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall, UW. Edward Lincoln, Special Economic Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Japan; Koichiro Noguchi, Director, Toyota Motor Corporation; Masaru Yoshitomi, Vice-Chairman, Research Institute, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan; Moderator: Marie Anchordoguy, Associate Professor, JSIS, UW. Sponsors: Japan Society, Inc. & Japan-America Society of the State of Washington. Supporters: The Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership; The Starr Foundation; Japan Airlines; UW Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER). In cooperation with: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW. Information: 543-4391. DEC. 2 SECOND ANNUAL SLAVIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT CONFERENCE. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., HUB 209A. Sponsors: Slavic Dept. and Association of Graduate Students of Slavic. Information: 543-6848. CHANGE/UPDATE: Originally scheduled for NOV. 22 in 317 Thomson, CHANGED to TUEDSAY, DECEMBER 5, in 325 Thomson: HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA: THE NATIONAL SECURITY. 3:30-5 p.m., 325 Thomson. Joonshik Suh and Kiwook Lee, Human Rights Activists. Sponsor: Korea Colloquium, Korea Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. APRIL/MAY 1996 TRANSNATIONALIZATION, CITIZENSHIP AND THE NATION-STATE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEXICO & THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Time: TBA, 317 Thomson. Luis Guarnizo. Part of State-Society Relations workshop series on "Transnationalism & the Limits of State." Sponsor: International Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-5194. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeated from last issue: NOV. 9: THE CULTURAL CRISIS OF KIRGHIZ INTELLECTUALS. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Dr. Umut Asanova, Fulbright Scholar from Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Kazakh & Kirghiz Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. ADIVASI AUTONOMY MOVEMENTS IN INDIA. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Ram Dayal Munda, Professor of Tribal Languages & ex-Vice Chancellor, Ranchi University. Sponsor: South Asia Center, JSIS. Information: 543-4800. ASIA RISING: THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE IN EAST & SOUTHEAST ASIA, AND WHY THE WEST WILL PROSPER. Luncheon program, 12 noon (registration 11:45 a.m.), Columbia Tower Club, 75th Floor, 701 Fifth Avenue, Seattle. Jim Rohwer, author of ASIA RISING, Director & Chief Economist for Asia of CS First Boston. Sponsors: Korea-America Trade Club, Washington Council on International Trade, World Affairs Council. COST: $25 Council members, $35 others. PRE-REGISTER & PRE-PAY by Nov. 6. Information and registration: 682-6986. NATO BRIEFING TEAM. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Smith Room, Suzzalo Library. Capt. Wayne Smith, US Navy, and Lt. Col. Jerome Church, United Kingdom Army. Sponsor: Pacific Northwest Colloquium on International Security (International Studies Center, JSIS), & the World Affairs Council. Information: 543-9831. MANAGING TRANSNATIONAL DISPLACEMENT: CONTAINMENT STRATEGIES AFTER THE COLD WAR. 2-3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Prof. Jennifer Hyndman, Dept. of Geography, University of British Columbia. Part of State-Society Relations workshop series on "Transnationalism & the Limits of State." Sponsor: International Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-5174. RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: AGRARIAN REFORM IN THE FRUIT GROWING AREAS OF THE WESTERN CAPE. 2:30 p.m., 304 Smith. Michael de Klerk, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Sponsors: Depts. of Geography and Anthropology, UW. Information: 543-7933. NOV. 13: WORLD SOCIETY & THE NATION-STATE: INSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENTS & EVIDENCE. 12-1:30 p.m., Peterson Room, Allen Library. John Meyer, Dept. of Sociology, Stanford University. International Political Economy Colloquium Series. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Information: 685-2707. MODERN INDIA: CHALLENGING AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS. 7-9 p.m., Alumni House, Fireplace Room, 1415 NE 45th Street, Seattle. Dr. Frank Conlon, Director, South Asian Studies Program, JSIS, and Lewis Macfarlane, advisor to companies with operations in South Asia. COST: $5 UWAA members & students; $8 nonmembers & guests. Sponsor: JSIS Alumni Association. PLEASE R.S.V.P. by Thurs., Nov. 9, UW Alumni Association, 543-0540. NOV. 14: GENDERED BOUNDARIES IN AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE: "THE GHETTO GIRL" & JEWISH ANXIETY FROM 1900-1930. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Riv-Ellen Prell, Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4243. NOV. 15: NAFTA AND CHIAPAS. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Diana Pallais. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program, Brown Bag Lunch Series. Information: 543-4718. NOV. 16: RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN LEADING TO THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Robert Utter, Justice of the Supreme Court, State of Washington. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. NOV. 17: PAID LEAVE & THE TIMING OF WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT SURROUNDING BIRTH. 12:30 p.m., 209 Savery. Jutta Joesch, Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Health Services, UW. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW; Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. TURKISTAN--OUR COMMON HOME. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Students' Reports (IN UZBEK; translations provided). Sponsor: Uzbek Circle, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. NOV. 20: PEER INFLUENCE ON MALE EXTRAMARITAL SEXUAL RELATIONS IN THAILAND. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Mark VanLandingham, postdoctoral research fellow, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW. Part of series, "Focus on Thailand: Gender & Sexuality in a Changing World." Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9606. NOV. 27: RIGHTS, RELIGION, & WOMEN: ISRAEL'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW. 12:30 p.m., 215A Denny. Patricia Woods, Phd Program in Near & Middle Eastern Studies, UW. Sponsor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 543-6033. NEW RELIGIOUS PHENOMENA IN EASTERN EUROPE. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Sabrina Ramet, Professor, Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies (REECAS) & International Studies, JSIS. Sponsor: REECAS. Information: 543-2798. NOV. 28: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEVENTH PLAGUE. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Dr. Scott Noegel, Cornell University, 1995-6 Hazel D. Cole Fellow in Jewish Studies at the UW. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4243. NOV. 29: THE TURKMEN LANGUAGE: CHANGES IN LEXICON & SYNTAX SINCE INDEPENDENCE. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Dr. Murad Begliyev, Head, Foreign Language Dept., Turkmen State University, Ashgabad. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. NOV. 30: KIRGHIZ TRADITIONAL CULTURE & ART (with slides). 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Dr. Umut Asanova, Fulbright Scholar from Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. FATHERS, SONS, & RHINOCEROSES: PSYCHOANALYTICAL VS. ETHNOSOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE MAHABHARATA. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Dr. William S. Sax, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Sponsor: South Asia Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4800. DEC. 1: HOW DOES TEENAGE CHILDBEARING AFFECT THE HUMAN CAPITAL & WAGES OF YOUNG WOMEN? 4000 NE 41st, Seattle (van leaving loading zone area of Savery Hall at 12:15). Bob Plotnick, Dept. of Public Affairs, Shelly Lundberg, Dept. of Economics, and Dan Klepinger, Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW, & Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. ITEMS OF INTEREST IN UZBEK NEWSPAPERS. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Students' Reports, Uzbek Circle (IN UZBEK, translations provided). Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. DEC. 4: PRIME-TIME DRAMAS: TELEVISION, GENDER & DESIRE IN THAILAND'S URBAN NORTH. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Sara Van Fleet, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology, UW. Part of series, "Focus on Thailand: Gender & Sexuality in a Changing World." Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9606. DEC. 5: HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA: THE NATIONAL SECURITY. 3:30-5 p.m., 325 Thomson. Joonshik Suh and Kiwook Lee, Human Rights Activists. Sponsor: Korea Colloquium, Korea Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. GENEALOGIES OF RELIGION -- DISCIPLINE AND REASONS OF POWER IN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Selected chapters on Medieval Christian monasticism from Talal Asad's "Genealogies of Religion." Faculty & graduate students, Comparative Religion Program, JSIS. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program, Faculty Colloquium Series. Information: 543-4835. DEC. 6: NARCO-TRAFFICKING & INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS IN COLOMBIA. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Jorge Arboleda. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program (Brown Bag Lunch Series). Information: 543-4718. DEC. 8: EXPLAINING BLACK WHITE DIFFERENCES & THE RISK OF MARITAL DISRUPTION. 12:30 p.m., 209 Savery. Julie Brines, Dept. of Sociology, UW. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW, and Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. UPCOMING: February - May, 1996: INTERNATIONAL UPDATES: TRENDS & TRANSITIONS IN YOUR WORLD. A lecture/dinner series sponsored by the Jackson School. Eight Wednesday evening lectures by JSIS faculty. Watch for announcements! ******** 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 .