From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Oct 20 10:26:20 1995 Return-Path: Received: from saul6.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA10025; Fri, 20 Oct 95 10:26:17 -0700 Received: by saul6.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA02542; Fri, 20 Oct 95 10:26:16 -0700 X-Sender: jsis@saul6.u.washington.edu Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:26:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu Subject: JSIS Calendar (fwd) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII THE JACKSON SCHOOL ELECTRONIC CALENDAR OCTOBER 20, 1995 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. OCT. 20 CONFLICT & CRISIS IN THE CAUCASUS: A GEOGRAPHER'S PERSPECTIVE. 2:30 p.m., 304 Smith. Ron Wixman. Sponsored by the Geography Dept. & the Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies Program of JSIS. Information: 543-4852. OCT. 20 & 21: CRISIS AND CHANGE IN JAPAN TODAY. 2-day International Conference, Friday & Saturday. Various locations at UW and at Seattle Asian Art Museum. Pre-registration required, $20. Sponsor: The Japan Studies Program, Society for Japanese Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9302, or e-mail, masako@u.washington.edu. OCT. 24: THE NEW URBAN POVERTY & THE RETREAT FROM PUBLIC POLICY. 7:30-9 p.m., 130 Kane Hall. William Julius Wilson, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago. Part of the Earl & Edna Stice Lectureship Series. Sponsor: Sociology Department. Information: 543-5882. BETWEEN MYTH AND MYSTICISM: THE BOOK OF ENOCH AS AN ESOTERIC JEWISH TRADITION. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. David W. Suter, Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Humanities, Saint Martin's College. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4243. OCT. 25: REPORTS FROM BEIJING AND HUAIROU: THE U.N. CONFERENCE ON WOMEN & THE NGO FORUM. 7:30 p.m., 239 Savery. Panel discussion led by participants in the Conference & Forum. Sponsored by the Seattle-Chongquing Sister City Association & the US-China People's Friendship Association, in cooperation with the East Asia Resource Center, JSIS, UW. Information: 329-9494 or 462-0644. SPLIT IDENTITIES: THE MAKING OF A MINZU ETHNICITY IN INNER MONGOLIA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Kagan Arik, PhD Student, Interdisciplnary PhD Program in Near & Middle Eastern Studies, UW. Sponsor: Student Association for Inner Asian Studies, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. ISLAMIC STATES, WARTIME MOBILIZATION, AND SOCIETY. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Nader Nazemi, Visiting Lecturer at UW from Washington State University. Sponsor: Middle East Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-4227. OCT. 26: RETURNING HOME TO KIRGHIZSTAN: IMPRESSIONS OF KIRGHIZSTAN. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Elmira Kochumkulova, Exchange Student from Bishkek. Sponsor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. OCT. 27: SLAVIC DEPARTMENT HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. 4:00-6:00 p.m., Russian House, 2104 NE 45th St. Sponsors: Slavic Dept. and Russian House Alumni Association, UW. Information: 543-6848. READING UZBEK NEWSPAPERS - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1995. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Students' Reports (IN UZBEK; translations will be provided). Sponsor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. ADAPTATIONS TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS DURING THE PRETRANSITIONAL ERA: FERTILITY DIFFERENTIALS ARISING FROM THE PEOPLING OF THE THAI FRONTIER. 12:30 p.m., 209 Savery. Mark VanLandingham & Charles Hirschman, Dept. of Sociology, UW. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW; Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. OCT. 30: ETHNIC/COMMUNAL VIOLENCE & PEACE IN INDIA: PAST PERSPECTIVES, FUTURE PROSPECTS. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Asghar Ali Engineer, Vice-President, People's Union of Civil Liberties and Chairman Ekta Samiti, Bombay. Sponsor: South Asia Center Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4800. LITERATURE & IDEOLOGY: A SURVEY OF THE WRITINGS SPONSORED BY THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN. 12:30 p.m., 215A Denny. Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization (NELC), UW. Sponsor: NELC Colloquium. Information: 543-4227. OCT. 31: THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN: POST-WAR FICTION BY AMERICAN & VIETNAMESE WRITERS. 3:30-5:30 p.m., 309 Parrington (Forum Room). Authors Le Minh Khve, Wayne Karlin, Ho Anh Thai, Nguyen Mong Giac & Nguyen Qui Duc (translator). Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9606. PUBLIC ADDRESS, LENNART MERI, PRESIDENT OF ESTONIA. 4:00 p.m., Dining Room, Faculty Club. Sponsors: Government of Estonia; Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies Center (REECAS), JSIS; Center for West European Studies (CWES), JSIS; Committee for the Baltic Program at UW; Scandinavian Studies Dept., UW. Information: 543-0645; e-mail: norkool@u.washington.edu. NOV. 1: TURKEY & THE TURKIC SPEAKING REPUBLICS OF CENTRAL ASIA. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Kagan Arik, PhD Student, Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Near & Middle Eastern Studies, UW. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. THE POLITICS OF RELIGIOUS REGULATION IN MEXICO. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 317 Thomaon. Anthony Gill, Professor of Political Science, UW. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, Brown Bag Lunch Series. Information: 543-4718. NOV. 2: HEALTH FACILITIES IN ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Nancy Nersveen, Swedish Hospital. Sponsor: Kazakh & Kirghiz Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 685-3800. IMMOBILE IMAGES: THE MACARTNEY EMBASSY IN THE HISTORY OF SINO-WESTERN RELATIONS. 3:30-5:00 p.m., 317 Thomson. James L. Hevia, Dept. of History, North Carolina A&T. Sponsor: China Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. NOV. 3: WORKING IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST. 12:30-2 p.m., 334 Thomson. Peter Christiansen, former JSIS student, current Port Operations Manager for Sea-Land International, Vostochny. Sponsor: Russian, Eastern European & Central Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-0176. REPRODUCTION, RISK & REALITY IN VIETNAM. 12:30 p.m., 4000 NE 41st (van leaving at 12:15 from Savery Hall loading zone, UW). Pamina Gorbach, Senior Fellow Trainee, Dept. of Health Services, UW. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW; Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. REVIEWS OF RECENT UZBEK PUBLICATIONS. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Students' Reports (IN UZBEK; translations will be provided). Sponsor: Uzbek Circle, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. NOV. 4: SOUTHEAST ASIA MOSAIC: THE ISLAND CULTURES. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. All-day teacher training program for K-9 teachers. FEE: $35; pre-registration required. Keynote Address Karl Hutterer, Director, Burke Memorial Washington State Museum, UW. Sponsor: Jackson School of International Studies & Washington State Council for the Social Studies. Information: 543-9606; or maureenj@u.washington.edu. NOV. 7: SAINTS & THEIR SOCIETIES IN MEDITERRANEAN LATE ANTIQUITY: SOME GOVERNING RESEARCH PARADIGMS. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Faculty & Graduate Students of the Comparative Religion Program, JSIS. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program, JSIS, Faculty Colloquium Series. Information: 543-4835. THE RISE OF THE SOCIALIST PARTIES IN EAST CENTRAL EUROPE. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Gerd J. M. Meyer, Tubingen Exchange rofessor, University of Tubingen. Sponsor: Russian, East European & Central Asian Program. Information: 543-2798. NOV. 8: ANARCHISM AS A RESPONSE TO JAPANESE RULE IN KOREA. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Michael Allen, Dept. of History, Brigham Young University and Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley. Sponsor: Korean Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. ONOMATOPOETIC WORDS IN UIGHUR & OTHER TURKIC LANGUAGES. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Hamit Zakir, PhD Student, Asian Languages & Literature, UW. Sponsor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 685-3800. 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. 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. 22: HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA: THE NATIONAL SECURITY. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Jonshik Suh & Kiwook Lee, Human Rights Activists. Sponsor: Korea Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. 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), 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. 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: SELECTED CHAPTERS ON MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN MONASTICISM FROM TALAL ASAD'S, "GENEALOGIES OF RELIGION." 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Faculty & Graduate Students in the 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. 8 Wed. 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. 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