From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Sep 19 09:11:49 1997 Received: from jason03.u.washington.edu (root@jason03.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA22178 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:11:49 -0700 Received: from saul5.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul5.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.3]) by jason03.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA39644 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:11:48 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul5.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id JAA14727 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:11:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:11:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: Jackson School Calendar, September 19, 1997 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR September 19, 1997 (Electronic Update) NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. The Jackson School Calendar is on-line -- updated and distributed weekly! For instructions on how to subscribe to the on-line Calendar, or for further information, please post a message to: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu. Thank you New Events September 2-30 Casasola Photo Exhibit: The Mexican Revolution. Exhibit is open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on M, T, Th & Fri., and on Wed. from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. El Centro de la Raza, 2nd Floor Hall Gallery, 2524 16th Ave. South, Seattle. Sponsor: El Centro de la Raza. Information: 329-9442. September 24 Continuity from the Mexican Revolution to the Electoral Insurrection of 1997. 6:00-8:00 p.m., El Centro de la Raza, 1st floor, Mural Room, 2524 16th Ave. South, Seattle. Speaker: Jaime Enriquez, historian, press secretary for the PRD and recipient of the 1996 National Journalism Prize. Sponsor: El Centro de la Raza. Free, but RSVP to 329-9442. September 25 The Jews in Uzbekistan. 7:00 p.m., Boeing Auditorium (next to Balmer Hall). Speaker: Rita Hopstein, Ph.D., former Associate Professor/Chair, Tashkent State University and Pedagogic Institute of Russian Language and Literature. Sponsors: Center for Russian, East European, Central Asian Studies, JSIS, and the Seattle Tashkent Sister-City Association. Information: Joanne Young at 633-0752 or Mikaron Fortier at jim40er@halcyon.com October 3 Introductions and Welcome to the Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE). 12:30 p.m., Savery 209. Speaker: Robert Plotnick, Director, CSDE. Sponsors: CSDE and Center for Public for Public Health Research. Information: 543-5412. October - November Friday Film Series, Latin American Studies Program, the Jackson School. Due to copyright agreements, these film screenings are open only to UW students, faculty and staff. Screenings are on Fridays, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Kane 19. Dates and films are as follows: Oct. 10 Chile: Culture and Resistance - I Am Pablo Neruda (1966 29 min. Spanish and English translation) Follows Chiles Nobel Prize-wining poet through several days in his life in Santiago, Chile, and at his coastal home. - Chile: Hasta Cuando? (1987 57 min. In Spanish) Records the violent military coup of 1973, and repression under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Oct. 17 Andean Glimpses - Mountain Music Of Peru (1984 58 min. Spanish with English subtitles) From remote mountain villages to the capital city, Peru's popular Huaynos music connects even isolated groups of people. - Viracocha (1974 31 min. Native languages and Spanish w/ Eng subtitles) Explores rural society in an area northwest of La Paz, Bolivia, inhabited by Aymara and Quechua Indians and mestizos. Oct. 24 Actors for Change - Teatro! Theater And The Spirit Of Change (1991 58 min.) Follow a grassroots theater company through rural Honduras as it dramatizes inspiring messages of social justice. Oct. 31 In Womens Hands - In Women's Hands (1993 57 min.) Examines the changing political climate in Chile and the involvement of Chilean women of every social class. Nov. 7 Guatemala: Tragedy and Courage - When The Mountains Tremble (1983 83 min. Spanish w Eng. subtitles) Nobel prize winner Rigoberta Menchu weaves together the rich fabric of recent Guatemalan history and her people's courage. Nov. 14 Brazil: Struggles for Cultural Survival - Iawo (1978 40 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles) Since colonial times, the Cult of the Orisha (Yoruba in origin), has provided elements of cultural resistance and integration. - Contact: The Yanomami Indians Of Brazil (1991 18 min.) Depicts the devastating impact of contact with the outside world, including mining operations, on an isolated indigenous tribe. - This Land Is Our Land: The Struggle For Land In Southern Brazil (1990, 28 min.) Family farmers who want to stay on their land struggle with corporate and agribusiness interests trying to force them out. Nov. 21 Reflections from Latina/o Writers Interviews with Marcia Alvar, fr. the Upon Reflection Series - Heritage And Magical Realism (Kathleen Alcal) 1997 29 min. Kathleen Alcala, author of Mrs. Vargas and the Dead Naturalist and Other Stories and Spirits of the Ordinary. - The Storyteller's Roots (Victor Villasenor) 1996 29 min. Victor Villasenor, writer of Rain of Gold and Wild Steps of Heaven, and screenplays including The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. November 3 Presentation on Human Rights in Guatemala, title TBA. 1:30 p.m., location TBA. Speaker: Juan Pu Hernandez, Guatemalan human rights and indigenous rights activist. He will speak, with a translator, at 2:00 pm. following a brief video, "School of the Assassins, and a presentation on the School of the Americas.. Sponsors: Green Guatemala and the Jennifer Harbury Support Group. Information: 685-3435. *************************************************************************** Events Reported in Previous Issues September 22 A Privileged Minority, an Underprivileged Majority? Jews and Women in Germany Today. Registration at 5:30 p.m., Lecture at 6:00 p.m., Commissioners Chambers, Port of Seattle, Pier 67 at 2711 Alaskan Way, Seattle. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Speaker: Susan Stern, University of Frankfurt, Germany. Cost: Free to members of World Affairs Council, $10 for non-members. Information: 682-6986. September 26 Doing Business in the Pacific Rim. 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Rainier Club Cascade Room, 820 4th Ave., Seattle. Sponsors: Graham & James/Riddell Williams in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Economic Review Japan-America Society for the State of Washington and Washington State China Relations Council. Speakers from Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, Seattle. Cost: $35. Information: 624-3600. October 2 Negotiating Cultural Citizenship: Subject-Making as Political and Cultural Processes among Chinas Floating Population. 3:30-5:00 p.m., 317 Thomson Hall. Sponsor: China Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies. Speaker: Li Zhang, Dept. of Anthropology, Cornell University. Information: 543-4391. October 2 - 4 1997 Symposium: Emerging Land Use Law in the Pacific Rim. October 2: Reception (open to the public), 5:00 p.m. at U.W. Faculty Club (RSVP 543-6649). October 3 beginning at 8:00 a.m., Room 310, UW HUB-Student Union Bldg.: Individual Presentations by authors from Australia, British Columbia, Hawaii, Japan, and Washington. October 4 beginning at 9:00 a.m., Smith Room, Suzzallo Library: Working Session involving authors and advisors (space limited, contact sponsor). Sponsor: UW Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal. For information and complete list of papers to be presented, call 543-6649. October 3 Reception for students & faculty interested in Central Asia; Welcome to Central Asian students, visiting scholars, and students returning from Central Asia. 12:30 - 3:00 p.m., Denny Hall 215A. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. To Save a Sacred Sea: The Struggle to Save Lake Baikal. 7:00 p.m., Russian/German House, 2104 NE 45th, Seattle. Speaker: Professor Tom Rainey, Evergreen State College. Sponsor: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures. Information: 543-6848 or email slavicll@u.washington.edu October 9 A Conversation with Tomas Eloy Martinez. 3:30 p.m., Suzzallo Library 5th floor conf. rm. Speaker: Tomas Eloy Martinez, author and Director, Latin American Program, Rutgers University. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Division of Spanish & Portuguese; and UW Libraries. Visit made possible by the Daniel C. and Ellen L. Blom Endowed Library Fund. Information: Marjan Petty, 685-1973, email mcpetty@u.washington.edu. Eva Peron - Myth, History and Fiction. 7:30 p.m., UW Faculty Club (followed by reception and book signing). Speaker: Tomas Eloy Martinez, author and Director, Rutgers University. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Division of Spanish & Portuguese; and UW Libraries. Visit made possible by the Daniel C. and Ellen L. Blom Endowed Library Fund. Reservations and Information: 543-1760 or e-mail natale@u.washington.edu by October 6. News from Kirghizstan. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speakers: Cholpon Naimanova and Rsbb Neybutova, Fulbright Scholars from Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 10 One Year of Study and Research in Uzbekistan. (I) 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ken Peterson, Grad Strudent, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 12 BAFOCHI (Ballet folklorico de Chile): desde el fin del mundo (from the edge of the world). 7:00 p.m., Meany Hall, UW. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jackson School of International Studies; Centro Cultural Chileno; and Washington/Chile Partners of the Americas. Cost: $20 in advance, $25 at door, $18 for groups of 20 or more. Tickets available thru Ticketmaster or by sending check or money order, along with stamped self-addressed envelope, to Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas, P.O. Box 1017, Seattle, WA 98111-1017. For group sales and more information, contact Paula Laschober at 684-3957. October 16 Privatization in Kazakhstan. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Kenley Butler, Grad Student, School of Public Affairs. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 17 One Year of Study and Research in Uzbekistan. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ken Peterson, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Isle Cirtautas, 54309963 or 543-6033. October 17 - 19 3rd Annual Love of Violence and its Variants Conference: Militias and Gangs. Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. thru noon, Oct. 19, Room 220 Kane Hall. Keynote speaker: James Aho, Dept. of Sociology, Idaho State Univ. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program, Jackson School of International Studies, and Ernest Becker Foundation. Students free. Others $20. Preregistration and Information: Neil Elgee at 232-2994. October 23 Need for Changes in Kirghizstans Higher Education. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Rsbb Beybutova, Head, Dept. of International Relations, Institute for Integration of International Education Programs, Kirghiz National State University, Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. Two Talks with Jane Miller Floyd (talk titles to be announced). 3:30-5:00 p.m., Smith 105; and 7:00 p.m., Russian/German House, 2104 NE 45th Street. Speaker: Jane Miller Floyd, UW Alum, U.S. Consul General in Vladivostok, Russia. Sponsor: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures. Information: David Miles, 543-6848, email dmiles@u.washington.edu. October 24 Uzbek Short Stories. Report on a Translation Project, Summer 1997. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Erdag Gknar, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. October 29 Turning -s into +s: Art, Politics, and Historical Memory in Contemporary Chile. 12:30 p.m., Thomson 317. Speaker: Joanne Pottlitzer, playwright, theatre director and arts critic. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies, the Division of Spanish & Portuguese, Centro Cultural Chileno, and Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas. Information: 685-3435. In Their Own Words: Artists Remember Changing Metaphors of Arts and Politics in Chile, 1973-1996. 7:00 p.m., Savery 239. Speaker: Joanne Pottlitzer, playwright, theatre director and arts critic. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program of the Jackson School of International Studies, the Division of Spanish & Portuguese, Centro Cultural Chileno, and Washington State/Chile Partners of the Americas. Information: 685-3435. October 30 Kirghiz Songs of Mourning (Koshok). 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Elmira Kochumkulkizi, Grad Student, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 3 Domestic Coalitions, Grand Strategies, and Regional Orders. 3:30-5:00 p.m., Room 403 Thomson Hall. Speaker: Etel Solingen, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Politics, UC-Irvine. Sponsor: International Studies Centers International Political Economy Colloquium, Jackson School of International Studies. Information: Christine Ingebritsen, 543-0675 (ingie@u.washington.edu). November 6 The Kazakh Writer and Scholar Muxtar Auezov: (1897-1961). 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ilse Cirtautas, Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 7 The Issyk Kul Forum, Bishkek, July 14-18, 1997. 12:20-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Ilse Cirtautas, Professor, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 13 Research on the Epic Manas in Kirghizstan. 12:30-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Rsbb Beybutova, Fulbright Scholar, Head, Dept. of International Relations, Institute for Integration of International Educational Programs, Kirghiz National State Univ., Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. November 14 Research on Kazakh Oral Traditions. 12:30-1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Kagan Ark, Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization. Information: Ilse Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. December 4 Planning a Curriculum for an American Studies Program at Arabayev Kirghiz State Pedagogical University. 12:30 - 1:20 p.m., Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Cholpon Naimanova, Fulbright Scholar, Arabayev Kirghiz State Pedagogical University, Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, Dept. of Near Eastern languages & Civilization. Information: Isle Cirtautas, 543-9963 or 543-6033. 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 .