From jsis@u.washington.edu Wed Nov 21 13:28:01 2001 Received: from jason02.u.washington.edu (jason02.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.52]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with ESMTP id fALLRvn11922 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:27:58 -0800 Received: from homer13.u.washington.edu (homer13.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.13]) by jason02.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with ESMTP id fALLRuw55160 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:27:56 -0800 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by homer13.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.10) with ESMTP id fALLRtX59130 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:27:55 -0800 Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 13:27:55 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, November 21, 2001 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Note: The Calendar comes to you early this week due to the Thanksgiving Holidays. the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR November 21, 2001 A brief look at the coming week. Scroll down for complete details or visit our website at November 21: An Introduction to Liv Culture and Music: Part II. November 26: The Apple of Discord: Questions from Recent Macedonian History. November 27: Public Health and Bioterrorism November 27: The Sexual Politics of the Hebrew Revival: 1881-1939 November 28: SIS 200 Wednesday Film Series: Gallipoli (1981) November 28: Town Hall Forums on the Current International Crisis: Insiders' View of the Middle East and Central Asia. November 28: Teaching about the World in the Wake of September 11th. November 28: Movie: Jung (War) In the Land of the Mujahedin. November 29: Recent Publications on/in Uzbekistan November 29: Clearing a path to a Safer World: Unites States demining actions in Afghanistan, the Balkans, the Horn of Africa, and S.E. Asia November 29: Genetic Modification in Chinese Agriculture: Impact of Regulations on Foreign Trade and Investment and/or Environmental Regulation under Chinese Law. November 29: Conference on NATO Expansion in the Baltic States. November 30: Conference on NATO Expansion in the Baltic States. ___________________________________________________________________ Complete Listings: November 21 An Introduction to Liv Culture and Music: Part II. 11:30 am - 12:20 pm, Mary Gates Hall 389. Speaker: Julgi Stalte, Liv performer and ethnomusicologist. Sponsors: Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-0645. November 26 The Apple of Discord: Questions from Recent Macedonian History. 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Josette Baer, University of Zurich, currently Visiting Scholar in JSIS. Sponsor: REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. November 27 * The Sexual Politics of the Hebrew Revival: 1881-1939. Thomson 317, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Speaker: Naomi Seidman, Associate Professor of Jewish Culture and Director of the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Colloquium. Info: 543-4243. * Public Health and Bioterrorism: A Changing World and What You Can Do. 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Kane Hall 110. Speakers: Mark Oberle, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice; Alonzo Plough, Director, Seattle-King County Dept. of Public Health; Patrick O'Carroll, Epidemiology and Health Services. Sponsor: School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Info: 543-1144. November 28 SIS 200 Wednesday Film Series: Gallipoli (1981), Kane Hall Room 210, 4:30 - 7:30 PM. Directed by Peter Weir, Gallipoli is a compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends; compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary World War I confrontation between Australia and the German allied Turks - a battle that is to Australians what the Alamo is to Americans. These Wednesday Film screenings are FREE, but for contractual reasons these screenings are limited to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Washington. For more information contact 685-2354. Town Hall Forums on the Current International Crisis: Insiders' View of the Middle East and Central Asia. Free forum, open to the public, no tickets required, open seating. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7:30 pm. Town Hall: 1119 8th Avenue (at Seneca). For list of speakers and additional forums, see www.townhallseattle.org Teaching about the World in the Wake of September 11th. Parrington Hall, The Forum, Room 309, 4:00-6:00 pm. This round table discussion will provide middle and high school educators with an opportunity to meet with other educators and talk about how they are teaching about the issues related to September 11th. Whether you are tackling the topic from the angle of Islam, globalization, regional studies, or through some other lens, this forum is designed to provide an opportunity in which to share ideas, discover new resources, and reflect on events with peers. Sponsored by the South Asia and International Studies Centers/JSIS and the World Affairs Council. To register or for more information, please contact Andrea Gomes at the World Affairs Council, (206) 441-5910 or agomes@world-affairs.org. Movie: Jung (War) In the Land of the Mujahedin. 7:00 pm, Kane Hall 130. Documentary movie, 114 minutes, Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Alberto Vendemmiati - Afghanistan/Italy - 2000. In this beautifully produced look at Afghanistan today, an Italian surgeon and a war correspondent decide to join forces and set up a hospital in a country that has had to cope with various wars for the last twenty years. Sponsor: Evans School Student Association. Cost: $5 donation. November 29 "Recent Publications on/in Uzbekistan". Denny Hall, 12;30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, U.W. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 Genetic Modification in Chinese Agriculture: Impact of Regulations on Foreign Trade and Investment and/or Environmental Regulation under Chinese Law. 3:30-5:00, Thomson 317. Speaker: Lester Ross, Counsel; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Sponsor: China Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. Conference on NATO Expansion in the Baltic States. 2:30 - 6:00 pm and 7:30 - 9:00 pm, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium. Speakers include Vygaudas Usackas, Ambassador of Lithuania to the US; Aivis Ronis, Ambassador of Latvia to the US; Eerik Marmei, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Estonia to the US; Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute; Jack Mendelsohn, Lawyers Alliance for World Security; Ivan Safranchuk, Moscow Office, Center for Defense Information; Robert Hunter, former Permanent US Representative to the North Atlantic Council. Admission to conference sessions is free. PLEASE NOTE: tickets to the dinner/reception are no longer available. Sponsors: IGRSS, IS, REECAS/JSIS, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies. Info: 543-4852. * Clearing a path to a Safer World: Unites States mine actions in Afghanistan, the Balkans, the Horn of Africa, and S.E. Asia. 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Kane Hall 110. Speaker: Pat Patierno, State Department Office of Humanitarian Demining Programs. Sponsors: The International Policy Forum; Clear Path International. Info: 616-9488. November 30 Conference on NATO Expansion in the Baltic States. 8:30 am - 12:00 noon, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium. Speakers include Bengt Sundelius, Swedish National Defense University and Uppsala University; Vaeino Reinart, Deputy Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Foreign Ministry of Estonia; Janis Sarts, Deputy State Secretary for Defense Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defense, Latvia; Zoltan Barany, University of Texas, Austin; James Huntley, Council for a Community of Democracies. Admission to conference sessions is free. Sponsors: IGRSS, IS, REECAS/JSIS, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies. Info: 543-4852. * Film: "Missing in Tibet." 4:00 pm, First Floor, Music Building. Documentary of Tibetan-born exile arrested by Chinese authorities for his research. Sponsor: Ethnomusicology Students Association. Info: gds@u.washington.edu December 1 * Film: "Silence Broken" (concerns the thousands of women forced into sexual slavery during WWII). 8:00 pm, HUB Auditorium. Limited seating. Film followed by discussion forum and book signing with the film's director, producer and writer, Dai-Sil Kim Gibson. Sponsors: American Ethnic Studies Dept.; Arts and Entertainment; Asian Student Commission, and others. December 3 Religion and Society in Eastern Europe: Before and After 1989. A "Global Teach" workshop for K-12 educators. 4:15 - 7:00 pm, HUB 310. $10 program fee includes light dinner and clock hours. Speakers: James R. Felak, History, UW; visiting students and fellows from Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Czech Republic. Sponsors: World Affairs Council, Foundation for International Understanding through Students, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 206-441-5910 ext. 27. December 4 Town Hall Forums on the Current International Crisis: Power, Poverty and U.S. Presence in the World. Free forum, open to the public, no tickets required, open seating. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7:30 pm. Town Hall: 1119 8th Avenue (at Seneca). For list of speakers and additional forums, see www.townhallseattle.org December 5 All Audience Q&A with UW Experts on the Middle East and International Affairs. 7:30 p.m., Kane 130; overflow to Kane 120. Speakers: Panel of UW Experts. The final session for autumn term of the Jackson School's Open Classroom Series. Tickets required. Tickets are free and available from University Bookstore one week prior to event. December 6 Japan's Traditional Lifestyles: Reflections in 2001. 7:30 pm, (reception following in the Walker-Ames Room), Kane Hall 220. Speaker: Susan Hanley, Professor of International Studies, University of Washington. Sponsor: Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 543-3920. Backward and Poor: The Challenge of Developing an Animal Husbandry Economy and Forestry. 3:30-5:00, Thomson 317. Speaker: Zheng Chengjun, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences; Department of Nationality Research. Sponsor: China Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. December 7 Determinants and Consequences of Smoking in Vietnam. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons Room 308. Speaker: Anil Deolalikar, Economics. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. December 10 Town Hall Forums on the Current International Crisis: Remains of the Day: Life in 2010. Free forum, open to the public, no tickets required, open seating. Doors open at 6:30 pm, program begins at 7:30 pm. Town Hall: 1119 8th Avenue (at Seneca). For list of speakers and additional forums, see www.townhallseattle.org December 13 Croatian Folk Music: Regional Variation and Influence on Modern Composition. 7:30 pm, Music 213. Speaker: Tomislav Uhlik, Croatian composer. Dessert reception will follow. $5 students, $8 UW alumni association members, $10 general public. Sponsors: Slavic L&L, UWAA Slavic Club, Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music. Info: 543-6848. 2002 January 12 Gateway to the Silk Road: An Introductory Workshop for Educators. 8:30 a.m.--4:30 p.m. Mary Gates Hall, Room 389. This all-day workshop on the silk road is designed to serve as a gateway to the numerous activities that are planned for the spring of 2002 in cooperation with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Silkroad Foundation, and the University of Washington. Scheduled before the opening of the spring series, this workshop will preview the major activities and provide information on accessing these opportunities for best use in the classroom setting. To register, send check for $40.00 payable to: University of Washington to REECAS, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650. Please, checks only, no purchase orders. No refunds. Eight WA State clock hours issued at no additional charge. For more information, contact the Russian, East European, Central Asian Center, email: reecas@u.washington.edu; tel: 206-543-4852; fax: 206-685-0668. For more details visit: http:// depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.html Cosponsored by the East Asia Center, the Middle East Center, and the Russian, East European & Central Asian Center, Jackson School of International Studies; and the Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington. January 28 Stice Memorial Lecture: Anti-Racist Hope or Resignation to Race? (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Savery 239. Speaker: Paul Gilroy, Sociology and African American Studies, Yale University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. February 23 The Modern Girl and Commodity Culture in 20th Century Southern Africa (Part of the "Modern Girl Around the World" lecture series). 2:30 pm, Communications 206. Speaker: Tim Burke, History, Swarthmore College. Sponsor: Taylor Institute for Transnational Studies. Info: 616-1190. March 7 Making Sense of Post-Colonial Violence (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Communication 226. Speaker: Mahmood Mamdani, Anthropology and Political Science, Columbia University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. March 13 "Meeting the Challenge of Global Climate Change: The European Approach." Time and location tba. Speaker: Maria Marotta, EU Fellow. Sponsor: CWES/JSIS. Info: 543-1675. April 8 Politics of the Multitude (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Savery 239. Speaker: Michael Hardt, Literature and Romance Studies, Duke University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. April 27 8th Annual Northwest Regional Conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies. University of Oregon, Eugene. Proposals for papers, panels, or roundtable discussions are welcome from faculty, graduate students and members of the general public. Contributions are encouraged on literature, the fine arts, the environment, post-Soviet foreign policy, historical research, economics, national identity or any other relevant subject. Papers related to the theme "Ten Years after the Soviet Union" are especially welcome. If you would like to join the program, please reply by January 18, 2002, to jak@u.washington.edu. Sponsored by REESC at the Univerity of Oregon and REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. May 9 Asian Cities of Power (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Aihwa Ong, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. ______________________________________________________________________________ All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations and Web site addresses for more detailed information: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CANSTUD = Canadian Studies Program/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/canada/canada.html CASG = Central Asian Studies Group/NELC CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CSDE = Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology CPHRS = Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/cwesuw/index.html EUC = European Union Center http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/europe/euc.html GEOG = Dept. of Geography http://depts.washington.edu/geog/news/colloquium.html GTI = George Taylor Institute Depts.washington.edu/tayloruw/seminars.htm GTTL = Global Trade, Transportation & Logistics Studies IGRSS = Inst. For Global and Regional Security Studies IIP = Institute for International Policy www.iip.washington.edu IS = Center for International Studies/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/is/is-ctr.html JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies jsis.artsci.Washington.edu LAS = Latin American Studies Program/JSIS MEC = Middle East Center/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/mideast/events.htm NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization http://depts.washington.edu/nelc REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS http://depts.washington.edu/reecas SEAS = Southeast Asia Studies/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/seasia/seasia.html Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. 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