From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Oct 4 08:46:32 2002 Received: from mailscan6.cac.washington.edu (mailscan6.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.14]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with SMTP id g94FjtFD052808 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:45:59 -0700 Received: FROM mxu3.u.washington.edu BY mailscan6.cac.washington.edu ; Fri Oct 04 08:45:53 2002 -0700 Received: from mxout1.cac.washington.edu (mxout1.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.5]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with ESMTP id g94FjrMH016984 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:45:53 -0700 Received: from mailscan-out2.cac.washington.edu (mailscan-out2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.17]) by mxout1.cac.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with SMTP id g94Fjq0Q028975 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:45:52 -0700 Received: FROM homer16.u.washington.edu BY mailscan-out2.cac.washington.edu ; Fri Oct 04 08:45:51 2002 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by homer16.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.08) with ESMTP id g94FjoIp073128 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:45:50 -0700 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 08:45:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR October 4, 2002 A brief look ahead. Scroll down for complete details. October 4: The Perfect Houses of Andrea Palladio October 5: SE Asian Textiles: Life, Culture, History October 5: The Coming War With Iraq: How Did We Get Here? October 7: EVENT CANCELLED: President Enrique Bolaos of Nicaragua October 8: Haru, Natsu, Aki: Who Gets Translated from Japanese October 10: Science, Public Policy and Challenges in Protecting and Managing Puget Sound/Georgia Basin October 10: Using Telecenters for Development: Can We Make it Happen? October 10: Entangled Natures: Oral Narratives and Environmental Questions October 11: Globalization and Its Discontents October 11: Elicura Chihuailaf (Latin American Poet) October 11: Population Trends and the Environment in Post-Soviet Russia ____________________________________________________________________________ Complete Listings: October 4 The Perfect Houses of Andrea Palladio. 7:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room. Speaker: Architect and author Witold Rybczynski. Sponsors: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Simpson Center for the Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program. Info: 543-6848 October 5 SE Asian Textiles: Life, Culture, History. Noon-5:00pm, Henry Art Gallery Auditorium. Panel of speakers from across SE Asia. Event is free but registration is required. Contact: SE Asia center at 206-543-9606. Sponsored by the SEA Center, Departments of Art History, History and Anthropology. The Coming War With Iraq: How Did We Get Here? 7:30 pm, Univesity Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd Street. Speaker: Scott Ritter, Former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission in Iraq. Sponsored by Interfaith Network of Concern for the People of Iraq and Citizens Concerned for the People of Iraq. Co-sponsored by Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Friends Service Committee, and Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation. Information, call 206-632-6021 or see http://www.endiraqsanctions.org/events.html#2002oct05. October 7 * EVENT CANCELLED: President Enrique Bolaos of Nicaragua. Information: (206)685-3435 or lasuw@u.washington.edu. October 8 Haru, Natsu, Aki: Who Gets Translated from Japanese. 3:30-5:00 pm, Simpson Humanities Center, CMU 202. Speaker: Alfred Birnbaum, Professional Translator. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. October 10 Science, Public Policy and Challenges in Protecting and Managing Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm, Kane Hall 210. Speakers: John Iani, Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 10; Don Fast, Regional Director General, Environment Canada; Tom Fitzsimmons, Director, WA State Department of Ecology; Derek Thompson, Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center and International Studies /JSIS and Program on the Environment. Info: Canadian Studies, 221-6374; canada@u.washington.edu . * Using Telecenters for Development: Can We Make it Happen? 1:30-2:30 pm,Thomson Room 317. Speaker: Raul Roman, Cornell University, will present his research findings from southern India on the viability of telecenters to promote Internet use in the developing world. Sponsored by the Center for Internet Studies. Info: www.cis.washington.edu or call 206.616.9082. * Entangled Natures: Oral Narratives and Environmental Questions (Part of the lecture series "Nature and Its Publics in the Tropical World). 3:30 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Candace Slater, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Director of The Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities at the University of California-Berkeley. Info: http://students.washington.edu/keithgo/nature/index.htm or contact Keith Goyden at keithgo@u.washington.edu October 11 Globalization and Its Discontents. 7:00 pm, Kane Hall 130. Panelists: Ellis Goldberg (Topic: "The Arab-Israeli Conflict"), Director, Middle East Center, The Jackson School; Peter Sluglett (Topic: The Coming War with Iraq?"), Prof. of History, Univ. of Utah; Joan Fitzpatrick (Topic: "The Effects of the War on Terrorism on International Human Rights"), School of Law, UW. Sponsor: The Jackson School. Info: 543-4372. Elicura Chihuailaf (Latin American Poet). 3:30-5:00pm CMU (followed by a reception). Co-Sponsors: Division of Spanish & Portuguese Studies, Latin American Studies Program/JSIS, and the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: (206)685-3435, lasuw@u.washington.edu, website: http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/latinam/ Population Trends and the Environment in Post-Soviet Russia. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons 308. Speaker: Craig Zumbrunnen, Geography. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. October 17 Sex and Space: Outlaw Territories (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). 7:00 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Cindy Patton, Interdisciplinary Studies, Emory University. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 543-3920. NOTE: A workshop on this topic will be held the following day. To register, contact the Simpson Center. October 18 Fearful Symmetry: Explaining the Indo-Pakistani Conflicts. 7:00 PM, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall, UW Campus, Seattle. Speaker: Sumit Ganguly, University of Texas. Sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies, and the Indo American Friendship. Forum. For info, call 206-543-4800 Female Education, Male Sexuality and Age at Sexual Debut among Ariaal Rendille of Northern Kenya. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons 308. Speaker: Eric Roth, Anthropology. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. October 21 APSIA Graduate Admissions Forum. Admissions officers from top U.S. graduate schools of International Affairs will meet with prospective students to discuss admission requirements, curricula, financial aid, joint degree programs, and career opportunities. No admission fee or RSVP required. 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall. Info: 543-6001. October 22 Unlikely Heroes: Women in the Bible. 7:00 pm, Brechemin Auditorium, Room 126 Music Building. Speaker: Gary Rendsburg, Paul and Berthe Hendrix Memorial Professor of Jewish Studies, Cornell Univ. Sponsors: NELC; Comparative Religion Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4835. Tribal Rights, Views, Philosophies, and Challenges in Protecting and Managing Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. 11:30 am -1:00 pm, HUB, Rm 108. Speakers: Kathleen Johnnie, Land and Resources Coordinator, Snuneymuxw First Nation; Sandra Johnson, Tribal Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center and International Studies /JSIS and Program on the Environment. Info: Canadian Studies, 221-6374; canada@u.washington.edu . October 23 Reading the Abraham Story. 7:00 pm, Temple Beth-Am, 2632 NE 80th. Speaker: Gary Rendsburg, Paul and Berthe Hendrix Memorial Professor of Jewish Studies, Cornell Univ. Sponsors: NELC; Comparative Religion Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4835. October 24 Negotiating Nuclear Power: India and the great powers from 1944. 3:30PM, Thomson Hall 317. Speaker: Robert Anderson, Simon Fraser University. Sponsored by the South Asia Center, the Institute for Global and Regional Security Studies, and the Indo American Friendship Forum. For info, call 206-543-4800 October 25 Intra-household Spillovers of a Health Care program: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons 308. Speaker: Anoshua Chandhuri, PhD candidate, Economics. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. The Future is Not What It Was: Realities of Economic Transformation in Poland. (Part of the lecture series, "50 Years of Polish at the UW: Celebrating Polish-American Heritage.") 7:00 pm, Northwest Horticultural Society Hall, Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle. Speaker: Witold Sulimirski. Sponsors: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures, REECAS, Simpson Center for the Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program. Info: 543-6848. October 25 - 26 Conference on Globalization, Justice and the International Trafficking of Women and Children. Fri 7:00 pm-8:30pm, Sat 9:00am - 6:00pm, Kane Hall. Speakers: Begum Khurshid Jahan Haque, Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh; Ambassador Nancy Ely-Raphel, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking at the US Department of State; and numerous state elected officials, representatives from non-profits, international organizations and academic institutions. Sponsors: Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies; International Studies Center; and UW Women's Center. Info: 685-1090. October 26 The Kosciuszko Foundation and Polish Studies in the US (Part of the lecture series, "50 Years of Polish at the UW: Celebrating Polish-American Heritage.") Speaker: Witold Sulimirski. 4:00 pm, Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 543-6848. October 29 Title to be announced. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Simpson Center for the Humanities, CMU 202. Speaker: Linda Angst, Anthropology, Lewis & Clark University. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391 Economic Importance, Opportunities and Challenges in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Ecosystem. 11:30 am -1:00 pm, HUB, Rm 108. Speakers: Brenda Plowman, First Vice Chair, BC Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Agnew, Cascadia Project Director, Discovery Institute. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center and International Studies /JSIS and Program on the Environment. Info: Canadian Studies, 221-6374; canada@u.washington.edu . Reading "Reversion": Women and the Politics of Culture in Okinawa . 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Simpson Humanities Center, CMU 202. Speaker: Linda Angst, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Edwin Reishauer Institute for Japanese Studies, Harvard University; Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Lewis and Clark University. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. November 1 Sex and Space: Workshop: Desiring Arabs (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). Time and location tba. Speaker: Joseph Massad, Modern Arab Politics, Columbia University. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. Registration required: 543-3920. November 12 Environmental Challenges Confronting Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. 11:30 am -1:00 pm, HUB, Rm 108. Speakers: Phil Mote (invited), Public Information Specialist-Research Scientist, UW-Climate Change Impacts; Michael Rylko, Puget Sound Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center and International Studies /JSIS and Program on the Environment. Info: Canadian Studies, 221-6374; canada@u.washington.edu November 13 Conflicting Memories, Contested Pasts: Some Reflections on Polish-Jewish Relations (Part of the lecture series, "50 Years of Polish at the UW: Celebrating Polish-American Heritage.") 7:00 pm Walker Ames Room, UW Campus. Reception to follow. Speaker: Eva Hoffman, editor and writer. Sponsors: Dept. of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Simpson Center for the Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program, Dept. of History, Jewish Studies Program, Seattle Public Library. Info: 206-543-6848 November 14 Multiple Connotations: Language Politics in Colonial South India. 3:30 PM, Thomson Hall Room 317, UW Campus, Seattle. Speaker: M. Pandian. Sponsored by the South Asia Center, 206-543-4800. Israel and the Middle East: Poltics and Strategy. 7:30 p.m., HUB 200 ABC. Speaker: Yossi Amrani, Consulate General, Israel. Sponsored by Huskies for Israel; Middle East Center/JSIS. Info: huskipac@u.washington.edu. November 15 -16 Educators Workhop: CANADA ON THE WEB. November 15, 7 - 9:00 pm, November 16, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Mary Gates Hall, Rm 030. This workshop (10 clock hours) will guide educators to a wealth of information on Canada while providing educators with the ability to locate and judge the accuracy and reliability of online Canadiana. Instructor: Cheri Rauser, Media Librarian, TELUS Media Solutions, Canada. Sponsor: Canadaian Studies Center/JSIS. Info: 221-6374, canada@u.washington.edu. November 22 Gender Equality, Women's Employment: Cross-national Patterns of Policy and Politics. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons 308. Speaker: Ann Orloff, Sociology & Political Science, Northwestern University. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. 2003 February 11 Sex and Political Economy: Sexuality, the State and Nation Building (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). 7:00 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Jacqui Alexander, Gender & Women's Studies, Connecticut College. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. NOTE: A workshop on this topic will be held on Feb. 13. Registration required for workshop: 543-3920. February 28 Workshop: Sex and Political Economy: Queer of Color Critique (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). Time and location tba. Speaker: Roderick Ferguson, American Studies, Univ. of Minnesota. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. Registration required: 543-3920. Sex and Ethnography: Legislation of Desire (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). 7:00 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Lisa Rofel, Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. NOTE: A workshop on this topic will be held on April 25, registration required: 543-3920. May 1 Workshop: Sex and Ethnography: Queer Self-Writing in Hong Kong (Part of the series "Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). Time and location tba. Speaker: Helen Hok-Sze Leung, Women's Studies, Simon Fraser University. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. Registration required: 543-3920. May 16 Workshop: Sex and Ethnography: Dubbing Culture (Part of the series " Thinking Sex in Transnational Times"). Time and location tba. Speaker: Tom Boellstorff, Anthropology, UC Irvine. Sponsor: Simpson Center for the Humanities. Registration required: 543-3920. ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/latinam/ 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. 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