From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Mar 19 08:37:18 1999 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA47208 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:37:17 -0800 Received: from saul5.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul5.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.3]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA23634 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:37:16 -0800 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul5.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.02/8.9.3+UW99.01) with ESMTP id IAA04415 for ; Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:37:15 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 08:37:13 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, March 19, 1999 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR March 19, 1999 ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ March 25 * China's Changing Leadership and the Future of U.S.-China Relations. 5:00 pm Registration, 5:30 pm Dinner, The Harbor Club, Olympic Room, 801 2nd Ave., 17th Floor. Speaker: Sidney Rittenberg, former Edward M. Bernstein Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, currently Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Pacific Lutheran University, and President, Rittenberg Associates, Inc. Sponsor: Washington State China Relations Council. Cost: $50 for members, $60 non-members. Registration and info: 441-4419. March 29 Democracy and Social Spending in Latin America. 12:00 noon, Gowen 1B. Speaker: David Brown, Rice University. Host: Tony Gill, Dept. of Political Science. Sponsor: International Political Economy Colloquium. Info: March 31 Coloniality in Korea and a South Korean Project for Overcoming Modernity. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Paik Nak-chung, Professor of English, Seoul National University. Sponsor: Korea Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. April 1 Black Identity in Theory and Practice Colloquium: "Imagining Justice in Nineteenth Century America." 3:30 pm, Room 308 Parrington. Speaker: Gregg Crane, Assistant Professor of English (with comments by Shelly Eversley, Assistant Professor of English). Sponsor: Committee for the Study of Race in American Culture. Obtain copy of paper from . Info: 543-7895. April 3 UW World Music Series. 8:00 pm, Meany Hall. Featuring Cubanismo! Starring Jesus Alemany (big band sounds straight from Cuba). Cost: 24. Ticket Office: 543-4480. April 5 Yury Olesha's Notebooks: Translation and Context. 3:30 pm, Smith 309. Speaker: Judson Rosengrant, Ph.D., author/translator. Sponsor: REECAS; Slavic L & L. Info: Shosh Westen, 543-6848. Global Health. 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Boeing Auditorium, UW. (No-host reception prior to lecture 6:00 - 7:00 pm) in Seafirst Executive Center, UW). Speaker: Dr. Peter Bourne, Chairman, American Association for World Health, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations. Sponsors: World Affairs Council, Jackson School of International Studies, KUOW 94.9 FM, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Cost: Free for Council members, $5 for co-sponsor members, $10 non-members. Info: 682-6986. * Money, Labor, Trade & Society: Economic Perspectives on the Philippines. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Cayetano Woo Paderanga, Economics Dept., University of the Philippines. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center/JSIS. Info: 543-9606. April 6 A Treasure of Very Early Qur'an Manuscripts from the Great Mosque in Sana'a, Yemen, and Its Conservation. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Smith 205. Speaker: Ursula Dreibholz, paper conservator and independent researcher in early Islamic and Yemini bookbinding.. Sponsor: Middle East Center/JSIS. Info: 543-4227. April 7 East Asia: What's Ahead for Japan? Current Economic and Political Issues (Part of International Updates Series: Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Marie Anchordoguy, Associate Professor, East Asian Studies, JSIS. Sponsor: Jackson School Outreach Centers; CIBER. Pre-registration is required at least one week before the talk you are planning to attend. $22/per person for lecture and dinner. Special Series Discount: $132 (must register before Feb. 5). Registration and info: 543-1816. Environmental Management in Costa Rica: Roles of Institutions and Public Participation. 12:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Marcela Ramirez Pacheco, Humphrey Fellow, UW Public Affairs. Sponsor: Latin American Studies/JSIS. Info: 543-3435. April 7 - May 5 Conference on Contemporary European Cinema & Ethnicity (A special opportunity for K-12 and Community College teachers). A series of nine films shown over five weeks. Films and discussions will focus on five topics: Cinema in the Post-Yogoslav Republics; Histories of European Jewry; Across Continents/Between Cultures; Race, Romance and the Working Class; and Ethnicity in Action. All films will be shown at 7:00 pm, various UW venues. Teachers who register will receive free clock hours for the sessions they attend. A packet of materials to help with teaching the topic is available for $15. Films and discussion sessions are free. Educators should register by April 2 to hold a seat. Sponsors: The Cinema Study Program; The Center for West European Studies; the Center for the Humanities; the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Program; The Department of English; the Goethe Institut. Info and registration: 543-1675. April 8 * Europeanization and Identity Change? Insights from Empirical Evidence on the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Smith 313. Speaker: Thomas Risse, Joint Chair in International Relations, Dept. of Social and Political Sciences and Robert Schuman Center, European University Institute. Sponsor: European Union Center/JSIS. Info: 616-2415. April 8, 9, 10 UW World Dance Series. 8:00 pm each evening, Meany Hall. Featuring Joe Chvala & The Flying Foot Forum (Joe Chvala is joined by Swedish folk-based rock group Hedningarna). Cost: $28 for adults, $19 ages 25 and under. Ticket Office: 543-4480. April 9 * The Aesthetics of Fascism in Three Japanese Wars. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Alan Tansman, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Georgetown University. Sponsor: Japan Colloquium, East Asia Studies/JSIS. Info: Adria Klotz, 543-4391. April 10 Fifth Annual REECAS Conference. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, UW Bothell campus. Conference goal: to establish a regional community of scholars, educators, and others interested in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Conference will consist of formal and informal paper presentations, round table discussions, research updates, and related topics.. Specialists, including advanced graduate students, as well as business representatives, K-12 teachers, government agencies, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend. Sponsor: Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) Center/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. * Southeast Asia Mosaic: The Mainland. 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Thomson Hall 101. Workshop for K-9 teachers focusing on Mainland Southeast Asia and featuring sessions by international experts, experienced teachers and artists. Preliminary program: Thai Storytelling, Burma Today, the Land and People of Vietnam, Classical Music and Dance of Thailand, Folktales Festival. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers and Washington State Council for the Social Studies. Fee: $35 includes lunch and clock hours. Pre-registration required. Special discount: sign up also for Festival MOSAIC on April 24 and pay $30/each. Registration & info: 543-9606. April 13 Comparative Classical Literature (tentative title). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Jaroslav Stetkevych, Indiana University. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program Faculty Seminars: Canons and Canonicity. Info: 543-4835. Copies of papers to be discussed: * Europeanization and Domestic Change: The Impact of Europe on National Institutions. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 325. Speaker: Thomas Risse, Joint Chair in International Relations, Dept. of Social and Political Science and Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute. Sponsor: European Union Center/JSIS. Info: 616-2415. April 16 & 17 (corrected dates) Conference on U.S. - European Interactions. 8:30 am - 6:00 pm on 4/16 and at 8:50 am -5:30 pm on 4/17, HUB 310. Preliminary schedule includes 23 speakers from the U.S. and Europe on the following topics: American Influences in Europe, Cultural and Institutional Interactions, Institutional Interactions and Values, East-Central Europe, Norms and Values, U.S. Interactions with West European States, The European Union, and NATO. Sponsors: Center for West European Studies/JSIS; International Studies Center/JSIS; and the Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center/JSIS. Info: 543-1675 or April 19 & 20 New Faiths, Old Fears: Recent Immigrants and the Challenge of Diasporic Spiritual Practices to North American Norms and Values. 3:30 pm each day in HUB 310. Speaker: Professor Bruce Lawrence, Duke University, American Academy of Religion lecturer. On April 19 the topic will be "Where is Society Civil?" and on April 20 the topic will be "Revisiting Religious Pluralism." Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program, JSIS; NELC; UW. Info: 543-4835. April 21 Southeast Asia: Indonesia on the Edge of Revolution: Crisis and Change (Part of the International Updates Series: Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Daniel Lev, Professor Emeritus, Political Science. Sponsor: Jackson School Outreach Centers; Ciber. Pre-registration is required at least one week before the lecture you are planning to attend. $22/per person for lecture and dinner. Special Series Discount: $132 (must register before Feb. 5). Registration and info: 543-1816. Homicide in Two Colombian Cities: Effect of a Ban on the Carrying of Firearms. 12:30 - 1:20, Thomson 317. Speaker: Andres Villaveces Izquierdo, Dept. of Epidemiology. Sponsor: Latin American Studies/JSIS. Info: 615-3435. April 22 Black Identity in Theory and Practice Colloquium: "American Jazz and German Respectability." 3:30 pm, Room 308 Parrington. Speaker: Uta Poiger, Assistant Professor of History (with comments by Michelle Habell-Pallan, Assistant Professor of American Ethnic Studies). Sponsor: Committee for the Study of Race in American Culture. Obtain copy of paper from . Info: 543-7895. "Cuentos de amor y distancia"porque la esperanza sigue viva. (Presentacion enespanol, followed by bilingual Q & A session). 7:00 pm, UW Faculty Club. Speaker: Javier Amaya, journalist, human rights activist. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program/JSIS; Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 685-3435. * Time Out in Tai Villages (Reflections on Boun Bang Fai, the Laotian Fire Rocket Festival). 7:00 pm, Burke Museum. Speaker: Leedom Lefferts, Anthropology Dept., Drew University. Sponsors: Burke Museum and Southeast Asia Center. Info: 543-5590. April 24 Festival Mosaic. 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Thomson Hall. Saturday workshop that introduces teachers in elementary and middle school to new ideas, resources, and activities for teaching about the world beyond our borders. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers; Washington State Council for the Social Studies; Seattle International Children's Festival; Northwest Folklife. Cost, registration and further info: 543-1921. April 26, 28 and May 3 Israel Among the Nations: Retrieving Jewish Diplomatic Traditions (1999 Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures). April 26 topic: "A Light Unto the Nations: Biblical Diplomacy." April 27 topic: "A Nation Apart: Diaspora Diplomacy." May 3 topic: "A Nation Like All Others: Sovereign Statecraft." All lectures will be held in Kane Hall 220 at 8:00 pm, with a reception following the first lecture. Dietary laws will be observed. Speaker: Professor Aharon Klieman, the Nahum Goldmann Professor of Diplomacy, Tel Aviv University, Deputy Director of the newly-established Perres Institute for Diplomacy and Regional Cooperation, and Senior Research Associate at the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. April 27 Eating Camel and Breaking the Sabbath: Qur'an 3:93 in Early Islamic Exegesis. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Brannon Wheeler, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program Faculty Seminars: Canons and Canonicity. Info: 543-4835. Copies of papers to be discussed: Environment and Security: The New Agenda for the Post Cold War World. 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Boeing Auditorium, UW. (No-host reception prior to lecture 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Seafirst Executive Center). Speaker: Bill Nitze, Assistant Secretary of the EPA for International Activities, formerly Deputy Secretary of State for environmental affairs. Sponsors: World Affairs Council; Jackson School of International Studies; KUOW 94.9 FM; Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Cost: Free for Council members; $5 for co-sponsor members; $10 non-members. Info: 682-6986. April 29 Challenges and Hope: Building Sustainable Communities in El Salvador. 1:30 pm, Parrington 108. Speaker: Jose Alas, Instituto de Technologia, Autogestion, y Medio Ambiente (ITAMA). Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program/JSIS; Democracy and Globalization Working Group. Info: 685-3435. April 30 Reforming the Swedish Model of Welfare Capitalism. 1:30 - 3:00 pm, HUB. Roundtable discussion with Jonas Pontusson (Cornell University), Paulette Kurzer (University of Arizona), Bo Rothstein (Goteborg University, Sweden, and Russell Sage Foundation, NYC), and Karen Anderson (UW). Sponsor: International Political Economy Colloquium. Info: 543-0645. May 3 * Re: White Lady Snake (Lecture/Demo on modern Asian dance theatre). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Mew Chang Tsing, Artistic Director, RiverGrass Dance, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sponsors: Southeast Asia Center/JSIS; NW Asia American Theatre. Info: 543-9606. May 4 Ancient Arabic Poetry (tentative title). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Suzanne Stetkevych, Indiana University. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program Faculty Seminars: Canons and Canonicity. Info: 543-4835. Copies of papers to be discussed: May 5 New Challenges in Environmental Planning in Bolivia. 12:30 - 1:20 pm (Brown Bag talk), Thomson 317. Speaker: Jorge Jung Marsical, Humphrey Fellow, UW Public Affairs. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 685-3435. May 7 Between Cultures: Art, Memory, and Identity (lecture and slide presentation). 7:00 pm, location TBA. Speaker: Ariela Boronat, Seattle artist. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program, JSIS; Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 6853435. May 12 Latin America: Business, History, and Culture in Mexico: Interesting Intersections (Part of the International Updates Series: Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Carlos Gil, Professor, History and Latin American Studies. Sponsor: Jackson School Outreach Centers; CIBER. Pre-registration is required at least one week before the talk you are planning to attend. $22/per person for lecture and dinner. Special Sereis Discount: $132 (must register before Feb. 5). Info and registration: 543-1816. May 13 On Art and Human Rights (lecture and slide presentation, title to be announced). 7:00 pm, Henry Art Gallery. Speaker: Claudia Bernardi, artist and human rights activist. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program/JSIS; Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 685-3435. May 14-15 Japan at the Millenium: A UW Japan Studies Conference. Location: to be announced. International panel of speakers. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-9302. Also see website: http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jjs/25home.html May 17 America in the Twenty-First Century: A Reporter's Perspective. 7:30 pm, Meany Hall. Speaker: Tom Friedman, Reporter, New York Times. Sponsor: The Jackson School. No registration or tickets required. Info: 543-4372. May 18 Canon Formation and Critique of Ritual Practice in Early China. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Martin Kern, Columbia University. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program Faculty Seminars: Canons and Canonicity. Info: 543-4835. Copies of papers to be discussed: May 19 Patricia Galvao in the Sao Paolo of the 1930s: 'Parque Industrial' and the Novel of the Forgotten. 12:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Paloma Martinez-Carbajo, UW Division of Spanish and Portuguese. Sponsor: Latin American Studies/JSIS. Info: 543-3435. Economic Interdependence in the Pacific Rim: The Post Crisis Outlook. 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Boeing Auditorium, UW. (no-host reception prior to lecture 6:00 - 7:00 pm in Seafirst Executive Center). Speaker: Dr. John Page, Chief Economist and Director, World Bank. Sponsors: World Affairs Council; Jackson School of International Studies; KUOW 94.9 FM; Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Cost: Free for Council members; $5 for co-sponsor members; $10 non-members. Info: 682-6986. May 21 Ethnic Identity in American Society: the Case of the Greek-Americans (part of the Hellenic Studies initiative). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Charles C. Moskos, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University. Sponsor: European Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 221-4737. May 21 - 22 Symposium: Black Identity in Theory and Practice. Sponsor: Committee for the Study of Race in American Culture. Info: 543-7895. May 22 Sts. Cyril & Methodius Day Celebration (dance, music and singing). 6:30 - 11:30 pm, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Boyer Avenue East. Sponsor: Slavic Department; Student Slavic Club; Association of Alumni and Friends of the Slavic Dept. Cost: $5 for students, various prices for others. Reservations and info: 543-3839. * Boun Bang Fai Festival (Celebration of Laotian Fire Rocket Festival). 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Burke Museum. Program: Buddhist blessing, a talk by Karl Hutterer, Director of the Burke Museum, a parade around campus, and performance in Red Square. Sponsor: Burke Museum, 543-5590. May 25 >From Codex to Sacred Book: Augustine, Canonicity, and the Shape of Salvation History. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Eugene Vance, UW. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program Faculty Seminars: Canons and Canonicity. Info: 543-4835. Copies of papers to be discussed: How Many People Can the Earth Support? 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Boeing Auditorium, UW (No-host reception prior to lecture 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Seafirst Executive Center). Speaker: Joel Cohen, Professor of Populations, Rockefeller University, New York. Sponsors: World Affairs Council; Jackson School of International Studies; KUOW 94.9 FM; Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Cost: Free for Council members; $5 for co-sponsor members; $10 non-members. Info: 682-6986. May 26 Middle East: Do Civilizations Clash? Islam, Westernization, and the Dilemmas of Turkish Modernity (Part of the International Updates Series: Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Soli Ozel, Visiting Professor, Business School, and Editor of Foreign Policy (Turkish Edition) and Private View: The International Journal of the Turkish Businessman's Association. Sponsor: Jackson School Outreach Centers; CIBER. Pre-registration is required at least one week before the talk you are planning to attend. $22/per person for lecture and dinner. Special Series Discount: $132 (must register before Feb. 5). Info and registration: 543-1816. June 3 5th Annual Global Trade, Transportation, and Logistics Studies Conference. 8:00 am - 2:00 pm, HUB East Ballroom. Info: Greg Shelton, 616-5778. ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. To subscribe to the on-line Calendar, or for further information, please post a message to: JSIS@u.washington.edu. Thank you 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 Charles Paxton,Secretary to the Director Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Box 353650, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Ph: (206) 543-4372 .