From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri May 8 09:36:06 1998 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA33536 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 09:36:05 -0700 Received: from saul4.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul4.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.2]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id JAA36832 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 09:36:04 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id JAA17694 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 09:36:03 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 09:36:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, May 8, 1998 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR May 8, 1998 (Electronic Update) NOTE: 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________ May 8-29 In Search of Mr. Con Safos (poster exhibition). El Centro de la Raza, 2524 16th Ave. South. Artists: Royal Chicano Airforce, a Chicano artist collective based in California. Sponsor: El Centro de la Raza. Info: 329-9442. May 8 - 10 Seventh Annual Workshop on Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics. 1:30 pm on May 8 until 1:30 pm on May 10, Smith Hall 205. Sponsor: Slavic L & L. Info: Katarzyna Dziwirek, 543-7691. May 8 The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speaker: Julian Betts, Visiting Fellow,UCSD, Dept. of Economics. Sponsors: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Center for Public Health Research. Info: 543-5412. Films: "Memorias de un Mexicano" (features work of Salvador Toscano Barragan), and "Imagining New Worlds" (traces contrasting geographical imaginations in Cancun). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. Sorry: Due to UW copyright agreements, this free screening is for UW students, faculty, and staff only. Sexuality and Revolution: On the Footnotes to "El beso de la mujer arana." 1:30 pm, Padelford B-202. Speaker: Daniel Balderston, Prof. of Spanish, Tulane Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley. Sponsors: Division of Spanish & Portuguese; Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-2020 or 685-3435. Border Controls and Transnational Crime in Europe and North America: Perspectives for the 21st Century. 9:00 am - 7:00 pm, HUB 310. Speakers: Academic specialists and government representatives from the US, European Union, and Canada. Panels: Changing Concepts of National Borders and Law Enforcement in Europe; The North American Border Experience in Times of NAFTA; Innovations Intended for the 21st Century. Sponsors: The Center for West European Studies, JSIS; European Commission Delegation, Washington DC. Registration & Info: 543-1675. A Step in a New Direction? The Privatization of NTT and the Rethinking of Bureaucratic Guidance. 10:30-11:30 am, Thomson 403. Speaker, Craig Gottlieb, graduate student, Japan Studies. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-9302. * Contested Terrain: Asian Americans and the Yakama Indians. 10:00-11:30 am, Ballmer 416. Speaker: Dr. Gail Nomura, Director, Asian/Pacific American Studies Program, Univ. of Michigan. Sponsor: Dept. of American Ethinic Studies. Info: 543-5401. May 9 Tenth Annual Nicholas Poppe Symposium on Inner/Central Asian Studies. 9:00 am - 6:00 pm, location to be announced. Sponsor: NELC; REECAS; Middle East Program, JSIS. Info: Kagan Arik, 543-0697. Between Empire and Republic: The First Moderns in Turkish Architecture. 8:00 pm, Kane 210. Speaker: Sibel Bozdogan, Associate Professor of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sponsor: Middle East Center, JSIS. Info: 543-4227. Border Controls and Transnational Crime in Europe and North America: Perspectives for the 21st Century (Workshop for Teachers of Grades 9 - 14). 9:00 am - 7:00 pm (lunch is included), HUB 309. Speakers: Academic specialists and government representatives from the U.S., European Union, and Canada. Sponsors: The Center for West European Studies, JSIS; European Commission Delegation, Washington DC. Registration and Info: 543-1675. Vietnam: A Country Not a War (All-day workshop for K-12 teachers focusing on the history, arts and culture of Vietnam). 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Thomson 101. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center, JSIS. Cost: $35 includes lunch, materials and clock hours. Info & Registration: Maureen Jackson, 543-9606. May 10 Workshop: The Ottoman Empire and the Coming of the Modern State. Info: Resat Kasaba, kasaba@u.washington.edu May 11 China Trade and Investment Seminar. 2:00 - 6:30 pm, Seattle Space Needle, Skyline Terrace. Speakers: Representatives of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Development; The China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment. Sponsor: Washington State China Relations Council. Cost: $35. Info: 441-4419. One World: The Kingdom of Thailand (film, premier showing). 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 335. Introduction & discussion: Charles F. Keyes, Dept. of Anthropology. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies. Info: 543-9606. May 12 Creating a Nation in Exile: Jewish Cultural Autonomy in Interwar Poland. 7:00 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Adam Rubin, JSIS. Sponsor: Slavic Salon Series, Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. China's Economic Transformation: Leading to Democracy? (Part of the lecture series "The Changing Political Economy of Asia"). 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Michael C. Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford Univ. Sponsor: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. Workshops and dinner for educators offered in conjunction with the above presentation by Michael Oksenberg. 4:30 pm, McCary Hall, Conference Rooms A/B/C. Discussion leader: Dr. David Bachman, Chair, China Studies Program, JSIS. Sponsors: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Cost: $10 for workshop and dinner. Limited space, registration required. Info & registration: 543-1921. Canada is Different: On the Use and Abuse of Canadian Jewish Studies. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Richard Menkis, Univ. of British Columbia. Sponsors: Jewish Studies Program, Canadian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-4835. The Security Implications of the Asian Economic Debacle. 7:30-9:30 am, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Cirrus Room. Speaker: Michel Oksenberg, Senior Fellow, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford University. Sponsor; Washington State China Relations Council. Cost: $25 members, $30 non-members. * God in the Movies: The Sociology of Religion in Popular Culture. 7:30 pm, Kane Hall 210. Speaker: Father Andrew M. Greeley, National Opinion Research Center, Univ. of Chicago; Novelist, Sociologist, Priest. Sponsors: The Early & Edna Stice Memorial Lectureship; Department of Sociology; College of Arts & Sciences. Info: 543-5882. May 13 The Overseas Chinese and the Integration of Asian Economies (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Gary Hamilton, Professor, Sociology, and Acting Director, Southeast Asia Center. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. Cham Ethnicity and Its Representation. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Smith 320 (Graduate Student Brown Bag Series). Speaker: Rie Nakamura, PhD Candidate, Anthropology. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * Icebergs, Salps, Penguins, and Cabbage Borsch: An Unusual Antarctic Summer. 12:00-12:50 pm, Marine Studies Bldg., Room 268. Speaker: Ellie Linen, student, School of Marine Affairs. Sponsor: School of Marine Affairs. Info: 543-7004. May 14 Promoting Human Rights and Trade in China. 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: John Kamm, President, Asia Pacific Resources, Inc., San Francisco, and Chairman, Market Access Ltd., Hong Kong. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. Custodians of the Dharma: Tibetan Buddhism as National Culture & Global Treasure (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Peter Moran, Ph.D., candidate in Anthropology. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. Transitions in Mongolia, 1992 to Present. 12:30 - 1:20 pm, Denny 215. Speaker: Charles C. Krusekopf, Dept. of Economics. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, NELC. Info: 543-6033. * Gossip as History: Hung Mai and the Anxiety of Representation. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Robert Hymes, Professor of East Asian Languages & Culture, Columbia University. Sponsor: China Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. May 15 Does Microfinance Really Help the Poor? Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Average Impacts of Credit in Bangladesh. 2:00 pm, Savery 302. Speaker: Jonathan Morduch, Harvard Univ. Sponsor: Dept. of Economics. Info: 543-5955. Film: "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (Friendship between political prisoners with radically different perspectives on life). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. Sorry: Due to UW copyright agreements, this free screening is for UW students, faculty, and staff only. Inner and Outer Mongolian Relationships. 12:30 - 1:20 pm, Denny 215. Speaker: Almaz Han, Dept. of Anthropology. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, NELC. Info: 543-6033. The Social Process of Undocumented Border Crossing. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speaker: Doug Massey, Chair, Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Sponsors: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Center for Public Health Research. Info: 543-5412. Rhetorics of Belonging: Misfortunes of Brazilians at Work in Japan. 3:30 pm, Denny 401. Speaker: Joshua Roth, Visiting Lecturer, Anthropology. Sponsors: Anthropology; Japan Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. May 16 Religion and Identity: Russia and Israel Into the 21st Century (Annual Workshop for Teachers and Instructors). 8:45 am - 3:45 pm, Thomson 317. Speakers and Discussion Leaders: Various. Sponsors: REECAS and Jewish Studies Center, JSIS. Open to all educators; no charge; space limited; pre-registration required. Info: 543-4852. Sts. Cyril & Methodius Day (celebration of Slavic culture through song, dance and cuisine). 7:00 pm - midnight, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 Boyer Ave. East. Sponsors: Slavic L & L; UW Association of Alumni & Friends of the Slavic Department. Tickets: 543-3839. Info: 543-6848. "Ritmos de Peru" A Gala of Live Peruvian Music and Dance. 7:00 pm, HUM Auditorium. Co-sponsors: UW World Cultures Club; Arts & Entertainment, ASUW; Student Advisory Board; Joe Average.Com; Residence Hall Student Association; Student Affairs Committee on Alcohol & Abuse; Latin American Studies Program, JSIS; La Raza Commission; Drama Department; American Indian Student commission; Division of Spanish - Aristocrats. Info: 543-8131. May 17 The Thread that Binds: An Exploration of the Unique Spiritual, Physical and Intellectual Fabric of Jewish Women's Lives. 9:30 am - 2:15 pm, Faculty Club. Speakers: Contact S. Schuffler for complete list. Sponsors: Pacific Northwest Region of Hadassah; Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: S. Schuffler, 232-3915. May 18 After the Meltdown: American Business Opportunities in Post-Crisis Asia (Part of the lecture series "The Changing Political Economy of Asia"). 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Michael J. Sadak, Founder and President, Sunchi Capital. Sponsors: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. Social Issues in Indonesia Today. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Maria Hartinigsih, Journalist, Kompas Daily, Jakarta. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies. Info: 543-9606. Buddha's Bodies: On the Iconographical Turn in Buddhist Visuality. 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Art 4. Speaker: Mimi Yiengpruksawan, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Art History, Yale Univ. Sponsors: Art History and Japan Colloquiums. Info: 543-4391. May 19 A Decade of Studying Ancient Jewish Sectarianism: Reflections on a Completed Project. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Albert Baumgarten, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program and Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4835. May 20 The State of the World's Children. 6:00 pm, Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave. East. Speaker: Carol Bellamy, executive director, UNICEF. Sponsor: PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health). Cost: $10. Advance tickets strongly recommended. Info: Suzanne Tripp, 285-3500. The Battleship Oregon and the Leviathan of the 20th Century: Political Philosophy and the Spanish-American War. 3:30 pm, Thomson 101. Speaker: Guy Wood, Associate Professor of Spanish, Oregon State Univ. Sponsors: Division of Spanish & Portuguese; Latin American Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-2020. May 21 The Limits of Tolerance: National Unity, Cultural Diversity and Vernacular Christianity in Contemporary Indonesia (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 101. Speaker: Mary Steedly, John and Ruth Hazel Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. European Synagogue Architecture. 4:00 pm, Room 3, Art Bldg. Speaker: Carol Krinsky, New York University Institute of Fine Art. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4835. Opportunities for International Business in Kazakhstan. 12:30 - 1:20 pm, Denny 215. Speaker: Askar Kusainov, Fulbright Scholar from Kazakhstan. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, NELC. Info: 543-6033. Commerical Publishing in Qing China: Bestsellers from Sibao, Fujian. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Cynthia Brokaw, Professor of History, Oregon State University. Sponsor: China Studies Program, JSIS. Paper available for copy charges at Suzzallo 5th floor copy center. Info: 543-4391. USA vs. China Men's Volleyball match. 7:30 pm, Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Sponsor: Washington State China Relations Council. Cost; $8. Info: 441-4419. May 22 Films: "Chulas Fronteras" ( Explores the role of music in lives of Chicano migrant workers), and "Ballad of an Unsung Hero" (Chronicles the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: Latin American Studies, JSIS. Info: 685-3435. Sorry: Due to UW copyright agreements, this free screening is for UW students, faculty, and staff only. Reflections After Four Years of Study at the University of Washington. 12:30 - 1:20 pm, Denny 215. Speaker: Elmira Kochmkulkizi, Graduate Student, NELC. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, NELC. Info: 543-6033. The Road to "Princess Mononoke": The Place of Japan in the Films of Miyazaki Hayao. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Henry D. Smith, II, East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Sponsor: Japan Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. May 26 U.S. Japan Trade Relations: Trans-Pacific Kabuki (Part of the lecture series "The Changing Political Economy of Aisa"). 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Robert M. (Skip) Orr, Jr., Vice President and Director of Government Relations-Japan, Motorola. Sponsors: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. May 28 Disciplining the Body: The Invention of Modern Space and Time in the Monastery and the Workplace (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker; Michael Herzfeld, Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. Uzbek Historical Sources for the Recent History of the Region: Translation Project Summer 1998. 12:30 - 1:20 pm, Denny 215. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas, NELC. Sponsor: Central Asian Studies Group, NELC. Info: 543-6033. Charles Longfellow (1844-1893): Pioneer Collector of Japanese Art. 7:00 pm, Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Volunteer Park. Speaker: Christine Guth, independent scholar. Sponsors: Japan Studies Program, JSIS; Dept. of Art History; Seattle Art Museum. Admission by ticket only (a limited number of comp. tickets will be available beginning May 26 in Thomson 435). Info: 543-4391. June 1 Philippine Tragedy and Its Literary Examination. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: F. Sionil Jose, novelist and essayist, UC-Berkely. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. June 4 Buddhist Nationalism, Buddhist Tolerance: Religion and Politics in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma (Part of the Series on Religion, Modernity, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity). 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 135. Speaker: Charles Keyes, Professor of Anthropology and International Studies. Sponsor: International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 685-1577. Domestic Workers in China: Structure, Agency, and Migration. 12:30 pm, Gowen iB. Speaker: Hairong Yan, graduate student in Anthropology. Sponsor: Center for Labor Studies. Info: 543-7946. June 7 Israel: Past, Present, and Future (The Willner Summer Institute). 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Faculty Club. Speakers include: Adam Rubin, 1997-98 Hazel D. Cole Fellow ("Reading and Writing the Jewish Past in Early Zionism"); Joel Migdal, Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies, JSIS ("Israel and the Peace Process"); Julia Eulenberg, Outreach Coordinator, Jewish Studies Program, JSIS ("Israel in the Mind of America"); and Naomi Sokoloff, Associate Professor, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization and Chair, Jewish Studies Program, JSIS ("Israel, America and Jewish Writing in the 1990s"). Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Cost: $45 (includes lunch). Registration and Information: 543-4243. June 8 Seventeenth Annual Consular Corps Reception. 5:00 pm, Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Seattle. Co-Hosts: Governor Gary Locke, King County Executive Ron Sims, and Seattle Mayor Paul Schell. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Individual Tickets: $50 for members of World Affairs Council, $75 for non-members. Registration & Info: 682-6986. June 9 The AIDS Epidemic in Africa. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speakers: John Caldwell and Pat Caldwell, Dept. of Anthropology, Australian National University. Sponsors: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Center for Public Health Research. Info: 543-5412. June 15 - 16 Hong Kong One Year After Transition: Business Opportunities and Policy Challenges. Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Speakers: various. Sponsors: World Trade Center Tacoma, Asia Society and the Washington State China Relations Council. Cost, registration & info: (212) 288-6400. June 22-26 A World of Migration: People on the Move in Modern times (Third Annual Summer Teacher's Institute). 8:30 am - 3:45 pm daily, Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 238. The Institute is intended for K-20 educators and includes talks by experts in their fields, with ample time for question & answer sessions. Also included are materials for classroom use, hands-on activities, a session on using the internet to teach this topic, and a field trip. This year's theme, "Human Migration", will cover topics ranging from the arrival of humans in North America to migrations of laborers and other international workers around the world today. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers; The Center for International Business Education & Research, School of Business Administration. Registration is limited. Cost, Registration & Info: 543-1675. July 13-24 China on Our Minds and in Our Classrooms (Summer Institute for K-12 Teachers). All day and some evening sessions, location to be announced. Key faculty members include Kent Guy and David Bachman, Jackson School of International Studies. Sponsor: East Asia Resource Center, JSIS, with support from the Freeman Foundation. Cost: $150 (housing, meals, reading materials, and most institute costs are covered by a grant from the Freeman Foundation. Attendance limited. Application and Info: Mary Hammond Bernson, 543-1921 or fax (206) 685-0668. 1999 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. ****************************************************************************** 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 .