From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Feb 27 11:11:18 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 LAA43384 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:11:17 -0800 Received: from saul3.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul3.u.washington.edu [140.142.83.1]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id LAA30680 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:11:16 -0800 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul3.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id LAA29155 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:11:15 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:11:15 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, February 27, 1998 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR February 27, 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 ______________________________________________ February 26-27 Conference on Gender and the European Union. Both days 9:00 am-5:00 pm., Petersen Room, 4th Floor, Allen Library. Session topics for Thursday: Session 1, Understanding Women's Work, Women's Policy Offices, and Job Training in the Global Economy; Session 2, Northern European and North American Countries. Topics for Friday: Session 3, Southern Europe; Conclusions and Findings. Speakers: Numerous. Sponsors: Center for West European Studies, JSIS, Center for Labor Studies, Colloquium on International Political Economy, Washington State University Women's Studies Program, Dept. of Political Science/Criminal Justice, Foley Institute of Public Policy, and Dept. of Sociology. Info: 543-1675. February 27 Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa: Does South Africa Offer the Solution? 4:30-6:00 pm (with reception following), Faculty Center Conference Room. Speaker: Ranga Zinyemba, Professor of English, Univ. of Zimbabwe. Sponsors: Comparative History of Ideas and the African Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-7333. Disappearing Acts? Environment, Culture, and Resistance. Friday Film Series, Latin American Studies Program, JSIS. Due to copyright agreements, these film screenings are open only to UW students, faculty and staff. Screenings are on Fridays, beginning at 1:30 pm in Kane Hall 19. Today's film is: "Amazonia: The Road to the End of the Forest" (94 minutes, 1990) Survey of the environment and political problems in the Amazon Basin. February 28 Greater Pacific Northwest Regional Middle East Seminar. 8:30 am-4:00 pm., Thomson Hall 317. Sponsor: Middle East Center, JSIS. Registration & info: 543-4227 Gender and the European Union (Workshop for secondary school teachers). 9:00 am-3:00 pm., HUB 309. Session Topics: The European Union, Women's Rights, and Policy; Women and Politics in the European Union; Family Policy and Women in the European Union. Sponsor: Center for West European Studies, JSIS. No cost (complimentary lunch). Registration & Info: 543-1675. March 2 Economic Integration and Industrial Relations: Is Increasing Openness Bad for Labor? (Winter Quarter Brown Bag Colloquia). 3:00 pm, Gowen 1B. Speaker: Miriam Golden, Professor of Political Science, UCLA. Sponsor: Center for Labor Studies. Info: 543-6924. Despair and Turmoil in Cambodia: Plus Ca Change. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Kate Frieson, Center for Asia Pacific Initiatives, Univ. of Victoria. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. * It Cuts the Ear: Purism and Language Politics in Post-Soviet Ukraine. 3:30-5:00 pm, Denny Hall 401. Speaker: Dr. Laada Bilaniuk, Visiting Lecturer, Dept. of Anthropology. Sponsor: Dept. of Anthropology. Info: 543-5240. * Environmental Consequences of War and Economic Development in Central America. 7:00 pm, Seattle Public Library. Speaker: Jose "Chencho" Alas. Sponsor: Seattle Public Library. Info: 547-7565. March 3 Eating Camel and Breaking the Sabbath: Abrogation of the Torah in Q 7:163 and Q 7:393 (Part of Seminar Series on Canons and Canonicity). 3:30 pm., Thomson 317. Speaker: Brannon Wheeler, Assistant Professor, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program, JSIS. Info: Collett Cox at ; Copies of readings: Loryn Paxton at lpaxton@u.washington.edu Running an American Library and Information Center in Post-Soviet Russia. 7:00 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Pam Hafey, former Director, American Center, Moscow. Sponsor: Slavic Salon Series, Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. Farms to Sweatshops: The Effects of Globalization on Central America. 1:30 pm, Smith 211. Speaker: Jose Alas, Instituto de Tecnologia, Autogestion, y Medio Ambiente. Sponsors: Latin American Studies Program, Jisi; Political Science; Newman Center; Covenant House; Campus Ministry; Center for Labor Studies. Info: 685-3435. How to Make and Use a Sacred Text: Three Ways of Appropriating the Quran in Classical Islamic Scholarship (a presentation of the Canons and Canonicity seminar series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Brannon Wheeler, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. Contact 543-5385 for readings. * The Reproductive Ecology of "Morning Sickness" in Rural Bangladesh. 3:30-5:00 pm, Denny Hall 401. Speaker: Dr. Kathleen O'Connor, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pennsylvania State Univ. Sponsor: Center for Studies of Demography & Ecology; Dept. of Anthropology. Info: 543-5240. * Real Peace Is More Than the Laying Down of Arms: El Salvador After the Peace Accords. 7:00 pm, Seattle University, Wycoff Auditorium, Piggott Bldg. Speaker: Jose "Chencho" Alas. Sponsor: Seattle University. Info: 547-7565. March 4 Turismo and Incanismo in Cuzco, Peru. 12:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Pierre van den Berghe, Dept. of Anthropology. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program, JSIS (part of LAS Brown Bag Talk Series). Info: 685-3435. The Political Economy of International Capital Mobility. 1:30-3:00 pm, Gowen Hall 1B. Speaker: Louis Pauly, Director of International Studies, Univ. of Toronto. Sponsor: International Political Economy Colloquium Series on Globalization: The International Movement of Capital; International Studies Center, JSIS. Info: 543-0675. Global Information and Telecommunications Industries (A presentation of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: David Gautschi, Professor of Marketing and International Business, Director, Center for International Business Education and Research. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration and Info: 543-4852. * Age and Fecundity in Natural Fertility Populations. 3:30-5:00 pm, Gould Hall 435. Speaker: Dr. Darryl J. Holman, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pennsylvania State University. Sponsors: Center for Studies of Demography & Ecology; Dept. of Anthropology. Info: 543-5240. * Preparation of School Administrators in Russia: Challenges, Obstacles, Opportunities. 12:00 noon, Miller 104. Speakers: Visiting professors from Russia. Sponsor: College of Education. Info: 616-4805. March 5, 6, 7 Batsheva Dance Company (Israel's leading modern dance ensemble). 8:00 pm, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. Sponsor: UW World Dance Series. Tickets: $26. Info: 543-4880. March 5 Conversation with Jose Alas ( Reception and informal discussion). 6:30-9:30 pm, Newman Center, 45th North & 20th. See March 3 event above. Sponsor: Newman Center. Info: 527-5072. * Struggles, Protests and Organising on Women's Issues in India. 3:30 pm, Smith Hall 205. Speaker: Madhu Kishwar, editor and founder of the Indian Magazine "Manushi". Sponsors: South Asia Center, JSIS, and the Women's Center. Info: 543-4800. * Enlightenment in the "East:" Reflections on Modernity, Liberation, and Salvation in China and Japan. 4:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Germaine Hoston, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, and Director, Center for TransPacific Studies in Values, Culture, and Politics, Univ. of California, San Diego. Sponsor: JSIS. March 6 Disappearing Acts? Environment, Culture, and Resistance. Friday Film Series, Latin American Studies Program, JSIS. Due to copyright agreements, these film screenings are open only to UW students, faculty and staff. Screenings are on Fridays, beginning at 1:30 pm in Kane Hall 19. Today's films are: "Seeds of Tomorrow" (58 minutes, 1985) and "Save the Earth -- Feed the World" (58 minutes, 1990) Latin American cases are featured in these examinations of agriculture and global food issues. Dark Blue Suit and Other Stories (Literary Reading by author Peter Bacho). 3:30-5:00 pm., Parrington 309 (Forum Room). Speaker: Peter Bacho, Liberal Studies Program, UW Tacoma. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. March 7 Southeast Asia Mosaic: The Island Cultures. 8:30 am-4:00 pm., Thomson 101. All-day workshop for K-9 teachers on the island cultures of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Phillippines and Malaysia. Workshops on Indonesian shadow puppetry, Filipino-American Literary Arts, Gongs of the Gamelan, Sumatran tales, and more. MOSAICs feature sessions by international studies experts and experienced teachers to assist in bringing Southeast Asia into the classroom. Included are resource displays, hands-on activities, demonstrations of multi-purpose and interdisciplinary lessons, and lots of hand-outs. Sponsors: JSIS and the Washington State Council for the Social Studies. Cost: $35 (includes ethnic lunch). Information: Maureen Jackson, 543-9606. March 8 Maslenitsa (Russian equivalent of Mardi Gras). 2:00-5:00 pm, Russian House, 2104 NE 45th. Info: 543-6848. * The Creation of a Local Zone of Peace in El Salvador: A Model of Hope for the World. 9:30 am, University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th NE. Speaker: Jose "Chencho" Alas. Sponsor: Univerisyt Unitarian Church. Info: 547-7565. March 9 Theater, Censorship, and Democratization in 1990s Indonesia. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 202. Speaker: Michael Bodden, Univ. of Victoria. Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Info: 543-9606. March 10 * Liberation Beyond Liberalism: Voices from Islam and Buddhism. 1:30 pm, Smith Hall 211. Speaker: Fred R. Dallmayr, Packey Dee Professor of Government, Univ. of Notre Dame. Sponsors: Middle East Center, JSIS; NELC. Info: 685-3800. * Reshaping and Resizing the State: A Case Study of India Since 1947. 3:30 pm, 317 Thomson Hall. Speaker: Gurharpal Singh, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Subject Leader, South Asian Studies, School of Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Sponsor: South Asia Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4800. March 13 Why Programs to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Don't Work and What to Do About It. 12:30 pm, Savery 209. Speaker: Frank Furstenberg, Professor of Sociologu, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Sponsors: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology; Center for Public Health Research. Info: 543-5412. March 18 Women and Power. Time and location to be announced. Speaker: Sally O'Neil, Clinical Professor, Family & Child Nursing. Sponsor: UW Women's Center. Lunch will be served. Space limited. Cost, reservations and information: 685-1090. European Union and Prevention of Transnational Crime (A presentation of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Dr. Peter Hobbing, Visiting Professor of European Studies & Principal Administrator at the European Commission. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. UW President's Piano Series, Featuring Piano Virtuoso Andras Schiff. 8:00 pm, Meany Theater. Co-prestned by the Ladies Musical Club. Tickets: $26. Info: 543-4880. * Humans Make the Unreal Real: The Influence of Otto Rank on Ernest Becker. 7:30 pm, Smith Hall 211. Speaker; Sheldon Solomon, Prof. Of Psychology, Skidmore College. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program, JSIS; UW; Ernest Becker Foundation. Info: 232-2994. March 22 Spirit of Ireland. 8:00 pm, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. A portrait of Ireland through the ages featuring the Irish National Radio Orchestra, traditional instruments, narrator, vocalist, and dancers performing the original version of "Riverdance". Sponsor: UW World Music and Theatre Series. Tickets: $21. Info: 543-4880. March 24 Title to be announced (Part of World Affairs Council 1998 Lecture Series). 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: William Schulz, Executive Director, Amnesty International USA. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. March 26-28 * Northwest Model Arab League (for current UW students only). Shoreline Community College. Speakers: to be announced. Sponsor: National Council on US-Arab Relations. Info: mimih@u.washington.edu April 1 Kuwait after the Gulf War (A presentation of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:50-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Brannon Wheeler, Assistant Professor, NELC. Sponsors: Middle East Center, JSIS. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. * Power vs. Prudence: Why Nations Forgo Nuclear Weapons. 3:30-5:00 pm, Gowen 1B. Speaker: TV Paul, Dept. of Political Science, McGill University. Sponsor: International Political Economy Colloquium. Info and papers: ingie@u.washington.edu April 2 Title to be announced (Part of World Affairs Council 1998 Lecture Series). 5:30 pm registration, 6:00 pm presentation, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: Peter Bell, President and CEO, CARE. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info: 682-6986. April 4 Festival MOSAIC. Exact time and location to be announced. All-day workshop for K-9 teachers. MOSAICs feature sessions by international studies experts and experienced teachers, and include resource displays, hands-on activities, demonstrations of multi-purpose and interdisciplinary lessons, and lots of hand-outs. Sponsors: JSIS, the Washington State Council for the Social Studies, and the Seattle International Children's Festival. Cost and Registration Information: Mary Hammond Bernson, 543-1921. April 10 * Shaping the New Family: The Citizens' Life White Paper in Japan. 3:30-5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Nancy Rosenberger, Dept. of Anthropology, Oregon State University. Sponsor: Japan/East Asia Colloquium, JSIS. Info: 543-4391. April 11 Fourth Annual REECAS Conference. Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. (Papers and Session Proposals now being accepted). Sponsor: Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center. Info: 543-4852. April 14 Canons and Canonicity Seminar Series (title to be announced). 3:30 pm, Thomson 202. Speakers: Collett Cox and Richard Salomon, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Faculty, JSIS. Info: April 15 Post-Soviet Pains: Welfare and Health Care Reform in Central Asia (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: George Wright, Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Practice, School of Medicine. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. April 21 When Man Began to Create the Hebrew Text and Canon: The Context Being Unclear and Void (a presentation of the Canons and Canonicity seminar series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Scott Noegel, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. April 23 The Sweatshop Dilemma. 5:30 registration, 6:00 pm presentation. Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 1155 Broadway East. Speaker: Paul Kennel, President, World Concern. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Free to members, $20 non-members, $15 guests. Info" 682-6986. April 25 Los Munequitos de Matanzas. 8:00 pm, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts. Singers, dancers and percussionists present an evening of Afro-Cuban music. Sponsor: UW World Music and Theatre Series. Tickets: 543-4880. Info: 5453-4880. April 28 A Summer in Pskov: Scenes from a Changing Russia. 7:00 pm, Russia House, 2104 NE 45th. Speaker: Professor William Richardson, Liberal Studies, UW Tacoma. Sponsor: Slavic Salon Series, Slavic L & L. Info: 543-6848. April 29 The Pacific: The New Center of the Global Political Economy? (Part of the International Update Series on Trends and Transitions in Your World). 5:30-8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Donald Hellman, Professor of International Studies and Director of the APEC Study Center. Sponsors: Jackson School Outreach Centers, JSIS, and CIBER. Cost (includes dinner): $20. Registration & Info: 543-4852. May 1 Economic Adjustment, Institutional Change, and State Formation: The Case of Pahlavi Iran. 2:00-3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Professor Vali Nasr, University of San Diego. Sponsor: Middle East Center, JSIS, and Dept. of Political Science. Info: 543-4227. May 2 Ramayana (South Asia) MOSAIC. Exact time and to be announced, Thomson Hall 101. All-day workshop for K-9 teachers. MOSAICs feature sessions by international studies experts and experienced teachers, and include resource displays, hands-on activities, demonstrations of multi-purpose and interdisciplinary lessons, and lots of hand-outs. Sponsors: JSIS and the Washington State Council for the Social Studies. Cost and registration information: Keith Snodgras, 543-4800. May 4 Trade: A Vision for the Future. 8:00 pm, SeaFirst Executive Center, Room 110 (Boeing Auditorium). Speaker: J.W. (Bill) Beagles, President, Boeing Japan. Sponsor: JSIS and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Info: 543-4227. May 5 The Future of the Family. Time and location to be announced. Speaker: Pepper Schwartz, Professor, Sociology. Sponsor: UW Women's Center. Lunch will be served. Space limited. Cost, reservations and info: 685-1090. Digging for Treasure, Recovering Truth: Growing Canons in Tibetan Buddhism (a presentation of the Canons and Canonicity seminar series). 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Ulrich Pagel, NELC. Sponsor: Comparative Religion, JSIS. Info: 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? 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. 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. 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. May 18 After the Meltdown: American Business Opportunities in Post-Crisis 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. May 26 U.S. Japan Trade Relations: Trans-Pacific Kabuki. 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. June 22-26 Human Migration (Third Annual Summer Teacher's Institute). UW campus. The Institute is intended for educators of grades 6-12 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. Registration is limited. Info: 543-4800. ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. 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. 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