From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Aug 7 08:42:12 1998 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id IAA71822 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:42:11 -0700 Received: from saul10.u.washington.edu (jsis@saul10.u.washington.edu [140.142.13.73]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with ESMTP id IAA28750 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:42:11 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by saul10.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with SMTP id IAA05628 for ; Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:42:10 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:42:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, August 7, 1998 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR August 7, 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 _____________________________________________________________________________________ August 7 Folklore and the Creation of National Identity: A Century and a Half of Finnish Experiments. (A presentation of the National Institute of Summer Scandinavian Studies). 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Thomson 125. Speaker: Dr. Thomas DuBois, Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, UW. Sponsors: Dept. of Scandinavian Studies; CWES; Center for West European Studies, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley; center for West European Studies, Univ. of Minn. Info: 543-0645. * US-Taiwan Relations: Retrospect and Prospect. 12:15 pm registration, 12:30 pm luncheon, Hotel Monaco, 1101 Fourth Avenue. Speaker: Benjamin Jyh-Yuan Lo, Deputy Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Washington, D.C. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: $27 members, $32 non-members. Registration and Info: 682-6986. August 11 Reports from Palestine. 7:00 - 8:30 pm, University Friends Meeting House, 4001 9th NE. Speaker: Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj, Director, Gaza Community Mental Health Programme. Sponsors: Middle East Center, JSIS; American Friends Service Committee; Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility. Info: 632-0500. August 14 Scandinavia in International Relations. (A presentation of National Institute of Summer Scandinavian Studies). 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Thomson 125. Speaker: Dr. Christine Ingebritsen, Scandinavian L & L. Sponsors: Dept. of scandinavian Studies; CWES; Center for West European Studies, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley; Center for West European Studies, Univ. of Minn. Info: 543-0645. August 17-20 Egypt: Gift of the Nile. A Summer Institute for Teachers. 8:45 am - 4:00 pm daily, UW Campus (exact location to be announced). Intensive four day workshop developed in conjunction with Seattle Art Museum's upcoming "Egypt: Gift of the Nile" exhibition. Workshop will feature lectures and hands-on workshops. Credit hours and clock hours will be provided. Keynote Speaker: Emily Teeter, Associate Curator, Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. Sponsors: The Middle East Center, JSIS; Seattle Art Museum. Cost: $125 per participant. Registration & Info: Mimi Heggelund, mimih@u.washington.edu August 19 * Human Rights, Feminism, and the Political Climate in Contemporary Croatia. 4:30 pm, Gowen 1-B. Speaker: Biljana Bijelic, student, Dept. of Special Education, Zagreb University, Croatia, and member, B.a.B.e. (Be active, Be emancipated), Zagreb. Sponsor: Dept. of Political Science. Info: Jamie Mayerfeld, 543-4717. September 14 * The Middle East Peace Process: Fulfilling the Oslo Accords. 5:00 pm (Private reception), 5:30 pm (Reception), 6:30 pm (Lecture), The Westin Hotel. Speakers: Yossi Beilin, Israeli Knesset, and Faisal Husseini, PLO Executive Committee. Sponsor: World Affairs Council. Cost: Private Reception and Lecture, $100; Reception and Lecture, $35 for Council Members, $45 for Non-Members. Registration & Info: 682-6986. October 27 The Jazz Singer and the Jews. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Michael Alexander, 1998-99 Cole Fellow in Jewish Studies from Yale University. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. November 20-22 Conference: Agriculture in Central Asia, Between Russia and the Middle East. HUB 106B. Time and speakers to be announced. Info: Kurt Engelmann, 543-6938. December 8 Spinoza's Rupture with Tradition and his Plan for a Jewish Modernity. 3:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Heidi Raven, Hamilton College. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. 1999 April 19, 20, 21 New Faiths, Old Fears: Recent Immigrants and the Challenge of Diasporic Spiritual Practices to North American Norms and Values. Series of 3 lectures, 3:30 pm each day at the HUB. Speaker: Professor Bruce Lawrence, Duke University, American Academy of Religion lecturer. Sponsors: Comparative Religion Program, JSIS; NELC; UW. Info: 543-4835. April 26, 28 and May 3 Israel Among the Nations: Retrieving Jewish Diplomatic Traditions (1999 Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures). All lectures will be held in Kane Hall 220 at 8:00 pm, with a reception following the first lecture. Speaker: Professor Aharon Klieman, the Nahum Goldmann Professor in Diplomacy, Tel Aviv University. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program, JSIS. Info: 543-4243. 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 .