From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Nov 17 10:13:29 1995 Return-Path: Received: from saul2.u.washington.edu by lists.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA24670; Fri, 17 Nov 95 10:13:28 -0800 Received: by saul2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA32698; Fri, 17 Nov 95 10:13:27 -0800 X-Sender: jsis@saul2.u.washington.edu Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 10:13:27 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: JSIS-UW@u.washington.edu Subject: JSIS Calendar (fwd) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII THE JACKSON SCHOOL ELECTRONIC CALENDAR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 NOTE: ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & ARE FREE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. ***THERE WILL BE NO ELECTRONIC CALENDAR NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. LOOK FOR THE NEXT ISSUE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1ST!*** NEW ITEMS Since Last Issue (11/09/95): NOV. 17: REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EVERYWOMEN'S DELEGATION TO THE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE IN BEIJING, CHINA. 2:30-4:30 p.m., 213 Music Building. Judy de Barros, former Director, Refugee Women's Alliance; Sutapa Basu, Director, UW Women's Center; Marita Holdaway, professional photographer, studio artist, member of the Woman's Caucus for the Arts. Sponsor: Ethnomusicology Student Association, UW. Information: Prof. Cynthia Steele, Latin American Studies, JSIS: 685-3435. DEC. 1: THE CHALLENGE OF A RISING CHINA: ANOTHER GERMANY? 1:30-3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Edward Friedman, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin. Sponsor: China Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. DEC. 6: HUMAN RIGHTS AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. Registration, 5:30 p.m.; Program, 6:00 p.m.; Reception, 7:30-9:00 p.m.. Kane Hall 220 and the Walker-Ames Room, UW. John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Joan Fitzpatrick, UW School of Law; Alan Boyle, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer; and Kunzang Yuthok, Tibetan Rights Campaign. Sponsors: The World Affairs Council, the Jackson School of International Studies, and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. COST: Program and reception, $5.00. PRE-REGISTER with the World Affairs Council, 682-6986. Information: 682-6986. DEC. 13: THE DEMISE OF UNIVERSAL MARRIAGE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Gavin Jones, Professor and Head of the Demography Program at Australian National University; author of comparative study of marriage and divorce in Islamic Southeast Asia. Sponsors: Southeast Asia Center, JSIS, and Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW. Information: 543-9606. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeated from last issue: NOV. 20: PEER INFLUENCE ON MALE EXTRAMARITAL SEXUAL RELATIONS IN THAILAND. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Mark VanLandingham, postdoctoral research fellow, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW. Part of series, "Focus on Thailand: Gender & Sexuality in a Changing World." Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9606. NOV. 27: A DISCUSSION WITH EDWARD LINCOLN. 10-11 a.m., 235 Thomson. Edward Lincoln, Special Economic Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Japan. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE JAPANESE ECONOMY? 3:30-6 p.m., Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall, UW. Edward Lincoln, Special Economic Advisor, U.S. Embassy in Japan; Koichiro Noguchi, Director, Toyota Motor Corporation; Masaru Yoshitomi, Vice-Chairman, Research Institute, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan; Moderator: Marie Anchordoguy, Associate Professor, JSIS, UW. Sponsors: Japan Society, Inc. & Japan-America Society of the State of Washington. Supporters: The Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership; The Starr Foundation; Japan Airlines; UW Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER). In cooperation with: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW. Information: 543-4391. RIGHTS, RELIGION, & WOMEN: ISRAEL'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW. 12:30 p.m., 215A Denny. Patricia Woods, Phd Program in Near & Middle Eastern Studies, UW. Sponsor: Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 543-6033. NEW RELIGIOUS PHENOMENA IN EASTERN EUROPE. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Sabrina Ramet, Professor, Russian, East European & Central Asian Studies (REECAS) & International Studies, JSIS. Sponsor: REECAS. Information: 543-2798. NOV. 28: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SEVENTH PLAGUE. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Dr. Scott Noegel, Cornell University, 1995-6 Hazel D. Cole Fellow in Jewish Studies at the UW. Sponsor: Jewish Studies Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4243. NOV. 29: THE TURKMEN LANGUAGE: CHANGES IN LEXICON & SYNTAX SINCE INDEPENDENCE. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Dr. Murad Begliyev, Head, Foreign Language Dept., Turkmen State University, Ashgabad. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. NOV. 30: KIRGHIZ TRADITIONAL CULTURE & ART (with slides). 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Dr. Umut Asanova, Fulbright Scholar from Bishkek, Kirghizstan. Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. FATHERS, SONS, & RHINOCEROSES: PSYCHOANALYTICAL VS. ETHNOSOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE MAHABHARATA. 3:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Dr. William S. Sax, Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Sponsor: South Asia Colloquium, JSIS. Information: 543-4800. DEC. 1: HOW DOES TEENAGE CHILDBEARING AFFECT THE HUMAN CAPITAL & WAGES OF YOUNG WOMEN? 4000 NE 41st, Seattle (van leaving loading zone area of Savery Hall at 12:15). Bob Plotnick, Dept. of Public Affairs, Shelly Lundberg, Dept. of Economics, and Dan Klepinger, Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW, & Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. ITEMS OF INTEREST IN UZBEK NEWSPAPERS. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 215 Denny. Students' Reports, Uzbek Circle (IN UZBEK, translations provided). Sponsor: Dept. of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, UW. Information: 685-3800. DEC. 2: SECOND ANNUAL SLAVIC DEPARTMENT STUDENT CONFERENCE. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., HUB 209A. Sponsors: Slavic Dept. and Association of Graduate Students of Slavic. Information: 543-6848. DEC. 4: PRIME-TIME DRAMAS: TELEVISION, GENDER & DESIRE IN THAILAND'S URBAN NORTH. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Sara Van Fleet, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Anthropology, UW. Part of series, "Focus on Thailand: Gender & Sexuality in a Changing World." Sponsor: Southeast Asian Studies, JSIS. Information: 543-9606. DEC. 5: HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH KOREA: THE NATIONAL SECURITY. 3:30-5 p.m., 325 Thomson. Joonshik Suh and Kiwook Lee, Human Rights Activists. Sponsor: Korea Colloquium, Korea Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-4391. GENEALOGIES OF RELIGION -- DISCIPLINE AND REASONS OF POWER IN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. 3:30-5 p.m., 317 Thomson. Selected chapters on Medieval Christian monasticism from Talal Asad's "Genealogies of Religion." Faculty & graduate students, Comparative Religion Program, JSIS. Sponsor: Comparative Religion Program, Faculty Colloquium Series. Information: 543-4835. DEC. 6: NARCO-TRAFFICKING & INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS IN COLOMBIA. 12:30-1:30 p.m., 317 Thomson. Jorge Arboleda. Sponsor: Latin American Studies Program (Brown Bag Lunch Series). Information: 543-4718. DEC. 8: EXPLAINING BLACK WHITE DIFFERENCES & THE RISK OF MARITAL DISRUPTION. 12:30 p.m., 209 Savery. Julie Brines, Dept. of Sociology, UW. Sponsor: Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, UW, and Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation. Information: 543-5412. UPCOMING: FEBRUARY-MAY, 1996: INTERNATIONAL UPDATES: TRENDS & TRANSITIONS IN YOUR WORLD. A lecture/dinner series sponsored by the Jackson School. Eight Wednesday evening lectures by JSIS faculty. Watch for announcements! APRIL/MAY, 1996: TRANSNATIONALIZATION, CITIZENSHIP AND THE NATION-STATE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MEXICO & THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Time: TBA, 317 Thomson. Luis Guarnizo. Part of the State-Society Relations workshop series on "Transnationalism & the Limits of State." Sponsor: International Studies Program, JSIS. Information: 543-5194. ******** 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 .