From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Oct 26 08:23:35 2001 Received: from jason01.u.washington.edu (jason01.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.08) with ESMTP id f9QFNWN165180 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:23:32 -0700 Received: from homer14.u.washington.edu (daemon@homer14.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.14]) by jason01.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.08) with ESMTP id f9QFNV852236 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:23:32 -0700 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by homer14.u.washington.edu (8.11.6+UW01.08/8.11.6+UW01.08) with ESMTP id f9QFNUs21836 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:23:30 -0700 Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:23:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, Octobe 26, 2001 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR October 26, 2001 All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* At the end of this calendar is a list of abbreviations and a list of Web sites where you can find more detailed information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Announcement...Special Announcement...Special Announcement Update on Thursday night Open Classroom Lecture Series. Videotapes of the Lectures are now available for sale through University Bookstore. Call 634-3400 for further details. Beginning with the November 1 lecture, we will be moving back to a smaller venue and tickets will be required. Tickets are free and are available at University Bookstore outlets. Tickets for individual Thursday night lectures will be available one week prior to the event. We regret the need for tickets, but limited space and strong public demand means that attendees need to know that they in fact have seats. Also note that you should not bring backpacks, food, or recording devices to the lectures. We are pleased to add another session to the Lecture Series, this one to take place on Wednesday (not Thursday), December 5. See below for details. Kindly refer to the Jackson School website, jsis.artsci.washington.edu, for complete, timely information regarding the Lecture Series. For UWTV broadcast times, call 1-888-616-8988. For further info: 543-4372. November 1. Conceptions and Misconceptions of Women in the Middle East. 7:30 pm, Kane 130 (overflow to Kane 120). Speaker: Paula Holmes Eber, Visiting Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies and Department of Anthropology. Tickets required. November 8. Response to Terrorism: Military Force and International Law. 7:30 pm, Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue, Seattle. Speaker:Frederick M. Lorenz, Visiting Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies; and Adjunct Professor of Law, Seattle University. Tickets required. November 15. Why Some Wars Become Genocidal and Others Don't. 7:30 pm, Kane 130 (overflow to Kane 120). Speaker: Daniel Chirot, Director, International Studies Center and Professor of International Studies, Jackson School of International Studies. Tickets required. December 5 (Wednesday). All Audience Q&A with UW Experts on the Middle East and International Affairs. 7:30 p.m., Kane 130; overflow to Kane 120. Speakers: Panel of UW Experts. The final session for autumn term of the Jackson School's Open Classroom Series. Tickets required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regularly scheduled events. October 25 - 27 NW Regional Consortium for SE Asian Studies Conference, University of Victoria--UW SEA Center is a consortium member. Keynote Address: 7:30pm, Fraser Building, Room 159. Anthony Reid (Chair, SE Asian Studies, UCLA). Indonesian Histories and Current Conflicts: Aceh and other Identity Problems. For further conference information and registration, go to www.capi.uvic.ca/seag/seag.htm October 26 Perspectives on Central Asia (I). Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Christopher T. Runyan, former regional director of the Eurasia Foundation, Tashkent; currently, graduate student, Evans School of Public Affairs. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 October 27 Educator Workshop: "Teaching Diversity and Cross Cultural Understanding through Documentary Film". 8:30-4:30. Cost: $40/8 clock hours. Sponsored by the Outreach Centers, Jackson School of International Studies. Information: (206) 221-6374. Info: canada@u.washington.edu October 29 * "Practicing Respect: Reflections on the Rushdie Affair". 3:30 p.m., Gowen 1-B. Speaker: Michaele Ferguson, Visiting Instructor of Political Science at UW and forthcoming PhD in Government from Harvard. Info: Jamie Mayerfeld October 30 Science, Public Policy and Challenges in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin Environmental Management. 11:30 am-1 pm, Faculty Center, Conference Room. Speakers: Charles Findley, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10; Tom Fitzsimmons, Director, Washington State Department of Ecology; Don Fast, Regional Director General, Pacific and Yukon Region, Environment Canada; Derek Thompson, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, British Columbia. Info: 543-6269. October 31 Myanmar/Burma: Conserving the Heritage--Accessing the Future. 3:30-5:00pm. Speaker: John Badgley (UW SE Asia interim librarian). Since arriving at UW in 2000, Dr. Badgley has been actively fundraising for the UW library. He has managed library/archival projects in Burma since 1986. Info: 543-9606. November 1 Jon Krakauer, author of "Into Thin Air." Giving a reading to benefit the Central Asia Institute. Presented by the Central Asia Institute with the American Alpine Club and University Bookstore. Tickets: $25, available after October 1 from University Bookstore (206) 634-3400, or Central Asia Institute (877)585-7841, www.ikat.org. Our mission: To promote literacy, women's vocational skills, and awareness of public health and environmental issues through community-initiated education programs in mountain regions of Central Asia including northern Pakistan. The Totalitarian Temptation: Ordinary Germans, Dictatorship and Democracy. 3:30-5:00pm, Parrington Forum, Parrington Hall. Speaker: Konrad Jarausch, Lurcy Professor of European Civilization, UNC Chapel Hill. Sponsors: CWES/JSIS. Info: 206-543-1675. Perspectives on Central Asia (II). Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Panel Discussion with former Peace Corps Volunteers. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 November 2 Globalization and Health. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons Room 308. Speaker: Stephen Bezruchka, Dept. of Health Services. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. "Uighur Customs and Traditions, Lived and Observed". Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Jennifer Goodman, former English Teacher in Urumchi, Xinjiang, and Barna Ibrahim, Uighur Student at the U.W. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D.Cirtautas, 543-9963 November 3 * Forum: The People of the Central African Forest: A Cultural and Environmental Crossroads. 5:30pm-7:30pm, Kane Hall 220. Distinguished panelists include Cynthia Schmidt (UW's Program on Africa), Alonzo King (LINES Ballet Artistic Director), Nzamba Lela (members of the BaAka musical ensemble), and Barry Hewlett (Washington State University). This Seattle Humanities Forum is free and open to the public, brought to you by the UW World Series at Meany Hall and the Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 206-543-4882 or 206-685-2369. * Trafficking of Women and Children: Challenges and Solutions Conference. 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM, University of Washington, Mary Gates Hall. Workshop themes include Health & Human Services, Trade, Labor, the Mail Order Bride Industry, Child Exploitation, Immigration, and Criminal Justice/Victim's Rights. For registration or further information, please contact: Gabriela Villareal at: 206.709.1367; mglv@u.washington.edu or Tatsuo Nakata at: 206.720.3049; nakata_ma@leg.wa.gov November 4 Reading: "At Home Afloat: Women on the Waters of the Pacific Northwest" by Nancy Pagh, Faculty, Western Washington University, and "The Arbutus Madrone Files: Reading Northwest Writing" by Laurie Ricou, Professor, UBC Department of English. 4:00 - University Book Store, 2nd Floor. Sponsored by the Canadian Studies Center and University Book Store. Information: (206) 221-6374/canada@u.washington.edu November 5 * Consumerism, Youth, and National Identity: Mexican Americans at the La Malinche Tortilla Factory (Part of the "Modern Girl Around the World" lecture series). 7:30 pm, Ethnic Cultural Center. Speaker: Vicki Ruiz, History and Chicana/Latino Studies, Univ. of California Irvine. Sponsor: Taylor Institute for Transnational Studies. Info: 616-1190. November 6 Reporting on Environmental Issues in Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. 11:30 am-1 pm, Faculty Center, Conference Room. Speakers: Joel Connelly, Columnist, Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Larry Pynn, Columnist, Vancouver Sun Moderator: R.H. "Andy" Anderson, Director of Bellingham Office for Congressman Rick Larsen. Info: 543-6269 Japan's Current Political-Economic Situation and Foreign Policy. 3:30 - 5:00 pm (reception following), Simpson Humanities Center, CMU 202. Speaker: Fumiko Saiga, Consul General of Japan. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. November 7 "Peace and Justice: A Long-term Vision for the World" (new title and talk info) 7:00 pm, Kane Hall 120. Speaker: Dr. Oscar Arias, Nobel Laureate. Come hear an internationally-recognized discuss long-term strategies for peace, including arms control and demilitarization, conflict resolution, and social justice for the poor. The former President of Costa Rica, Dr. Arias won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for the "Arias Peace Plan." His efforts led to the Esquipulas II Accords that addressed the regional and domestic conflicts in war-torn Central America, and the Arias Foundation now carries out projects to promote peace and social equity. Lecture followed by questions from the audience. Free and open to all. UW Sponsors: University of Washington: Center for Spanish Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Comparative History of Ideas Program, Dan Evans School of Public Affairs, Division of Spanish and Portuguese, Human Rights Research and Education Network, Jackson School of International Studies, Latin American Studies Program - JSIS, Office of the Provost, Department of Political Science. *We are seeking community sponsors!!* Info: 206-685-3435, lasuw@u.washington.edu The Mountain Spirit's Return: Storytelling in the Indigenous Siberian Cultural Revival. 1:30-3:00 p.m., Thomson 317. Speaker: Kira Van Deusen. Sponsor: REECAS. Info: 543-4852. SIS 200 Wednesday Film Series: Danton (1982), Kane Hall Room 210, 4:30 - 7:30 PM. Directed by Andrezej Wajda, action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre's incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror. Confident in the peoples' support, Danton clashes with his former ally, but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers, tries them before a revolutionary tribunal, and dispatches them to the guillotine. Sponsored by International Studies Center/JSIS. These Wednesday Film screenings are FREE, but for contractual reasons these screenings are limited to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Washington. For more information contact 685-2354. November 8 "Today" Magazine and Underground Literature in China since the 1970s. 1:00-2:30 pm, Simpson Humanities Center, CMU 202. Speaker: Bai Dao, Poet. Sponsor: China Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. "Recent Publications on Central Asia". Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas in cooperation with students from REECAS and NELC. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 November 9 Globalization and the Changing Middle East. 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Kane Hall 130. Speaker: Judith Miller, Senior New York Times Correspondent and Middle East Expert. Sponsors: The Evans School; JSIS. Tickets will be available at the University Bookstore on October 26. November 10 Academic Symposium: The Liberating Eye: The Cinema of Luis Bunuel. 9:00am-5:00pm, Kane Hall 210. Symposium speakers include Peter Evans (University of London), Jean Franco (Columbia University), Marsher Kinder (USC), and Kathleen Murphy (Cinema Seattle). Event includes component with travel funding and clockhours for educators. Sponsors: Spanish and Portugues Studies (UW), UW Film Studies Program, CWES/JSIS. Info: 206-543-1675. November 13 Forest Management in Washington/British Columbia: New Approaches to Environmental Challenges. 11:30 am-1 pm, Faculty Center, Conference Room. Speakers: Cassie Phillips, Vice President, Sustainable Forestry, Weyerhaeuser, Washington State; Linda Coady, Vice President, Environmental Enterprise, B.C. Coastal Group, Weyerhaeuser, Canada. Info: 543-6269. November 14 SIS 200 Wednesday Film Series: And the Ship Sails On (E la nave va) (1984), Kane Hall Room 210, 4:30 - 7:30 P.M. Directed by Federico Fellini, an allegorical film set aboard a passenger liner populated by eccentric characters ranging from Serbian peasant refugees to an Austrian duke to members of Italys world of opera and theater. Sponsored by International Studies Center/JSIS. These Wednesday Film screenings are FREE, but for contractual reasons these screenings are limited to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Washington. For more information contact 685-2354. * Political Protest in Transformation: The Transition Process and Protest in East Germany Over the Last Decade. 3:30pm, Parrington Forum in Parrington Hall. Speaker: Karl-Dieter Opp (University of Leipzig). Sponsors: CWES/JSIS, Sociology. Info: 206-543-1675; cwes@u.washington.edu * Korea Response to Western Impact: Focus on the Confucian Response in the Late 19th Century. 3:30-5:00, Thomson 317. Speaker: Jaeseok Lee, Professor at University of Incheon; Visiting Scholar at University of Washington. Sponsor: Korea Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. November 15 "Temporal Perspectives on the Political Economy of East Asia, 1800, 1900, and 2000." 2:30-4:00, 309 Parrington, The Forum. 4:00-5:00, Reception Immediately Following in The Forum. Speaker: Bin Wong, Professor of History, University of California, Irvine. Sponsored by East Asia Center/JSIS. Info: 543-6938 Living with Violence - Personal Perspectives from Sri Lanka, Liberia, Northern Ireland, the United States, and Elsewhere. 3:00 - 5:00 pm, Room TBA. Small facilitated discussion group featuring UW students and faculty who will provide a personal and family perspective of living with violence. Sponsors: The Evans School; JSIS. Info: www.evans.washington.edu "Recent Publications on/in Kazakhstan". Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, U.W. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 November 15 -16 Academic Workshop: Borders and Borderlands: Cultures and Economies of Cross Border Regionalization in the EU and North America. November 15: 9:00am-5:00pm, Parrington Commons, Parrington Hall. November 16: 1:30-5:30pm, St. John's College, University of British Columbia. Workshop speakers include Allen Pred (Berkeley), Patricia Price (Florida International University), Trevor Barnes (UBC), Alec Murphy (University of Oregon), James Scott (Free University of Berlin), Olivier Kramsch (Nijmegan), and Matt Sparke (UW). Sponsors: EU Cener/JSIS, Institute for European Studies (UBC) and Canadian Studies Center. Info: 206-616-2415. November 16 "Recent Publications on/in Kyrgyszstan". Denny Hall 215, 12:30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, U.W. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 November 19 * War, Wildlife, and Environmental Security in Central and South Asia. 6:30 - 9:00 pm, Gowen 301. Speakers include John Marzluff (Forest Resources, UW), Tom McCarthy (International Snow Leopard Trust), Judy Oglethorpe (Biodiversity Support Program), Jay Singh (Institute for Culture and Ecology). Sponsors: International Snow Leopard Trust, Institute for Culture and Ecology, South Asia Center, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. November 26 * The Apple of Discord: Questions from Recent Macedonian History. 1:00 - 2:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Josette Baer, University of Zurich, currently Visiting Scholar in JSIS. Sponsor: REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. November 28 SIS 200 Wednesday Film Series: Gallipoli (1981), Kane Hall Room 210, 4:30 - 7:30 PM. Directed by Peter Weir, Gallipoli is a compelling story of friendship and adventure between two Australian soldiers in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb the pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends; compelling destiny as they become part of a legendary World War I confrontation between Australia and the German allied Turks - a battle that is to Australians what the Alamo is to Americans. These Wednesday Film screenings are FREE, but for contractual reasons these screenings are limited to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Washington. For more information contact 685-2354. November 29 "Recent Publications on/in Uzbekistan". Denny Hall, 12;30-1:30 pm. Speaker: Ilse D. Cirtautas, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, U.W. Sponsor: NELC. Info: Ilse D. Cirtautas, 543-9963 * Genetic Modification in Chinese Agriculture: Impact of Regulations on Foreign Trade and Investment and/or Environmental Regulation under Chinese Law. 3:30-5:00, Thomson 317. Speaker: Lester Ross, Counsel; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Sponsor: China Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. December 6 Japan's Traditional Lifestyles: Reflections in 2001. 7:30 pm, (reception following in the Walker-Ames Room), Kane Hall 220. Speaker: Susan Hanley, Professor of International Studies, University of Washington. Sponsor: Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 543-3920. * Backward and Poor: The Challenge of Developing an Animal Husbandry Economy and Forestry. 3:30-5:00, Thomson 317. Speaker: Zheng Chengjun, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences; Department of Nationality Research. Sponsor: China Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. December 7 Determinants and Consequences of Smoking in Vietnam. 12:30 - 2:00 pm, Parrington Commons Room 308. Speaker: Anil Deolalikar, Economics. Sponsor: CSDE. Info: 543-5412. 2002 January 12 Gateway to the Silk Road: An Introductory Workshop for Educators. 8:30 a.m.--4:30 p.m. Mary Gates Hall, Room 389. This all-day workshop on the silk road is designed to serve as a gateway to the numerous activities that are planned for the spring of 2002 in cooperation with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Art Museum, the Seattle Silkroad Foundation, and the University of Washington. Scheduled before the opening of the spring series, this workshop will preview the major activities and provide information on accessing these opportunities for best use in the classroom setting. To register, send check for $40.00 payable to: University of Washington to REECAS, Box 353650, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650. Please, checks only, no purchase orders. No refunds. Eight WA State clock hours issued at no additional charge. For more information, contact the Russian, East European, Central Asian Center, email: reecas@u.washington.edu; tel: 206-543-4852; fax: 206-685-0668. For more details visit: http:// depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.html Cosponsored by the East Asia Center, the Middle East Center, and the Russian, East European & Central Asian Center, Jackson School of International Studies; and the Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington. January 28 Stice Memorial Lecture: Anti-Racist Hope or Resignation to Race? (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Savery 239. Speaker: Paul Gilroy, Sociology and African American Studies, Yale University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. February 23 * The Modern Girl and Commodity Culture in 20th Century Southern Africa (Part of the "Modern Girl Around the World" lecture series). 2:30 pm, Communications 206. Speaker: Tim Burke, History, Swarthmore College. Sponsor: Taylor Institute for Transnational Studies. Info: 616-1190. March 7 Making Sense of Post-Colonial Violence (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Communication 226. Speaker: Mahmood Mamdani, Anthropology and Political Science, Columbia University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. March 13 * "Meeting the Challenge of Global Climate Change: The European Approach." Time and location tba. Speaker: Maria Marotta, EU Fellow. Sponsor: CWES/JSIS. Info: 543-1675. April 8 Politics of the Multitude (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Savery 239. Speaker: Michael Hardt, Literature and Romance Studies, Duke University. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. May 9 Asian Cities of Power (Part of the "Human Agency in a Globalizing World" lecture series). 7:00 pm, Communications 226. Speaker: Aihwa Ong, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. Sponsors: Institute for Transnational Studies/JSIS; Simpson Center for the Humanities. Info: 616-1190. ______________________________________________________________________________ Abbreviations and Web site addresses for more detailed information: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature CANSTUD = Canadian Studies Program/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/canada/canada.html CASG = Central Asian Studies Group/NELC CIBER = Center for International Business Education & Research CSDE = Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology CPHRS = Center for Public Health Research & Evaluation CWES = Center for West European Studies, JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/cwesuw/index.html EUC = European Union Center http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/europe/euc.html GEOG = Dept. of Geography http://depts.washington.edu/geog/news/colloquium.html GTI = George Taylor Institute Depts.washington.edu/tayloruw/seminars.htm GTTL = Global Trade, Transportation & Logistics Studies IGRSS = Inst. For Global and Regional Security Studies IIP = Institute for International Policy www.iip.washington.edu IS = Center for International Studies/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/is/is-ctr.html JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies LAS = Latin American Studies Program/JSIS MEC = Middle East Center/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/mideast/events.htm NELC = Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization http://depts.washington.edu/nelc REECAS = Russian, East European, and Central Asia Studies, JSIS http://depts.washington.edu/reecas SEAS = Southeast Asia Studies/JSIS http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/seasia/seasia.html Slavic L&L = Department of Slavic Languages & Literature SMA = School of Marine Affairs ****************************************************************************** The Jackson School Calendar is updated and e-mailed weekly. There is no charge for subscribing. 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