From jsis@u.washington.edu Fri Nov 17 08:50:06 2000 Received: from jason01.u.washington.edu (root@jason01.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.10]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id IAA167840 for ; Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:50:05 -0800 Received: from homer04.u.washington.edu (jsis@homer04.u.washington.edu [140.142.15.38]) by jason01.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW00.01) with ESMTP id IAA27212 for ; Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:50:04 -0800 Received: from localhost (jsis@localhost) by homer04.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id IAA119046 for ; Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:50:03 -0800 Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:50:02 -0800 (PST) From: Jackson School of International Studies To: jsis-uw@u.washington.edu Subject: The Jackson School Calendar, November 15, 2000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the JACKSON SCHOOL CALENDAR November 17, 2000 ALL EVENTS ARE FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. *New Events (or changes) not previously listed are indicated by an asterisk* Abbreviations: Asian L&L = Department of Asian Languages & Literature 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 GTTL = Global Trade, Transportation & Logistics Studies JSIS = The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies LAS = Latin American Studies Program/JSIS 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 ______________________________________________________________________ November 17 Lithuania and the End of the Soviet Union (A Roundtable). 9:30 a.m., Parrington Hall Commons (Parrington 308). Speakers: Vytautas Landsbergis, former president of Lithuania and current chairman of the Lithuanian Parliament; Paul Goble, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; Herbert J. Ellison, Jackson School of International Studies, UW. Moderated by Stephen Hanson, REECAS/JSIS and Political Science. A coffee reception will follow, with Vytautas Landsbergis signing copies of his new book published by the UW Press. Sponsors: Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, Jackson Foundation, World Affairs Council, UW Press, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. Ports, Marine Transportation and Economic Integration in the Baltic Region (A Workshop). 2:30 - 6:30 p.m., Parrington Hall Commons (Parrington 308). Participants include Anatoli Alop (Vice-Rector, Estonian Maritime Academy), Zofia Sawiczewska (University of Gdansk, Poland), Paul Goble (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), Vlad Kaczynski (Marine Affairs/JSIS, UW), Nathaniel Trumbull (Geography, UW) and Marc Hershman (Marine Affairs, UW). Vytautas Landsbergis will attend, and a reception will follow in the same room. Sponsors: REECAS/JSIS, School of Marine Affairs, Global Trade, Transportation and Logistics, Baltic Studies Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies. Info: 543-4852. Uzbek Movie: "The Orator" (1999). 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Denny Hall 123. Sponsor: CASG. Info: 543-9963. Film: "Todos Santos: The Survivors" (subtitled, 58 minutes). Effects of guerrilla warfare and government reprisal in Guatemalan village. 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Sponsor: LAS/JSIS. Info: 685-3435. German Identity within the Greater Seattle Area. 7:00 pm, German House, 613 9th Avenue. Speaker: Dagmar Reese, DAAD Professor, JSIS, German Academic Exchange Service. Info: pacarr@attglobal.net "The Great Proustian Wars About Literature: 'Queering' 'Virile' Readers." (new title) (A lecture in the series "Text, Gender and Society"). 3:00 pm, Mary Gates Hall 284. Speaker: Greet van Belle, Columbia University. Sponsors: CWES/JSIS; Division of French and Italian Studies. Info: 543-4692. November 19 The Quest for Peace and Justice in Colombia: Current Issues and Lessons from the Past. 5:00 pm potluck, 6:30 - 8:00 talk, Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th Street. Speakers: Diana Leal & Gigi Peterson, Seattle Colombia Committee. Sponsor: Fellowship for Reconciliation. Info: 789-5565. November 20 Maps, Metaphors, and Meanings: Boundary Struggles and Village Forest Use on Private and State Land in Malawi. 3:00 - 4:30 pm, Denny 401. Speaker: Peter Walker, Geography, University of Oregon. Sponsor: Anthropology. Info: 685-1811. Democracy and the EU. 1:30 pm, Bagley Hall 261. Speaker: Michael Zurn, Co-Director, Institute for Intercultural and International Studies, Univ. of Bremen, Germany. Sponsor: EU Center; CWES; Hellenic Studies Program; JSIS. Info: 616-2415. November 21 Laying Claim to Power: Justifying Rebellion in the Tay Son Era. 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: George Dutton, Ph.C., History. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center/JSIS. Info: 543-9606. November 27 Reconfiguration of Responsibility: Ethical Orientations on the Commons in Liangshan. 3:30 - 4:50 pm, Denny 401. Speaker: Nayna Jhaveri, Geography, UW. Sponsor: Anthropology. Info: 685-1811. November 28 Politics of Denationalization: Responses of Political Interest Groups to Globalization Challenges in Europe and the United States. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Lower Conference Room, Faculty Club. Speaker: Michael Zurn, Univ. of Bremen. Sponsors: EU Center; CWES/JSIS. Info: 616-2415. * A Peaceful Revolution: Ending Female Genital Cutting in Africa. 2:00 - 4:00 pm, HUB 209A. Speaker: Molly Melching, founder of Tostan, a Senegal non-government organization. Sponsor: Human Rights Education and Research Network. Info: (425) 352-5421. November 29 Cartoons and Comic Strips as Native Malay Discourse on Modern Malaysian Civilization. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Ron Provencher, Dept. of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center/JSIS. Info: 543-9606. Teach for America: Service and Opportunity. 1:30 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Connie Phegley (B.A. Spanish, UW 1991) served with Teach for America for two years. Sponsor: LAS/JSIS. Info: 685-3435. The 2000 Election: Polling and the Public. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Communications 120. Speaker: Dr. Kathleen A. Frankovic, Director of Surveys and Producer, CBS News. Sponsors: School of Communications; Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. November 30 Shaking off the Post-Soviet Hangover: Latvia's Mass Media 10 Years after the Revolution. 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Thomson 317. Speaker: Karlis Streips, Dept. of Journalism, Univ. of Latvia, and independent radio and television journalist. Sponsor: Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. "Kokand's Mahallas" (Neighborhoods). 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Denny Hall 215. Speaker: Mark Reese, graduate student, NELC. Sponsor: CASG. Info: 543-9963. 13th Annual World Citizen Award Banquet, Honoring the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and World Educator recipient Sue Pike, Foster High School, Tukwila. 5:30 pm reception; 7:00 pm dinner; 8:00 pm program, Sheraton Hotel, 1400 Sixth Avenue. Presenter: Carol Bellamy, Director, UNICEF. Cost: $90 members; $110 non-members. Sponsors: World Affairs Council. Info: 441-5910. December 1 The Rising Rainbow: Emergence of a Gay Community Where There Was None Before (Latvia). 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Thomson 317. Speaker: Karlis Streips, Dept. of Journalism, Univ. of Latvia, and independent radio and television journalist. Sponsor: Baltic Studies Program in the Dept. of Scandinavian Studies, REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. Films: "Daughters of Ixchel: Maya Threads of Change" (29 minutes), Maya weavers in the context of cultural globalization; and "Cases of Violence against Native Communities in Chiapas" (53 minutes, subtitled). 1:30 pm, Kane 19. Part of LAS Friday film series for UW students, faculty and staff. Sponsor: LAS/JSIS. Info: 685-3435. Race, Writing, and Fighting: European Identities and Nationalisms in Rhodesian War Narratives, 1965-95. 2:00 pm, location tba. Speaker: Luise White, Univ. of Florida at Gainesville. Sponsors: Program on Africa; JSIS; CWES Politics and Society Colloquium; History. Info: 543-4499. December 2 * Note: THE FOLLOWING EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO JANUARY 27: Canadian Multicultural Stories, First Nations and Quebecois Literature - Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Canadian Stories and Myths. All-day workshop for K-6 educators/librarians - 8 clock hours available. 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thomson Hall. Cost: $40 (includes coffee, muffins, and box lunch). Sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. Info: 543-6269. December 4 Sustainability and Conservation Debates in the Case of Madagascar's Tropical Forests. 3:30 - 4:50 pm, Denny 401. Speaker: Lucy Jarosz, Geography, UW. Sponsor: Anthropolgy. Info: 685-1811. December 12 Writers Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman ("Synagogues with Jews - and the communities that built and used them,") speak at 7:00 pm in Kane Hall. Info: 545-9477 ext. 202. December 13 Slideshow: "Traces of Silk", featuring images of Ladakh, the Northwest frontier of India, where the spirit of old Silk Road feeder routes pervades the memories and character of modern traders. 7:00 pm, Smith 205. Speaker: Paul Harris, photographer. Sponsor: South Asia Center/JSIS; REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. 2001 January 18 Chinese Characters as the medium for transmitting the vocabulary of modernization from Japan to Vietnam in the early twentieth century. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, location tba. Speaker: Vinh Sinh, Dept. of History, Univ. of Alberta. Sponsor: Southeast Asia Center/JSIS. Info: 543-9606. January 19 International Health Care in the 21st Century: A Canadian and American Perspective on the Future of Health Care - Political and Ethical Issues in Health Care. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Thomson 317. Moderator: Kieran O'Malley, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Affiliated Faculty, Canadian Studies/JSIS. Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center/JSIS; Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C. Info: 543-6269. January 27 * Canadian Multicultural Stories, First Nations and Quebecois Literature - Teaching Diversity and Cross-Cultural Understanding through Canadian Stories and Myths. All-day workshop for K-6 educators/librarians - 8 clock hours available. 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Thomson Hall. Cost: $40 (includes coffee, muffins, and box lunch). Sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. Info: 543-6269. February 2 Contemporary North West Coast Art & the Work of Susan Point, Coast Salish Artist (a dinner/lecture). 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room. Speaker: Gary Wyatt, Curator, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., and editor of "Susan Point: Coast Salish Artist, 2000." Cost: $30 (includes dinner, wine and lecture). Sponsors: Canadian Studies Center/JSIS; Center for Canadian-American Studies, Wester Washington University; the Canada-America society; the Pacific North West Canadian Studies Consortium. Info: 543-6269. February 3 International Cultural Documentary - Using Film to Teach About International Education (Workshop for Middle/High School Teachers). 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thomson Hall. Workshop Leaders: Carol Hermer and Mary Barber. Cost: $40 (includes coffee, muffins & box lunch). Sponsors: JSIS Educational Outreach Centers. Info: 543-6269. February 10 * NOTE: THE FOLLOWING EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MARCH 24: Teaching Canadian History & Culture Through Canadian Art - A Workshop for Middle/High School Teachers/Librarians (8 clock hours available). 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Thomson Hall. Workshop Leadsers: Dr. Nancy Pagh and Dr. Douglas Jackson. Cost: $40 (includes coffee, muffins and box lunch). Sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. Info: 543-6269. February 24 Experience Canadian Art: An Educator's Field Trip to the "Cornelius Krieghoff: Images of Canada" Exhibit at the Vancouver Art Gallery. (Two clock hours available). 7:30 am - 10:00 pm. Trip leaders: Dr. Douglas Jackson and Nadine FabbiShushan. Cost: $60 includes Amtract round-trip to Vancouver, breakfast and a sandwich dinner, and admission to the Gallery. Sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. Info: 543-6269. March 1 * Putin's Foreign Policy: Challenging the U.S. with a Practical Approach. 7:30 pm, Kane Hall 210. Speaker: Celeste Wallander, Council on Foreign Relations. Sponsors: Henry M. Jackson Foundation; World Affairs Council; REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. March 24 * Teaching Canadian History & Culture Through Canadian Art - A Workshop for Middle/High School Teachers/Librarians (8 clock hours available). 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Thomson Hall. Workshop Leaders: Dr. Nancy Pagh and Dr. Douglas Jackson. Cost: $40 (includes coffee, muffins and box lunch). Sponsors: Pacific Northwest National Resource Center for the Study of Canada. Info: 543-6269. April 6 Open Secrets: Edo Era Politics in Their Own Terms. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Luke Roberts. Sponsor: Japan Studies Program/JSIS. Info: 543-4391. * Constructing Primordialism: Old Histories for New Nations in the Post-Soviet Region. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Thomson 317. Speaker: Ronald Grigor Suny, Dept. of Political Science, Univ. of Chicago. Sponsor: REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. April 12 * Russia's Relations with Eastern Europe and the Baltic States: A New Divide in Europe? 7:30 pm, Kane Hall 210. Speaker: Mark Kramer, Harvard Project on Cold War Studies, Harvard Univ. Sponsors: Henry M. Jackson Foundation; World Affairs Council; REECAS/JSIS. Info: 543-4852. May 9 Canadian Film and Filmmakers - Dinner/Lecture. Part of the series "International Trends and Transitions in Your World." 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Walker-Ames Room, Kane Hall. Speaker: Darryl Macdonald, Director, Seattle International Film Festival. Cost: $22, checks must be received at least one week in advance of event. Info: 543-1675. ****************************************************************************** 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 Charles Paxton,Secretary to the Director Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Box 353650, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Ph: (206) 543-4372 .