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February 2-9, 1996

Monday, February 5
Bye, Bye, Brazil. Brazil, 1980. Portuguese and Brazilian Cinema series. Batts Hall 12, 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese.

Tuesday, February 6
Procesos electorales en el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Guadalajara. Luz Pérez Castellanos, C. B. Smith Visiting Scholar/Univ. Autónoma de Nuevo León. México al Mediodía, 12:15 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.3 13. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS.

Wednesday, February 7
Career Expo, featuring 70 companies, government agencies, and nonprofits. See ILAS Job Board for a listing of participant companies. Texas Union Ballroom, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Sponsored by Liberal Arts Career Services.
Son Yuma, traditional Cuban music. Continental Club, 1315 S. Congress, 10:00 p.m. Cover charge. For more information, call the Continental Club, 441-2444.

Thursday, February 8
Los alfarjes del estado de Michoacán. Nélida Sigault, C. B. Smith Visiting Scholar/El Colegio de Michoacán. México al Mediodía, 12:15 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS .

Friday, February 9
Real Brazil Film Forum: The Violent Struggle for Land. North American premiere of Massacre at Corumbiara, a video by the Workers TV Network. Discussion to follow. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Media Room, Public Affairs Library, LBJ School. For details , contact Dean Graber at 708-0008 (: deangraber[email address removed to reduce spam]). Sponsored by Real Brazil and the ILAS Brazil Center.

Conferences and Calls for Papers
The African Diaspora and the Modern World Conference. Feb. 21-25, 1996. Univ. of Texas-Austin. As part of the UN's Year for Tolerance, this conference will feature international scholars and cultural leaders meeting to discuss the cur rent state of knowledge and research on the African Diaspora in the Americas. It will also include photographic exhibits, videos, and concerts. For more information, contact the Center for African and African American Studies, 512/471-1784; fax 512/471-17 98; kporterfield[email address removed to reduce spam]; http://www.utexas.edu/depts/caaas/ut-unesco.html.
V Congresso da Sociedade Latinoamericana de Estudos sobre América Latina e Caribe. América Latina e Caribe e os Desafios da Nova Ordem Mundial. Mar. 31-Apr. 3, 1996. Univ. of São Paulo. For more informat ion, contact Prof. Dr. Afrânio Mendes Catani, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Integração da América Latina da Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Anfiteatro, 181 - Colmeia - Favo 15, Cidade Universit&aacut e;rio, CEP 05509-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Tel./fax: 00-55-11-815-01-67.
Social Science History Association Annual Convention. Oct. 10-13, 1996. New Orleans. Proposals are invited for 2-hour panels and round tables. Proposals should describe the subject and format of the presentation (including poster, panel, and paper titles), and provide names, departments, institutional affiliations, addresses, phone numbers, and fax and information for all participants. Requests for audiovisual equipment should also be made at this time. Program Committee members: Ann S. Orloff, Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Wisconsin, 8128 Social Science Bldg., 1180 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Tel.: 608/262-2783; 608/262-2921 (messages); fax 608/265-5389; orloff "at" ssc.wisc.edu. Or Colleen A. Dunlavy, Dept. of History, U niv of Wisconsin, 4103 Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706. Tel.: 608/263-1854; 608/263-1800 (messages); fax 608/263-5302; cdunlavy "at" facstaff.wisc.edu. Deadline for poster, paper, and panel proposals: Feb. 16, 1996.
Congreso de Gerona. Seville. Anyone interested in a session entitled "El negocio del seguro en la España del Antiguo Régimen," to be presented at the Congreso de Gerona, should contact Hilario Casado Alonso, E.U. de Estudios Em presariales, Prado de la Magdalena, s/n, 47005 Valladolid; tel.: 983-42 30 00 ext. 5025; fax: 983-42 30 56; hilario "at" tita.emp.uva.es, or Isabel Lobato Franco, E.U. de Estudios Empresariales, Avda. San Francisco Javier, s/n, 41018 Seville; tel. : 95-455 76 34; fax: 95-455 16 12.

Fellowships, Scholarships, and Internships
Liberal Arts Collegewide Competitive Scholarships. The dean's office will award merit-based collegewide scholarships to Liberal Arts undergraduates for the 1996-1997 academic year. Awards range from $500 to $2,000 and will be announced by Ap r. 19, 1996. Applicants may pick up an application in WMB 3.102. Applications should be accompanied by an essay of no more than 500 words on the topic, "What Was the Most Significant Event to Take Place in 1995 and Why?" and one letter of recommendation f rom a regular UT faculty member. Deadline for application: Feb. 29, 1996.
Graduate Student Grants for Field Research on the Transformation of Rural Mexico. The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies of the Univ. of California at San Diego, in association with the Guadalajara unit of the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudi os Superiores en Antropología Social de Occidente, will offer grants to graduate students in the social sciences who are conducting fieldwork in the Mexican countryside on (1) the future role of the ejido in rural economy, politics, and society, (2 ) institution building in support of sustainable rural development, or (3) strategies to improve resource use and promote new forms of agricultural production and marketing. For a grant application packet and more information, contact David Myhre, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, Univ. of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0510. Fax: 619/534-6447; ejido "at" weber.ucsd.edu. Deadline for application: Feb. 29, 1996.
Music in Latin American Society: Past and Present. NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers. June 10-July 27, 1996. UT-Austin. Intended for musicologists, ethnomusicologists, and Latin Americanists in the humanities and social sciences. Each participant will receive a $3,600 stipend for the 7-week seminar. For more information, contact Gerard Béhague, UT-Austin, School of Music, MRH 3.202, Austin, TX 78712. Tel.: 471-0373; gbehague[email address removed to reduce spam]. Deadline for a pplication: Mar. 1, 1996.
Tinker Field Research Grants. Awards to graduate students are for fieldwork (not dissertation research) in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America or in Spain or Portugal. Awards are not for work on the Hispanic commu nities of the U.S. Projects that are located in Latin America but are not relevant to language or area study of the region are ineligible. Research in Iberia may focus on Latin American topics for which resources in Spain and Portugal are required or may focus solely on Iberian subjects. Grants reflect primarily the Tinker Foundation's broad areas of interest: economic policy and governance, environmental policy, and social science disciplines with strong public policy implications. See Anne Dibble in SRH 1.301 for applications. Deadline for application, including letters of recommendation: Mar. 15, 1996.
1996-1997 Graduate Fellowship Competition. The Latin American Studies Center of the University of Maryland-College Park will administer 3 Dept. of Education Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships with an $8,000 stipend and remission o f tuition and fees for up to 10 credits per semester. Fellowships are awarded to students "undergoing advanced training in study of modern foreign language in combination with either area studies, international studies, or international aspects of profess ional fields." Open only to U.S. citizens. Letters of nomination from departments should be accompanied by a complete copy of the nominee's application to the department. Send applications to Latin American Studies Center, 4205 Jimenez Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Tel.: 301/405-6459; fax: 301/314-9752; : al68 "at" umail.umd.edu. Deadline: Mar. 15, 1996.
Faculty-Sponsored Dissertation Field Research. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy before funds can be awarded. Maximum awards of $2,500 for field research in Latin America. Funds available Sept. 1, 1996. See Anne Dibble in SRH 1.301 for applications. Deadline for application, including letters of recommendation: Mar. 15, 1996.

Study Opportunities
Summer Intensive Quechua Institute. May 28-July 6, 1996. Runa Shimi, the northern, or Ecuadorian, dialect of the language generally called Quechua, will be taught. The institute will offer a limited number of FLAS fellowships to highly qu alified applicants. Graduate students and persons whose professional development requires Andean expertise are encouraged to apply. Send expressions of interest as soon as possible to Frank Salomon, 5240 Social Sciences, 1180 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706-1393; salomon "at" macc.wisc.edu. Deadline for application: Apr. 15, 1996.
Human Rights Travel/Study Seminar to Guatemala. June 1-9, 1996. One-week seminar during which students will review selected international treaties, analyze the political problems of implementing and enforcing human rights laws, and experi ence firsthand the relevance of human rights law to politics, culture, economics, and the environment. Cost: $1,900, which includes tuition, housing, meals, local transportation, and round-trip travel from Houston. Contact Center for Global Education, Aug sburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55455; tel.: 612/330-1159; [email address removed to reduce spam] for more information.
Slavery and Freedom in Caribbean History. NEH Summer Seminar for College Teachers. June 10-July 19, 1996. Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. Six-week seminar to explore the practices of slavery and freedom in the Caribbean region from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries and the meaning attached to them by local and metropolitan actors. Participants will prepare academic projects for presentation in the seminar. Stipend: $3,200. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents for the last 3 years. For information and application forms, contact Francisco A. Scarano, Dept. of History, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, 3211 Humanities Bldg., 455 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706; fscarano "at" facstaff.wisc.edu. Deadline for applications: Mar. 1, 1996.
The Mayan Alternative: Creating Political, Economic, and Cultural Democracy: A Travel Seminar to Chiapas and Western Guatemala. June 22-July 2, 1996. The seminar will examine how the Mayan culture is defining democracy in its holis tic sense and explore the situation of indigenous peoples of Chiapas and Guatemala. Cost: $1,825, including the program, room and board, and round-trip airfare from Houston. Students may receive 3 semester hours of academic credit through St. Mary's Unive rsity. For applications and more information, contact Larry Hufford at 210/431-6790 (work), 210/533-9607 (home), fax 210/431-4211; or the Center for Global Education, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55455; tel.: 612/330-1159; [emai l address removed to reduce spam]
Summer Course in Spanish and Mexican Culture. July 1-30, 1996. Instituto Euro-Americano, Guanajuato, Mexico. Designed for students who know some Spanish and who are interested in Mexican culture. Cost is $2,450 and includes lectures and mate rials, welcome and farewell dinners, party, concert, housing and meals, medical insurance, and daily transportation. For more information, contact Instituto Euro-Americano, Apdo. Postal 948, Marfil, Guanajuato 36250 Mexico.
Field Seminar in Ecuadorian Quichua Culture and Language. July 13-Aug. 17, 1996. Otavalo, Ecuador. The seminar will offer grammar/conversation instruction, cultural instruction in Highland Andean peoples, special workshops for integrating st udies of native South America into college instruction, field excursions, and residence with a Quichua-speaking household. Directed to people with an elementary or better knowledge of Quichua/Quechua and a current or confirmed teaching appointment in Lati n American studies and/or Native American studies in a 2- or 4-year college. Seminar offering is contingent on funding. Send expressions of interest as soon as possible to Frank Salomon, 5240 Social Sciences, 1180 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706-1393; salomon "at" macc.wisc.edu. Application deadline: Apr. 15, 1996.

Job Opportunities
Director, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida. Applicants should be full professors or promotable to that rank and accomplished scholars with vision and leadership skills who can expand the mission of the center and f urther broaden its interests and activities. They must possess demonstrated ability as budget and personnel managers and as fund raisers. Applicants may specialize in any field represented on the university campus, but preference will be given to those wi th interests in more than one field in Latin American studies and with experience in collaborative interdisciplinary research. Send letter of interest, vita, and the names of 4 referees to John H. Moore, Chair of LAS Search Committee, Anthropology Dept. U niv. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; tel.: 904/392-2404. Deadline: Feb. 15, 1996.,
Administrative Assistant and Advocacy Training Project Coordinator, Washington Office on Latin America. See ILAS job board for description of positions. Send letter of application, résumé, 3 references, and a brief writing samp le to WOLA, 400 C St. NE, Washington, DC 20002.
Volunteers to write articles for Latin America Connexions, a newspaper featuring critical analysis of Latin American issues. Articles may be in English or Spanish. For more information, contact Dee Lindsay, 288-9023.

Exhibit
Photographic Exhibition and Reception. Gallery Six, Bass Concert Hall, through February. As part of The African Diaspora and the Modern World Conference, the Center for African and African American Studies, Pres. and Mrs. Robert Berdahl, the Austin-Maseru, Lesotho Sister Cities Organization, and UNESCO will present "The African Presence in the Americas, 1492-1992: A Quincentenary Commentary" and "Nineteenth-Century Images of Blacks in South America and the Caribbean," photographs from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; and "Popcorn for St. Lazarus: African Brazilian Images," photographs by Sheila S. Walker, Center for African and African American Studies director. An opening reception will be held Feb. 3, 5:00-7:00 p.m. R SVP to 475-6074. For more information on the conference or the exhibition, call Kelly Porterfield, 471-1784.