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January 18-25, 1996

Conferences & Calls for Papers
Social Science History Association Annual Convention. Oct. 10-13, 1996. New Orleans. Proposals are invited for 2-hour panels and roundtables. 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. Contact Program Committee members by < B>Jan. 15, 1996: 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, Univ 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.
Call for papers. Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de Traducción e Interpretación. Sept. 26-28, 1996. Buenos Aires. Send proposals for papers to Beatriz Vázquez Otero, Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Callao 289, 4o piso, 1022 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel.: 371-8616/372-7961; fax 476-2961; [email address removed to reduce spam].arg. Deadline for papers: Jan. 20, 1996.

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.

Fellowships, Scholarships, and Internships
Rockefeller Humanities Fellowships. "Third World Media, 'Imagined Communities,' and the Public Sphere." Fellows will develop projects that consider the critical role played by cinema, television, and video in constructing and disrupting nati onal identities and shaping an independent public sphere of social dissent and commentary around the globe, especially in the Third World. For applications contact Barbara Brash or Faye Ginsburg, Center for Media, Culture and History, New York Univ., 25 W averly Pl., New York, NY 10003. Tel.: 212/998-3759; fax 212/995-4014.
Visiting Fellowships 1996-1997, Princeton Univ. Library. The $1,500 fellowships are meant to help defray expenses in traveling to and from Princeton and residing in Princeton during the tenure of the fellowship. Fellowships normally last one month and are set to run from May 1996 to April 1997. Applicants are asked to submit a résumé, a brief research proposal addressing the relevance of the Princeton Univ. Library collections to the proposal, and 2 confidential letters of r ecommendation to Fellowship Committee, Princeton University Library, Princeton, NJ 08544. A description of the Princeton Library collections can be found on the Internet: primer%pucc "at" uicvm.cc.uic.edu, subject: Princeton Library Fellowships. Deadline for application: Jan. 31, 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.
1996-97 Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition, Latin American Studies Center of the Univ. of Maryland-College Park. Proposals should address issues related to culture and democracy, governance and civil society, literature and ethnicity, an d migration studies. Fellows must reside at the Univ. of Maryland during the award period and must teach a seminar. Senior and junior scholars from any country are eligible and need not have an academic affiliation. Fellows will receive $16,000 for 1 seme ster. For application form, contact the Latin American Studies Center, 4205 Jiménez Hall, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Tel.: 301/405-6459; fax: 301/314-9752; al68 "at" umail.umd.edu. Deadline: Mar. 10, 1996.
National Security Education Program Undergraduate Scholarship Competition. Scholarships are awarded for study of languages, cultures, and world regions not commonly represented in U.S. international education, specifically those outside of W estern Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. For more information, contact Dr. Ivy McQuiddy, Study Abroad Office, 471-6490. Deadline for application: Jan. 19, 1996.
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 Apr. 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 recommendatio n from 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 5 to 8 grants ranging from $1,000 to $1,500 to graduate students in the social sciences who are conducting fieldwork in the Mexican countryside on (1) the future role of the ejido in rur al 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 info rmation, 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. To obtain a packet in WordPerfect 6.0 via anonymous FTP (ftp to weber, ucsd.edu, go to th e directory /pub/usmex/rural/grad96 and retrieve the file "gradengl.pak" or via the world wide web: http://weber.ucsd.edu/Depts./USMex/rural.htm). Deadline for application: Feb. 29, 1996.
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Internships. The HRC offers one-year internships to students enrolled in M.A. or Ph.D. programs at the Univ. of Texas. Interns should be able to commit to 20 hours/week in 3- to 4-hour blocks. Stipend is $6,588/year; appointment dates are Sept. 3-Dec. 20, 1966; Jan. 14-May 20, 1997; and June 1-Aug. 22, 1997. Applicants should submit a cover letter, résumé, and at least one letter of recommendation to Dr. Thomas F. Staley, attn. Internship Program, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Drawer 7219, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 78713-7219. For more information, contact Cathy Henderson, 512/471-9119; c.henderson[email address removed to reduce spam]. Deadline for application: Mar. 1, 1996. American Friends Service Committee Summer Work Camp in Mexico. Applicants should be 18-26 years old, healthy, and willing to adapt to group living and community behavioral expectations, and speak Spanish well. Construction, gardening, arts, crafts, child care, or recreational skills are useful. Each community service project develops from the initiative and skills of the participants and the needs of the community. For more information, contact Helene Pollock, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St., Philadel phia, PA 19102. Tel.: 215/241-7295; fax: 215/241-7247; [email address removed to reduce spam]. Application deadline: Apr. 1, 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.
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 sixtee nth 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 f or 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.
Summer Seminar in U.S. Studies for Latin American Social Scientists and Nonacademic Professionals. June 24-Aug. 2, 1996. Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, Univ. of California-San Diego. Designed for Latin American scholars and nonacademic professionals who want to understand, teach, and conduct research on the United States. Citizens of any Latin American or Caribbean country may apply. Instruction is in English. Awards cover registration fees, housing on campus, meals, access to library, required reading materials, and limited medical insurance. For further information, contact Graciela Platero, Fellowship Coordinator, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, 9500 Gilman Dr., Dept. 0510, Univ. of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0510. Tel .: 619/534-4503; fax: 619/534-6447; usmex "at" weber.ucsd.edu. Deadline: Mar. 1, 1996.
Field Seminar in Ecuadorian Quichua Culture and Language. July 13-Aug. 17, 1996. Otavalo, Ecuador. The seminar will offer grammatical/conversational instruction, cultural instruction in Highland Andean peoples, special workshops for integrat ing studies 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 i n Latin 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.
Summer Spanish Program in the Andes: Ecuador and Peru. Sponsored by Augustana College and Centro de Estudios Interamericanos. Ten weeks of intensive Spanish; 8 weeks of classes in Cuenca; field trips to Quito and other sites; 11 days of t ravel in Peru. For more information, contact Summer Spanish Program in the Andes; 115 Denkmann Memorial Hall, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296. Tel.: 309/794-7465; 1/800/798-8100, ext. 7465; [email address removed to reduce spam]; home page http://helios.augustana.edu/snsummer/.

Job Opportunity
Assistant Professor of Archaeology, specializing in Mesoamerica. Send letter, résumé, and references to Anthropology Recruitment Committee, Dept. of Anthropology, Vanderbilt Univ., Box 6050, Station B, Nashville, TN 37235. F ax: 615/343-0230. Deadline for application: Feb. 3, 1996.

Exhibit
Recuerdos/Memories. Paintings, drawings, and constructions by Mercedes Wanguemert-Peña. From Jan. 18, 1996. Galería sin Fronteras, 1701 Guadalupe, Austin, TX 78701-1214. Tel.: 478-9448; fax 477-4668.