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February 3 - 9, 1997

Mellon Faculty Research Grant

and

ILAS Faculty Research

Program Grant

Application deadline: Friday, Feb. 7

Late applications will not be considered.

Complete application guidelines are found in the Research and Grant Opportunity Manual. If you cannot find the answer to your questions there, please contact Joanne Gully at 471-5551.

LASA Conference

Faculty Travel Grants

ILAS is offering

10 travel awards of $500 each to

Latin Americanist faculty presenting original papers at the

1997 LASA Conference in

Guadalajara, Mexico.

For more info., please contact

Joanne Gully at 471-5551.

UT-LANIC Demonstrations

Thursday, Feb. 6 & Friday, Feb. 7

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Latin American Network

Information Center,

the gateway to electronic information

on and from Latin America

http://www.lanic.utexas.edu

SRH 1.320 (seating limited)

Brazil Week

See Calendar for list of Events or

<http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/brazctr;

Late Entries

Thursday, Jan. 30--Voices and Visions, opening reception with a gallery talk by the artists Regina Vater and David Medalla, 7:00-9:00 p.m. The show runs from Jan. 30-March 8, 1997, and is at Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave., Austin. For info., 480-9373.

Friday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 5--March on the Mexican Consulate, sponsored by the University Committee in Solidarity with Chiapas, to demand immediate ratification in the Mexican Congress of the Constitutional reforms on indigenous rights and culture. The march begins at 6th and Brazos, at 12 noon.

Monday, Feb. 3

Brazil Week Events. Herring Fellowship Commemoration, 10:00-11:30, Hackett Room, ILAS. Environmental Protection in Brazil, 12:00-1:30, Hackett Room, ILAS. Music/Capoeira, 12:00-1:00, Free Speech Area, West Mall; Literature of the Northeast in the 20th Century, 1:00-2:30, Tobin Room, Batts 201; Tropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture, 3:00-4:30, Eastwoods Room, Texas Union 2.102; Film-TBA, 7:00 p.m., Jester 203. Brazil Week is sponsored by the Brazil Center, ILAS, International Awareness Committee, and the Brazilian Students Association. For info. on all Brazil Week events, call the Brazil Center, 471-5551, or <http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/brazctr;

Tuesday, Feb. 4

México al Mediodía: Chronic Illness as Human Experience among Poor Urban people in Mexico. Presentation by Francisco Mercado Martínez, C. B. Smith Visiting Scholar/Univ. Guadalajara 1996-97. 12:15-1:30 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., call Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synakov, 471-5551.

Brazil Week Events. Media in Brazil, Knopf Room, 12:00-1:30, 4th Floor, Flawn Academic Center; Acquisition of Phenology in Brazilian Portuguese, 12:00-1:30, Tobin Room, Batts 201; Political Economy of Brazil, 3:00-4:30, Eastwoods Room, Texas Union 2.102; 20th Century Brazilian Literature, 3:00-4:30, Tobin Room, Batts Hall 201; Film -TBA, 7:00 p.m., Jester 203.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Career Expo '97. Sponsored by the Central Texas Liberal Arts Career Consortium and the Liberal Arts Council. Includes over 70 companies, govt. agencies, and nonprofit organizations interested in hiring entry-level professionals and interns. Students and recent grads are invited to attend this free event. 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Texas Union Ballroom, 3.202. For info., call Barbara Euresti Santos, 471-7900.

Brazil Week Events. Race Matters in Brazil, Knopf Room, 12:00-1:30, 4th Floor, Flawn Academic Center; History of Bossa Nova: Vinícius de Moraes and His Partners, 12:00-1:30, Tobin Room, Batts 201; Social Policy in Brazil, 3:00-4:30, Chicano Culture Room, Texas Union 4.206; Film-TBA, 7:00 p.m. Batts Room 12.

Living with the Tupac Amaru: A Photojournalist's Perspective. A brown-bag lecture by photojournalist Jeremy Bigwood on MRTA life and the current embassy takeover. 12:15 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by ILAS. For more info., call 471-5551.

Thursday, Feb. 6

México al Mediodía: Magonista Revolutionary Activities in the US/Mexican Border Region, 1910-13. Presentation by Lawrence D. Taylor, C. B. Smith Visiting Scholar/COLEF 1996-97. 12:15-1:30 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For info., call Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synakov, 471-5551.

Brazil Week Events. Women Adrift: 19th Century Travelers in Brazil, 3:00-4:30, Tobin Room, Batts 201; Municipal Administration in Brazil, 3:00-4:30, Santa Rita Room, Texas Union; Film-TBA, 7:00 p.m., Batts Room 12.

Friday, Feb. 7

Brazil Week Events. Cinema Novo and the Practice of Consciousness Raising, 12:00-1:30, Knopf Room, 4th Floor, Flawn Academic Center; Carnaval!!! with special guest Xodó!!! 8:00 p.m. Texas Union Ballroom; $5.00 withUT I.D.; $7.00 general admission; tickets available through UTTM, 477-6060.

Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7 and 8

El Mastuerzo, Real Mexico City Rock. Sponsored by the University Committee in Solidarity with Chiapas. Tickets available at Resistencia Bookstore, 22108 S. 1st St.; $12 at the door and $10 in advance; proceeds will benefit Zapatista communities. 7:30 p.m., Dougherty Arts Center, 110 Barton Springs Rd. For more info., 454-8897, or <seyderule[email address removed to reduce spam];

Exhibit

Correction: Please note that the Huntington exhibit Re-Aligning Vision: South American Drawing, 1960-1990 has been rescheduled for Jan. 1998. The current exhibit at the Huntington is Out of Bounds: New Work by Eight Southeast Artists and runs Jan. 17-March 2 in the Art Bldg., 23rd & San Jacinto. For info., call 471-7324.

Fellowships

Foreign Language and Area Study Fellowship, (FLAS). For Portuguese language study only, academic year 1997-98. To be eligible for a FLAS fellowship, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; show potential for superior academic achievement as indicated by grade-point average, class rank, and GRE score; demonstrate a long-term interest in Latin America; be a graduate student in good standing at UT-Austin or have been accepted for regular admission to the Graduate School at UT-Austin. Applicant must not be a native speaker of Portuguese. Applications available in SRH 1.301. Deadline: Feb. 21.

Summer 1997 Foreign Language and Area Study Fellowship (FLAS). For Portuguese language study or Quechua language study at UT-Austin, or Kacqchikel language study through Tulane University. Eligibility requirements same as above. Contact Brian Stross, 471-4206, for details about the Tulane program and the application. Deadline: March 1.

Dissertation Research Grant. For field research in Latin America. Applicant must be advanced to candidacy before funds can be disbursed. Applications available in SRH 1.301. Deadline: March 1.

Job Opportunities

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Applications are welcome from all humanities fields including but not limited to Chicano(a)/Latino(a) studies, cultural and literary studies, media and communications, gender studies and history. Candidates whose research and teaching agendas focus on U.S. Latino experiences and who are involved in issues of cultural and social policy-making are particularly encouraged. Closing date: Feb. 7, 1997. Applications should include a letter of application, C.V., a statement of research and teaching interests, samples of written or other work, course syllabi, and at least two letters of recommendation. Apply to: Chair, Search Committee, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. For info., call 408/459-4284; 408/459-3125 fax; or contact Liz Jusino, Asst. to the Chair, at ;

Economic Analyst, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. U.S. operations of most Latin American banks are supervised and regulated by the FRB-Atlanta. This position involves analyzing the major macroeconomic indicators that bear on country risk, as well as assessing the relative importance of such qualitative factors as political or social events. Candidates should possess a knowledge of international economics and Latin American political and economic systems, and must have analytical writing skills and an ability to communicate effectively in Spanish. Send transcript, résumé, and writing sample to: Michael Chriszt, Coordinator, Latin American Research Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 104 Marietta Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30303-2713. Fax: 404/521-8956.

Part-Time Elementary School Spanish Teacher and Teaching Assistants. Positions available with Beyond Borders, an afterschool Spanish program. Teacher certification not required. Classes meet MW and/or TTh 3:00-4:00 p.m. beginning in February. Require fluent Spanish, good rapport with children grades K-5, and ability to work collaboratively with lead teacher. Compensation for preparation as well as class time. For info., call Beyond Borders Spanish, 452-6047.

Conferences And Classes

Weekend Workshop on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing, Southwest Texas State University, Feb. 15-16. Presented by Barbara MacLeod. Illustrates techniques used to decipher Maya hieroglyphics, and in the process 'reads' and translates several ancient inscriptions; accessible to beginners as well as those with more experience. Registration deadline Feb. 1. $40.00 fee. Send to: Dr. John Powell, Continuing Education, Aquarena Springs Office, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. For info, call 512/245-2507, or 512/245-8272.

Southwest Council of Latin American Studies (SCOLAS), Austin, TX, Feb. 20-22. Held at the Omni Hotel. Registration is $45; $20 for students. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade. For more info., contact John Wineland, 475-8679; jwineland[email address removed to reduce spam]. Conference program is online at: <http://lanic.utexas.edu/cswht/scolas.html;

Quechua Intensive Summer Institute, Cornell University, New York. The six-week program provides intensive instruction in the conversation, grammar, and vocabulary of the Bolivian dialect of Quechua. A special lecture and film series will be held. Students may register for beginning and/or advanced Quechua. Classes held June 30-Aug. 12. Tuition and fees are $3,240. Limited number of graduate fellowships available for U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Application deadline is March 14, 1997. To apply, send résumé, a one-page statement of study and career objectives, official higher education transcripts, and 2 letters of recommendation to: Mary Jo Dudley, Assoc. Director, Latin American Studies Program, Cornell Univ., 190 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601. For info., call 607/255-3345.

Calls for Papers

Call for papers. 10th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, Orlando, FL, May 29-June 2, 1997. Latino issues addressed include a keynote address by Dolores Huerta and sessions on such topics as: diversifying science and engineering at the crossroads: an elusive goal?; socio-cultural factors affecting retention of Latinos in higher education; survival for communities of color in the 21st century through entrepreneurship; higher education in the aftermath of the California Civil Rights Initiative; nativism and anti-immigrant bashing at the end of the 20th century. Complete proposals due by Feb. 3, 1997. For info., application, and submission: Dr. Maggie Abudu, Executive Director, Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, University of Oklahoma, 555 E. Constitution, Suite 209, Norman, OK 73072-7820; 405/325-3936.

Call for papers. Third Conference on Political Behavior in Brazil and Latin America, Florianópolis, Brazil, June 11-13, 1997. The Laboratory of Studies of Political Behavior, in a joint program with the Dept. of Psychology and the Center for Human Sciences of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, is sponsoring this conference, which is open to students, scholars, and professional practitioners in the area of social and political behavior, public opinion, and public policy, with an interest in Latin American politics. Topics include: continuities and changes in political culture and socialization; cognitive dynamics and the subjective construction of the political world; mass-elite notions of citizenship, representation, and participation; the politics of social cleavages: linkages between gender, age cohort, race, religion, and region, and attitudes towards politics; democratic theory, democratization, and the role of public opinion. Papers may be in Portuguese, Spanish or English. Abstracts due by March 21. For more info., contact: Prof. Fabian Echegaray, LabComp, CFH-UFSC, P.O. Box 476 (88010-970), Florianópolis, S.C., Brazil; Fax: 55/48/231-9751; ;