Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

LANIC Etext Collection: LLILAS Calendar Archive

You are viewing an archived resource that was originally developed by staff of the Institute of Latin American Studies (now the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies) at the University of Texas at Austin. Back issues of the Calendar are preserved here by LANIC for archival and research purposes. Please be aware that many of the links in these archived files no longer function. In addition, most email addresses have been removed, disabled, or modified to reduce spam. If you are interested in current LLILAS events, please visit the LLILAS Calendar.
February 19 - 23, 1997

 
Wednesday, Feb. 19 
The Abolitionist's Disease: Theories of Degeneration in Jorge Isaac's María , a lecture by Benigno Trigo. 12:00-1:00 p.m. Tobin Room, Batts 201. Sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. For info., call 471-4936. 
At the Edge of the American Dream, Noon Gallery Talk, Huntington Art Gallery. Lecture by Luis Cruz Azaceta, artist, New Orleans. Art Building. For info., call 471-7324. 
Thursday, Feb. 20 
For God, King, and Mammon: Portuguese Outside of Empire, 16th to 18th Centuries, a lecture by AJR Russell-Wood, Johns Hopkins University. 12:30 p.m. Garrison 100. Sponsored by the Dept. of History, ILAS, and the Vasco da Gama Fund. For more info, call 471-1760. 
The Mid-Term Exam of the Zedillo Adminstration, a lecture by Roderic Ai Camp, Tulane University. 3:00-4:30 p.m., Waggener Hall, Room 420. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., contact the Mexican Center, 471-5551, or <mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; . 
CMAS Lecture Series--The Obsidian Mirror: Claiming the Stranger's Face in Chicano/Latino Studies, a lecture by Teresa McKenna, USC. 3:30 p.m. Texas Union Eastwoods Room, 2.102. Reception follows. For info., contact Jordana Barton, 471-2136. 
Cultural Survival and Indigenous Peoples in the 21st Century, a lecture by David and Pia Maybury-Lewis, who founded Cultural Survival Inc., an indigenous peoples' rights agency. 7:00 p.m., Fiesta Room, Trinity University, San Antonio. For info., contact Richard Reed [email address removed to reduce spam]; . 
Friday, Feb. 21 
Hinojosa-Smith Symposium. The day-long symposium features an array of scholars. Includes a morning reading by Hinojosa-Smith. Bass Lecture Hall. Panels are free and open to the public. For info., call Jordana Barton, 471-2136. 
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22 
Nahualli Festival III. Singer and composer Guillermo Velázquez of Huapango and Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú will be in Austin. Friday concert by Velazquez, "Homage to the Immigrants." Shoreroom, Texas Union. $10.00 general admission; $7.00 for immigrants, students, low income; available at Resistencia Bookstore. Saturday performance for a dance with the communities of Guanajuato and San Luis Potosí. Sponsored by MeCha student organization. For info., call 454-8097. 
Saturday, Feb. 22 
Workshop for Graduate Students at UT-Austin--Building a Research Career: Proposal Writing and Research Funding for Graduate Students. Thompson Conference Center, 26th St. and Red River. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $15.00 Registration. For more info. and registration materials, see your Graduate Coordinator or Graduate Adviser or come to the Office of Graduate Studies, MAI 101. Sponsored by the Office of Grad. Studies and the Women's Studies Program. 
Public Policy Roundtable: Awash in the Mainstream: Latinos in the 1996 Elections, a working session hosted by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute. 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Burdine 602. For more info., call Jordana Barton, 471-2136. 
March of Unity for Human Rights and Respect for Immigrants' Contributions. 11:00 a.m. From the corner of Cesar Chavez and Guadalupe to the State Capitol. Sponsored by the Comité de Solidaridad con Chiapas y México. 
Job Opportunities 
Volunteers Needed for Political Asylum Project of Austin. PAPA needs bilingual (English-Spanish) volunteers to do interviews of clients seeking political asylum from Central America. Training provided. Call Nidia Salamanca or Jill Jarboe at 478-0546. 
Volunteers Needed: Communities in Schools Even Start A.S.P.I.R.E. Program, a family literacy program providing adult education, early childhood education, parenting, and home visits. Looking for volunteers to assist instructors in adult English as a Second Language classes. Training provided. Spanish is helpful, but not required. Sponsored by Communites in Schools Even Start A.S.P.I.R.E. Program, located at Harris Elementary School, at the corner of Berkman and Wheless Ln. For more info., call Lisa Stevak, 462-1771. 
Internship Opportunities in Mexico--American Friends Service Committee. 1) Co-Facilitator, Summer Program in Rural Mexico. 8 week program working with an NGO. Compensation includes full maintenance and travel to and from the project, project-related medical costs, plus a stipend of $200 per person. Application deadline: March 15. For more info., contact Helene Pollock, Human Resources, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479. Tel. 215/241-7295; fax 215/241-7247; [email address removed to reduce spam]; . 2) Internship in a social service agency in Mexico City. The Casa de Los Amigos, a volunteer-operated Quaker guest house and service center in Mexico City, places volunteer interns for full-time work with Mexican social service organizations. Proficient Spanish required. Costs: initial fee of $50.00 plus $25.00 per month to cover administrative costs. For more info., contact Casa de los Amigos, Service and Education Project, Ignacio Mariscal 132, 06030 Mexico, DF, Mexico. Tel. 52/5/705-0521; fax 52/5/705-0771; [email address removed to reduce spam]a.apc.org; . 
Assistant Director, Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, commencing July 1, 1997. Duties include: undergraduate advising, grant writing, coordinating colloquia, teaching 1 or 2 courses a year, and assisting in the management of the center with 6 faculty members and 130 affiliate faculty. Half of the summer term can be devoted to personal research. Ph.D. required. Junior level, 12-month position, with tenure accruing in the appropriate department. Applications considered from people with experience or degrees in agriculture, the natural and social sciences, and the humanities. Send letter of application with C.V. and 3 letters of recommendation to: Chair, Assistant Director Search Committee, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, P.O. Box 115530, Gainseville, FL 32611-5530. Deadline for application: March 17, 1997. 
Summer Community Service in Mexico, American Friends Service Committee. Program lasts approximately 7 weeks, from late June to mid-August. The program is run by a Mexican community organization; Spanish is the project language at all times. Cost is $900 plus expenses, some scholarships exist. Participants must be 18-26, converse comfortably in Spanish, and be familiar with Mexico and similar countries. Application deadline: April 1. For more info., contact Helene Pollock, Human Resources, AFSC, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102-1479. Tel. 215/241-7295; fax 215/241-7247; [email address removed to reduce spam]; . 
University Instructors in Humanities for Summer Courses in Spanish. Needed at the Universidad Technológica de Monterrey, Querétaro campus, to teach two two-week courses, June 17-July 17, 1997. One course will be on ancient cultures still observed such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, the European community, and the Pacific Rim. The second course will be on Latin America and Mexico today, their politics, education, health, etc. Monterrey Tech-Querétaro will pay for air travel, hotel, and per diem. Doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Contact Dra. Angela Moyano Pahissa at amoyano "at" campus.qro.itesm.mx. 
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. 
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latino/a Literature and Culture, Bryn Mawr College. One-year appointment with possibility of renewal. Pursue own research interests and to teach one course each semester. Applicants must have completed Ph.D. by June 1997. $30,000 stipend. Deadline: March 15, 1997; send C.V., 3 letters of recommendation, and research proposal to: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee, c/o Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899. 
Fellowship opportunity for theses and dissertations on Central American Pre-Columbian Art, Center for Latin American Art and Archaeology, Denver Art Museum. Applicants are eligible for funds to support travel to the Denver Art Museum and study at the museum. Applications will be considered from advanced graduate students working toward an M.A . or Ph.D. degree in art history and anthropology. To apply, send a brief description of the project (no more than 5 pages), a budget, and 3 references including one from your faculty advisor. Applications will be considered throughout the year and should be sent to: Center for Latin American Art and Archaeology, New World Dept., Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, CO 80204. 
Conferences and Calls for Papers 
The Maya Meetings at Texas, In Their Own Write: Native Voices of Mesoamerica, from the Works They Created--Codices, Ceramics, and Literature, UT-Austin, March 6-15, 1997. Ten-day series of lectures, workshops, and research seminars for beginners and advanced scholars on Meso-american topics, including Maya hieroglyphic writing and history and Mixtec codices and history. March 6-7, Texas Symposium; March 7, Introducing Maya Glyphs, a 3-hour in-depth lecture by Peter Mathews; March 8-9, Forum on Maya Hieroglyphic Writing, by Linda Schele and Nikolai Grube; March 10-15, Long Workshop. Sponsored by ILAS, the College of Fine Arts, and the Maya Workshop Foundation of Austin. For more information, call 512/471-6292 (471-MAYA). 
Hispanics: Cultural Locations, Oct. 10-12, 1997, University of San Francisco. This conference will provide a cultural and public setting for discussions of the role, situation, and condition of Hispanics in Latin America and the U.S. It seeks to promote interaction among Hispanics/Latinos, highlight their role as both subject and object of analysis, acknowledge and celebrate the existence of a Hispanic scholarly community, review the present status of Hispanic research, and thus begin discussing new horizons as we approach the next millennium. For more info, contact James Severance, conference assistant, at [email address removed to reduce spam]; . 
Call for papers. Fifth Seminar on Afro-American Culture: Afrocuban and Other Afrocaribbean Religions. Center of Caribbean Studies, Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba, Aug. 18-29, 1997. Five days of presentations by Cuban specialists and Laïnnec Hurbon; 5 days of panel presentations by Cuban and foreign specialists. Spanish-English-Spanish simultaneous translation will be provided in all sessions. Send 20-line abstract of paper proposals (20 minute max. delivery time) and curriculum to: Admissions Committee, Center of Caribbean Studies, Casa de las Américas, 3ra y G, El Vedado, La Habana, Cuba. Deadline: April 30, 1997 (to organize panel); June 30, 1997 (for presentation within existing panels). Fees: US$280 for professionals; US$140 for students. For more info., contact Emilio Jorge Rodríguez, Director, Center of Caribbean Studies: Tel. 32/3587/88/89; Fax 537/33/4554/32/7272; . 
Study Abroad 
1997 Summer Language Institute, Portuguese Language and Culture in Vitória-Vila Velha, Brazil. Study beginning, intermediate, or advanced Portuguese. Five weeks of intensive study, June 16-July 26, 1997, with native and U.S. instructors, complemented by homestays with Brazilian families and excursions. Sponsored by UT-Austin, Univ. of Kansas, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For more info. and application, contact Study Abroad, basement of Carothers Hall, 471-6490, or the Brazil Center, SRH 1.314, 471-5551. 
New UT affiliated summer study abroad program: Public Health Program, Dominican Republic, Council Study Center at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago. The program is designed to enable students to achieve advanced language skills in Spanish and to provide an introduction to basic health care issues in a Spanish-Caribbean context; includes exposure to theoretical public health care issues and elementary practical medical skills. Six weeks of language and health care classes, and a 5-day field study in a government rural health care clinic. For more info., contact Study Abroad, basement of Carothers Hall, 471-6490. 
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. Graduate fellowships available for U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Application deadline: March 14, 1997; 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.  

Calendar Archive | LLILAS | LANIC