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An undergraduate/graduate language study opportunity focusing on spoken Quechua and oral traditions in the Andes. For info., call 471-5551

A graduate seminar on issues related to health, health care, and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. For info., call Dept. of Geography, 471-5116.

This undergraduate course focuses on high and popular culture, aesthetics and cultural politics, and gender construction. For more info., call 471-4936 or 471-5765.

To arrange for artists to meet with your classes, call 471-8984. See Exhibits section here for details.

UT Teacher Job Fair. Recruiters from over 50 school districts. Free. 12:30 3:00 P.M. Frank Erwin Center. Sponsored by the College of Education Certification Program.

ENLACE Job Databank The University of Texas Latin American Network Information Center (UT-LANIC) and the Institute of Latin American Studies are pleased to announce the creation of ENLACE, the Electronic Network for Latin American Careers and Employment, a first-of-its-kind job databank on the Internet created and tailored specifically for job seekers and employers in Latin America or with a Latin American focus. Job seekers can post their résumés on-line and search current job postings, and employers can post job openings and search for candidates in a wide range of professions, free of charge. The ENLACE Career Center is available now on the World Wide Web at: ENLACE page. For more info., contact: UT-LANIC-ENLACE, Institute of Latin American Studies, SRH 1.310, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 78712. Tel.: 512/471-5551; fax: 512/471-3090; : ethan "at" lanic.utexas.edu; ethan "at" lanic.utexas.edu.

Mexican Center Working Group on "Decentralization and Public Policy: Transborder Regional Developments U.S./Mexico." Research projects are planned that will culminate in a conference and a publication during 1998, and include examining the impacts of national development, NAFTA, and globalization on regions and industries in Mexico and the U.S. Related curriculum offerings are an Economics/LAS seminar offered during spring term (ECO/LAS 391K) under the direction of Prof. William Glade and a policy research project next year in the LBJ School to be directed by Prof.Victoria Rodriguez. Some of the students in each will likely have an opportunity for field research in Mexico. Interested LAS students should call the Mexican Center, 232-2423.

Re-Aligning Vision: Alternative Currents in South American Drawing , Huntington Art Gallery, Opening Jan. 16, 1998. South American artists will be visiting campus in January in conjunction with this exhibit. A series of public lectures will be scheduled, but curators would like to provide for more informal meetings as well with artists and students. Interested professors should contact Linda Briscoe, Assistant Curator of Latin American Art at the Huntington, 471-8984.

Assistant Professor (tenure track), Latin American and Latino Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Social sciences position emphasizing the study of Chicano/a-Latino/a populations and issues. Salary: $41,200 to $45,900 (commensurate with qualifications and experience). Minimum qualifications: disciplinary or interdisciplinary social science Ph.D. or equivalent; strongly prefer Ph.D. by June 30, 1998; must be in hand no later than June 30, 1999. Effective: July 1, 1998. Appointment contingent upon final administrative and budgetary approval. Forward a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, samples of written or other work, course syllabi, and at least 3 confidential letters of recommendation to: Chair, Search Committee, Latin American and Latino Studies Program, Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Tel. 408/459-4284; Fax: 408/459-3125. In your reply, please refer to Position # 417. Applications must be postmarked no later than Dec. 10, 1997.

Summer Internship Opportunities at the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB will hire up to thirty-five graduate students enrolled in programs in disciplines related to the Bank's activities. The program provides an opportunity for students to acquire work experience at the professional level through on-the-job training, before returning to their studies. See Anne Dibble in SRH 1.301 for application information or find the same information and the application form on the Internet under: http://www.iadb.org (under: about the IDB Employment and Scholarships information). Completed applications must be received by Jan. 31 of the selection year.

Cultural Policies in Regional Integration: A Symposium, UT-Austin, Feb. 2, 1998. This one-day symposium will feature the following papers: Developments and Issues in Cross-Border Cultural Relations in NAFTA; Developments and Issues in Cross-Border Cultural Relations in MERCOSUR; Public Support for the Arts in Western Europe and North America: Governments, Policies, Politics; The Politics of Cultural Trade Disputes: A Canadian Perspective; The Television Industry in NAFTA; The Policy Process in Cultural Production and Exchange: National and International Considerations; and a concluding roundtable on research issues. Details on meeting time and place and names of presenters are available from Meg Tynan, Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade, next to Mexican Center offices in ILAS. For more info., call 232-2411.

Call For Papers The Third International Conference on the Corrido, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under the auspices of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, June 5 6, 1998. Papers are invited from any relevant disciplinary and methodological perspective. One important purpose of the conference is to attract a diversity of contributions by scholars working on the genre in the U.S., Mexico and elsewhere. Include your university department, field of specialization, name, address, telephone number, and address. Direct inquiries and abstracts to: The Third International Conference on the Corrido, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 180 Haines Hall, Box 951544, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1544; Tel. 310/825-2363; Fax 310/206-1784; corrido "at" csrc.ucla.edu; corrido "at" csrc.ucla.edu. Deadline for abstract (1 page): Dec. 15, 1997. Deadline for papers (13 15 pages): Feb. 15, 1998.