Oct. 26-Nov. 1,
1998
Late Entry
Friday, Oct. 23-- A Colloquium on NAFTA and L
abor: A Problematic Relationship,
with John Ritchie, Labor Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Mexico City. 1:00-2:30
p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS.
For more info., call Lindalee F. Valdivieso -Synyakov, 232-2423.
Tuesday, October 27
Annual Corporate Dining Etiquette Workshop. Sponsored by Liberal Arts
Career Services, this event will feature a professional etiquette trainer
who will offer instructions on everything from how to shake hands with
employer
s at receptions while balancing a plate and drink to the do's and
don't's of dining with a prospective employer. The workshop will fill up
rapidly and seating is limited to 50 Liberal Arts students. 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Faculty Center. Cost for the full meal (a
ppetizer, salad, soup, entrée,
and dessert) is $10. Students may register for the workshop at LACS, Room
20, Flawn Academic Center. For more info., call 471-7900.
Wednesday, October 28
Guatemala since the Peace Treaty: Transforming
a Nation, a lecture
by Eduardo Stein, Minister of Foreign Affairs. 7:00 p.m. Bass Lecture Hall.
Sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs. For more info., call Kay
McGowan, 475-8169.
Thursday, October 29
José Cárdenas
Reception. The Center for Mexican American
Studies and the UT General Libraries are sponsoring a presentation ceremony
and reception to mark the donation of the José Cárdenas and
IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association) pap
ers to the Benson
Latin American Collection. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Rare Books Room, SRH 1.101. For
more info., call Jordana Barton at CMAS, 471-2136.
Friday, October 30
Brazil Center Speakers Series, Military and Politics in Brazil--The
De
mocratic Transition in Brazil: The Role of the Military, a lecture
by Cecília Forjaz, Acting Director of the Brazil Center/FGV-São
Paulo. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil
Center of ILAS. For more info., cal
l 471-5551.
Saturday, October 31
The Cult of the Dead in Mexico: Continuity of a Millennial Tradition,
a lecture and booksigning by Manuel Aguilar-Moreno, ILAS doctoral student.
Admission is $3.00. 2:00 p.m. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Cong
ress. For more
info., call 480-9373.
Conferences and Calls for Papers
Racial Identity, State Formation, and Nationalism: Cuba in a Comparative
Perspective, Nov. 5-6, 1998, UT-Austin. Papers will be presented
by Profs. Peter Wade
(University of Manchester), Michael Hanchard (Northwestern
University), and Edmund Gordon and Aline Helg (UT-Austin), and by John-Marshall
Klein, Marc McLeod, Jessica Montalvo, Guha Shankar, and Joanna Swanger
(all UT-Austin). Comments by Profs. Mauricio
Tenorio and Charles Hale (UT-Austin).
Thursday, Nov. 5, 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 6, 9:00 a.m.-1:00
p.m. Texas Union, Eastwoods Room. A detailed program will follow. Sponsored
by the Institute of Latin American Studies, Center for African
and African
American Studies, and the Depts. of History and Anthropology. For more
info., call Aline Helg, 475-7227.
Prospects for Mexico as the Century Ends, Nov. 12, 1998, UT-Austin.
This program will feature a panel discussion mode
rated by the Hon.
Clark E. Ervin, Texas Assistant Secretary of State, and four experts from
political science and economics. Presentations on Mexican politics will
be given by Rodolfo de la Garza (UT-Austin) and George Grayson (College
of William and Mary
); analyses of the Mexican economy will be given by
Everardo Elizondo (Banco de México) and Roberto Newell-García
(McKinsey). 7:00-9:00 p.m. Calhoun 100. Sponsored by the Mexican Center
of ILAS. For more info., contact Pat Boone, 232-2408, o
r Lindalee Valdivieso-Synyakov,
232-2423.
1898 Revisited: Culture, Archive, and Diaspora after the Spanish-American
War, Nov. 13-14, 1998, UT-Austin. A mini-conference featuring
panels and keynote speakers Arcadio Díaz Quiñ
ones (Princeton),
Rubén Ríos Avila (Universidad de Puerto Rico), and Nicolasa
Mohr (Puerto Rican writer). Bass Lecture Hall, Friday, Nov. 13, 9:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14, , 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Sponsored by ILAS and
the Dept. of
Spanish and Portuguese. For more info., call César
A. Salgado, 471-4936.
Call for Papers--Feminist Identities: Around the Globe and in the Academy.
13th Annual National Feminist Graduate Student Conference, March 4-7, 1999,
UT-Austin. T
his year's conference provides a venue for an interdisciplinary
gathering of graduate students doing feminist work. For details on paper
submissions, see the Webpage at
<http://uts "dot" cc "dot" utexas "dot" edu/~femconf/;
Deadline for submissions: Nov. 1.
Call for Papers--Paisano: The Online History Journal at UT Austin. Submissions
are currently being accepted for the next issue of Paisano, featuring the
theme of contested cultural spaces. Culture
is here defined in the broadest
sense, and submissions dealing with religion, gender roles, belief systems,
material culture, art, and any other form of cultural production are welcome.
Submissions should be 5,000-9,000 words in length. Please submit one
hard
copy of the essay you wish to be considered to: Joel Tishken or Ryan Carey,
Paisano Editors, History Dept., University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1163.
Additional questions can be directed to the online comments page at: http://ccwf "dot" cc "dot" utexas "dot" edu/~p
aisano.
Deadline for the next issue: Dec. 1.
Call for Submissions--Nineteenth Annual ILASSA Student Conference on Latin
America, Feb. 26-27, 1999, University of Texas at Austin. The Institute
of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASS
A) at UT-Austin invites
students to submit for acceptance a single-page abstract of a paper focusing
on any topic in Latin Amerian Studies. Deadline for receipt of abstracts:
Nov. 10, 1998. Invited participants will have until Jan. 15, 1999,
to sub
mit final papers. One-page abstracts should be sent to: ILASSA Conference
Abstracts Committee, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of
Texas at Austin, SRH 1.310, Austin, TX 78712; tel. 512/ 471-5551; fax
512/
471-3090;
mfuller[email address removed to reduce spam]; <mfuller[email address removed to reduce spam];
or minnesota[email address removed to reduce spam]; <minnesota[email address removed to reduce spam];
.
Call For Papers--Hemisphere magazine seeks articles for an upcoming
issue on the media in Latin America. Po
ssible topics include privatization
of the communications media, the proliferation of new media, professionalization
of journalists, and freedom of the press. Hemisphere welcomes articles
from experts in the field as well as graduate students. Articles sh
ould
be no longer than 2,500 words, and can be submitted as a hard copy with
diskette (Microsoft Word or Word Perfect) or via . Send articles
to: Alisa Newman, Managing Editor, Hemisphere magazine, Latin American
and Caribbean Center, Florida Intern
ational University, University Park,
DM 353, Miami, FL 33199; [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam];
; tel. 305/
348-2894; fax 305/ 348-3593. Deadline for submission: Jan.
15, 1999.
Employment Opportunities
A
ssistant Professor in Economics, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. A
tenure-track position beginning fall 1999 to teach undergraduate courses
and do research. Candidates should have a Ph.D. and an interest in interdisciplinary
work; teaching experienc
e is desirable; and evidence of excellence in scholarship
is required. Send letter of application and C.V., a description of teaching
and research interests, and a sample of written work. Arrange for 3 letters
of recommendation to be sent. Send to: N. J.
Simler, Dept. of Economics,
Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105. Applications
accepted until position is filled, but for fullest consideration should
be received by Oct. 19, 1998.
Assistant or Associate Professo
r in Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS),
University of California, Santa Cruz. LALS is a transdisciplinary program
that integrates the analysis of Chicano and Latino populations in the United
States with the study of the history, politics, econo
mics, and cultures
of Latin America and the Caribbean. UCSC is particularly interested in
candidates who focus on cultural studies, with an emphasis on popular culture,
media studies, the analysis of visual and aural art, and/or the intersections
of cultu
re and politics. Minimum qualifications include disciplinary or
interdisciplinary Ph.D. or equivalent. To apply, send a letter of application,
C.V., statement of research and teaching interests, samples of written
or other work, course syllabi, and at lea
st three letters of recommendation
to: Chair, Search Committee, Latin American and Latino Studies Program,
Merrill College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 65064; tel. 831/
459-4284; fax 831/ 459-3125. For more info., contact Liz Justino, LALS
De
partment Manager,
liz "at" zzyx.ucsc.edu;
.
Assistant Professor in Spanish Applied Linguistics, University of New
Mexico. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate
courses in Spanish lingui
stics, supervising graduate students in applied
linguistics, and directing the lower-division Spanish language program.
Minimal qualifications include a Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics with specialization
in first- and second-language acquisition, completed
by Aug. 16, 1999,
and native or near-native fluency in Spanish. Applications must be received
by Nov. 13, 1998. For more info., contact John M. Lipski, Chair, Department
of Spanish and Portuguese, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-114
6;
[email address removed to reduce spam]; ;
tel.
505/
277-5907; fax 505/ 277-3885.
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