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Wednesday, Jan. 28--Movimentos Sociais no Campo: A Luta pela Terra no Brasil (in Portuguese), a lecture by Irmao Irio Luiz Conti, Secretario-Executivo of the CPT National Secretariat, 1994-97. 12:00-12:50 p.m. (brown bag), Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. For more info., call David Workman, 232-2416.

Friday, Jan.30--Study Abroad Opportunities in Brazil, a presentation by Lawrence Graham, Brazil Center/Dept. of Government. 3:00-4:30 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. For more info., call David Workman, 232-2416.

Cultural Policies in Regional Integration: A Symposium. 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (lunch break 12:00-1:30 p.m.), Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Western Hemispheric Trade. For more info., call Meg Tynan at 232-2411.

The Free-Colored Militia in Colonial Mexican Society, a lecture by Ben Vinson III, Columbia University. 12:00 noon, Garrison 100. Sponsored by the Center for African and African American Studies.

An Artist Speaks, a lecture by Regina Silveira, Brazilian artist in residence. Huntington Art Gallery Re-Aligning Vision series. 12:00 noon, Huntington Art Gallery, Art Bldg.

Career Expo--The Career Expos will include private and public companies, government agencies, arts and creative organizations, and nonprofit agencies interested in hiring entry-level professionals and interns. Students and recent graduates are invited to participate in this free event. 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Texas Union Ballroom, 3.202. For more info., call Kendra Garcia, Assistant Director, UT-Liberal Arts Career Services, 471-7900.

Career Expo for Creative and Humanitarian Types. 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Texas Union Ballroom, 3.202. For more info., call Kendra Garcia, Assistant Director, UT-Liberal Arts Career Services, 471-7900.

Latin American Forum--Guest lecture by grassroots activist Gustavo Esteva at 4:00 p.m., Burdine 214. The lecture will consist of a critique of modern conceptions of sustainable development and a discussion of development alternatives in the context of the Zapatista movement. The Latin American Forum is a graduate student working group sponsored by the Dept. of Sociology's Latin American Program/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. For more info., call Patricia Richards, 471-1122.

Viewpoint '98: A Program of Distinguished Curators, Scholars, and Critics, a lecture by Mary Anne Staniszewski, Rensselaer Polytechnic University, and Michael Duncan, Art in America and Los Angeles Times. 4:00 p.m., Art 1.102. Sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History. For more info., call 471-9207.

Research Opportunity in Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Panama. A funding opportunity has arisen for an archaeologist (Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D.) to spend six months in 1998 at Cerro Juan Diz, an important pre-Columbian village on the central Pacific coast of Panama. The person selected will be offered the cost of airfare, subsistence, and lodging, and will receive a small honorarium. He/she will be accompanied in the field by archaeologists from Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Mexico. For more info., contact: Dr. Richard Cooke, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002-0948, USA, tel. 507/228-0437, fax 507/228-0516, or stri01.naos.cooker "at" ic.si.edu; stri01.naos.cooker "at" ic.si.edu or cooker "at" naos.si.edu; cooker "at" naos.si.edu.

Social Science Concepts in Area Studies, Grants for Graduate Students. Ford Foundation-sponsored grant to support graduate education in the social sciences. $9,000 has been set aside for Latin American Studies to be used in spring and summer 1998. ILAS will award and distribute funds and coordinate postresearch presentations. Funds primarily for graduate student research to cover travel and living costs; professors can receive travel support but must demonstrate that travel will benefit graduate student fieldwork. Guidelines for proposals: (1) Faculty member supervising research must submit proposal; (2) proposals should include 2-page, double-spaced project description; (3) an itemized budget indicating travel, lodging, and per diem required. Three grants of $3,000 or two of $4,500 will be awarded. Send proposals to Joanne Gully, SRH 1.310, ILAS DO800 by Feb. 20.

1998 Summer Institute: Migration and Exile in the Americas, Boston University, May 19-June 26. A certificate of completion toward academic credit will be given at the end of the term for this graduate course. Lectures by Julio Ortega (Brown), Dora Sommer (Harvard), and Argentinean writer Luisa Valenzuela. No tuition. Advanced registration required. Enrollment limited to 20. A limited number of $2,000 fellowships and free housing on campus will be granted to graduate students by a selection committee. Applications should include a one-page statement of interest, letter of reference from a faculty member, and a brief C.V. Deadline for fellowship application and advance registration: Feb. 15, 1998. Address materials to: Prof. Alicia Borinsky, Boston University, Dept. of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, 718 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Applicants will be notified by March 15. For more info., call 617/353-2262.

UCLA Summer Session: Quechua: Language of the Incas, UCLA, June 29-Aug. 21, 1998. A 12-unit course covering material usually presented over a full academic year and satisfying the College of Letters and Science foreign language requirement. Available at a special program fee of $920 due to grant support. On-campus housing including room and board available for "at" $1,800. Classes meet M-F 9:00 a.m.-12:00, with 5 hours of required weekly lab time. For more info., call Latin American Center, 310/206-6571; Jaime Luis Daza, 310/206-0392; or Office of Summer Sessions, 310/794-8333.

Summer Nahuatl Institute, mid-June-Aug. 1998, Yale University. Intensive language training in beginning Nahuatl and seminars and lectures by Nahuat scholars. Course is FLAS-approved. For more info., contact jonathan.[email address removed to reduce spam] or visit the website at www.yale.edu/nahuatl.

From the Macro to the Micro: Latin American Studies in a Global and Local Context, Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies Conference, California State University, Fullerton, Feb. 12-14, 1998. For more info., call 714/278-3526 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

6th Latin American Resort and Tourism Development Conference, Fortaleza, Cear, Brazil, Feb. 11-13, 1998. All sessions will be simultaneously translated in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. For more info., contact Eckline Communications, Inc., tel. 415/883-1960 or 800/285-2332 or fax 415/883-9064. Program available on bulletin board outside the Mexican Center of ILAS, SRH 1.326, or contact Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synyakov, Mexican Center Administrative Assistant, tel. 512/232-2423, fax 512/475-6778, mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; The Mexican Center.

Call for Papers--Visioning the 21st Century: Globalization, Transformations, and Opportunity, 24th Annual Third World Conference, Chicago, March 18-21, 1998. For more info. on paper submission, accommodations, etc., see brochure in the Mexican Center of ILAS or contact: Dr. Roger K. Oden and Dr. Winberg Chai, Program Committee Co-Chairs, at tel. 773/241-6688, fax 773/241-7898, ; or Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synyakov, Mexican Center Administrative Assistant, tel. 512/232-2423, fax 512/475-6778, mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; The Mexican Center.

Call for Papers--1998 Joint Conference of Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) and Canadian Association for Mexican Studies (CAMS), Vancouver, B.C., March 19-21, 1998. Proposals invited for papers and panels in all areas of Latin American and Caribbean scholarship. Deadline for proposals: Feb. 2. For more info., contact Dr. Conrad M. Herold, 604/291-5426 or .

Call for Papers--Western Hemispheric Economies in the 21st Century, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, March 23-25, 1998. For more info. on paper submission, accommodations, etc., see brochure in the Mexican Center of ILAS or contact: Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synyakov, Mexican Center Administrative Assistant, tel. 512/232-2423, fax 512/475-6778, mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; The Mexican Center.

Call for Papers--The Global Economy at the Turn of the Century, International Trade and Finance Association, Atlantic City, May 27-30, 1998. For more info. on paper submission, accommodations, etc., see brochure in the Mexican Center of ILAS or contact: Lindalee F. Valdivieso-Synyakov, Mexican Center Administrative Assistant, tel. 512/232-2423, fax 512/475-6778, mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; The Mexican Center.

Center for Latin American Studies, University of Kansas--Tenure-track position in the Dept. of Theatre and Film for a specialist in Latin American Film/Video Production and Film Studies. For more info., call 913/864-4213 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame--Three positions are available: Associate Director, an endowed chair in Mexican Studies, and a tenured position in conjunction with a social science or history dept. For more info., call 219/631-6580.

Eastern Michigan University--A tenure-track position available in Latin American History. For more info., call 313/487-1018.

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology--Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Latin American Affairs, with a background in comparative politics or international relations. For more info., call 404/894-3195.

University of Milwaukee--Tenured position in history dept. with a concurrent 50% appointment as Director of the Center for Latin America. For more info., call 414/229-4401.

Latin American Area Center, University of Arizona--Part-time research associate to coordinate interdisciplinary program of teaching, research, and outreach in Latin American Studies. For more info., laac "at" u.arizona.edu; laac "at" u.arizona.edu.

Smithsonian Institution--Accepting applications for Director of Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. For more info., call 202/357-2627, ext. 114.

The Purple Land/La Tierra Purprea, Jan. 16-Feb. 28, 1998. This new installation by Uruguayan conceptual artist Mario Sagradini was inspired by the book by Uruguayan/English writer W. H. Hudson. Also featured Cultural Dialogue, a sculptural installation by Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido, which addresses issues of identity and cultural history among Cuban exiles and Cuban Americans. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress. For more info., call 480-9373.