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Wednesday, April 8-Practice and Politics: Doing an Ethnography of Race and Gender in Brazil's "Racial Democracy," a lecture by Kia Chante Lilly, Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology. 12:00-2:00 p.m., EPS 1.130KA (lecture at noon, with Q&A to follow). Sponsored by the Center for African and African American Studies. For more info., call 471-1784.

Thursday, April 9-CMAS Plática-Sangre Mexicana-Corazón Americano: Ideology, Ambiguity, and Critique in Mexican American War Narratives, a lecture by Ben V. Olguín, Assistant Professor of English, Cornell University, Ford Fellow, and visiting scholar at CMAS. Noon, Texas Union Sinclair Suite, 3.128. Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies.

Thursday, April 9-Patrick Combs Speaking Engagement. Noted television personality and author of Major in Success: Make College Easier, Beat the System, and Get a Very Cool Job will give a presentation on how to ensure success during and after college. 6:00 p.m., Texas Union Ballroom. First 300 people at lecture will receive a free copy of his best-selling book. Sponsored by the UT Career Center.

CMAS Book Reception-CMAS will host a reception celebrating the publication of two titles from CMAS Books: Health and Social Services among International Labor Migrants and Reflexiones 1997. 12:00-2:00 p.m., Texas Union Sinclair Suite, 3.128. Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies.

Intuition, Synchronicity, and Epiphany in Fieldwork: How to Do Ethnography through Visual Gestures, a lecture by Julio Cesar de Tavares, Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology. 12:00-2:00 p.m., EPS 1.130KA (lecture begins at noon, with Q&A to follow). Sponsored by the Center for African and African American Studies. For more info., call 471-1784.

Immigration Issues. The Texas Union International Awareness Committee is presenting a panel discussion on U.S.-Mexico immigration issues as part of International Week '98. 6:00 p.m., Texas Union Ballroom. For more info., contact Oscar González, 495-3501.

Perspectives on Immigration, forum discussing the controversies surrounding recent developments in U.S. immigration policy; will include two panels of prominent scholars and public officials. First panel is at 6:00 p.m., second at 7:40 p.m., Texas Union Ballroom. Free to the general public including a reception after the event. Sponsored by the International Awareness Committee, Plan II Honors Program, ILAS, and Pi Sigma Alpha.

Lydia Mendoza: An American Legend, a lecture by Yolanda Broyles-González, Dept. of Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. 7:00 p.m., Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs. Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies.

Conjunto Aztlan Platicarte. CMAS is hosting a platicarte and workshop with Conjunto Aztlan (a Texas Mexican conjunto: button accordion, bajo sexto, drums, and bass), marking the release of their first CD. 12:00 noon, Texas Union Governors' Room, 3.116. Bring a lunch; drinks will be provided. For more info., call 471-2136.

First Annual Festival of New Latin American Cinema, April 29-May 2, Dobie Theater, 2021 Guadalupe. Cine Las Americas announces the first of an annual festival dedicated entirely to Latin American cinema in Austin. Six new feature-length films from across Latin America will be screened. All screenings are regional premiers. Films will be presented by local Latin American film experts and are screened in the original language with English subtitles. Cine Las Americas is copresented by Chicano-Latino Film Forum and sponsored by Time Warner Cable, Univision, and the Austin Chronicle. For more info., call 512/707-1876.

Fellowships and Research Opportunities

Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Latin American Studies Research Librarian, 1998-99, Duke University Center for International Library Programs. Up to two twelve-month fellowships per year are being offered to recent Ph.D.'s in any field of Latin American studies who wish to pursue careers as Latin American library specialists. Fellows will gain hands-on knowledge of collection development and public service work. Each fellowship for 1998-99 is $37,750 (twelve months, full-time), plus benefits. To be considered, submit a letter describing training, experience, interest, a résumé, and the names of three references to: Ms. Iris Turrentime, Personnel Office, Perkins Library, Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. Applications reviewed late March-late April. Beginning date of fellowship no later than Sept. 1. For more info., contact Dr. Deborah Jakubs, Ibero-American Bibliographer and Director, Center for International Library Programs, Box 90195, Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. : jakubs "at" acpub.duke.edu.

Call for Applications-Environmental Conflict Resolution in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region. The Ford Foundation/Udall Center Fellowship Program at Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona, announces the first year of funding for research fellows-in-residence to study environmental conflict resolution (ECR) in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Applications are invited for the academic year 1998-99 for one fellowship, which will include a stipend of $23,000, a private office, and a half-time graduate student assistant, along with some operational support for communications, supplies, and secretarial services. Among other requirements, fellows will be expected to participate in the center's activities, teach a seminar, give lectures, and prepare a ms. for publication. The 1998-99 competition is open to university faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and other scholars with research interests in conflict resolution related to the environment, natural resources, or land use in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Each applicant is requested to submit: (1) brief statement describing policy research interests in general, (2) plans for a specific prject to be undertaken as a Ford Foundation/Udall Center Fellow (not to exceed five pages), (3) a C.V., and (4) two letters of reference. In addition, applicants need to specify the semester for which they are applying (Fall 1998, Spring 1999, or no preference). Send application packets to: Udall Center, 803/811 East First Street, Tucson, AZ 85719, by April 30, 1998. For more info., contact Robert Meredith, Coordinator, Global Change and U.S.-Mexico Border Programs, at 520/621-7189 or meredith "at" u.arizona.edu.

The Texas Fund for Training Foreign Policy Professionals (TFTFPP) has funds available through the National Security Education Program (NSEP) to send graduate students abroad for fieldwork and/or language study in Arabic-speaking nations, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, and Turkey. There is no deadline for the application; fellowships will be awarded on a rolling basis. For more info., contact Cecelia Coleman at the Institute of Latin American Studies, 232-2176 or cmcoleman[email address removed to reduce spam].

C. B. Smith Postdoctoral Fellowship 1998-99 Competition. The Mexican Center of UT-Austin, through its C. B. Smith Sr. funds and other private donations, offers from 10 to 15 travel awards to researchers having already obtained a Ph.D. and who are members of faculties of Mexican universities or advanced Mexican research centers, and want to come to Austin to make use of the academic and library resources available at the University of Texas. In terms of researchers with advanced rank in administrative bodies of Mexican museums of art, the professional title may be substituted for the doctorate. These travel awards consist of up to $1,000 (U.S.) for the reimbursement of transportation and lodging costs. Deadline for submission: May 1, 1998. For more info., call the Mexican Center of ILAS at 512/232-2423, or visit our Website at http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/mexcenter/.

Mexico Urbanism, Symposium at the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 17, 1998. Registration fee prior to April 10 is $25.00, lunch is an additional $12.00. Please return registration with payment by April 10 to: Center for Latin America, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, fax 414/229-2879. Sponsored by the Center for Latin America, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the Institute for Urban Life, Dept. of History, Marquette University. For more info., call 414/229-5986.

Doing Business with Brazil: Opportunities and Recent Developments, UT-Austin, IC2, April 20, 1998. This one-day conference is sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS, in cooperation with IC2 and will be held on the 2nd floor conference room at IC2. Registration fee: $25.00 (enclose check payable to the University of Austin, c/o Brazil Center, Institute of Latin American Studies, SRH 1.310, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 78712). For more info., call or David Workman, 512/232-2416 or brazctr[email address removed to reduce spam].

Calls for Papers-The Yale Latin American & Iberian Journal is now accepting submissions for its Spring/Summer 1998 issue from undergraduates, graduates, and faculty. The staff of the journal will accept original submissions of literary compositions and scholarly research articles of moderate length (up to 6,000 words). Pieces written in English, Spanish, and Portuguese will be considered. The only limitation on content requires that the central focus of the work contains a direct, thematic connection to Latin American and/or Iberian life and culture. Extended deadline: April 15, 1998. For more info., please david.[email address removed to reduce spam].

Women's Studies/Latin American Studies, Randolph-Macon College-Starting fall 1998, two-year position with strong possibility to become tenure track. Graduate training in women's studies (Ph.D. preferred). Women and minorities especially welcome. Focus on women in developing countries, emphasis on Latin America. Strong interest and ability to teach undergraduates in interdisciplinary programs. Courses include: Women, Race and Class, Women in Developing Countries, Latin American Studies, and Senior Research in Women's Studies. Additional courses in area of expertise. Applicants should send cover letter, C.V., and three letters of reference to Sharon Burton, Secretary, Women's Studies Search, Randolph-Macon College, P.O. Box 5005, Ashland, VA 23005-5005. Deadline is April 20, 1998.

Research Associate, Latin America Dept.-Pyramid Research, a division of the Economist Intelligence Unit, Ltd., is the world's leading authority on telecommunications markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Responsibilities include collection and analysis of primary data from regional and worldwide sources through telephone interviews, written correspondence, and face-to-face meetings with industry executives. International travel required. Requirements include: Bachelor's degree; fluency in Spanish and Portuguese; ability to take full responsibility for projects and work under strict deadlines; interest or background in Latin America; economics or finance experience a plus. Positions available in Cambridge, MA, and São Paulo, Brazil, offices. Send a cover letter and résumé (including GPA); a writing sample in English, any topic, 2-4 pages; transcripts and list of current courses; and a salary history if applicable to: Karen Caines, Pyramid Research, 14 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, ATTN: Latin America Position. Fax: 617/868-5574 or [email address removed to reduce spam] (no telephone inquiries).

Receptionist/Secretary-Small immigration law office seeking person with Spanish fluency, good typing skills including some computer experience. Salary negotiable depending on experience. Mail or fax résumé to Law Offices of Barbara Hines, 1005 E. 40th St., Austin, TX 78751. Fax: 512/371-3941.

Financial Journalist-Globally respected newsletter publisher in the energy industry seeks a creative and energetic financial journalist to work in Houston office. Our coverage is investigative and intelligent and our company is fast-paced and growing. Some travel in North/South America is possible. Spanish or Portuguese skills a plus but not required. Need two or more years experience in business news. Great fully paid benefits. Send résumé, writing clips, and cover letter to Petroleum Argus, 4801 Woodway 270W, Houston, TX 77056. Fax 713/622-2991.

Rhythmic Visions of Haiti-Featuring canvas, fabric, and metal-sculpture works. On view through April 16 at Artworks Gallery, 1214 W. Sixth St., Austin.

Rosario Cabrera, 1901-1975, Mexic-Arte Museum, March 13-April 18, 1998-This mysterious artist, now rediscovered, played an important role in the development of Mexican art during the twenties through her work in painting and drawing, as well as through her work as a teacher in later years. The exhibit features original paintings and drawings. Cosponsored by the Consulate of Mexico in Austin and by the Mexican Community Center, and organized in Mexico by the National Council for Culture and the Arts, the National Institute of Fine Arts, and the Diego Rivera Studio Museum. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress. For more info., call 480-9373.