April 5-11, 1999
Late Entries
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 30-31--Peace Corps Information Table will be set up on the West Mall from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. A Peace Corps Coffee Hour is also held in the Cactus Cafe every Monday from 5:00-7:00 p.m. For more info., contact Kevin Anderson at 232-4886 or .edu; kevin "at" lacs.fac.utexas.edu ; .
Thursday, April 1--Better Late Than Jobless, a workshop exploring careers in business, nonprofits, and writing. There are also sessions on internships and applying for graduate school and law school. Students may come and go as needed. 12:30-4:15 p.m. FAC 4th floor atrium. Sponsored by Liberal Arts Career Services. For more info., call 471-7900 or .edu; barbara "at" lacs.fac.utexas.edu; .
Friday-Saturday, April 2-3--Rethinking Feminisms in the Americas, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. A conference analyzing feminist politics in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sponsored by the Cornell University/University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI Consortium on Latin American Studies. For more info., call 607/255-3345 or <maa24 "at" cornell.edu; maa24 "at" cornell.edu; .
Saturday, April 3--9th Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Linguistics Colloquium. Keynote speakers are Barbara Lafford and David William Foster. Coffee, 8:00 a.m.; talks, 8:50 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Texas Union, Quadrangle Room. Fee is $5.00 for students; $20.00 for others. Sponsored by the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. For more info., visit the Website <http://www.sp.utexas.edu/orgs/gso; or <t.isabelli[email address removed to reduce spam]; t.isabelli[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Hispaniola Here and Next Door: Race, Culture, History, and Immigration, a lecture by Michele Wucker based on her recent book, Why the Cocks Fight: Haitians and the Struggle for Hispaniola. 12:00-1:00 p.m., GAR 100. Sponsored by the Dept. of History. For more info., contact Aline Helg at 475-7227.
The Future of Colonias in Texas, a lecture by Ignacio Madera, Jr., Director of the Border Project Management Division, TWDB. Part of a series of Green-Bag Talks on Contemporary Environmental Issues in Latin America, 12:10-1:00 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by ILAS's Center for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America (CERMLA). For more info., contact Sally Talberg at 326-8136 or <lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Women, the Home, and the Modernization of Patriarchy in Mexican Family Law, a lecture by Ann Varley, University College, London. Sponsored by the Dept. of Sociology as part of the Kidd Seminar Series in Sociology. 12:15-1:45 p.m. Brown-bag in Burdine Penthouse, Room 602. For more info., contact Peter M. Ward at 471-6302.
Human Rights and Public Policy in the Amazon Today, a lecture by Alfredo Wagner de Almeida, Universidade do Maranhão. 3:00 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call Bethany Letalien at 232-2416.
Thursday, April 8--Population, Aging, Poverty, and Public Policy in Latin America, a lecture by Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. 1:00 p.m., Burdine 214. Sponsored by the Dept. of Sociology as part of the Kidd Series on Latin American Health. For more info., contact Antonio Ugalde at 471-1122.
Transnational Migrations and Border Identities: Immigration, Postmodern Culture, and the Pedagogy of Conjunto, the CMAS 13th Annual Américo Paredes Distinguished Lecture by Ramón Saldívar, Associate Dean in the School of Humanities and Science and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. 7:00 p.m., Bass Lecture Hall of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. A reception will follow. Sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies. For more info., call Jordana Barton at 471-2136 or <jordana.b[email address removed to reduce spam]; jordana.b[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Announcements
X Literary Contest Premio José Martí, 1999, an essay contest open to university students. Prizes (3) range from $1,000-$2,000. Original and anonymous papers of 15-25 pages must be received by Aug. 31, 1999. Sponsored by the Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston. For more info., call 713/528-1492 or : <IHC1492 "at" pdt.net; IHC1492 "at" pdt.net; .
Conferences and Calls for Papers
7th Annual Symposium About Language and Society-Austin (SALSA), UT-Austin, April 9-12, 1999. SALSA is an interdisciplinary conference dealing with issues related to language and culture. Keynote speakers: Marjorie Harness Goodwin (UCLA), Jill Brody (Louisiana State University), Elizabeth Keating (UT-Austin), Charles Goodwin (UCLA). Of special interest: Jill Brody's talk, sponsored by ILAS, entitled, spatilab'ilsk'ujol "Tell them 'Hey' for me": A Traditional Mayan Speech Gone Multimedia. For more info., contact [email address removed to reduce spam];
The Second Annual Meeting on the Border Environment, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, April 22-24, 1999. Workshops, panel discussions, project circles, and debates focus on strengthening the capacities of non-governmental and community-based organizations to improve environmental quality and health in the U.S.-Mexico border region. For more info., call 520/626-8197 or visit the Website: < http://w3.arizona.edu/~laac/bordconf.htm; .
II Colloquium on Communications and Cultural Industries in NAFTA and MERCOSUR, UT-Austin, June 1-2, 1999. Scholars will examine regional trade in culture and information and the implications of this serious economic, social, and cultural force. Sponsored by the College of Communication, Dept. of Radio-Television-Film, Knight Chair in International Journalism, Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute, International Media Institute, and ILAS. For more info., contact Joseph Straubhaar at 471-5304 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Employment Opportunities Administrative and Project Assistant with AVINA, a philanthropic organization involved in sustainable development in Latin America. 20 hours/week for 12 months. Duties include office organization, travel planning, creating written correspondence and reports, research on sustainable development, and other assignments. Requires undergraduate degree, fluency in speaking, reading and writing Brazilian Portuguese, and knowledge of standard computer programs. Flexible hours. Send letter of interest and C.V. (up to 3 pages) to: Peter Cleaves, 3605 Flamevine Cove, Austin, TX 78735; fax 512/329-5016; <P_[email address removed to reduce spam].com; P_[email address removed to reduce spam].com; .
Exhibit
Hither My Soul Repairs Itself: Paintings by Ana Fuentes. First solo U.S. show by Mexican artist Ana Fuentes features 21 oil paintings exploring the impact of childhood on adult existence. Through April 27. Galería Sin Fronteras, 1701 Guadalupe. For more info., call 478-9448.
Fellowships, Grants, and Research Opportunities
FLAS Summer 1999 Foreign Language and Area Study Fellowship for Portuguese language study at UT-Austin or Kaqchikel language study through Tulane University. Stipends of $2,4000 plus tuition are available. Eligibility requirements are the same as for academic year FLAS. Applications are available in SRH 1.301. For more info., contact Anne Dibble at 232-2402. Deadline extended to: April 16, 1999.
Gender in Global Perspective: A Graduate Training Program, a University at Albany, SUNY, project provides assistantships for M.A. degree students who will specialize in fields that offer opportunities for gender-focused specialties. Open to students who have been admitted to a University at Albany M.A. program for Fall 1999. Award includes tuition and a stipend of $8,000. Administrated by the Center for Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Women. For more info., contact Edna Acosta-Belén, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12222. Website: <www.albany.edu/celac; .
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Latin American Studies Research Librarian, 1999-2000. The Center for International Library Programs at Duke University, supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, offers up to two 12-month postdoctoral fellowships for the training of Latin American Studies research librarians. Stipend is $38,800. Candidates should submit a letter describing their experience and interest with a resumé and the names, mailing and addresses, and telephone numbers of three references to: Sharon A. Sullivan, Director of Personnel Services, Perkins Library, Box 90194, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. For more info., contact Deborah Jakubs, Director of Collections Services, Perkins Library, P.O. Box 90193 (same address as above) or : <deborah.[email address removed to reduce spam]; deborah.[email address removed to reduce spam]; . Review of applications during April.
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