April 26-May 2, 1999
Late Entries
Tuesday, April 20
Reading and Discussion by Poet Sarah Cortez, recent recipient of the PEN Texas Writing Award and author of an upcoming book published by Arte Publico Press. 3:30-4:45 p.m., Flawn Academic Center, Dobie Room. Sponsored by the Dept. of English and CMAS. For more info., call Jordana Barton at 471-2136.
Friday, April 23
Mutual Perceptions: Mexico and the United States Five Years After the NAFTA, a conference at UC-San Diego. Sponsored by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies in collaboration with Instituto Matías Romero Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. 8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. For more info., call 619/534-4503.
Monday, April 26
The Two Americas, a lecture by Lester Langley of the University of Georgia and author of the new book, The Americas in the Age of Revolution, 1750-1850. Discussion concerning hemispheric history and collaboration among U.S. and Latin American historians after the talk. 12:30 p.m., GAR 100. Sponsored by the Dept. of History. For more info., call 323-9302 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; .
The Two Remakings of the Mexican Economy, a lecture by Nora Lustig, Senior Advisor and Chief of the Poverty and Inequality Advisory Unit of the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. Part of the Toward the Next Millennium: Mexican Economy, Culture, and Politics lecture series. 1:30-2:45 p.m., Bernard and Audre Rapoport Bldg. (formerly the Economics Bldg.), Room 2.136. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2423, or [email address removed to reduce spam]; .Tuesday, April 27Jurisdiction as a Barrier to Transboundary Environmental Cooperation, a lecture by Roberta Savage, Executive Director, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, Washington, D.C. Part of a series of Green-Bag Talks on Contemporary Environmental Issues in Latin America, Noon-12:50 p.m., Benson Latin American Collection, SRH 1.115. Sponsored by ILAS's Center for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America. For more info., contact Sally Talberg at 326-8136 or <lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; .Wednesday, April 28
CMAS Plática. Estevan Flores, director of the Latino Research and Policy Center, University of Colorado at Denver will discuss The Public Intellectual: A Role for Chicana/o Scholars. Noon-1:00 p.m., Texas Union, Sinclair Suite, 3.128. 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]; .
Friday, April 30 Re-encountering Development in the Andes: Rural Viability, Post-Modern Critique and Popular Strategy, a lecture by Anthony Bebbington, Fellow for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University. 3:00 p.m., Geography Building, Room 102. Sponsored by the ILAS Andean Working Group and the Dept. of Geography. For more info., contact Margot Beyersdorff at 454-7409.
Conferences and Calls for Papers
Transboundary Environmental Cooperation Conference, Howard Johnson Hotel, Laredo, Texas, April 25-26, 1999. Sponsored by UT Austin, ILAS, CERMLA, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs, among others. For more info., contact Sally Talberg at 326-8136 or : <lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; lpaz304[email address removed to reduce spam]; . For hotel info., call 956/722-2411.
The National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies' Twenty-Sixth Annual Conference, April 28-May 1, 1999, UT-San Antonio, Downtown. For more info., contact Panel Review Committee chairs, Juan Rodríguez and Vita Mía García at 830/372-6083.
Annual Meeting of the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean , Oaxaca, February 23-26, 2000. Proposals for papers and panels that deal with study abroad programs in Latin America and the Caribbean should be sent to Elizabeth Mahan, Program Chair, AAPLAC 2000, University of Connecticut, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 843 Bolton Rd., Storrs, CT 06269-1161. For more info., call 860/486-0488 or ; lamsadm "at" uconnv.uconn.edu; . Deadline for proposals: Nov. 1, 1999.
Employment Opportunities
Part-Time Bilingual Research Assistant/Receptionist, Psychology Dept., UT-Austin, beginning June 1999. Seeking graduate student to assist with research project on intergenerational study of Latino families. Involves library research and data collection. For more info., contact Manuel Ramírez III, 512/475-7012, or ; ramirez "at" psy.utexas.edu; .
Program Coordinator, Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame. Ideal candidate can manage Visiting Fellows program, help with grant writing and assist in managing other programs. Prefer someone with a background in social science, familiarity with Latin America, and a working knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese. Send application to: Associate Director, Kellogg Institute, 203 Hesburgh Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5677. For more info., call 219/631-3636 or <welna.1 "at" nd.edu; . Review of files begins May 10.
Fellowships, Grants, and Research Opportunities
UC-San Diego Special Fellowships for Studies of Economic Integration and the U.S.-Mexico Border Environment. The Center for U.S.- Mexican Studies announces a call for interdisciplinary research proposals focusing on border environmental issues relating to water, environmental health, natural resource management, and land-use. Researchers will participate as Visiting Research Fellows in the Center's ongoing project, "Economic Integration and the Environment: Promoting Sustainable Development Along the U.S.-Mexican Border." Residential Fellowships will begin as early as Sept. 1999 and as late as Jan. 2000. Applications should include a research statement of 5-7 double-spaced pages, C.V., and a minimum of two letters of recommendation. Send applications and inquiries to: C. R. Hibbs, Program Officer, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (0510), UC-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., LaJolla, CA 92093-0510. Call 619/534-4503 or ; chibbs "at" weber.ucsd.edu; .
Summer Library Research Fellowship in Latin American Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. One $1,500 grant to a college teacher conducting research in Latin American studies during the summer of 1999. Applicants should send a one-page letter, an application form, a C.V., and a project proposal to: Mary Jo Dudley, Latin American Studies Program, 190 Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Deadline: May 3, 1999.
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