September 6-12, 1999
Fall 1999 Courses
Available
Prof. Suzanne
Schadl
Latin American
History since 1810
LAS 366
(36973)/HIS 346L (36097)
TTh 8:009:30, GAR 109
Colonial Brazil
LAS 366
(36958)/HIS 366N (36290)
TTH 11:00-12:30, PAR 1
Gender and
National Identity in Latin America
LAS 366
(36962)/HIS 350L (3615)
T 3:006:00, CBA 4.328
Prof. Cristina Ferreira-Pinto
Introduction to
Portuguese Literature
POR 328
(42555)
MWF 10:0011:00, BAT 101
Contemporary
Brazilian Short Story
LAS 370P
(36990)/POR 375 (42560)/ WS 340 (44145)
MWF 1:002:00, CAL 419
Robert H. Wilson and Larry Graham
Public Policy in
Brazil
PA 388K
(59256)/LAS (37165)/GOV 384L (35520)
W 3:306:30, SRH 1.320
LATE ENTRIES
Friday, Sept.
3, Institute of Latin American Studies Student Association (ILASSA)
Meeting. Conference planning and committee
assignments will be the focus of this meeting. 5:00 P.M., SRH 1.320. For more info., contact
Sean Hale at <shale[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
TUESDAY,
SEPT. 7
"Everything
you ever wanted to know about the PRI's November 7th
Presidential Primary, but were afraid to ask," an open discussion with senior PRI
members: Dr. Romero Flores Caballero, former Diputado Federal, and Maria
Elena Chapa, Diputada Local and former Senator. 12:001:00 P.M., Student Union, Quadrangle Room
3.304. Organized by the Mexican Students Association. All welcome. For
more info., contact Alex Schwartzman at <alexsch[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Landscapes
of Memory, a
1996 film written and directed by Jose Araujo. Texas Union Theater, 7:00
P.M. Free Admission. The Sertao, an
extremely hot, dry, and poor region in northeastern Brazil, provides the
setting for a mystical odyssey. Part of the Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
Series sponsored by the Austin Film Society, the Brazil Center of ILAS,
and the UT Dept. of RadioTV Film. For more info., call 322-0145.
THURSDAY,
SEPT. 9
The New
Electoral Machinery in Mexico, a lecture by José Luis Mendez,
Executive Director, Federal Electoral Institute. 4:00 P.M., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored
by the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info., :
<mexctr[email address removed to reduce spam]; or call 232-2423.
FRIDAY,
SEPT. 10
John Phillip
Santos, a lecture by
the noted documentary filmmaker, program officer at the Ford Foundation,
and author of the Mexican-American memoir, Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation. 4:00 P.M., Bass Lecture Hall. Sponsored by
ILAS and the Dept. of Anthropology. For more info., contact Mercedes Lynn
de Uriarte at 471-1979.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR
PAPERS
Call for
Papers20th
Annual ILASSA Student Conference on Latin
America,
UT-Austin, Feb. 1112, 2000. Interdisciplinary forum for students in-volved in Latin American
research topics seeks single-page abstracts focusing on any topic in
Latin American Studies. Abstracts must be submitted via . Forms and
instructions for submissions can be found at the ILASSA website:
<http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/ILASSA; . For more info., :
; or call Sean Hale or Bethany Letalien at
512/471-5551.
Deadline: Oct. 15,
1999.
Call for PapersForum on European Expansion and Global Interaction,
Flagler College,
St. Augustine, FL, Feb.1819, 2000. Forum is concerned with the expansion
of Europe and the worldwide response to the expansion, from its
beginnings in the 14th century to the middle of the 19th century. It
seeks participation by scholars in all areas of the field and encourages
submis-sions from individuals with an interdisciplinary focus. Individual
and group proposals are welcomed. Proposals for roundtable discussions
will also be considered. Proposals should include a 250-word abstract
and C.V. Inquiries and proposals should be addressed to: Jane Landers,
Vanderbilt University, Dept. of History, Box 1802 Station B, Nashville,
TN 37235. Phone 615/322-3403, Fax 615/ 343-6002,
<jane.[email address removed to reduce spam]; . Completed proposals must be received
by Oct. 15, 1999.
Call for PapersAnnual Meeting of the Association of Academic Pro-grams
in Latin America and the Caribbean, Oaxaca, Feb. 2326, 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
Stud-ies, 843 Bolton Rd., Storrs, CT 062691161. For more info., call
860/486-0488 or ; . Deadline for proposals: Nov. 1, 1999.
Call for PapersAnnual Meeting of the Southwest Council for Latin
American Studies (SCOLAS), Puebla, Mexico, March 812, 2000.
There are now direct
flights from DFW to Puebla. Proposals should be sent to: Joseph Velez,
Modern Foreign Languages, Box 97391, Baylor University, Waco, TX
767987391. : joseph_[email address removed to reduce spam]; .
Call for
ArticlesDimensión Antropológica, an anthopology journal published by
INAH, solicits contributions by researchers in anthropology, his-tory,
and affiliated disciplines of articles based on recent research,
theoretical essays, research notices, and book reviews. The journal is
planning upcoming issues on the topics of the African experience in
Mexico and racism and legal rights. Manuscripts must be submitted in
Spanish. For instructions on manu-script preparation, contact: Prof.
Susan Kellogg, Dept. of History, Univ. of Hous-ton, Houston, TX 77204.
Tel.: 713/743-3118, : ; .
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH
OPPORTUNITIES.
University
Cooperative Society/UT-Austin 19992000 Undergraduate Research Fellowships
Competition. Intended to cover costs (up to $1,000) as-sociated with academic
research projects proposed and written by full-time un-dergraduate
students and undertaken with the supervision of a university fac-ulty
member. Application forms are available from the Office of the Vice
Presi-dent for Research, MAI 302, or Office of Student Government, SSB
4.206 or online at:
<http://www.utexas.edu/research/vp/awards/index.html; . For
more info., call Carolyn Milos at 471-6424. Deadline: Oct. 8, 1999, 5:00
P.M.
For Access to the Calendar Archive:
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calarc/
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