September 27-October 3, 1999
Late Entries
Thursday, Sept. 23-Teach for America Information Session.
6 p.m.,Texas Union, Board of Directors Room. Talk to alumni
about their experiences. Full-time, paid positions with benefits
and education awards. For information about Teach for America,
call 800-832-1230 or visit the website http://www.teachforamerica.org.
Friday, Sept. 24-Follow the Money: Understanding the Brazilian
Federal Budget, a workshop addressing the ins and outs of
Brazilian federal budget analysis. Speaker: John Cuttino, ILAS
alumnus and LBJ doctoral student. 4:00-6:00 p.m., Hackett Room,
SRH 1.313. An ILASSA "jam" event. Sponsored by the
Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call Michelle Zweede at
232-2416.
Saturday, Sept. 25-Floricanto Reception and Reading.
Meet and hear performanences by high school-age writers enrolled
in La Peña's Floricanto Writing Project. 4:00-6:00 p.m.,
Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs. Reception hosted
by La Peña and CMAS. For more info., call CMAS at 471-2136.
For more info. about the Floricanto Project, call Veronica Perez
at 477-6007.
Tuesday, September 28-1998 Tomás Rivera Mexican
American Children's Book Award Ceremony. This year's recipient
is Bobbi Salinas, author of The Three Pigs/Los tres cerdos. 6:00
p.m., Southwestern Writers Collection, 7th floor, Alkek Library,
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos. For more info.,
call Jennifer Battle at 512/245-2357.
Tuesday, September 28-A Starry Sky. A 1995 film directed
by Tata Amaral in which a hairdresser wins a trip to Miami just
after breaking up with her longtime boyfriend. 7:00 p.m.,Texas
Union Theater. Free admission. Part of the Contemporary Brazilian
Cinema Series sponsored by the Austin Film Society, the Brazil
Center of ILAS, and the UT Dept. of Radio-TV-Film. For more info.,
call 322-0145.
Tuesday, September 28-ILASSA Human Rights Jam. An informal
discussion of current topics in human rights. 3:30-5:00 p.m.,
SRH 1.320. Sponsored by ILAS. Meeting coordinators: Fiona Locke
and Susana Kaiser. For more info., call 345-4561.
Conferences and Calls for Papers
Call for Applications-U.S.-Cuba Writers Conference, Havana,
Jan. 16-26, 2000. Writers of the Americas is seeking 35 students
to join Cuban writers in intensive workshops in fiction, poetry,
travel writing, and translation. There will also be daily presentations
on Cuban literature and history. Tuition (including lodging,
daily breakfast, and some incidentals) is $1,500 plus airfare.
For more info. and application procedures visit the website:
http://www.wtamericas.com
or call 212/388-1219.
20th Annual ILASSA Student Conference on Latin America,
UT-Austin, Feb. 11-12, 2000. Interdisciplinary forum for
students involved 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 can be found
at: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/ILASSA.
For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam]
or call 512/471-5551. Deadline: Oct. 15, 1999.
U.S. Latinos and World War II-Changes Seen, Changes Wrought,
UT-Austin, May 26-27, 2000. Proposals for papers may deal
with historical, sociological, political, anthropological, journalistic,
cultural, artistic perspectives about the world of U.S. Latinos
before, during and/or after the war. Papers should be no more
than 20 pages and must include a one-page abstract, with a detachable
cover page to include the title of the paper and complete contact
information of authors. Submit to: World War II Conference, Dept.
of Journalism, Mail Code A1000, Austin, TX 78712. Deadlines:
Postmarked no later than Dec. 1, 1999 for abstracts; May 1, 2000
for papers.
Employment Opportunities
Ethnographer/Qualitative Researcher, Hispanic Health Council,
New Haven, CT. Seeking a qualfied ethnographer for a three-year
NIDA-funded study of drug user access to and use and disposal
of sterile syringes in the cities of Hartford, New Haven, and
Springfield. Project is affiliated with the Yale University Center
for Research on AIDS. Qualifications include: Ph.D. or M.A. in
a social science or health field, 2 yrs. of ethographic field
experience, and Spanish speaking ability. Competitive salary,
full benefits. Send or fax letter and C.V. to: Merrill Singer,
Hispanic Health Council, 175 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106
(fax: 860/724-0437); specify: Ethnographer for Syringe Access
Study. Review of applications begins immediately. Target start
date: Sept. 25, 1999.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Dept. of Latin American
and Caribbean Studies, University at Albany, State University
of New York. Preference will be given to candidates in the field
of international political economy with interdisciplinary expertise
in globalization, trade, investment, or immigration issues affecting
Latin America, the Caribbean, or U.S. Latinos. Tenure-track position
subject to final budget approval. Send letter and C.V. to Dr.
Edna Acosta-Belen, LACS Search Committee Chair, University at
Albany, SUNY, Social Science 250, Albany, NY 12222. Deadline:
Oct. 30, 1999.
Exhibits
Contemporary Art from Cuba, a touring exhibit organized
by Arizona State University that focuses on young artists who
have opted to stay in Cuba and follow their artistic star. On
Oct. 4, two of the artists featured in the show, printmakers
Belkis Ayon and Abel Barroso, will give a gallery tour and talk
with the public about their work. Exhibit runs through Nov. 7
at the Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave. For more info.,
call 495-9224.
Dynamic Oppositions: Venezuelan Abstract-Constructive Art
from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, the first in
a series entitled Constructive Horizons: The Latin American Perspective.
These exhibitions are drawn from the holdings of the Cisneros
Collection and the Blanton's permanent collection. Approximately
40 works by Venezuelan artists are shown alongside their European
precursors and contemporaries. Blanton Museum of Art at the Harry
Ransom Center, 21st and Guadalupe. Free admission. Open 7 days/week.
For more info., call 471-7324.
Fellowships, Grants, and Research Opportunities
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program.
To be eligible, a student must be a citizen, national, or permanent
U.S. resident and be admitted to candidacy in a Ph.D. program
in a modern foreign language or area study at UT-Austin, planning
a teaching career in the U.S. upon graduation. Projects focusing
on Western Europe are ineligible. Latin American area applicants
should submit original plus 7 copies of the completed application,
collated, in the following order: (a) application cover (with
physician's signature); (b) budget page; (c) C.V.; (d) title
page (with dissertation adviser's signature); (e) proposal (not
to exceed 10 double-spaced pp.); (f) language reference; (g)
3 letters of recommendation (can arrive separately); (h) transcripts.
Submit to Anne Dibble, SRH 1.301, on or before Oct. 4, 1999.
Applications available in MAI 101 (Mary Alice Davila) or SRH
1.303 (Yun-Joo Park).
Kellogg Research Residential Fellowships, 2001-2001. Up
to eight residential fellowships at the University of Notre Dame
to advance research in comparative international studies, with
emphasis on Latin America. The institute's research reflects
commitments to democracy, development, and social justice, and
focuses on five priority themes. Open to candidates from any
country who hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in any discipline
of the social sciences or history. Stipends vary with seniority.
For more info., : Mossi.1 "at" nd.edu; Mossi.1 "at" nd.edu,
or visit the website: http://www.nd.edu/~kellogg.
Deadline: Nov. 16, 1999.
International Predissertation Fellowship Program. Full-time
students working toward a Ph.D. in economics, political science,
sociology, and psychology are invited to apply for Standard Fellowships
or Advanced Disciplinary Training Fellowships to prepare them
to conduct theoretically sophisticated dissertation research
on the developing world that is
informed by knowledge of local language, history and culture.
Awards may include tuition, a living stipend, and medical/health
insurance coverage. Standard Fellowships also include an international
travel allowance and provide supplemental funds for financial
dependents. Sponsored by the Social Science Research Council,
the American Council of Learned Societies, and the Ford Foundation.
For more info., contact Dean Teresa Sullivan at 471-4511 or Ellen
Perecman, Program Director, IPFP at 212/377-2700. Deadline:
Dec. 10, 1999.
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