November 1-7, 1999
NEW COURSES FOR SPRING 2000
Taught by Prof. Henry Dietz
Democracy and Democratization in Latin America
TTH 11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M., BUR 112
LAS 337M/GOV 337M
Taught by Prof. Jaime Nicolopulos
Mexican and Mexican-American Ballads: Popular Expression of
Cultural and Social Conflict--Corridos!
(Substantial Internet Component)
MWF 11:00A.M.-12:00 NOON., UTC 3.120
LAS 370S/SPN 350/MAS 374
The Life, Works, Times, and Travails of Sor Juana Inés
de la Cruz
TTH 3:00-5:00 P.M., CBA 4.340
SPN 378H (SWC) Spanish Honors Seminar
Late Entries
Thursday, Oct. 28-Austin Community College Latino Literary
and Arts Festival, 7:00 P.M., ACC Rio Grande Campus Main
Theatre. Dance and music by Los Flamencos de San Antonio. Featured
speaker: Rubén Martínez, Emmy Award winning journalist,
poet, and performer. Reception following. Free and open to the
public. For more info., call 223-3352 or 223-3114.
Friday, Oct. 29-International Education Fee Scholarship
Deadline. Preference will be given to full-time UT-Austin
students participating in immersion programs or longer programs,
participants in UT-Austin programs, and those studying in non-European
regions. For more info., call 471-6490 or visit: http://www.utexas.edu/student/abroad/aid/index.html.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1-War and Peace in Colombia Today, screening
of CNN Perspective Program, Soldiers of Peace: A Children's Crusade
(Sept. 1999), with an introduction by Prof. Clemencia Rodriguez,
University of Texas at San Antonio. 12:00-1:30 P.M., Hackett
Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by ILASSA. For more info., contact
Aline Helg at 475-7227.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2-U.S.-Mexico-Cuba Relations, a discussion
by Santiago Pérez-Benítez, Professor and Researcher,
Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad
de Habana-Cuba, and Manuel García y Griego, Director of
the Center for Mexican American Studies at UT-Arlington. 3:30-5:00
P.M., Texas Union Sinclair Suite, 3.128. Sponsored by the Center
for Mexican American
Studies. For more info., call 471-2136.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3-Gun Control Policy in Brazil,
a lecture by Luciano Bueno, Visiting Researcher, Fundação
Getúlio Vargas. 3:30-4:30 P.M., SRH 3.111 (LBJ School).
Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call
232-2416.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5-Management of the Panama Canal Watershed:
Ecological, Hydrologic, Political, and Institutional Issues,
a lecture by Henry Cardwell, an environmental engineer, and Devin
Reese, a biologist, working for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory/USAID,
Panama. Part of a series of Green-Bag Talks on Contemporary Environmental
Issues in Latin America. 12:10-1:00
P.M., Benson Seminar Room, SRH 1.115. Sponsored by ILAS's Center
for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America. For more
info., call CERMLA at 232-2412.
Conferences and Calls for Papers
Call for Papers--XXIII Symposium on Portuguese Traditions
(Europe, America, Africa, Asia), April 15-16, 2000, UCLA.
An annual forum dedicated to the exchange and dissemination of
ideas and information about the language and culture of the far-flung
Portuguese world, past and present. Papers may be presented in
English or Portuguese and are limited to 15 minutes' reading
time. For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]
or visit the Website: http://www.ucla.edu/spanport/.
Deadline: March 15, 2000.
6th Annual Maya Hieroglyphics Workshop, Feb. 19-20, 2000,
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos. Peter Keeler,
Director of the Maya Meetings at Texas, will explain the basics
of Maya writing and provide practical experience in reading hieroglyphic
texts. Accessible to beginners as well as those with more experience.
Registration fee: $45. sponsored by the SWTSU Dept. of Anthropology
and coordinated by Dr. Kent Reilly. For more info., call 512/245-8272
or : ss08 "at" swt.edu; ss08 "at" swt.edu. Applications
available at ILAS reception, SRH 1.310. Deadline: Feb. 1,
2000.
Employment Opportunities
Associate Vice President for International Programs, UT-Austin.
The Associate VP has administrative responsibility for the
International Office, institutional exchange programs, Visiting
Scholars, and oversight of the UT legislative modernization projects
in Central America. S/he coordinates and organizes UT participation
in certain international fellowship competitions and writes proposals
to fund UT participation in international programs, among other
responsibilities. The ideal candidate is a tenured member of
the UT-Austin faculty with intellectual leadership, substantial
international experience, a record of obtaining and administering
funds from federal agencies and foundations, and a history of
congenial and constructive relationships with faculty, staff,
students, alumni, and administrators. Foreign language ability
is desirable. For more info., call 512/232-3600 or : [email address removed to reduce spam].
Tenured position in the Humanities or Social Sciences as
Director of the newly created Hemispheric Institute on the Americas
(HIA), University of California, Davis. The Hemispheric Institute
brings together faculty and graduate students from across the
campus in an innovative program that treats transnational ties
in the Americas. The director will help develop its research,
teaching and outreach capabilities, support the recruitment
of additional faculty members, and develop links to other UC-Davis
programs. Applicants should submit a letter of application, C.V.,
and three letters of recommendation to: Charles Walker, HIA Search
Committee Chair, Dept. of History, University of California,
Davis, CA 95616. For more info., [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline Dec. 1, 1999 or until filled.
Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Latin American Studies
Program, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia.
A research focus on economic development and policy with a regional
focus on Brazil or the Andes is preferred. Applicants must have
completed their Ph.D. by the time of the Sept. 1, 2000 appointment
and demonstrate clear promise of excellence in research and effectiveness
in teaching. Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be
given first consideration. For more info., contact: Gerardo Otero,
Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Simon Fraser University,
8888 University Dr., Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6 Canada.
Tel: 604/291-4508, : otero "at" sfu.ca; otero "at" sfu.ca.
Screening begins Jan. 1, 2000 and continues until the position
is filled.
EXHIBITS
La presencia cultural africana en América Latina
y el Caribe/The Black Presence in Latin American and Caribbean
Culture. Books, microfilms, CDs, and videos highlight the
many contributions by blacks to contemporary religion, politics,
language, literature, art, food, and music in Latin America and
the Caribbean. Benson Rare Books Room, SRH 1.101, through Feb.
2000. For more info., call 495-4520.
Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution. Through Nov. 28,
Houston Fine Arts Museum, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston. For more info.,
call 713/639-7300 or visit the Website: http://www.mfah.org.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Free Market Development Advisors Program, 2000-2001. USAID
and the Institute of International Education offer U.S. graduate
business management or international relations/international
affairs students the opportunity to provide assistance to small
and medium-sized enterprises and business serving organizations
in developing countries. Positions are for a ten month period.
Allowances cover expenses for the Adviser. For more info. and
to request an application, contact: FMDAP-IIE, 1400 K St., Washington,
DC 20005-2403. Call 202/326-7710. Visit the Website: http://www.iie.org/pgms/fmdap.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Undergraduate National Security Education Program Awards
Study Abroad Office, SHC 247
Monday, November 1 3:00 P.M.
Wednesday, November 3 4:00 P.M.
Friday, November 5- 2:00 P.M.
Undergraduate and graduate students specializing in non-Western,
non-English speaking countries, languages, and fields of study
deemed
critical to U.S. national security may be eligible for awards.
Visit http://www.iie.org/nsep
(undergrads) or http://www.aed.org/nsep
(graduate students). For more info., call 471-6490.
submissions for the ILAS Calendar to [email address removed to reduce spam]
Deadline is 3:00 P.M. each Friday.
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