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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.

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