April 3-9, 2000
LATE ENTRY
Friday, March 31---Opening Reception, America's Migrant Farmworkers,
a photographic survey by Alan Pogue, Texas Union Art Gallery,
7:00 P.M. Part of "A Celebration of Triumph: the Legacy
of Cesar Chavez." Cosponsored by the Center for Mexican
American Studies, Multicultural Information Center, Movimiento
Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan, and Omega Delta Phi Fraternity.
Runs March 27-April 14. For more info., call 471-6645.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
¿Qué piensa? The Rise of Public Opinion Polling
in Mexico and its Reliability, a lecture by Miguel Basañez,
Senior Vice President, RAC and MORI International, Princeton,
NJ. 10:30 A.M., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican
Center of ILAS. For more info., call 232-2423.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Third International Socioreligious Studies Meeting, Havana,
July 3-6, 2001. The conference will focus on the religious
and social processes in the context of the new century. For more
info., contact Dr. Jorge Ramírez Calzadilla, President
of the Organizing Committee, Third Socioreligious Studies Meeting,
calle B No.352, El Vedado Havana, CUBA. Phone: 537/31-3610 and
3-5366. : cips "at" ceniai.inf.cu; cips "at" ceniai.inf.cu.
Call for Papers- and Posters-Exploring Diversity through
Innovative Research and Education in Borderland Environments:
First Annual Conference of the Center for Biocultural Diversity
Studies, June 14-17, 2000, Chihuahua City, Mexico. Presentations
should focus on the ways in which ecology and human behavior
are understood in biological, social, and historical contexts.
Stipends available for U.S. Latino students. Register and submit
abstracts of no more than 200 words to: J. Andrew Darling, Executive
Director, Mexico-North Research Network, 1650 Sioux Dr. CH44-790,
El Paso, TX 79925. : [email address removed to reduce spam].mx; [email address removed to reduce spam].mx
or register at http://www.mexnor.org.
Deadline: March 30.
Call for Papers-III Encuentro Regional de Literatura Fronteriza,
May 5-7, 2000, Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Abstracts
should be sent to: Norma E. Cantú, Texas A&M International
University, 5201 University Blvd., Laredo, Texas 78041-1900.
For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: April 15.
Call for Papers--New Mundo 2000: Latino Identity in the
New Millennium, Oct. 26-28, 2000, Dallas, TX. Papers are
invited concerning the introduction of peoples from 15th century
Spain (Caucasion, African, Sephardic, and Moor) into indigenous
civilizations of the New World, their shared legacy of the Spanish
language and aesthetic in the Americas, and the profile they
will enjoy within the arts and humanities of the new millennium.
For more info., visit: dallasculture.com.
Deadline: May 15.
Call for Papers--21st Century Challenges to Latin America
and New Perspectives, Latin American Studies Association of Korea,
Oct. 20, 2000, Seoul, Korea. Papers are invited from political
science, economics, international relations, sociology, philosophy,
cultural studies, and other disciplines. Approximately six exemplary
papers will be selected, and their authors will be flown to Seoul
to attend the conference. Paper title, abstract of 300-400 words,
and a brief C.V., including a list of publications should be
submitted to: Dr. Won-Hon Kim, Dir. for International Exchange,
LASAK. : whkim "at" kiep.go.kr; whkim "at" kiep.go.kr.
Fax: (82-2) 3460-1066. Deadline: April 20.
Call for Papers--Reconciling the Past, Envisioning the
Future: Latin America in the 21st Century, Conference of the
North Central Council of Latin Americanists, October 20-21, 2000,
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Proposals are invited
from all disciplines. A special invitation is issued for panel
presentations on the theme, Judgement on Violence, Pursuit of
Peace. Send abstracts and proposals to: William Katra,
Program Chair, NCCLA 2000, 732 Liberty St., LaCrosse, WI 54603.
For more info., call 608/785-2031. Deadline: July 15, 2000.
Retos de América Latina a Principios del Tercer
Milenio, 7th Congress of La Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estudios
Sobre América Latina y El Caribe (SOLAR), Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua, Nov. 7-10, 2000.
A wide range of topics, including democracy and political
transition, human rights, and politics and culture, will be covered
(see the Website at http://www.uaemex.mx/solar).
Cost to register is $50 for those giving papers, $30 for attending,
and $10 for students. Send a 10-30 line summary of your paper
topic (maximum paper length 15 pages) with a brief C.V. to: Dr.
Luis Alfredo Lobato Blanco, UNAN-Managua, De ENEL 2 Km al sur,
Apartado de correos 663, Managua, Nicaragua (: lobato "at" ns.sdnnic.org.ni; lobato "at" ns.sdnnic.org.ni;
fax: 011-505-277-49-43). Registration closes Sept. 30, 2000.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Associate Director, Center for Latin American Studies,
University of Chicago. Responsibility for program planning
and execution, policy making, grants administration, staff supervision,
and selected teaching and advising responsibilities. Applicants
should hold a Ph.D., and have two or more years in a position
of comparable responsibility, and university-level teaching experience.
Send a cover letter, C.V., sample of published writing, statement
of research and teaching interests, and two letters of reference
to: Tom Cummins, Dir., CLAS, University of Chicago, 5848 S. University
Ave., Kelly Hall 310, Chicago, IL 60637. For complete job description
call 773/702-8420 or : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: April 14, 2000.
Chief of Party for U.S.-Mexico Judicial Exchange Program,
National Center for State Courts, Mexico City. The successful
candidate will organize bilateral conferences, manage court-to-court
exchanges, and develop seminars and workshops for judges and
court personnel on a variety of court management and judicial
reform topics. Candidates must be bilingual in English/Spanish
and possess extensive knowledge of U.S. judicial procedures,
court management, court technology, and judicial education programs.
Knowledge of the Mexican legal/judicial system and recent judicial
reform programs is important. An advanced degree is preferred.
Period of contract will run through September 2000, or longer,
depending on funding. Submit résumé with cover
letter, including salary history, to Cathy Gill, National Center
for State Courts, 300 Newport Ave., Williamsburg, VA 23185, or
fax: 757/564-2006.
EXHIBITS
Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Writing: The Parallel
Lives of Michael Ventris and Linda Schele and the Decipherment
of Mycenaean and Mayan Writing, an exhibit in the Benson
Latin American Collection Rare Books Room that examines two of
the most famous decipherments of ancient writing of the last
century. Items are included from the collections of the UT Classics
Dept. Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory (PASP), Dr. Linda
Schele, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For more info., visit:
http://www.utexas.edu/research/pasp/cipem/exhib/.
The exhibit runs March 9-August 1, 2000.
An exhibition of the recent work of Brazilian artist Helena
de la Fontaine, April 1-May 6, Ravel Fine Art Gallery, Davenport
Village, 3801 Capital of Texas Highway North. Tues.-Sat., 11:00
A.M.-6.:00 P.M. For more info., visit www.ravelfineart.com.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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 2000. The fellow is expected to be in residence
at Cornell as a Visiting Scholar for a minimum of one month.
Applicants should send a one-page letter, an application form
(available for copying in SRH 1.310), a C.V., and project proposal
to: Mary Jo Dudley, Latin American Studies Program, 190 Uris
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Deadline: March
31.
STUDY ABROAD
Augsburg College Center for Global Education, Faculty and
Staff Summer Travel Programs. The following programs include
face-to-face meetings with a cross section of people from the
host culture, field trips, and group and personal reflection
time. Human Rights and Indigenous Issues in Guatemala, May 16-25;
Haiti and Cuba: Distinct Neighbors, May 28-June 12; Elections
2000: Shaping Mexico's Future, June 26-July 3; Education for
Social
Justice: A Faculty Development Seminar in Cuernavaca, Mexico,
July 8-15. Participants need not speak Spanish. For more info.,
call 1-800-299-8889, write: Center for Global Education, Augsburg
College, 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55454, or visit
the Website:
http://www.augsburg.edu/global.
BRAZIL WEEK
a variety of events commemorating the 500th anniversary of
the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral in Brazil
MONDAY, APRIL 3
Keynote Speech by Marina Silva 6:00 P.M., Bass Lecture Hall,
LBJ School
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
Environmental Panel: The Future of the Amazon 7:00-9:00 P.M.,
Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
Informal Brown-Bag Discussion
Woman in Politics: Senator Marina Silva's Personal Experience
with the Brazilian Public Policy Process
12:00 NOON, LBJ School Student Lounge
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Discussion: Media, Politics and Response by Brazilian Society
in the '90s
3:15-5:15 P.M., Texas Union, Quadrangle Room 3.304
Sponsored by ILASSA, the Brazil Center of ILAS, CERMLA, AVINA,
PoWeR, LBJ
School of Public Affairs, and the Center for Inter-American Policy
Studies.
For info., or to learn about other events, visit: http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/ILASSA/msilva
or call 232-2416
For Electronic Access to Calendar:
http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calendar.html
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