April 10-16, 2000
LATE ENTRY
Wednesday, April 5-Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the
Crack Cocaine Explosion, a lecture by Gary Webb, Pulitzer
Prize winning journalist and currently a consultant to the California
Legislature Task Force on Government Oversight. 7:00 P.M., Painter
Hall, Room 238. Sponsored by the Student Issues Committee of
the Texas Union Council. For more info., call 471-1990 or :
[email address removed to reduce spam].
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Hysterical Girls and Racy Ladies: Medical Images of Women
in a Literary Genealogy of the Brazilian Republic, a brown-bag
lecture by Suzanne Schadl, Dept. of History. 4:00 P.M., SRH 1.320.
Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS as part of Brazil Week.
For more info., call 232-2416.
Walking the Tightrope between Grassroots Participation
and Social Engineering in Latin America, a lecture by Patricia
Wilson, Dept. of Community and Regional Planning. 12:15 P.M.,
SRH 1.320. Sponsored by CERMLA. For more info., call 232-2412.
Language from the Outside: Livadia Frontier-less Literature
in Spanish (Cuba, Mexico, Russia), a lecture by José Manuel
Prieto, historian, essayist, and writer, author of Livadia, published
in Spain (1999), soon to be published in English. 3:30 P.M.,
Garrison Hall 100. Sponsored by ILAS, the Mexican Center of ILAS,
and the Dept. of History. For more info., call 232-2423.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Religious Imaginary and Spiritist Literature in Brazil,
a brown-bag
lecture by Eliane Moura Silva, Professor of History, UNICAMP,
Brazil. 12:00
NOON, Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil Center
of ILAS as
part of Brazil Week. For more info., call 232-2416.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Iberoamerican Poetry Festival, 10:00 A.M.-12:00 NOON, SRH
1.320. Presentation of Keynote Poet, Angel Gonzales, Prize Principe
de Asturias, Spain, and other poets. Sponsored by UT Panamerican
University, Edinburg, Southwest State University, San Marcos,
Austin Independent Artists Alliance, and Austin/Lima Sister Cities
Program. For more info., call Pauline Lopez at 232-2421.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Third Annual Spring Conference on the Americas, Americas
World Council and the Centre for Latin American and European
Studies, Augusta State University, April 14-15, 2000, Savannah,
GA. Multidisciplinary conference will focus on any Latin American,
Central American, or Canadian issue. For more info., :
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam], or fax:
706/667-4116.
Teaching about Latin America: Focus on the Caribbean, July
10-14, Yale University, New Haven, CT. One-week intensive institute
for college faculty, K-12 educators, administrators, librarians,
and curriculum specialists consisting of lectures by faculty
from the Latin American Studies Consortium of New England (Yale,
UConn, UMass, and Brown), and an in-depth exploration of diversity.
An optional one-week trip to the Dominican Republic will follow.
For more info., contact Annie Strah at 203/432-5605 or anne.[email address removed to reduce spam]; anne.[email address removed to reduce spam].
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.
Call for Papers-III Encuentro Regional de Literatura Fronteriza,
May 5-7, 2000, Laredo, TX and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
Abstracts should be sent to: Norma E. Cantú, Texas A&M
International University, 5201 University Blvd., Laredo, TX 78041-1900.
For more info., : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: April 15.
Call for Papers--21st Century Challenges to Latin America
and New Perspectives, Latin American Studies Association
of Korea, Oct. 20, 2000, Seoul. 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--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 (Caucasian, 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--Reconciling the Past, Envisioning the
Future: Latin America in the 21st Century, Conference of
the North Central Council of Latin Americanists, Oct. 20-21,
2000, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Proposals are invited
from all disciplines. A special invitation is issued for panel
presentations on the theme, Judgment 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.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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.
Program Assistant, The Inter-American Dialogue, Washington,
DC The premier center for policy analysis and exchange on
Western Hemisphere affairs is recruiting a program assistant
to support the Democracy program. Current projects focus on Colombia,
press freedom, and research on democratic governance. Responsibilities
include organizing conferences and meetings, attending and reporting
on meetings in Washington, DC, and drafting and editing correspondence,
papers, reports, and proposals. The ideal candidate will have
recently completed a bachelor's degree, have an outstanding academic
record, and a strong interest in pursuing a career related to
Latin America. Must be fluent in Spanish and possess exceptional
writing, organizational, and analytic and computer skills. For
consideration, please send résumé by fax or
to: Emily Fintel: fax: 202/822-9553, : <efintel "at" the
dialogue.
EXHIBITS
Picturing Guatemala: Images from the CIRMA Photography
Archive, 1870-1997, Salón Simón Bolívar,
Americas Society, New York City. For more
info., visit: www.americas-society.org.
Through April 16.
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.
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.
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