October 9-15, 2000
REMINDER!
Oct. 6 Deadline for the
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Program
See "Fellowships" section for more details.
LATE ENTRIES
Wednesday-Saturday, October 4-7-Consejo Internacional de Buen
Vecindad/International Good Neighbor Council, Fall 2000 Conference,
Austin. For info. on registration, costs, etc., contact Dari Hines at
444-2301 or [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Friday, October 6-Unwanted and Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
in Brazil, a Population Research Center Brown Bag Seminar by Ignez
Perpetuo, Kristine Hopkins, and Joseph Potter. 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m.,
Burdine 214. For more info., contact Joseph Potter at
joe "at" prc.utexas.edu; joe "at" prc.utexas.edu.
TUESDAY, October 10
Availability of Environmental Data Sets: The Texas-Mexico
Border, a lecture by Miguel Pavon, Charles Palmer, and others from
the Texas Water Development Board. 12:00 noon-1:15 p.m, SRH 1.320.
Part of the Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speakers Series sponsored by
the Center for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America
(CERMLA) and ILAS. For more info., please call Janine Toth at
232-2412.
Through the Rearview Mirror: Reflections on Ethnography from
the Edge of Fiction, a talk by Kathy Taylor, Earlham College. 3:30
p.m, Tobin Room, Batts 201. Ms. Taylor will discuss gathering data
for her book recounting conversations with Mexican taxi drivers.
Sponsored by ILAS and the Depts. of Spanish & Portuguese and
Anthropology.
WEDNESDAY, October 11
Popular Violence and Action: Writing the New Cultural History
in Latin America, a lecture by Eric Van Young, Professor and Chair,
Dept. of History, University of California San Diego. 9:00 a.m.-12:00
noon, Dobie Room, FAC. Part of the Distinguished Scholars Workshops:
New Directions in Latin American History. Sponsored by the Dept. of
History, ILAS, and the Mexican Center of ILAS. For more info.,
[email address removed to reduce spam].
FRIDAY, October 13
Patronage and Empowerment in the Central Amazon, a lecture by
Scott Hoefle, ILAS Visiting Scholar from the Federal University of
Rio de Janeiro's Dept. of Geography. 3:00-4:30 p.m, Hackett Room, SRH
1.313. Sponsored by the Brazil Center of ILAS. For more info., call
232-2416.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Romance Languages and Linguistic Communities in the United
States, College Park, Maryland, Oct. 26-28, 2000. A gathering of
language and media professionals, authors, linguists, diplomatic
representatives and international organizations, with three main
objectives: to improve the understanding of the role of Romance
languages and their effect on U.S. society; to study economic,
political, sociological, demographic, educational, linguistic and
pedagogical issues from a development perspective; to design
strategies that promote and provide incentives for the instruction of
Romance languages in the United States. Sponsored by the Latin
American Studies Center, University of Maryland, and the Unión Latina
based in Paris, France. For more info., contact Dolores Alvarez at
u11[email address removed to reduce spam]; u11[email address removed to reduce spam], or Saúl Sosnowski
at al68 "at" umail.umd.edu; al68 "at" umail.umd.edu or 301/405-6459.
Call for Applications-Second Annual U.S.-Cuba Writers
Conference, Havana and Matanzas, Cuba, Jan. 7-19, 2001. Intensive
workshops in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation,
and writing for performance, as well as presentations on Cuban
literature, its history and social context. Knowledge of Spanish not
required. Slots are available for 42 North American writers and 30
Cuban writers. Applicants for the North American slots, please see
the Writers of the Americas Website at http://www.wtamericas.com for
application instructions. Tuition is $1,950, including lodging, daily
breakfast, and some incidentals. For more info., visit the above
Website, [email address removed to reduce spam], or call 212/388-1219.
EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Lethbridge,
Alberta, Canada. A probationary, tenure-track position beginning July
1, 2001. Requirements are a Ph.D. in Spanish with specialization in
Latin American literature or culture and civilization, near-native
fluency in Spanish and English, experience teaching Spanish as a
second language at the postsecondary level, and a strong commitment
to and appropriate record of scholarship and original research.
Applications should include a CV, transcripts, outlines of courses
previously taught, teaching evaluations, publication reprints or
preprints, statement of teaching philosophy and research interests,
and names of at least three referees who are scholars in the field.
Send this material and arrange for letters of reference to be mailed
to: Prof. Barbara Dickinson, Chair, Dept. of Modern Languages,
University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, Alberta,
T1K3M4. For more info., call 403/329-2560 or
erickson "at" uleth.ca; erickson "at" uleth.ca.
Deadline: Dec. 15, 2000.
Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the rank of
Senior Associate or Full Professor, San Diego State University
(SDSU). Near-native fluency in Spanish and working knowledge of
Portuguese required. Duties include: Director of the Center and Chair
of the academic degree programs, involvement in the greater San Diego
area, close cooperation (including faculty and student exchanges)
with all Mexican institutions of higher learning in Tijuana and
Mexicali, Mexico and demonstrated fund raising and grant writing
experience. Please send a letter of application, a current CV, and
the names of three references to: Dr. Brian Loveman, Search
Committee, Center for Latin American Studies, San Diego State
University, San Diego, CA 92182-4446. Application review will begin
on Nov. 1, 2000, and continue until the position is filled. For
further info., please contact Dr. Loveman as above or at
loveman "at" mail.sdsu.edu; loveman "at" mail.sdsu.edu.
Internship Opportunities with INFACT, as
Organizing Assistant, Communications/Media Assistant, Research
Assistant, Administrative & Organizing Support Assistant. INFACT is a
national grassroots organization with a 23-year history of waging
campaigns to stop life-threatening abuses of transnational
corporations and increase their accountability. Candidates must
demonstrate commitment to corporate accountability/progressive social
change, have highly effective written and verbal communication
skills, experience in a high-energy campaign or non-profit setting,
excellent computer skills, good organization and the ability to
multi-task while meeting deadlines. Send letter of interest and
resume to: Jeremy Greenfield, Internship Coordinator, INFACT, 46
Plympton Street, Boston, MA 02118, telephone 617/695-2525, fax
617/695-2626, [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
EXHIBITS
General Libraries Faculty and Staff Book Exhibit 2000. Faculty and
staff members are invited to leave a copy of book(s) published after April
1, 1999 (on loan) in the Reference and Information Services Department
Offices, PCL 2.430, before Oct.2, 2000. The exhibit opens Oct. 16, and will
run through Jan. 3, 2001, in the 21st-Century Study area of the
Perry-Castañeda Library. For more info., visit
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/About/news/fsbookexhibit.html.
Los Colores de Guatemala-A Collector's Journey, Bill Brock's
collection of Guatemalan textiles, is now on view at the Texas Memorial
Museum. Includes bilingual labels and a hands-on area for youngsters. 2400
Trinity, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sat., 1:00-5:00
p.m. Sun. For more info., call 471-1604 or visit
http://www.texasmemorialmuseum.org.
Viaje a Zacatecas, a photographic exhibit by John Christian,
Dobie-Paisano Fellow, will be on view at the Museo Goitia, Zacatecas,
Mexico, through Nov. 3. The collection is the culmination of a
10-year effort to document the states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, and
Zacatecas. For more info., call 232-3648 or 469-9637.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Abroad Program. Eligible
students are U.S. citizens admitted to candidacy in a doctoral program in a
modern foreign language or area study at UT-Austin, and planning a teaching
career in the U.S. upon graduation. Projects focusing on Western Europe are
ineligible. Applicants must have their proposal reviewed and approved by
their faculty adviser before submitting complete application. Students will
be notified if revisions are suggested. Latin American area applicants
submit original plus six copies of the complete application, collated in
the following order, to Anne Dibble, SRH 1.301: a) application cover (with
physician signature), b) budget page, c) curriculum vitae, d) title page
(with dissertation adviser's signature), e) proposal (not to exceed 10
double-spaced pages), f) language reference, g) three letters of
recommendation (letters can arrive separately), and h) transcripts. For
applications or further info., contact Mary Alice Davila, MAI 101, or Anne
Dibble, SRH 1.301. Deadline: Oct. 6, 12:00 noon.
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