October 30-November 5, 2000
LATE ENTRIES
Friday, Oct. 27-A Complex Systems Approach to Modeling
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a lecture by
Joseph Messina, University of North Carolina. 4:30 p.m., GRG 102.
Sponsored by the Dept. of Geography. For more info., call 471-5116.
TUESDAY, October 31
Is Environmental Protection a U.S. National Interest?: U.S.
Diplomacy in Latin America, a lecture by Eleanor Savage Gildersleeve,
U.S. Department of State. 12:00-1:15 p.m., SRH 1.115, Benson Library.
Part of the Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speaker Series sponsored by the
Center for Environmental Resource Management in Latin America
(CERMLA) and ILAS. For more info., call Janine Toth at 232-2412.
THURSDAY, November 2
Cosmic Thresholds: Narcotic Trance, Shamanic Symbolism and
Art in South America, a lecture by Johannes Wilbert of the University
of California at Los Angeles. 8:00 p.m., Art Building Room 1.120. In
conjunction with the Third D .J. Sibley Family Conference on World
Traditions of Culture and Art. For more info., contact Peter Keeler
at 471-6292.
Raza, Identidad, y la Cultura Popular en Cuba Hoy, a
lecture/discussion in Spanish by Armando Vallant Caballero, Dept. of
Cuban Culture, film producer, and film teacher at Instituto Superior
de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana. 3:00-5:00 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH
1.313. For more info., please contact Denni Blum,
[email address removed to reduce spam], or 232-1552.
FRIDAY, November 3
Dia de los Muertos Parade and Celebration. Parade will begin
at 6:00 p.m. in Plaza Saltillo (6th and Comal) and proceed to the
Mexic-Arte Museum at 419 Congress Ave. Interested participants may
receive an entry form from Mexic-Arte; there is no entry fee.
Following the parade will be a celebration including entertainment by
Johnny Degollado, Jovenes Latinos del Buen Samaritano, and Keito St.
James. A traditional altar will be on view, sweets and refreshments
will be available, and there will be activities for children. Free to
all wearing a costume. For more info., call 480-9373.
SUNDAY, November 5
Third D. J. Sibley Family Conference on World Traditions of
Culture and Art, Panel Discussion. Scholars participating in the
conference will discuss their findings and answer questions from the
public. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, Hyatt Regency Austin, Foothills II
Room, 208 Barton Springs Road. For more info., contact Peter Keeler
at 471-6292.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Rio Branco Visiting Resource Professor. Any regular UT
faculty member may nominate a Brazilian university professor for
Spring 2001. Whoever fills the chair will be required to give two
lectures in a regular UT graduate course and make a presentation in
the Brazil Center Speaker Series. Proposals should include a
description of the nominee's program at UT, a justification in terms
of the professor's contribution to UT's teaching program and
potential for future collaboration with Brazilian universities, the
time period at UT, a proposed budget, and a vitae. Eligible expenses
include airfare, hotel, per diem, and honorarium, with a total cost
not to exceed $4,000. The UT faculty member making the nomination
will be expected to organize the program for the Rio Branco VRP in
Austin. Deadline Nov. 1, 2000, at the Brazil Center, ILAS (SRH
1.314). For more info., call 232-2416.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Call for Abstracts and Papers-11th Colloquium on Hispanic and
Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Romance Languages, Texas Union,
UT-Austin, March 24, 2001. Abstracts should consist of two pages,
the first including title, author's name, panel title (if
applicable), address, telephone, and address, and the second
including paper title and a single-spaced abstract not to exceed 400
words. Abstracts must be postmarked by Dec. 10, 2000. Paper must not
exceed 3,100 words (maximum reading time is 20 minutes). The complete
paper as it will be presented must be postmarked by March 1, 2001.
Send to: Nancy LaGreca, 11Colloquium Organizing Committee, Dept. of
Spanish and Portuguese, Batts 110, University of Texas, Austin, TX
78712. For more info., please contact Nancy LaGreca at
[email address removed to reduce spam].
Public Spaces and Political Legitimacy in Mexico and Latin
America, 26th Annual Symposium on History and Anthropology,
Hermosillo, Sonora, Feb. 28-March 3, 2001. Sponsored by the
University of Sonora History Department and the Instituto de
Investigaciones Históricas, part of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México. For more info., please visit
http://www.uson.mx/unidades/sociales/historia.
EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Mexican Studies,
University of Illinois, Chicago. The Latin American Studies Program
seeks Mexicanist in history, anthropology, sociology, or political
science, with interdisciplinary interests and a desire to teach
general courses about Latin America. A joint appointment with an
appropriate department is possible, and appointments at higher levels
will also be considered. Appointee will be expected to participate
in program and cultural events in addition to fulfilling research and
teaching requirements. Candidates must have Ph.D. by August 2001.
Please send cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to:
Frances R. Aparicio, Director, Latin American Studies Program
(MC219), 1527 University Hall, University of Illinois at Chicago, 601
S. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7115. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2000.
Associate of the Inter-American Dialogue; Executive Director,
Inter-Agency Consultation (IAC) on Race in Latin America. The
Inter-Agency Consultation (IAC), a joint initiative of the
Inter-American Dialogue, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World
Bank, and Ford Foundation, is recruiting a professional staff member
to coordinate the activities and work with the participating
institutions as they develop programs to address the needs of
Afro-Latin Americans, and to develop and direct a new Dialogue
program on race in Latin America. Ideal candidate will be a mid-level
professional with experience in Latin America, a strong knowledge of
social and economic conditions in the region, expertise on issues of
race or ethnicity, and an ability to communicate with fluency in
Spanish and English, and preferably Portuguese. For consideration,
please send or fax résumé to Rachel Menezes, Program Assistant,
Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510,
Washington, DC 20036. Fax: 202/822-9553. :
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
EXHIBITS
Tierra Cruzada: Crossed Land. Paige DeShong presents a
collection of color photographs taken in 1997 in northeastern and
central Mexico, which depict descansos (roadside crosses), as well as
accompanying poetry ( back gallery). Urbanizar Tejas: A Celebration
of Hispanic Workmanship in Modern Architecture, by Jackson C. Baugh.
A multimedia exhibition highlighting the cultural richness of urban
Texas, paying homage to the workers who help to build urban
buildings. Both on exhibit Nov. 2-25, Mexic-Arte, 419 Congress Ave.
Part of the Diversity & Emergence Series. For more info., call
480-9373.
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http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calendar.html
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