November 13-19, 2000
COURSE FOR SPRING 2001!
Taught by Prof. Margot Beyersdorff
Quechua Language and Society in the Andes II
ANT 351D (26830) /ANT 381D (26895)
LAS 351D (36180)/LAS 381D (36420)
TTH 9:30 -11:00 A.M., Burdine 234
LATE ENTRIES
Wednesday, Nov. 8-Taking Power in Local Elections: A Step
toward Mapuche Indigenous Autonomy in Southern Chile?, a presentation
by Rosamel Millaman, Secretario Académico, Escuela de Antropología,
Universidad Católica de Temuco, Chile. 2:00-4:00 p.m., Burdine 214.
Sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropology and ILAS. For more info., call
471-4206.
Wednesday, Nov. 8-The Paternal Voice of the Nation:
Presidential Broadcasting in Mexico, a lecture by Joy Hayes, Dept. of
Communication Studies, University of Iowa, and author of Radio
Nation: Communication, Popular Culture, and Nationalism in Mexico
(1920-1950). Part of the Senior Fellows Program. 4:00 p.m., CMA
4.128. For more info., call 471-5775.
Saturday, Nov. 11-Author María Hinojosa will sign copies of
her book, Raising Raúl at 3:00 p.m. at Resistencia Bookstore, 1801
South 1st Street at West Annie. For more info. call 416-8885.
Sponsored by Latino USA in conjunction with Resistencia Bookstore.
TUESDAY, November 14
Bilateral and Tri-state Planning for Water Needs in El Paso
del Norte, a lecture by Carlos Rincón of the Environmental Defense
Fund. 12:15-1:15 p.m., Benson Library Conference Room SRH 1.115. 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., please call Janine Toth at
232-2412.
FRIDAY, November 17
Fostering Diversity in Public Policy, a public policy
conference hosted by Sloan, Woodrow Wilson, and PPIA fellows and
alumni, in conjunction with the LBJ School of Public Affairs Alliance
for Communities of Color. 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Thompson Conference
Center. Free and open to the public. For registration info., see:
http://uts "dot" cc "dot" utexas "dot" edu/~paacc/conference.
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].
Re-Imagining South America Ecotourism Conference 2000, to be
conducted online via , Nov. 20-30. Participation is open to
anyone with two years of professional experience in the region.
Registration is free. Cosponsored by Planeta.com, Transitions Abroad
magazine, and South American Explorers. To register please send a
blank to reimagining_south_america-[email address removed to reduce spam]; reimagining_south_america-[email address removed to reduce spam] or
visit the Planeta.com Conference Center at
http://www2.planeta.com/mader/ecotravel/south/re-imagining2/southamerica2000.html.
Immigration, Migration, and Diaspora in Florida and the
Atlantic World: Allen Morris Conference on the History of Florida and
the Atlantic World, Tallahassee, Feb. 1-2, 2002. Keynote speaker will
be Louis A. Pérez, J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who will speak on Cuban
immigration to Florida. The Program Committee invites proposals (for
individual papers or complete panels) that focus on issues specific
to Florida, or that place Florida in a greater Atlantic context.
Submit a proposal of no more than 300 words for each paper and a
brief CV for each participant, to be received no later than May 1,
2001. Proposals and inquiries should be addressed to: Dr. Elna Green,
Dept. of History, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
32306-2200, (egreen "at" mailer.fsu.edu; egreen "at" mailer.fsu.edu).
EMPLOYMENT AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Christian A. Johnson Center
for Interdisciplinary Studies, Albright College. Candidates must have
Ph.D. in Latin American Studies or related discipline, evidence of
scholarly promise, teaching experience preferred. Send cover letter
detailing research interests and teaching philosophy, CV, three
letter of recommendation to: Office of Human Resources, Johnson
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, P.O. Box 15234, Reading, PA
19612-5234. Review of applications will begin Nov. 15, 2000, and
continue until position is filled.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Latin American, Latino, and
Caribbean Studies Program (LALACS) and the Department of Government
at Dartmouth College. Candidates must have completed all requirements
for Ph.D. at the time of appointment, demonstrate research and
teaching expertise in Latin American political economy, development,
or related fields. Submit letter of interest, CV, and three
references (names, addresses, telephone numbers, and
addresses) to: Prof. Marysa Navarro, Chair, Latin American Political
Economy Search Committee, 304 Sherman House, Dartmouth College,
Hanover, NH 03755. Application review begins Jan. 30, 2001, and will
continue until the position is filled.
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].
Chair, Foreign Language Department, Camden College of Arts
and Sciences, Rutgers University. Candidates for this tenured
position as associate or full professor must have Ph.D. in Spanish or
Latin American Studies, with record of scholarly achievement,
excellence in teaching, and appropriate administrative experience.
Send letter describing qualifications, CV, and five references to:
Prof. Robert M. Ryan, Search Committee Chair, c/o Office of the Dean,
Camden College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
08102. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until position is filled. Selected candidates will be interviewed at
the Modern Language Association's convention in Washington, D.C., in
December.
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.
FELLOWSHIPS
National Security Education Program (NSEP) Graduate
International Fellowships enable U.S. graduate students to pursue
specialization in area studies and language. NSEP Fellowship awards
are made for one to six academic semesters (24 months). Support for
language or area studies course work at the recipient's home
university is $2,000 per semester. Overseas study is based on program
expenses up to a maximum of $10,000 per semester for up to two
semesters. For more info., visit
http://www.aed.org/nsep. Deadline:
Jan. 16, 2001.
For Electronic Access to Calendar:
http://lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calendar.html
For Access to the Calendar Archive: http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/calarc/
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