January 22-28, 2001
Welcome Back!
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
Friday, Jan. 19-Brazil's Year 2000 Census, a brown-bag
seminar by Alicia Bercovich, Coordinator of the Year 2000 Census,
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Economia. 12:00 noon, Population
Research Center, Burdine 214. Sponsored by the LLI Brazil Center. For
info., call Jennifer Potter-Andreu at 232-2416.
THURSDAY, January 25
Entrepreneurship in Latin America: The Case of Brazil, a talk
by Fernando Dolabela, IC2 Distinguished Visitor. 3:30 p.m., Hackett
Room, SRH 1.313. Cosponsored by IC2 and the Brazil Center. For more
info., call Jennifer Potter-Andreu at 232-2416.
Mexico at the Dawn of a New Political Era, a presentation by
Luis Rubio, Director of the Centro de Investigación para el
Desarrollo, Mexico. 3:00-4:30 p.m., Texas Governors' Room, Texas
Union. Sponsored by the Mexican Center. For more info., call Claudia
Scarborough at 232-2423.
FRIDAY, January 26
Latinos & Educational Equity: A Public Forum on High-Stakes
Testing & Percent Plans to address the quality of education received
by historically underprivileged Texas youth. 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School of Public Affairs. Reception 4:30-6:00
p.m. Sponsored by: UT Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts,
and LBJ School of Public Affairs; Rice University Center for
Education; Inter-University Program for Latino Research;
International Reading Association; Harvard Civil Rights Project; and
the University of California System. For info., call the Center for
Mexican American Studies at 471-4557.
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Call for Papers-SALSA 2001, 9th annual meeting of the
Symposium About Language and Society, UT-Austin, April 20-22, 2001.
We encourage the submission of abstracts on research that addresses
the relationship of language to culture and society. Deadline: Jan.
23, 2001. For submission guidelines visit our Website:
http://www.utexas.edu/students/salsa; or contact us at:
SALSA, Dept. of Linguistics, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 78712,
[email address removed to reduce spam].
Globalization and the 21st Century: Student Competencies for
Work, Citizenship and Sustainability, the North American Student
Forum (NASF) 2001 Conference, San Diego, CA, Feb. 8-11, 2001. The
conference will address the opportunities and challenges that
globalization presents for higher education in Mexico, the U.S., and
Canada. For more info., including proposal and registration
instructions, visit http://elnet.org/nasf/.
EXHIBITS
Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Building the Collection, an
exhibition showcasing recent acquisitions of the Blanton Museum, will
feature Latin American art in a variety of media, including work by
Regina Silveira, Gego, and Juan Calzadilla, among others. Exhibit
runs Jan. 19-March 4. Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, 23rd & San
Jacinto Streets. For more info., contact Nicole Chism Griffin at
232-1988 or [email address removed to reduce spam].
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/academic/fund.html
for information and application instructions for the following:
Fellowships: (1) Foreign Language and Area Study (FLAS) for academic
year and summer, (2) Debra J. Herring Memorial Fellowship Fund, (3)
Anna Mae Ford Memorial Fund, (4) Republic of Mexico Solidaridad
Endowed Presidential Scholarship, (5) E. D. Farmer Fellowship, and
(6) Rockefeller Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Grants: (1) Anna Luiza Ozorio de Almeida Field Research Grant, (2)
Tinker Field Research Grant, and (3) Faculty Sponsored Dissertation
Field Research Grant.
*Deadline for completed applications, including letters of
recommendation, is March 1, 2001. Please submit material to the LLI
Student Office, SRH 1.311.
Religion, Race and Gender in American History and Among
People of African Descent Postdoctoral Fellowship 2001-2002,
sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion (CSR), Princeton
University. Position supports a junior scholar's project and requires
participation in a weekly workshop. Submit CV, two letters of
recommendation, a three- to five-page proposal, and a paper relevant
to the study of religion and race to: CSR, Princeton University, 5
Ivy Lane, Princeton, NJ 08544. For more info., contact the CSR at
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]
or 609/258-5545. Applications must be postmarked no later than Feb. 15, 2001.
INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Centro para la Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos
Humanos (CIPRODEH), Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Training provided by
CIPRODEH on how to influence public policy more effectively,
particularly by training other NGOs to lobby Congress on behalf of
their member organizations. Follow same application procedures as for
Legislative Modernization Internship, below. Direct questions to
Gabriela Monzón at [email address removed to reduce spam].
Consumers Union Media Internship. The nonprofit publisher of
Consumer Reports magazine seeks a native Spanish speaker for a spring
semester 2001 internship in their Austin media department. Duties
will include translating press releases from English to Spanish,
communicating with Spanish media, and assisting with the maintenance
of the group's Website. Ten hours per week. For more info., contact
Rafael Ayuso, CU Media Director, at 477-4431, ext. 114, or at
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Legislative Modernization Program, San Salvador, El Salvador.
This program promotes public participation in policy development,
increases the resources to legislators involved in policymaking, and
promotes and educates the public about the function of the
legislative body. A living stipend of $650/month will be furnished
during the 2.5-month program. Submit résumé, letter of reference from
a professor involved in your graduate career, a two-page writing
sample explaining your interest in the internship program, and a
brief written statement of your Spanish language capability to the
Guatemalan Legislative Modernization Program office in SRH 3.310 (LBJ
School) no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9, 2001. Direct
questions to Gabriela Monzón at
[email address removed to reduce spam].
Institute for International Cooperation and Development 2001
Volunteer Teams to Paraná and Pernambuco, Brazil. Past teams have
worked with agrarian reform groups, organic cooperatives, street
children organizations, and favela improvement organizations. For
more info., visit
http://www.iicd-volunteer.org or call George
McGrand at 616/782-0450.
Inter-American Dialogue Spring Semester Volunteer
Internships. Washington, D.C. Opportunites to research and write on
current issues affecting U.S.-Latin American relations, attend and
report on meetings, assist in conference organization, edit and
translate documents. A minimum of eight 16-20-hour weeks. Submit
cover letter, résumé, 1-2 page writing sample, and one letter of
recommendation to: Internship Coordinator, 1211 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Suite 510, Washington, D.C., 20036, fax 202/822-9553, tel.
202/463-2928. For more info., contact Amy Olen at
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Peace Corps representatives available for class presentations.
One of the most effective ways to reach students about
Peace Corps opportunities is through 3-5 minute class presentations.
If you would allow a representative to speak to your class, please
contact Tinh T. Nguyen at 232-9436.
WORKSHOPS
Weekend Workshop on Maya Heiroglyphic Writing, Southwest
Texas State University (SWT), Feb. 10-11, 2001. Presented by Mr.
Peter Keeler, director of the acclaimed Maya Meetings program at UT,
and coordinated by Dr. F. Kent Reilly, Dept. of Anthropology, SWT.
Workshop will explain the basics of Maya writing and provide
practical experience in reading actual hieroglyphic texts. 9:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday and 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Sunday, Flowers Hall
Room 230, SWT. Registration forms and fee of $45.00 due Jan. 29. For
more info., contact the SWT Dept. of Anthropology at 512/245-8272 or
gb05 "at" swt.edu; gb05 "at" swt.edu.
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