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February 12-18, 2001


ATTENTION FACULTY!
Tinker Visiting Professorship 2002-2003
For guidelines, please contact Joanne Gully
at 232-2409 or [email address removed to reduce spam].

 

LATE ENTRIES

Thursday, Feb. 8-Las exhumaciones de las víctimas de los ochentas en Guatemala y el conflicto armado interno, a presentation by Héctor López, Asesor Comisión Exhumaciones. 4:00 p.m., SRH 1.313, Hackett Room. Sponsored by LLILAS.

Friday, Feb. 9-The Argentine Judiciary, a lecture in Spanish by Visiting Professor Daniel Sabsay. 3:00-5:00 p.m., Texas Governors' Room, Texas Union. Sponsored by the Argentine Distinguished Lecturer Series of the Argentine Studies Center of LLILAS. For more info., call 471-5551.

Friday-Saturday, February 9-10-Nahualli Festival, an evening of music by Grupo La Misión, Texas musicians who perform music from all over Latin America. The Committee on Chiapas will also have a table with information and textiles. 7:00-9:00 p.m., Torito's Restaurant, 1000 South Lamar, no cover. For more info., Eduardo Vera at tlaloc777 "at" yahoo.com; tlaloc777 "at" yahoo.com.

Sunday, February 11-Event to raise funds and awareness for Families of the Missing and Detained in Guatemala (FAMDEGUA), featuring music by Knife in the Water. Héctor López, Asesor Comisión Exhumaciones of FAMDEGUA, will speak. 6:00-9:00 p.m., Ruta Maya, 218 West 4th St., $5.00 suggested donation. For more info., please call Patrick Cosgrove at 481-8903 or Marshall and Katja Grouse at 479-6453.

MONDAY, February 12

The Challenges of Representation: Quechua Communities, Indigenous Leaders, and Intercultural Activism in Peru, a presentation by Dr. Maria Elena Garcia of Brown University, candidate for a UT position in Anthropology and Latin American Studies. 3:00 p.m., EPS 1.128. For more info., call 471-4206.

TUESDAY, February 13

Nuevo León's Environmental Plan, 1995-2020, a presentation by Julián de la Garza, Under-Secretary for the Environment of the State of Nuevo León, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC). 12:15-1:15 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH 1.313. Part of CERMLA's Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speakers Series. For more info., call Ross Pumfrey at 239-6132.

FRIDAY, February 16

Aging in the Americas: Critical Social Policy Issues, a policy roundable. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Knopf Room, FAC. Beth Soldo, Director of the Population Aging Research Center at the Univ. of Pennsylvania, will present Mexican Aging, Strategic Family Migration and Long-Term Security. Douglas Wolf, Gerald B. Cramer Professor of Aging Studies at Syracuse Univ., will present Everything Is Relatives: Individual, Familial, and Collective Roles in Elder Care. Sponsored by the LBJ School of Public Affairs Janet F. Harte Lectureship in Population Issues, Population Research Center, Institute of Gerontology, LLILAS, Center for Health Promotion Research, and the Urban Issues Program. For more info., call 232-4037.

SATURDAY, February 17

Amigos de la Frontera Desayuno, a bimonthly gathering of friends interested in the northern frontier of New Spain, will meet for breakfast to share ideas, information, and camaraderie. 9:00 a.m., Cisco's Restaurant and Bakery, 1511 E. 6th Street. For more info., [email address removed to reduce spam].

CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS

Tenth Conference of the International Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (FIEALC), Moscow, Russia, June 25-30, 2001, a gathering of Latin Americanists from all over the world. The symposium Visiones y representaciones afro-hispanas en la literatura en español invites submissions. Deadline: Feb. 20. Sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies in Moscow and the Russian Academy of Sciences. For more info., please contact Dr. Sonia Riquelme at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].

Conference on the Comparative Study of Deputy "Hill Style" in Latin American Legislatures, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Feb. 23-24, 2001. Academic Building West, Room 2115. Sponsored by the Program in the Cross-National Study of Politics and the Dept. of Political Science. For more info.,please contact Michelle Taylor-Robinson at 979/845-2674.

Fifth Symposium on Mexican Popular Culture: Multidisciplinary Re/Visions of Mexican Cultural Production, Arizona State Univ., Dept. of Languages and Literatures, March 29-30, 2001. Film, literature, performance, music, television, criticism. Keynote speakers include internationally acclaimed screenwriter Beatriz Novaro, a MacArthur-Rockefeller Foundation Fellow known for her scripts for the films Azul celeste, Danzón, and El Jardín del Edén, as well as poetry and plays; and María Amparo Escandón, a bilingual Mexican writer and UCLA fiction-writing teacher who has written numerous short stories, a novel, Esperanza's Box of Saints/Santitos, and a screenplay. Please send a one-page abstract in English, Spanish, or Portuguese, by Feb. 20, to Cecilia Rosales by fax, 480/965-0135, or , Cecilia.[email address removed to reduce spam]; Cecilia.[email address removed to reduce spam].

Fourth Annual Conference on the Americas, Savannah, GA, March 30-31, 2001, seeks to provide a forum for the exploration of critical political, economic, sociocultural, global, regional, and national issues, challenges, and opportunities facing Latin America and Canada. Sponsored by Americas World Council; Office of International Education, University System of Georgia; and the Centre for Latin American and European Studies, Augusta State University. For more info. on attending or submitting a presentation proposal, contact Linda Grijalva at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam] or 706/737-1710. Early registration deadline: March 2.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Project Analyst, Avina, Inc., Coconut Grove, FL. Conduct critical review of project proposals, issues, and disbursements; perform financial and risk analysis of potential investments; monitor projects; develop and improve processes and strategies as needed; research; travel. Requirements: bachelor's degree in social sciences, economics, or business with three years of relevant experience; master's level or equivalent relevant job experience. Avina is a philanthropic organization involved in sustainable development in Latin America. For more info., contact Maria Diaz, 305/929-2338 or maria.[email address removed to reduce spam].com; maria.[email address removed to reduce spam].com.

EXHIBITS

Anacronistas: An exhibition of blown glass and mixed media artwork by Einar and Jamex de la Torre. The work of these brothers combines Spanish Catholic and Pre-Columbian icons with popular art forms from the U.S.-Mexico border. Adrian Parra, *Sterilized for Your Protection, a multi-sensory experience examining the relationships among hygiene, cleanliness, and the desire for control, is in the Back Gallery. Exhibits run through Feb. 24. Mexic-Arte, 419 Congress Ave., 480-9373.

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

Mellon Foundation Fellowships for Grad Student Research and Training, Population Research Center (PRC). The PRC's program Urbanization and Internal Migration in Developing Countries is soliciting applications for Summer Research Awards, Pre-Dissertation Fellowships, Dissertation Field Research in a Developing Country, and Dissertation Writing on a Developing Country Topic. For details and applications, please visit http://www.prc.utexas.edu . Deadline: Feb. 15, 2001.

Mellon Faculty Research Grants, Summer 2001, to support faculty research on topics concerning Latin America. For details and application procedures, contact Adriana Dingman at 471-5551.

INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Border Environmental Intern, Univ. of California-San Diego. Provide assistance on U.S.-Mexico border environmental programs: collecting data, drafting correspondence in English and Spanish, conducting Internet research, communicating with local officials and industry, preparing spreadsheets, and performing general office work. Requirements: junior or senior with minimum 3.0 GPA, major in field related to environmental studies, bilingual in Spanish/English, excellent computer, communication, and writing skills, creative, self-motivated. La Jolla, CA, eight to ten hours per week, $10/hour. Submit résumé to Micah Perlin via fax at 858/826-2735, or : [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam]. For more info., contact Micah Perlin at the above or via tel. at 858/826-9126.

Volunteers needed to help coordinate cultural exchanges with Nahua Indian group from Tuxpan, Jalisco, Mexico. The group's first 2001 trip to Austin will be March 9-18. Need to organize housing, meals, activities, and a toy drive for Día del Niño, as well as network for future exchanges. Please call Julia Rapoza at 916-0900.
 
 

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