April 2-8, 2001
LATE ENTRIES
Thursday, March 29-The Battle for Memory: What Borders Did
You Cross?, a presentation by Elizabeth "Betita" Martinez, Chicana
activist, author, and educator. 7:00 p.m., Garrison 1. This is the
fifth lecture of the Race, Class and Gender Formation in the
Borderlands annual lecture series, sponsored by the Chicana/o
Latina/o Graduate Student Association (CLGSA), Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicana/o de Aztlan (MEChA), CMAS, and the Office of Graduate Studies.
Friday, March 30-Saturday, March 31-Special Seminar: 1960s
Latin American Cinemas, UT-Austin. Screenings of three films followed
by discussions with distinguished panelists from various fields.
Fri., March 30, 3:00 p.m., Jackal of Nahueltoro (Chile, 1969,
directed by Miguel Littin); 5:30 p.m., Barravento (Brazil, 1962,
directed by Glauber Rocha); Sat., March 31, 1:00 p.m., Hour of the
Furnaces (Argentina, 1969, directed by Fernando Solanas). All
screenings will be in CMB Studio 4D (4th floor). Free and open to the
public. For more info., contact Jane Park at
[email address removed to reduce spam]
or call 499-0165.
BRAZIL WEEK
Sponsored by the Brazil Center of LLILAS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28
w 4:00-6:00 P.M., Sinclair Suite, Texas Union 3.128: Luso-Brazilian
Literature: Um Encontro Transatlântico
w 7:30-8:30 P.M., Tower Room, Texas Union 5.102: Capoeira
demonstration and class
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
w 3:00-6:00 P.M., Texas Governors' Room, Texas Union 3.116: The
Reconstruction of African Identities in Nineteenth-Century Brazil
w 7:30-9:30 P.M., Texas Union Theatre: Film showing of Orfeu (2000)
FRIDAY, MARCH 30
w 12:00-1:45 P.M., Sinclair Suite, Texas Union 3.128: Changing
Representations of Modernity and Afro-Brazilian Culture in the Orfeu
Films
w 2:00-4:00 P.M., Jeffers Room, School of Law 3.140: Environmental
Policy in the Amazon
w 4:00-6:00 P.M., Sheffield Room, School of Law 2.111: Closing
reception in honor of National Secretary of the Amazon Mary-Helena
Allegretti
For more info., visit:
http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/ilas/brazctr/calendar/brazwk01.html, or
call 232-2416.
TUESDAY, April 3
Trees and Forestry in Latin America, a presentation by Mark
Duff of the Texas Forest Service, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH
1.313. Part of CERMLA's Green Tuesdays Lunchtime Speakers Series. For
more info., call 232-4012.
WEDNESDAY, April 4
Democracy and Political Learning in Mexico and the United
States: An International Conference, featuring Miguel Basáñez,
Roderic Ai Camp, Rudy de la Garza, Joseph Klesner, Chapell Lawson,
Alejandro Moreno, Pablo Paras, Victoria Rodríguez, and Peter Ward.
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sinclair Suite, Texas Union 3.128. Funded by a
grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Mexican
Center of LLILAS. For more info., contact the Mexican Center at
[email address removed to reduce spam].
FRIDAY, April 6
Public Security and Demoncratic Governance: Challenges to
Mexico and the United States, a presentation by John Bailey, Prof. of
Government and Director of the Mexico Project at the Center for Latin
American Studies, Georgetown Univ. 2:00 p.m., Hackett Room, SRH
1.313. Sponsored by the Mexican Center of LLILAS. For more info.,
call 232-2423.
SATURDAY, April 7
Opening reception for Pasajero, by Connie Arismendi. An
exhibit of mixed media installations dealing with the transitory
nature of life. 6:00-8:00 p.m., with informal gallery talk by artist
at 6:30 p.m. Women and Their Work Gallery, 1710 Lavaca. Exhibit on
view through May 12. For more info., call 477-1064.
SUNDAY, April 8-TUESDAY, April 10
IFCO/Pastors for Peace Spring 2001 Caravan to Chiapas, El
Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua Orientation in Texas. Caravan will
provide emergency humanitarian aid to these communities, including El
Salvadorans struck by the devastating Jan. 13 earthquake. Participate
by collecting aid, organizing a local educational event, sponsoring a
vehicle, or joining the caravan. For more info., contact IFCO/Pastors
for Peace Midwest Office by tel. 773/271-4817 or
p4[email address removed to reduce spam]; p4[email address removed to reduce spam].
CONFERENCES AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival, Mexic-Arte Museum, March
30-31, 2001. A gathering of poets, playwrights, songwriters, and
other performance-oriented artists from across Texas to provide a
wide-ranging sense of Latino literary work. All events are free and
open to the public. Sponsored by the Pro Arts Collective. For more
info., call Mexic-Arte (419 Congress Ave.) at 480-9373.
Practices of Healing in Modern Latin America and Spain, April
27-28, 2001, Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York
Univ. Conference will address scholarly works on the different ideas,
perceptions and practices regarding medical professionalization,
popular medicine, medicine and colonization, ethnomedicine, and
quackery in the late 19th and 20th century. Free, but advanced
registration requested. For more info., contact: Maritza Colon,
Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, New York Univ., 53
Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, tel. 212/998-8686,
maritza.[email address removed to reduce spam]; maritza.[email address removed to reduce spam].
LLILAS is now accepting applications for conference support
for the 2001-2002 academic year. Deadline: April 5, 2001.
Contact Joanne Gully at 232-2409.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Administrative and Project Assistant, DRG International,
Inc., Austin, a position reporting to a senior executive of a company
that provides services to AVINA Foundation, an international group
that supports sustainable development. Qualifications include
university degree, administrative abilities, fluent Brazilian
Portuguese and English, and working knowledge of standard computer
programs. Start April 2001. Send letter of interest and c.v. (up to
three pages) to both info.[email address removed to reduce spam]; info.[email address removed to reduce spam]
and [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam].
Vice Chair/Academic Coordinator III, Center for Latin
American Studies, Univ. of California-Berkeley. Responsible for
coordinating all aspects of the intellectual and programmatic
activities of the Center. Qualifications include advanced degree in
field relevant to the Latin American Studies program, advanced
competence in one of the major languages of the region, success at
raising scholarly and academic funds, and excellent writing skills.
Send letter of application, current c.v., and the names and addresses
of three references to Prof. Lydia Chavez by April 15. To begin June
1, 2001. For more info., please contact Prof. Lydia Chavez at
lcha "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu; lcha "at" uclink4.berkeley.edu.
Non-tenure track Portuguese Language Instructor, Prairie View
A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, a part-time position developing
and teaching beginning and intermediate classes, starting Fall 2001.
Master's degree required; excellent for Ph.D. candidate. Send letter
of interest, c.v., three letters of reference, and official
transcripts to: Dr. Fredoline Anunobi, Head, Division of Social Work,
Behavioral and Political Sciences, Box 686, Prairie View A&M
University, Prairie View, TX 77446. For more info., please contact
Dr. Rina Williams by tel: 936/857-4024, or :
Rina_[email address removed to reduce spam]; Rina_[email address removed to reduce spam].
Office Manager, Texas Freedom Network, Austin, a position
with great growth potential for someone interested in gaining
experience in grassroots organizing, communications, fund raising,
politics, and non-profit management and administration. For more
info., please Leah at [email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam], or call 512/322-0545.
Program Coordinator, Mexico-U.S. Advocates Network, Chicago.
A two-year administrative position including the coordination of a
fast-paced policy project with activities in Chicago, Washington,
Mexico, and Central America, involving the immigrants' rights, labor,
human rights, and foreign policy communities. Deadline April 20;
preferred starting date June 1. For further info. and application
instructions, please visit: www.mexicousadvocates.org; www.mexicousadvocates.org.
Part-time Retail Position, Tesoros Trading Company. Spanish
helpful. Work with folk art and handicrafts from around the world.
Weekend hours available. Send résumé to: Tesoros Trading Co., 209
Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, or
[email address removed to reduce spam]; [email address removed to reduce spam],
Attn.: Laurie.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
2001 Library Travel Grants, Center for Latin American
Studies, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, enable faculty members and
graduate students to conduct research in the Latin American
Collection at the Univ. of Florida Libraries during the summer (to be
completed by Aug. 13, 2001). Three awards of up to $750 each will
cover travel and living expenses. For details of library holdings
visit http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/lac.
To apply, send a letter of
intent, brief library research proposal, travel budget, and current
c.v. to: Amanda Wolfe, Coordinator for Outreach, Center for Latin
American Studies, P.O. Box 115530, Univ. of Florida, 319 Grinter
Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-5530. Deadline: April 2.
submissions to [email address removed to reduce spam].
Deadline: 3:00 P.M. each Friday
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