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Published 16 November 2009 A listing of
international events on and around the UW-Madison campus All events free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated. November
16-20 is International Education Week |
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Making the Case for Women Judges. Sally Kenney, Women & Public Policy, Law and Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by German and European Studies, European Union of Excellence, Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Sociology of Gender, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 12:00-1:30 pm, 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. Nazi Slave Labor and Postwar Compensation. Thomas Kuczynski, Berlin, Germany. Sponsored by German. 12:00-1:30 pm, 340 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. Empty Threats, Empty Promises: African Slums. Comparative Politics Colloquium. Jeffrey Paller. Sponsored by Political Science. 1:30-2:45 pm, Ogg Room, 422 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website or email. Teaching and Writing Case Studies on Women and Social Change: The Case of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition. Workshop. Sally Kenney, Women & Public Policy, Law and Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by German and European Studies, European Union of Excellence, Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Sociology of Gender, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 3:00-4:30 pm, 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. At the Table of the Other: Eating and Ethics in Early Modern England. David Goldstein, York University, Toronto. Sponsored by Institute for Research in the Humanities. 3:00-5:00 pm, 212 University Club Building, 432 East Campus Mall. For information, visit the website. The Conservative Gesture in Popular Music, and Its Subversion. Timothy Brennan, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature and English, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by Music - Race - Empire Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 3:30-4:30 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. Subjectivity Without Subject?: The Aporia of Bearing Witness to Violence in Palestine. Didier Fassin, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Sponsored by Center for the Humanities, Center for European Studies, Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies, and Anthropology. 4:00-5:00 pm, 313 University Club Building, 432 East Campus Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-3412.
Globalization and Food Security with a Human Face. Aminur Rahim, Development Studies, University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sponsored by Global Legal Studies. 12:00-1:15 pm, Lubar Commons, 7200 Law Building, 975 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2240. System, State, and Citizen: Nested Political Authority and the Dynamics of International Security. International Relations Colloquium. Bear Braumoeller, The Ohio State University, and Lisa Martin (discussant). Sponsored by Political Science. 12:15 pm, 422 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-3678. Financing Gender Equality: Keeping Promises in Times of Economic Crisis. Caren Grown, American University. Sponsored by Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 3:00-4:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. Peace Corps Information Table. Sponsored by UW-Madison Peace Corps and International Programs. 3:00-6:00 pm, Memorial Union (TITU), 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-1121. Finding Information in China Studies: Major Research Databases and E-Resources Workshop. Dianna Xu, East Asian Librarian. Sponsored by East Asian Studies. 4:00-6:00 pm, 1114 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3643. Perspective on Pandemic Influenza: Views from Microscopic to Global. Christopher Olsen, Veterinary Medicine. Sponsored by Global Health. 5:00-6:00 pm, 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3862. Intro to the International Studies Major. Learn about prerequisites, major requirements, study abroad, and more. Sponsored by International Studies Major. 5:00-6:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-6916. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Alleviation. Richard Beilfuss, Adjunct Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, and International Crane Foundation. Sponsored by Forest and Wildlife Ecology and Madison Audubon Society. 7:30 pm, Capitol Lakes Retirement Community, 333 W. Main Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-255-2473.
What It Means to Be a Gender Expert. Caren Grown, American University. Sponsored by Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 12:00-1:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email. 'El torno de Amuleto de Roberto Bolaño.' Contemporary Spanish American Studies Colloquium. James Concha, University of California-San Diego. Sponsored by Spanish & Portuguese. 3:30 pm, 104 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2093. Finding Information in China Studies: Major Research Databases and E-Resources Workshop. Dianna Xu, East Asian Librarian. Sponsored by East Asian Studies. 4:00-6:00 pm, 5206 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3643. La Cineteca Italiana: 'Malèna.' 2000. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Sponsored by Italian Club. 6:00-8:15 pm, 6104 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3941. Greenland's Way to Self-Government. Kirsten Thisted, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Sponsored by Scandinavian Studies and Center for European Studies. 7:00-8:00 pm, 1418 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-270-0244.
Summer 2010 Faculty-Led Programs Open House. Study French film in France, music and the arts in Italy, Feng Shui in China, and more. Sponsored by International Academic Programs. 10:00 am-3:00 pm, 250 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-6329. The Modernization of Daoism: Remaking Tradition in a World in Motion. Jean DeBernardi, Alberta, Canada. Sponsored by Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). 11:00 am, 227 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-4753. Political Selection and Persistence of Bad Governments. Konstantin Sonin, New Economic School/CEFIR, Moscow, and Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Sponsored by Political Science, Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia (CREECA), and World Affairs & the Global Economy (WAGE). 11:45 am, 422 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379. Early Historic Trade Networks in Cambodia: Preliminary Results from a Study of Stone and Glass Beads. Alison Carter. Sponsored by Anthropology. 12:00-1:00 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2866. The Duplicity of Paper and the Problem of Attestation in Early Colonial Madras. Bhavani Raman, History, Princeton University. Sponsored by Center for South Asia. 12:00-1:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-4884. International Financial Reporting. Hollis Ashbaugh Skaife, Accounting & Information Systems. Sponsored by Business and Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). 3:00-4:00 pm, 1310 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-5105. Every Citizen Must Be Challenged: Civil Courage in Nazi Germany. Anne Nelson, journalist and playwright, International Affairs, Columbia University. Sponsored by American Council on Germany, German & European Studies, and German. 4:00-5:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-8032. Russia's Resource Curse. Konstantin Sonin, Economics, New Economic School/CEFIR, Moscow. Sponsored by Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and World Affairs & the Global Economy (WAGE). 4:00-5:30 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379. The Lives and Counter-Lives of Copyright. Roundtable. Paul Saint-Amour, English, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Modernisms/Modernities Colloquium, Middle Modernity Group, Center for European Studies, Theatre and Drama, English, and L&S Anonymous Fund. 4:00-5:30 pm, 7191 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-6295. Japanese Sovereignty, Violations of Neutrality, and International Law. Douglas Howland, Chinese History, UW-Milwaukee. Sponsored by Center for East Asian Studies and East Asian Languages & Literature. 4:00-5:30 pm, 22 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3643. Brazilian Literary Networks: Abertura do Encontro. Severino Albuquerque (Spanish and Portuguese), João Almino (Author and Brazilian Consul), Magdalena Hauner (L&S), Guido Podestá (Division of International Studies), and João Cezar de Castro Rocha (University of Manchester). Sponsored by UW-Madison Brazil Initiative and Division of International Studies. 5:00 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2528. Information Session: Undergraduate Washington, D.C. Semester in International Affairs. Open to juniors and seniors from all majors. Application deadline is March 1, 2010. Sponsored by Division of International Studies. 5:00-6:00 pm, 260 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3929. Scientific Authentication and the Examination of Looted Antiquities. Paul Craddock, Conservation, Documentation, & Scientific Research, British Museum, London. Sponsored by Anthropology, Classics, Art History, Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle, Global Studies, University Lectures Committee, Division of International Studies, and International Institute. 7:00-8:00 pm, Auditorium, Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2869. Film Screening: 'The Yacoubian Building.' Egypt, 2006. In Arabic w/ English Subtitles. Directed by Marwan Hamed. Sponsored by Middle East Studies. 7:00-10:00 pm, 1651 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website or email. Borders and Boundaries of the Korean Supernatural. Public Lecture/Film Screening. 'Supernatural Presences in East Asian Culture' Series. Richard Miller, East Asian Studies. Sponsored by East Asian Languages & Literature, East Asian & Pacific Studies, Art History, Chazen Museum of Art, Center for the Humanities, and others. 7:00-8:00 pm, 1111 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2291.
Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law. Registration required; limited to UW faculty, Law Review staff, graduate students, and guest scholars whose work intersects with the focus of the conference due to space constraints. Sponsored by Law, European Union Center of Excellence, Global Legal Studies, Institute for Legal Studies, World Affairs & the Global Economy (WAGE), and others. 8:30 am-4:00 pm, 325 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website or email. Brazilian Literary Networks. Sponsored by UW-Madison Brazil Initiative and Division of International Studies. 9:00 am-5:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2528.
GIS Day Expo: An Exploration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Cartography. Featuring more than 40 organizations that use GIS mapping, analysis, decision-making, management, and more. Sponsored by Geography, Robinson Map Library, Sea Grant Institute, Spatial Information & Analysis Consortium, and others. 9:00 am-3:30 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-9975. Perceptions and Reality: The Fall and Rise of the Indian Metals Industry through Three Millennia. Paul Craddock, Conservation, Documentation, & Scientific Research, British Museum. Sponsored by Center for South Asia, Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International Services, and International Institute. 12:00-1:00 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-4884. Nibbāna Now or Never? Vipassanā and the Weikza-Iam: Two Competing Soteriologies in Contemporary Burmese Buddhism. Patrick Pranke, Humanities, University of Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsored by Southeast Asian Studies. 12:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-1755. Study Abroad Orientation for International Studies Majors. IS Majors (declared or undeclared) who have been accepted into study abroad programs for Spring 2010 or the 2010 Calendar Year. Sponsored by International Studies Major. 12:30-1:15 pm, 340 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-6916. Climate Change, Capitalism, and the Challenge of Transdisciplinarity. Joel Wainwright, Geography, Ohio State. Sponsored by Geography. 3:30 pm, 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2138. International Cinema: 'Days of Darkness.' Canada, 2007. Directed by Denys Arcand. Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate and Film Committee. 7:00-9:00 pm, Play Circle, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-1143. 'Ile Wazy Kon Trojanski?' ('How Much Does the Trojan Horse Weigh?') Polish Film Festival. In Polish w/ English subtitles. Poland, 2008. Directed by Juliusz Machulski. Sponsored by Cinematheque, L&S Anonymous Fund, Evjue Foundation, and Brittingham Foundation. 7:30 pm, Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3627. 'Wojna Polsko-Ruska' ('Snow White and Russian Red'). Polish Film Festival. In Polish w/ English subtitles. Poland, 2009. Directed by Xawery Żuławski. Sponsored by Cinematheque, L&S Anonymous Fund, Evjue Foundation, and Brittingham Foundation. 9:30 pm, Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3627. International Cinema: 'Death Bell.' South Korea, 2008. Directed by Yoon Hong-Seung. Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate and Film Committee. 9:30 pm, Play Circle, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-1143.
International Children's and Young Adult Literature Celebration. Workshop for educators, librarians, student teachers, and children's literature enthusiasts. Featuring: Sylviane Diouf, Rachna Gilmore, Kelly Herold, and James Rumford. Sponsored by Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC). 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-9224. Transatlantic Conference on New Governance and the Transformation of Law. Registration required; limited to UW faculty, Law Review staff, graduate students, and guest scholars whose work intersects with the focus of the conference due to space constraints. Sponsored by Law, European Union Center of Excellence, Global Legal Studies, Institute for Legal Studies, World Affairs & the Global Economy (WAGE), and others. 9:00 am-4:30 pm, 325 Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website or email. Brazilian Literary Networks.Sponsored by UW-Madison Brazil Initiative and Division of International Studies. 9:00 am-5:45 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2528.
'Mala Moskwa' ('Little Moscow'). Polish Film Festival. In Polish w/ English subtitles. Poland, 2008. Directed by Waldemar Krzystek. Sponsored by Cinematheque, L&S Anonymous Fund, Evjue Foundation, and Brittingham Foundation. 7:30 pm, Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3627. 'Rysa' ('Scratch'). Polish Film Festival. In Polish w/ English subtitles. Poland, 2008. Directed by Michal Rosa. Sponsored by Cinematheque, L&S Anonymous Fund, Evjue Foundation, and Brittingham Foundation. 9:30 pm, Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3627. International Cinema: 'Death Bell.' South Korea, 2008. Directed by Yoon Hong-Seung. Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate and Film Committee. 9:30 pm, Play Circle, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-1143.
'Handlarza Cudow' ('The Miracle Seller') Polish Film Festival. In Polish w/ English subtitles. Poland, 2009. Directed by Bolesław Pawica and Jarosław Szoda. Sponsored by Cinematheque, L&S Anonymous Fund, Evjue Foundation, and Brittingham Foundation. 4:00 pm, Cinematheque, 4070 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3627. Turkish Night: Annual Celebration. Traditional night of fun, celebration, dance, music, food, folklore, and more. Sponsored by Madison Association of Turkish Students. 5:00-9:00 pm, Eagle Heights Community Center, 611 Eagle Heights. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-332-1750.
How International Politics Influence Ethnic Identification in Rwanda. Aliza Luft. Sponsored by Sociology. 12:00-1:15 pm, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-0726. Raw Materials and Cooked Resistance? Peasant Opposition to Gold Mining in Guatemala and El Salvador. Sociology of Environment, Technology, and Agrofood Systems (SociETAS) Seminar. Michael Dougherty, Fellow. Sponsored by Community & Environmental Sociology and Agricultural & Life Sciences. 12:00-1:00 pm, 301 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-9530. Iran with Buddy Hatton. 50th Annual Travel Adventure Film Series w/ Buffet Dinner. Cost: $11, general; $6, UW-Madison students w/ valid ID. Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate. 7:30-9:30 pm, Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2201.
The Role of Intergovernmental Organizations in Institutional Design. International Relations Colloquium. Tana Johnson and Jess Clayton (discussant). Sponsored by Political Science. 12:15 pm, 422 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-3678. Ethnographic Film Screening. Sponsored by AnthroCircle and Anthropology. 2:30 pm, 360 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2866. The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006. Filip Reyntjens, Law and Politics, University of Antwerp. Sponsored by African Studies Program and UW-Madison Human Rights Initiative. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2380. Iran with Buddy Hatton. 50th Annual Travel Adventure Film Series w/ Buffet Dinner. Cost: $11, general; $6, UW-Madison students w/ valid ID. Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate. 7:30-9:30 pm, Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2201.
International Opportunities Advising. Global Studies and Go Global! offer advising most Tuesdays and Thursdays for those interested in international work, internship, and volunteer opportunities of all sorts; visit the website or UW calendar for complete details. Tuesdays, 1:00-5:00 pm; Thursdays, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, or by appointment, 301 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 265-6070. Language Tables. Each day foreign language speakers gather to practice their skills and build community. For specific languages and times, visit the website. Monthly Peace Corps General Information Sessions. Second Wednesday of the month, 6:00-7:00 pm, Masley Media Room (1st Floor), Morgridge Center, Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street. Campus Rep Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12:00-3:00 pm, or by appointment, 116 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website. International Conversation & Coffee Hour.Conversation, company and culture. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate Global Connections Committee. Fridays, September 11-December 11, 2009, 12 Noon-2:00 pm, Multicultural Student Center (MSC) Lounge, Red Gym & Armory, 716 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2044.
Artistas Cubanos en Madison: Celebrando Amistad. Exhibit featuring Cuban painter Orestes Larios and Cuban sculptor Gregorio Escobar, both from Camagüey, Cuba. Sponsored by Madison Camagüey Sister City Association, Edgewood College, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian Studies (LACIS), Overture Foundation, and others. November 4-24, 2009, DiRicci Gallery, Predolin Building, Edgewood College, 1000 Edgewood College Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-0616. |
