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A publication of UWM's Center for International
Education, Global Passport
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Culture Café
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for 2004, Culture Café is bringing the world closer to UWM by creating a time
and place for all students to get to know each other over FREE food, coffee,
games, and a brief informal presentation about the featured culture.
Culture Café is held in Garland Hall Room 104 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM. The Spring 2004 Schedule:
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150 Bolton Hall, UWM 7: 30 – 9:00 PM Tuesdays, February 3 – March 23
Institute of World Affairs - UWMCost:
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Waukesha County Great Decisions 2004
Wisconsin Great Decisions 2004 Co Sponsors: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Midwest Airlines, The Foreign Policy Association, Wisconsin Public Radio, UWM Center for International Education, USBank
Great Decisions 2004 Cooperating Organizations: Peace Action Wisconsin, UWM Student Union, World Affairs Councils of America, U.S. Foreign Service Institute, UWM Center for Latin America & the Caribbean, Mead Public Library Racine Unified School District, J.I. Case High School, Waukesha County Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Television, UW College-Sheboygan, Fond du Lac Public Library, Marian College, UW College-Fond du Lac, Bemis International Center, St. Norbert College
For information, contact the Institute of World
Affairs at 414-229-3220 or iwa@uwm.edu
"Travel the Globe" will take place every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 AM in the new Washington Park Public Library (2121 N. Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee). Children and parents will listen to folk tales from the country featured that day, hear from an international student about his/her childhood, and play music or work with paper to make an artifact from the featured country. The event is free for children and their parents. The 2004 schedule:
In the most global of industries - international
shipping - nearly 1 of every 3 workers is from a single country: the
Philippines. This talk will explore the rise and reproduction of this
curious labor niche, focusing specifically on how the state, the 'migration
industry' and seafarers themselves help constitute and reinforce distinct
national and ethnic identities within the transnational social spaces of
ocean-going ships.
Alexis Levitin has published his translations from Portuguese in 200 magazines, including Kenyon Review, Partisan Review, New England Review, American Poetry Review, and Beacons. His work has also been included in 30 anthologies. His most recent book is Forbidden Words: The Selected Poetry of Eugenio de Andrade (New Directions, 2003). His translations have received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, Wheatland Foundation, Columbia University Translation Center, Witter Bynner Poetry Foundation, Gulbenkian Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Center. He is a professor of English at the State University of New York-Plattsburgh. For the year 2003, he has been awarded his second National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship.
Sponsored by the Center for International
Education, the Center for 21st Century Studies, the Departments of English,
Foreign Languages and Linguistics, French, Italian & Comparative Literature,
Spanish & Portuguese and the Translation Program.
This program covers formal education, popular
education, literacy campaigns and other aspects of Cuban society. You will spend
time in Havana, Pinar del Río, Cienfuegos and Trinidad meeting a variety of
people involved in various aspects of Cuban society. The main objective for this
course is to help pre-service and in-service teachers construct curricula that
would bring Cuba into their Wisconsin-based classrooms and to their students.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to
participate in this exciting and educational
program.
Please note: the application deadline for this program has been extended to April 16, 2004.
NOTE: Our Cuba travel license, granted by the U.S. Department of Treasury, mandates that program participants be degree-seeking students at accredited U.S. institutions. Credits earned on this program must transfer to home institution and count towards an academic program.
For further information, please consult these web documents:
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/OPP/programs.html#Summer%20ProgramsYou may also contact UWM Overseas Programs and Partnerships directly at:
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/OPP/summer%20flyers/summer%20flyers%202004/Cuba%20Flyer%202004.pdf
Pearse Hall 166
Phone: 414-229-5182
E-mail: overseas@uwm.edu.
The Wisconsin Institute is committed to a balanced review of diverse perspectives. Submissions are welcome from all disciplines. Our intended audience includes scholars from a wide range of interests within the university community and educated members of the larger public. The format allows the publication of original previously-unpublished works of sufficient length to give authors the opportunity to discuss a particular topic in depth. Other forms of creative writing are invited. Contributors should avoid submissions accessible only to specialists in their field. The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict may also include book reviews. Persons interested in reviewing should contact the editor.
Submissions for the 2004-2005 annual edition should be a maximum of 25 pages, double-spaced. All manuscripts should be composed in MS word using Bookman Old Style, 10-point font. Citations are to be in the body of the text as follows: e.g., (Jones, p. 35) with a full bibliography at the end of the article. Include a brief bio statement with a note that includes your institution. Include separately your email, snail mail address, and work phone number. Be certain that you have spell checked your manuscript prior to submission. Send all poetry to Dr. Kent Shifferd at Shifferd@bitstream.net for possible inclusion in a new publication, the War/Peace Poetry Journal. (The Journal for the Study of Peace and Conflict is no longer accepting poetry). Submissions are accepted on a continuing basis.
The deadline for the 2004-2005 issue is April
1, 2004. Five copies of each submission should be sent to The
Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, UWSP LRC, 900 Reserve
Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481. In addition, supply the manuscript
electronically to wiinst@uwsp.edu.
College and university students from across the state of Wisconsin submit and present papers, serve on panels, conduct round table discussions, or create artistic works related to the theme. Undergraduate students' submissions that are selected for presentation are eligible for monetary awards. A wide variety of topics are relevant to the theme of "Promoting Positive Peace" on an individual, national, or international level:
The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies is a consortium of public and private institutions of higher learning in Wisconsin dedicated to encouraging and legitimating teaching and research on the roots of violence, national and global security issues (including ecological security) and on all factors necessary for a just global peace.
Featured Speakers
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Join the live radio audience! In partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio.
For more information: Contact the Institute of
World Affairs - e-mail iwa@uwm.edu or call
414-229-3220.
The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund enables a dance scholar to present a major paper at the Fulbright Association’s annual conference. The 2004 lecture will be delivered on Thursday, October 7, during the Fulbright Association’s 27th Annual Conference in Athens, Greece. The conference will be held in conjunction with an international meeting on Oct. 8 through 10 organized by the Association of Fulbright Scholars in Greece. The recipient of the Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund award will receive round-trip travel and associated expenses.
The 2004 lecturer will be chosen according to guidelines developed with the founder of the fund, Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen, preeminent dance historian and founding editor of the International Encyclopedia of Dance. The competition is open to all dance scholars. Proposal guidelines are available from the Fulbright Association and are posted on its web site at http://www.fulbright.org/cohenfund.
Fulbright alumnus Wayne B. Kraft, researcher, choreographer, and performer of Transylvanian village dancing, presented the 2003 Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture on Nov. 1 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kraft, professor of German at Eastern Washington University and director of the Erdély Ensemble, spoke on “Transylvanian Dancing in the Final Hour.”
In 2002 Gretchen Ward Warren, professor in the School of Theater and Dance at the University of South Florida, presented “Dancing with the Wheel of Ever Returning: A Theatrical Adventure with Australian Aborigines and Native Americans,” a project that grew out of her Fulbright award to Australia in 1997.
In 2001 Robin Marshall Grove, senior lecturer in the Department of English with Cultural Studies of the University of Melbourne, Australia, delivered the lecture “Unspoken Knowledges,” about the project of the same name, which attracted from the Australian Research Council the largest grant ever awarded for performing arts research in Australia.
Fulbright alumna Leslie Friedman, artistic director of The Lively Foundation in San Francisco, presented the inaugural lecture, “Expression in Dance,” concerning research done during her Fulbright award to India on Indian dance and aesthetics.
The Fulbright Association is a private, non-profit
organization that supports and promotes the Fulbright Program, an international
educational and cultural exchange initiative created in 1946 by legislation
sponsored by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. There are
now over 250,000 Fulbright alumni throughout the world.
We are pleased to announce that the registration period for the summer 2004 Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is now open, and we will be accepting applications through May 14, 2004. Details of this program and course listings follow. All of this information, as well as applications, are available on our web site at http://www.wcl.american.edu/humright/hracademy
For inquiries and requests for applications, please contact us at: American University Washington College of Law Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Prof. Claudia Martin and Prof. Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Co-Directors 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8181 USA
Tel: (202) 274-4070
Fax: (202) 274-4198
E-mail: hracademy@wcl.american.edu
Web: http:///www.wcl.american.edu/humright/hracademy
Faculty and administrators from two-year, four-year and graduate institutions are invited to apply. Retired and adjunct faculty frequently receive grants as well.
Traditional Fulbright awards vary from two months to an academic year or longer. While foreign language skills are needed in some countries, most lecturing assignments are in English.
Application deadlines for 2005-2006 grants are:
The CEPI mission is to provide a space for discussion and specialized research on inter-American issues in order to stimulate greater understanding and interest in this area.
For further information on the CEPI Resident Fellowships at ITAM, consult the CEPI website at: http://interamericanos.itam.mx, or contact the Center’s coordinator: Jennifer Jeffs via e-mail: interamericanos@itam.mx
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Río Hondo 1
Colonia Tizapán San Ángel
Delegación Alvaro Obregón,
México, D.F. 01000 México
Telephone: (52-55) 5628 4000 ext. 3926 • Fax: (52-55) 5628 4092
E-mail: interamericanos@itam.mx
While candidates are encouraged to register online
at http://www.careers.state.gov,
UWM's Career Development
Center has registration booklets available. Students and alumni can
pick up the booklets in Mellencamp 128
during regular office hours.
This program brings faculty currently teaching at any two-year, four- year, or technical college/university in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa or Minnesota to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a period of up to 7 days between May 15, 2004 and August 10, 2004. Scholar Access Grants allow participants to consult with International Studies specialists at UW-Madison, and to use the University's international and global studies library collections.
Three scholars will be selected to participate in the 2004 program. Applications to study themes closely related to those of the Global Studies Program (Global Citizenship, Environment and Technology, and Human Rights) will receive priority consideration.
The grant covers transportation to Madison, lodging, per diem and miscellaneous research expenses (e.g., photocopying) up to a total of $750.
At the end of the grant period (August 14, 2004), scholars must submit a project report to the Global Studies Program. The report should include a brief outline of Madison activities and meetings, and specific plans to integrate information gained from the grant into courses.
For more information and application instructions,
please see http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/globalstudies/awards/SAG/Scholar_Access_Grant.htm
Applications are due March 31, 2004.
The upcoming deadline for the Global
Research/Curriculum Development program is April 1, 2004. For more
information, contact Sachin Tuli, assistant director for outreach-CIBER, at tuli@bus.wisc.edu or
608-265-4938.
Students interested in Peace Studies Scholarships
are encouraged to visit the Peace Studies website at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Peace.
Completed applications, due April 9, 2004, should be sent to:
Monica McIntosh, ILOP Coordinator
International Secretariat
Amnesty International
1 Easton Street
London WC1X 0DW, UK
The Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World will support 20 to 25 grants for visits of between two and six weeks by scholars and professionals from abroad. The Visiting Specialists may present lectures or short courses, team-teach with American colleagues, or assist in program and curriculum development in colleges and universities. They will also participate in public outreach programs, by speaking to community groups, service clubs, and religious and school groups.
Proposals will be accepted from liberal arts and minority-serving institutions with limited or no current programs on the Muslim world. Proposals will also be considered from larger institutions with established area studies programs that could benefit from a Visiting Specialist in a particular subject not currently offered but needed for program development. This program does not support research or language training.
Institutions may request a specific individual as a Visiting Specialist, in which case the institution must solicit a separate application from this individual. However, if an individual is not named, a successful proposal will be matched with a scholar from among former Fulbrighters who indicated an interest in participating in the program.
Fulbright grants will include air travel, in-transit allowance, per diem and an honorarium. Application deadline: April 15, 2004.
Please visit http://www.cies.org/Visiting_Specialists
for application materials and further information. If you have any questions
please contact Mamiko Hada at vstngspec@cies.iie.org.
Biological Diversity in Food and Agriculture
http://www.fao.org/biodiversity/index.asp?lang=en
Across the world, debates about the potential
dangers of genetically modified food and the importance of biological diversity
continue to dominate a good deal of public discourse, particularly with regard
to developing nations. This website, designed by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, explores some of the many issues surrounding
biodiversity in food and agriculture, with important sections devoted to genetic
resources, ecosystems, and the socio-economic impacts upon this diversity. After
reading the brief introduction, visitors may want to peruse the socio-economics
section, as it outlines some of the many factors involved with this aspect of
biological diversity, such as trade, gender, and ethics. Each one of these
sections contains a number of related documents, such as "The role of women in
the conservation of the genetic resources of maize" and "Genetically Modified
Organisms, Consumers, Foods Safety, and the Environment." The website also
contains the full text versions of important Food and Agriculture Organization
documents dating back to 1993.
United Nations Environment Programme: 8th Special Session
of the Governing Council
http://www.unep.org/GC/GCSS-VIII/
In anticipation of the 8th Special Session of the
Governing Council of the Global Ministerial Environment Forum, the United
National Environment Programme has created this helpful website that brings
together some of the important preliminary documents dealing with the
proceedings of the March 2004 conference in South Korea. The documents here
include working briefing documents, information documents, and papers dealing
with the theme of the environmental dimension of water, sanitation, and human
settlements. While some of these documents merely offer the provisional agenda
for the conference, others are quite relevant to broader concerns, such as the
"Overview of progress on international environment governance" and "Prevention
and control of dust and sandstorms in the north-east Asia." Needless to say,
many of the documents are available in English, Arabic, Chinese, French,
Russian, and Spanish. The site also contains a direct link to the conference
website, which promises live webcasting of different proceedings as they take
place on March 29, 30, and 31st 2004.
The Vietnam
Project
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/
A number of online archives exist already to
remember major military conflicts (particularly for World War II), so it is
fitting that the Vietnam War also have a significant web presence. Designed by a
dedicated team at Texas Tech University, the Virtual Vietnam Archive "enables
scholars, students and all interested in this remarkable period in our world
history to conduct research directly from universities, schools, libraries, and
homes." Currently, the project contains over 1.5 million pages of materials
online, ranging from photographs, slides, audio and video recordings, and a
number of oral histories. The search engine for the archive is quite powerful
and simple to use, and allows users to specify dates, media format desired,
language, and document title. While the site doesn't offer any thematically
organized collections per se, there is a real wealth of material here. One
particular highlight is the number of oral history audio files online here.
These are drawn from a number of persons involved with the Vietnam War in a
number of capacities. Additionally, visitors will want to check out the wealth
of material related to the proceedings and history of the Vietnam Project,
including newsletters and project updates.
The
Rise of New Immigrant Gateways
http://www.brookings.edu/urban/pubs/20040301_gateways.pdf
Many urban areas in the United States continue to
add population to their respective locales by serving as gateway communities for
the millions of immigrants who come to live in the country every year. This
recent report published by the Brookings Institution, and authored by Audrey
Singer, demonstrates a rather intriguing pattern by which certain cities (such
as Chicago and San Francisco) have effectively served as immigrant conduits for
over a century; whereas other American conurbations, such as Cleveland, were
only able to garner large streams of immigrants in the early 20th century. The
36-page report discusses the nature of both former gateway cities as well as
drawing on Census 2000 data to look at the emergence of new immigrant gateway
cities such as Atlanta, Dallas, and Washington, DC. The report also reveals
several other notable findings, such as the fact that by 2000 more immigrants in
metropolitan areas lived in suburbs than cities, and their growth rates there
exceeded those in the cities,
The Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library
(THDL)
http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/frameset.html
As stated on the home page, "The Tibetan &
Himalayan Digital Library is an international community using Web-based
technologies to integrate diverse knowledge about Tibet and the Himalayas for
free access from around the world." In other words, visitors to THDL can expect
more than an image database and digital documents, although these materials are
present. The Guide to Resources, accessed by choosing the First Time Visitors
link, provides an overview of THDL resources grouped into broad categories (that
appear as images on the homepage) including: Collections, Reference, Community,
Education, and Tools. Collections are further organized by format, such as
audio, video, or GIS-technology based materials including a gazetteer and maps
of Tibet, Asia, Lhasa and Sera. There are multimedia collections based on the
work of a particular individual, such as Frederick Williamson, a British
political officer who took about 1700 photographs of Tibet in the 1930s. Also
included are thematic collections such as Architecture, Art, Literature,
History; Interactive maps and models, such as a 3D interactive model of Meru
Nyingba Monastery (Lhasa, Tibet); and electronic journals. There are a number of
resources to assist with Tibetan languages, such as translators and
dictionaries, and digital tools for displaying fonts, and the Community section
provides discussion forums, email lists, Blogs, and links to associations and
individuals of interest.
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