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A
publication of UWM's Center for International Education, Global Passport provides
up-to-date information on international education programs,
opportunities, and resources, including those offered by
Accommodation
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International
Focus
Viewers
are invited to tune in Sundays at 5 p.m. to Channel 36, WMVT, for the
International Focus series hosted by Rob
Ricigliano, Director of the Institute of World Affairs. The upcoming
schedule will tentatively feature:
All performances will be held at Alterra at the Lake, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. Limited parking is available in the lot behind the café, though attendees are strongly encouraged to park in the free, public marina parking lot across the street. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors.
Guests are welcome to enjoy their food and drinks outside, either on the patio or on the adjacent grassy area. In addition to coffee, espresso-based beverages, and baked goods, the lakefront café serves a variety of sandwiches, soups, and salads. This summer Alterra will operate an outdoor concession tent so that attendees of both Música del Lago and Florentine at the Lake do not have to go into the café to purchase refreshments.
Música del Lago is co-sponsored by the
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee with additional support from Latino Arts, Inc.
of the United Community
Center.
Headquartered on the East Side, Alterra
Coffee Roasters has supplied Milwaukee with fresh-roasted specialty coffees
since 1993. The company operates five retail locations in the metropolitan
area and supplies more than 400 wholesale accounts in Wisconsin and the Upper
Midwest. Alterra is committed to developing open, respectful relationships
with partners in both the local and global communities.
The focus of this symposium will be on 'intersectional' issues of gender and culture. Its timing is roughly mid-way between the four-day annual Diversity Conferences (the Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations in Beijing this June and the Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations in New Orleans in 2006). Main speakers will include leading thinkers in the field, and these will be supported by paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners.
Papers submitted for the symposium proceedings will be fully peer-refereed and published in print and electronic formats in the International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations. If you are unable to attend the symposium, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the conference proceedings. The deadline for the next round in the call for papers is July 1, 2005. Proposals are reviewed within four weeks of submission.
Full details of the symposium, including an
online call for papers form, are to be found on the diversity conference
website: http://www.Diversity-Conference.com
For more information on this International Association of Media and Communication Research Conference, please see: http://iamcr2005.shu.edu.tw/basic_info.htm
Certain events, from time to time, shock the world: sometimes into action; sometimes into paralysis. Often, it seems, it is because of the way they are featured in the media. Generally, they are 'bad news' - disaster and conflict. Recall the Chicken Flu sacre in Asia, the SARS epidemic, various terrorist atrocities, the 911 attacks in the USA. Even Janet Jackson's exposure of herself. Twenty five years after observers of the 'active audience' challenged effects theory, the media and their messages seem to reassert their power. And some governments seek to strengthen their controls, whatever the cost to democracy.
Media panics have themselves became the focus of media attention, as well as of scholarly interest. The 2005 IAMCR conference will focus on the topic "Media Panics: Freedom, Control and Democracy in the Age of Globalisation."
At least two theoretical perspectives apply. One is that exaggerated media reports of disasters and violence are either things to be corrected and controlled or as reflective of the culture of our time. Any attempt to curb them is an infringement on our freedom. The other involves the age-old debates that pit social and psychological effects of media against their mass market orientations. How and why have media panics come to be the major concerns of our societies? How do people in different worlds and circumstances respond to this communication phenomenon?
The use of new technology in communication,
the process of news production, the content of media coverage from opposing
perspectives, and the influence of these events on different audiences and
national are some examples. Furthermore, regulation/deregulation of the global
media, empowerment of audience in the development of media literacy, as well as
meanings of the global and local interactions in this "panic" context are all
critical issues to be examined.
This collection will pay careful attention to the diversity of this expression by incorporating discussions of the full range of production: feature film, documentary, video art, multimedia works, television programs, radio broadcasts, internet activism, and journalism. Clearly, growing international and national support has multiplied the outlets for cultural expression: combating discrimination, preserving indigenous cultures and environments, and advocating for cultural rights, such as the right to one's own language, protection of indigenous traditional knowledge and sufficient provision of resources to indigenous peoples and their media to promote indigenous language use.
Given the expansiveness of the category of indigenous media, Drs. Stewart and Wilson would like to encourage contributions that think across the divides of geographies, technologies (film, television, radio, internet), cultures, and politics. Moreover, they would like this collection to reflect the interdisciplinarity of indigenous media studies. They thus welcome contributions from Native American studies, cinema and television studies, visual anthropology, cultural studies, art history, journalism, and communication. Stewart and Wilson will include historical research, local case studies, interviews with producers, cross-cultural analyses,international perspectives, as well as metacritical work.
Submitted essays will be grouped in the following sections:
This issue seeks to provide a forum for
studies dealing with the relationships between the first and second generation
of state reforms and the cultural, economic, and social situation of women. We
welcome papers on gender differences in the civil service, cultural stereotypes
of bureaucracy, and women as the clients of changing public services and
structures.
Also, we strongly
encourage discussions into new terrains such as the interactions between gender
and the privatization of public utilities, as well as women's collective action
and their incidence on those public policies geared towards state innovation and
change.
Papers can be submitted in Spanish, English, or Portuguese. If accepted, the author will have to provide a Spanish version of the article. The review panel is composed of international scholars from institutions in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.
The deadline for submission is August of 2005. The expected publication date is March of 2006.
All papers should be sent electronically to:
revistapoliticaygestion@unsam.edu.ar
Attn. Ana L. Rodríguez-Gustá, Guest
Editor.
If you have any ideas for papers, panels, or anything else, please please contact Dr. Russell Brooker, Social Science Department, Alverno College, at Russell.Brooker@alverno.edu. Any field of political science is welcome. Some interesting papers and presentations have already been proposed on Plato, Russian politics, American public opinion, and the politics behind public memorials (with particular emphasis on the World Trade Center site).
To submit your ideas or for more information, please e-mail Russell.Brooker@alverno.edu.
Alverno is only about 20 minutes from UWM
and has "massive amounts of free parking."
Interns will gain experience in responding to U.S. educational inquiries for graduate, undergraduate, and short-term programs of study; communicating on a formal level with private and governmental organizations; conducting research for publications; editing the monthly advising center newsletter; creating presentations; managing databases; marketing; and assisting with general program administration.
Academic Credit: IIE will help complete paperwork necessary for students to earn academic credit for their internship, but it is the responsibility of each intern to fully investigate the institutional requirements for credit.
Interns will be living and working in Mexico City for a period of three to four months. The internship includes a full-time work schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm, except official Mexican and American holidays. One day off is granted for each two weeks worked.
Interns have the opportunity to explore the Mexican educational and business communities, as well as the field of international education in the U.S. Former interns have pursued careers with The College Board, AFS, University of Pennsylvania, the Goldman Sachs Foundation, American Chamber of Commerce, a Mexican law firm, as well as international positions with IIE such as the Student Counselor and Coordinator for Educational Services.
For more information and the application available please visit:
Contact: Silvia Perez, sperez@iielatinamerica.org
The Abe Fellowship supports professional
research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant
issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation
between Japan and America. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Japan (or
be able to demonstrate serious affiliations with research communities in the
U.S. or Japan) and hold the terminal degree in their field by the start of their
fellowship term.
A Time To Choose: Caribbean Development in the 21st
Century
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/0,,contentMDK:20468612%7EpagePK:146736%7EpiPK:146830%7EtheSitePK:258554,00.html
The World Bank frequently produces reports
on the development challenges faced by different regions of the world, and one
of its more recent reports offers a critical appraisal of the situation in the
Caribbean. The report itself is 303 pages, and for visitors who are pressed for
time, an executive summary is provided on the site. In brief, the report suggest
that the region needs to "move beyond decades of reliance on traditional markets
and trade preferences to swiftly adapt to diversify into new sources of growth,
exploiting its natural advantages of location, environment, political stability
and democratic traditions." The report also notes that a number of small
economies (such as Ireland's) have been able to do so in recent decades, so that
the framework for such developments may also be present in the Caribbean. The
report also notes that there are several potentially disturbing trends emerging
in the Caribbean, including increased unemployment and falling productivity as
of late. Along with the full text of the report, this site also contains an
interview with Caroline Anstey, who is the World Bank Director for the
Caribbean.
The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/
Possessed with a remarkable voice and a
flair for fashion, Celia Cruz was an artist who brought the music of her native
Cuba to millions of people around the world for six decades until her death in
2003. Recently, the National Museum of American History created this well-done
online exhibit to complement an in situ exhibit that is in place until the end
of 2005. The site offers three primary sections, including one that offers
information about Cruz' life (complete with rarely seen family photographs), and
another that discusses her music. In the music section, visitors can view her
album covers, listen to some of her songs, and view some archival video clips of
Cruz and her colleagues in performance. Appropriately enough, the site is also
available in a Spanish version.
Art
Explorer
http://www.artic.edu/artexplorer/
An early innovator in the digitization of
artwork (its CD of art images "With Open Eyes" was published in 1995), the Art
Institute of Chicago presents Art Explorer, an interactive website where
visitors can search for art, save selections into scrapbooks with notes, and
share the scrapbooks with friends and students. Art Explorer focuses on the Art
Institute's Impressionist and Postimpressionist collections, and includes
original artworks, as well as additional resources, including texts, video
clips, artist biographies, activities, and games. For example, a search on the
artist Georges Seurat retrieves eight artworks, and 42 resources, including a
biographical text about Camille Pissaro, one of Seurat's contemporaries, a
classroom exercise on color mixing based on Seurat's pointillist style, and a
Postimpressionist bibliography, compiled by the Art Institute's Museum Education
Department. The scrapbook at http://www.artic.edu/artexplorer/viewbook.php?vbook=rylnqtvhyaqm
is based on this search.
Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org
In 1948, 21 nations in the Western hemisphere signed
the Organization of American States (OAS) Charter which was designed to affirm
their commitment to a number of common goals and their respect for each nation's
sovereignty. In the present day, the members of the OAS continue to work
together to protect human rights, strengthen security throughout the region, and
to fight corruption. On this site (last reviewed in the Scout Report on August
8, 1996), scholars and the general public can take advantage of the
organization's many online resources, including the audio archives of OAS Radio,
detailed information on the OAS's governing bodies, and its annual reports. From
the homepage, visitors can also peruse some of their other online materials,
such as online exhibits from the Art Museum of the Americas and The Children's
Corner. Young people will enjoy the Children's Corner as it provides material on
the culture, history, art, and folklore of South, Central and North
America.
ArchNet: Islamic Architecture Community
http://archnet.org
The rise of the Internet has allowed many
professional and scholarly communities to communicate with each other across
great distances, and the field of architecture and urban planning is no
exception. Developed at MIT and the University of Texas at Austin, ArchNet is
one such international online community that deals specifically with providing
new perspectives on the built environment and insights into Islamic design and
culture. Visitors will want to begin by registering on the site (at no charge)
and continue by perusing sections that include a digital calendar of upcoming
events (such as germane architectural conferences), a digital library of images,
and links to career opportunities in the field. The site also includes a
selection of course syllabi submitted by different instructors that may prove
useful both to students and to those who are just generally curious about
Islamic architecture.
Worldview
http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/programs/worldview/worldview.asp
Insightful commentary on events ranging
from development tools in Sri Lanka to the fight to end poverty across the globe
can be found on the Worldview program, which is produced by Chicago Public
Radio. The program is hosted by Jerome McDonnell, who is ably assisted by a
number of other staff members, including Steve Bynum and Andrea Wenzel. On the
Worldview site, visitors can listen to archived programs individually, or by
browsing some of their topical series which deal with such meaty topics as "The
Present and Future of China" and "The Online War of Iraq". Some of the more
recent programs are also equally compelling, including segments dealing with
Brazilian film, the globalization of gangs, and Islam and human
rights.
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