| Monday, January 14 | |
| 3:30 PM 5:00 | Anthropology Lecture "The Corporeal Politics of Suzhi (Quality) in China 2000," Ann Anagnost (UW Anthropology). Sponsored by the Sociocultural Colloquium, Department of Anthropology. For more information, e-mail anagnost@u.washington.edu. 3:30-5 pm, Denny 401. |
| Tuesday, January 15 | |
| 1:30 PM | Germanics Lecture "Before the Boxcar: Technologies of Mobility, Anxieties of Globalization, and Fantasies of German and Jewish Nationality," Todd Samuel Presner (University of California, Berkeley). Dr. Presner is a candidate for the position of Assistant Professor of German. His broad research interests consist of German-Jewish literature and culture in the 19thand 20th centuries, theories of history, sexuality and gender studies and visual culture. His Stanford dissertation is a study of the material and conceptual history of German and Jewish nationality in the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth century. He is currently working on a second project on "Jewish body culture" in Zionism and the homosexual emancipation movement between 1897 and 1933. Dr. Presner has published articles on Heidegger and Celan, Heine, and the politics of memory in post-War historiography. Sponsored by the Department of Germanics. 1:30 pm, William H. Rey Library, Denny 308. Reception to follow. |
| 4:00 PM 6:00 | Exhibit Opening Work In Progress: First year Master's candidates will be exhibiting work from the areas of ceramics, fibers, metals, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. The show runs through February 2nd and is free and open to all. For more information, please call 206.685.1805. 4:00-6:00 pm, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 132 Art Building. |
| 7:30 PM | Concert Bassoon Bash: Arthur Grossman, School of Music professor of bassoon, performs works by Bach, Mozart, Mignone, Rønnes, and others on bassoon and Heckelphone, joined by nine colleagues, most of whom are his former students. Tickets: $8-10 (206-543-4880 or available at the door. Sponsored by the School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 7:30 pm, Meany Theater. |
| Wednesday, January 16 | |
| 12:30 PM | Literature Lecture "Personhood in Haitian Diaspora Literature and History," Lucia M. Suarez, Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan). A specialist in diasporic literatures of the Caribbean, Dr. Suarez is on leave for the year with a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to write her book. She is also a Visiting Scholar this year in the Division of Spanish and Portuguese. 12:30-1:20 PM, Thomson 317. |
| Thursday, January 17 | |
| 3:00 PM | Humanities Lecture "From Solomon to Severus: The History and Archaeology of Tel Dor, Israel," featuring talks by three directors of the Tel Dor excavations: John Berg (Far Western Anthropological Research Group), Ilan Sharon (Senior Lecturer at the Institude of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; senior field archaeologist), and Andrew Stewart (Professor of History of Art at UC Berkeley, director of Dor's Berkeley group since 1986). In three brief talks, the Tel Dor team will offer an overview of a rich archaeological dig whose importance embraces Classical, Mediterranean, Jewish and Near Eastern studies. The presentation should be of particular interest to any student interested in future archaeological fieldwork, whether at Tel Dor (in which UW involvement is under exploration) or elsewhere. Reception to follow in the Music Room, UW Faculty Club. This event is made possible by the co-sponsorship of the UW Dept. of History, Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, Jewish Studies Program (JSIS), Middle Eastern Studies Program (JSIS), and the Dean of Arts and Sciences; and by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. 3:00 PM, Smith 205. |
| 3:30 PM 5:00 | Asian Languages Lecture "No Blossoms in the Autumn Dusk: The Textual Construction of Landscape in Medieval Japanese Poetry," Paul Atkins (Montana State University). Sponsored by the Dept. of Asian Languages and Literature. 3:30-5 pm, Communications 202. |
| 7:00 PM | **HUMANITIES LECTURE** "The Thirty Years' War: Terrorism, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, " Melani McAlister (Dept. of American Studies, George Washington University). McAlister recently published the book "Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945-2000." Sponsored by The Institute for Transnational Studies, the Simpson Center for the Humanities, and the Departments of History and English. 7 PM, Communications 226. Reception to follow. |
| Friday, January 18 | |
| 1:30 PM | English Lecture "Smooth, Rough, Choppy.Metaphorical Language and the Teaching of Writing" by Spencer Schaffner and "The (Questioned) Character of Returning Women's Writing" by Catherine McDonald. Sponsored by The English Department Language and Rhetoric/LUA Colloquium. 1:30-3:00pm, Loew 102. Questions? Email avidali@u.washington.edu. |
| 8:00 PM | Recital Guest Artist Recital: Noriko Kawai (piano) will perform works by Dillon, Scriabin, and others. Tickets: $8-10. School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 8:00 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| Saturday, January 19 | |
| 9:00 AM 3:00 PM | Mexican Cinema Festival Featuring "Amores Perros" (2000) and "El Jardin del Eden" (1994). With an introduction by Cynthia Steele, Chair of the Division of Spanish and Portuguese. An open discussion will take place after each film. For more information contact Eduardo Tobar: etobar@ospi.wednet.edu http://www.k12.wa.us/spanish http://depts.washington.edu/spnrectr 9am-3pm, Communications 226. |