| Monday, February 25 | |
| 3:00 PM | Classics Talk "Homeric Facework," Ruth Scodel (Classics, Univ. of Michigan). Ruth Scodel has taught at Harvard University and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she is Professor of Greek and Latin, and a former Director of the Honors Program. Both in her publications and in her direction of graduate research, she is one of the most influential critics of classical Greek literature and thought in North America. Her books include The Trojan Trilogy of Euripides (Hypomnemata 1980), Sophocles (Twayne's World Authors 1984), and Credible Impossibilities: Conventions and Strategies of Verisimilitude in Homer and Greek Tragedy (Teubner 1999); also, as editor, Theater and Society in the Classical World (Michigan 1993). She has also served the field as editor of TAPA. Reception after the talk in Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities, Communications 206. 3 PM, Denny 212. |
| 3:30 PM | **ANTHROPOLOGY LECTURE** "Sport Utility Vehicles, Suburbs, and the Auto Industrial Complex," Sarah Jain (Anthropology, Stanford). Part of the sociocultural anthropology colloquium series. 3:30-5, Denny 301. |
| 3:30 PM | International Studies Lecture "Really Weird Regimes: Sultanism and Personality Cults in the Modern World," M. Steven Fish (Political Science, Univ. of California, Berkeley). Steve Fish specializes in post-Soviet politics, democratization and regime change, and general comparative economics. He is the author of Democracy from Scratch: Opposition and Regime in the New Russian Revolution, and a coauthor (with Steve Hanson, Richard Anderson, and Phil Roeder) of the recently published Postcommunism and the Theory of Democracy. Most recently, he has been investigating problems of authoritarianism and its causes. His talk will focus on a particular form of authoritarianism, one that involves a cult of the ruler's personality. Sponsored by Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies. Please call 206-543-4852 for more information. 3:30-5 PM, Thomson 317. |
| 7:30 PM | Recital Voice Division Recital: School of Music voice students present a free recital. School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 7:30 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| Tuesday, February 26 | |
| 3:30 PM | China Studies Lecture "Integrating China into the Global Economy," Nicholas Lardy (Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution). Sponsored by the China Studies Program/JSIS. For more information, call (206) 543-4391. 3:30-5:00 PM, Communications 202. |
| 6:00 PM | Walker-Ames Lecture "The Abortion Debate Here and Abroad: Germany and the United States," William Gamson (Sociology, Boston College). Free, no ticket required. For more information, contact the Graduate School, 206-685-2998. 6:00 pm, 130 Kane Hall. |
| 7:30 PM | Symphony Performance University Symphony with Robin McCabe, piano. School of Music director Robin McCabe is the featured soloist in Rachmaninoff's passionate "Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18," a work which she has performed with orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Maestro Peter Erös celebrates his 50th anniversary as a conductor with Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92." Tickets: $5-$8 (206-543-4880 or available at the door). For more information, contact the School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 7:30 pm, Meany Theater. |
| Wednesday, February 27 | |
| 6:30 PM | Anthropology Colloquium "Extinction is Forever...or is it?," a colloquium covering the extinction of biological, cultural, and linguistic structures and entities. Participants in the colloquium are Eric Smith from the Dept. of Anthropology (Moderator), Eugene Hunn from the Dept. of Anthropology (Extinction of Cultures), Sharon Hargus from the Dept. of Linguistics (Extinction of Languages), and Peter Ward, Department of Geological Sciences (Biological Extinction). Sponsored by the Washington Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact Art Kruckeberg (206) 543-1976, ark@u.washington.edu, or Linda Chalker-Scott (206) 685-2505, lindacs@u.washington.edu. 6:30 p.m. Horticulture Hall, Center for Urban Horticullture (3501 NE 41st St.). |
| 7:00 PM | **TEXTUAL STUDIES LECTURE** "The Image in Word and Print," Barbara Earl Thomas (painter, Seattle). Using her painting as a point of departure Barbara Thomas will discuss the creative link between her writing and painting. Part of a lecture series in conjunction with the crossdisciplinary graduate program in Textual Studies. Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. For more information, call (206) 543-3920. 7 PN, Faculty Club. |
| 7:00 PM | German Film Series "The legend of Rita (Die Stille nach dem Schuss)." Part of a series of German movies with English subtitles about "Terrorism in Germany". Sponsored by the Department of Germanics. Free for UW students. Wednesdays, Feb 13-March 13. 7:00 pm, Thompson 101. |
| 7:30 PM | Band Performance Symphonic Band & Concert Band: "Millenium III" (Reed), "Prayer of Saint Gregory" (Hovhaness) with solo trumpet Joy Lyons, "My Old Kentucky Home" (Foster, arr. Barnes), "Slava!" (Bernstein, arr. Grundman), "Suite of Old American Dances" (Bennett), and "March Slave" (Tchaikovsky, arr. Laurendeau), directed by Dr. Brad McDavid and David Waltman. Tickets: $5-$8 (206-543-4880 or available at the door). Sponsored by the School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 7:30 pm, Meany Theater. |
| Thursday, February 28 | |
| 1:30 PM | **CINEMA STUDIES LECTURE** "How Should a Chinese Woman Look? Revisiting the Look and the De-Westernization of Film Studies," Chris Berry (Univ. of California, Berkeley). The concept of "the look" has been central to Film Studies for almost thirty years now. Yet it has been theorized on the basis of Hollywood films and the models developed do not necessarily fit Chinese film entirely. Professor Berry proposes a rethinking of the concept of the look through non-Western cinemas and examines the cinematic construction of three very different women stars -- Ruan Lingyu, Xie Fang, and Gong Li. Sponsored by the Cinema Studies Program and the Simpson Center for the Humanities. 1:30 PM, Mary Gates Hall 389. |
| 3:30 PM | International Studies Lecture "The Soviet Intelligentsia and the Jews," Yuri Slezkine (University of California, Berkeley). Sawyer Seminar Series on Empires and Ethnic Conflict. Professor Slezkine specializes in late modern European history, specifically that of Russia. He is co-editor of Between Heaven and Hell: The Myth of Siberia in Russian Culture (1993) and In the Shadow of the Revolution: Life Stories of Russian Women from 1917 to the Second World War (2000). He is also author of Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North (1994). This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the International Studies Center; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Sociology Department; Jewish Studies Program; and REECAS/JSIS. Please call 206-685-2354 for more information. 3:30-5:30 PM, Parrington Hall Forum, Room 309. |
| 4:00 PM | Astronomy Talk "Islam Views The Heavens: Major Themes - and Some Minor Variations in Medieval Islamic Astronomy," Prof. Len Berggren (Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada). One focus of the talk will be the astronomical work of Ulugh Beg, the Timurid ruler of Samarkand in the 15th century. 4 PM in PAB A102. (The Physics/Astronomy building is on the SW corner of the campus at 15th and NE Pacific Street). |
| 7:00 PM | Art Talk Seattle collector James Burns, whose rugs are on loan for the exhibition "Along the Silk Road," offers insights and anecdotes about the acquisition and history of these pieces. Free with museum admission. 7 PM, Henry Art Gallery. |
| 7:30 PM | Jazz Performance Jazz Combos: Five student combos play Latin jazz compositions and arrangements, as well as classic bebop standards. Tickets: $5-$8. Sponsored by the School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 7:30 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| Friday, March 1 | |
| 1:30 PM | Film "If the Mango Tree could Speak" (1993, 58 min.) English and Spanish. A documentary centering on children, aged 12 to 15, and the ways in which they have been affected by war in Guatemala and El Salvador. Friday Film Series, presented by Latin American Studies. For UW faculty, students and staff only. 1:30 PM, Kane 19. |
| 2:00 PM 8 PM | Open House School of Art Open House, featuring a variety of lectures and presentations. Do you enjoy art? Do you have an interest in visual materials and information? Do you want to buy some art for yourself or as a gift? For full details, visit http://art.washington.edu/. 2-8 PM, School of Art. |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium Keith Johnson. For more information, contact the Department of Linguistics at (206) 543-2046. Fridays, 3:30 PM, Communications 226. |
| 3:30 PM | Philosophy Colloquium "The Descent of Evolutionary Explanations: Darwinian Vestiges in the Social Sciences," Lynn Hankinson-Nelson (Visiting Professor, Univ. of Puget Sound). 3:30 PM, Savery 249. |
| 8:00 PM | Performance Direct from the lower coast of Guinea, WOFA is a non-stop explosion of drumming, dancing and chanting. Featuring uncontested champions on a variety of indigenous instruments, WOFA (which means "let's go" or "come together") blends ancient African traditions with contemporary innovation in performances that pulse with unadulterated energy and sublime stagecraft. For ticket information, contact UW Arts Ticket Office at (206) 543-4880 or Ticketmaster at (206) 292-ARTS. 8 PM, Meany Hall. |
| 8:00 PM | Recital Viola Studio Recital: Students of Helen Callus in a free recital. Sponsored by the School of Music, (206) 685-8384. 8:00 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| Saturday, March 2 | |
| 8:00 PM | Performance Direct from the lower coast of Guinea, WOFA is a non-stop explosion of drumming, dancing and chanting. Featuring uncontested champions on a variety of indigenous instruments, WOFA (which means "let's go" or "come together") blends ancient African traditions with contemporary innovation in performances that pulse with unadulterated energy and sublime stagecraft. For ticket information, contact UW Arts Ticket Office at (206) 543-4880 or Ticketmaster at (206) 292-ARTS. 8 PM, Meany Hall. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert Lucia Bova, in concert: an evening of music for harp and electronics. Featuring works by Luciano Berio, Franco Donatoni, Fernando Mencherini, Ake Parmerud, Paul A.Oehlers, and Takayuki Rai. Tickets available at the door: $10, $6 students and seniors. Sponsored by the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS), 206-543-4218. 8:00 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| 8:00 PM | Concert Concert of Spanish and Brazilian music: The fabulous Samia Panni, accompanied by guitar, bass and percussion, will sing a repertoire of popular Brazilian songs accompanied by Marcos Carvalho on guitar, Gil Caetano on bass, and Jeff Bush on drums. Soprano nonpareil Rosa Duarte, nightingale of Granada, will sing a repertoire of Iberian classics, interspersed with two Guatemalan songs of the Maya, accompanied by guitar and piano. Don't miss this wonderful evening! Tickets are available in the Spanish-Portuguese office ($6 student, $10 general) with Leona or email Elwin Wirkala: ewirkala@u.washington.edu. Tickets will also be available at the door. Sponsor: The Division of Spanish/Portuguese. 8 PM, HUB Auditorium. |
| Sunday, March 3 | |
| 2:00 PM | Concert The popular "Barry Lieberman & Friends" series presents Haydn's "String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2" and Dvorak's "String Quartet No. 6, 'The American'". Performers include Theodore Arm and Maria Larionoff, violins; Joseph Gottesman, viola; Toby Saks, cello; and Barry Lieberman, double bass. Tickets are $8-$10, available at the door (206/685-8384). 2:00 pm, Brechemin Auditorium. |
| 4:30 PM | Performance Vocal musician Sanjay Subrahmanyan will perform with accompanists to be announced. Presented by Ragamala, a nonprofit that fosters understanding and appreciation of the Performing Arts of South Asia. Sponsored by the UW Ethnomusicology Program, 206-525-7728. Tickets: $5 (members), $15 (general admission). 4:30 pm, 120 Kane Hall. |
| 7:00 PM | Drama Performance Preview "Radium Girls" by Dolores Whiskeyman, directed by Shanga Parker. West Coast Premiere. 1926. Radium is a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage, until the girls who paint them begin to fall ill. Based on a true story of the women who owrked for the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, New Jersey. Tickets: $5 Previews; $8 Sun.-Thurs.; $12 Fri. & Sat. Students w/valid ID always $7; $1 Discount for Seniors/Groups. Sponsored by the School of Drama, 206-543-4880. Performances: 3/6-3/17, 7PM Wed. & Thurs., 8PM Fri. & Sat., 2PM Sun. Previews: 3/3 & 3/5, 7 PM, Playhouse Theatre. |