| Wednesday, November 13 | |
| UW Fall Opera Opening Romantic complications abound in Domenico Cimarosa's delightful comic opera, "Il Matrimonio Segreto" (The Secret Marriage). Location: Meany Hall. Opens: 11/13/02. Closes: 11/17/02 |
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| 3:30 PM | Comparative Religion Colloquium "The Well Marks the Spot: Buried Treasure and the Prophet Muhammad," Brannon Wheeler (Chair, Comparative Religion). Part of the colloquium series, "Territory and Relics." For more information, email religion@u.washington.edu. Sponsored by the Comparative Religion Program of the Jackson School of International Studies. 3:30 - 5:00 pm, Parrington Commons 318. |
| 7:00 PM | **POLISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE LECTURE** "Conflicting Memories, Contested Pasts: Some Reflections on Polish-Jewish Relations," Eva Hoffman, editor and writer, with remarks by Consul General of the Republic of Poland Krzysztof W. Kasprzyk. Hoffman, editor and writer, has published three non-fiction books, "Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language," "Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town in the World of Polish Jewry," and "Exit Into History: A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe." Her first novel, "The Secret," was published earlier this fall. Ms. Hoffman's essays and commentaries concerning cultural and political subjects have appeared widely. From 1979-1990 she worked at the New York Times. She emigrated from Poland to Canada when she was 13 and it is this period that infuses and informs her work which is suffused with issues of identity. This is part of the series, "50 Years of Polish at the UW: Celebrating Polish-American Heritage," which will focus on the achievements of prominent Poles and Polish-Americans in order to highlight their contributions to Polish, American, and worldwide cultures. Sponsors include: Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Simpson Center for the Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences Exchange Program, Department of History, Jewish Studies Program, Seattle Public Library. For more information, call (206) 543-6848 or visit this website. 7 PM, Walker Ames Room, Kane Hall. Reception to follow. |
| 7:00 PM | German Film Series "Apacehn/Apaches DEFA," (Kolditz) Indianerfilm, 1973. An Indianerfilm, made in Easte Germany, taking place at the beginning of the Mexican War. An American sociologist wants to annex the Mimbren-Apache land (current New Mexico) and get rid of the Indians after the discovery of precious metals there. He must contest with Ulzana, a Mimbreno Indian, and his followers, who defend themselves and their territory. The Autumn German Film Series (Oct 30-Dec 11) presents films in German with English subtitles. 7pm, Thomson 101. |
| Thursday, November 14 | |
| 12:30 PM | History Lecture "Changes in Kyrgyzstan as Observed in 1995 and 2002," Ali Igmen (UW, History). Sponsored by Central Asian Studies Group. Info: icirt@u.washington.edu. 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Denny 215. |
| 2:30 PM | Latin American Studies Event "Opposing the Mexican State: Popular Movements in Mexico in the 1970s," Alejandra Cardenas. Professor Cárdenas has been a political activist for over 30 years. In the aftermath of the 1968 massacre in Mexico City, she moved to the southwestern state of Guerrero, where she worked with one of the most famous guerrilla leaders in modern Mexican history --Lucio Cabañas and the Partido de los Pobres (Party of the Poor), until his death by the Mexican military in 1974. She is a recognized scholar of popular movements, feminism and gender studies. She holds advanced degrees from Escuela Nacional de Maestros in Mexico City, the University Patrice Lumumba in Moscow, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters at Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. Professor Cárdenas has served on the faculty at the UAG since 1972, where she continues her political activism and teaches a new generation of students about radical politics.Professor Cárdenas speaks on the role of students and teachers in popular movements for social change. In Spanish with English translation. Sponsored by The Latin American Studies Program and and the departments of History, Political Science, Anthropology, Spanish & Portuguese and American Ethnic Studies. 2:30 - 4:30 pm, Denny 216. |
| 3:30 PM | Asian Studies Lecture "Multiple Connotations: Language Politics in Colonial South India," Mathias Pandian (George Washington University). Sponsored by the South Asia Center. For more information, call (206) 543-4800. 3:30 PM, Thomson Hall, Room 317. |
| 3:30 PM | Scandinavian/Slavic Lecture "St. Petersburg as Imperial Capital: A Lecture with Slides," George Munro (History, Virginia Commonwealth University). Sponsored by the departments of Scandinavian Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures. For more information, call (206) 543-0645 or (206) 543-6848. 3:30-5:00 pm, Communications 206. |
| 3:30 PM | China Studies Talk "John Stuart Mill in East Asia: The Tension Between Liberty and Morality," Douglas Howland (DePaul University). Although John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty" offered a utilitarian defense of individual liberty, his Japanese and Chinese translators undertook to interpret Mill's work so as to encourage both individual liberty and some measure of public morality. Where Mill imagined a middle-class majority that oppressed the individual, his Japanese and Chinese translators imagined social chaos in the absence of a common commitment to morality on the part of free individuals. This talk will explore Japanese and Chinese interest in Mill's argument and the ways in which they sought to ameliorate its deficiencies. Sponsored by the China Studies Program. 3:30, Communications 226. |
| 7:30 PM | Political Science Talk "Israel and the Middle East: Politics and Strategy," Brian Goldberg (Executive Director, Pacific Northwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League). Goldberg will discuss the peace process, the prospects for peace in the region, the impending Israeli elections, and the possibility of a war with Iraq. [Note: Israeli Yossi (Consulate General, Israel) was originally schedule to talk but had to cancel his visit due to a personal emergency.] Sponsored by Huskies for Israel; Middle East Center; Jewish Studies Program; JSIS. 7:30 PM, HUB 200. |
| Friday, November 15 | |
| 2:30 PM | Latin American Studies Event "El Salvador: Neoliberal Piracy Fuels a Backlash by Workers," Salvador Duarte and Marta Hernandez. Duarte will speak on the effects of neo-liberalism and privatization in El Salvador and the role of the AFL-CIO in Central America. Hernandez will talk about the impact of privatization on women and their efforts to fight back against sweatshops and other oppressive conditions. Sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program at The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, the ASUW La Raza Commission, & the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies 2:30 - 4:30 pm, Thomson Hall 119. |
| 3:30 PM | Philosophy Lecture "The Argument from Marginal Cases: The Moral Status of Animals," Dan Dombrowski (Philosophy, Seattle University). Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy. 3:30 pm, Smith 105. |
| 3:30 PM | Linguistics Colloquium "The Long and Short of Quantifying Vowel Overlap," Alicia Beckford Wassink (UW, Linguistics). This talk demonstrates a method that uses ellipse geometry to quantify spectral and temporal overlap between vowel distributions. The data provided by this tool are then applied to a longstanding question in Jamaican phonology. 3:30 PM, Smith Hall 404. |
| 7:00 PM | **CONFERENCE** Northwest Society for 18th-Century Studies Conference. Keynote lecture, "Paracelsus, Progress, Gout, and the Goodness of Life," by Margaret Doody. Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. Keynote Lecture: 7 PM, Faculty Club. |
| 7:00 PM | Educators Workshop "Canada on the Web," Cheri Rauser (Media Librarian, TELUS Media Solutions, Canada). This workshop (10 clock hours) will guide educators to a wealth of information on Canada while providing educators with the ability to locate and judge the accuracy and reliability of online Canadiana. Sponsor: Canadaian Studies Center/JSIS. Info: 221-6374, canada@u.washington.edu. Nov 15: 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Nov. 16: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Mary Gates Hall 030. |
| 7:00 PM | Diversity Book Talk Series Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, China Men, and Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book. One of the most outspoken contemporary feminist writers, with prose that unsettles both sexism and racism, Hong Kingston is a "word warrior" who battles social and racial injustice. It is perhaps surprising that Hong Kingston could not speak English until she started school. Once she learned, however, she started to talk stories. Decades later, this once silent and silenced woman has become a notable American writer. In her new book, To Be the Poet, Hong Kingston takes readers along as she pursues the meaning, the possibility, and the power of the life as a poet. 7 PM, Kane Hall 130. |
| Saturday, November 16 | |
| **CONFERENCE** Northwest Society for 18th-Century Studies Conference. Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. |
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| Sunday, November 17 | |
| **CONFERENCE** Northwest Society for 18th-Century Studies Conference. Sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities. |
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| 2:00 PM | **SEATTLE HUMANITIES FORUM** "A Conversation with A.S. Byatt," presented in conjunction with the world premiere performance of "Cold," a powerful literary homage to glass based on the short story by A.S. Byatt, and adapted and directed by Sheila Daniels. (November 15 - January 4, Museum of Glass). Talk sponsored by the Simpson Center for the Humanities in partnership with the Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art. Admission to the event is $5 and tickets can be purchased at the Museum of Glass, at the door, or by calling (253) 284-4747. 2 PM, Town Hall (1119 8th Avenue) in Seattle. |