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For
a comprehensive list of international events on and around the
UW-Madison campus, visit Global
Happenings.

Constructing a European Education Space and Education Policy. Seminar on Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the 'Knowledge
Economy.' Roger Dale, Centre for Globalisation, Education, and
Societies,
University of Bristol Graduate School of Education, United Kingdom.
Sponsored by European Studies, European Union Center of Excellence,
German and European Studies, Geography, Global Studies, Division of
International
Studies, World Universities Network (WUN), and others. 9:00-10:00 am, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-265-6295.
Roundtable Discussion: The Evolution of French and European
Higher Education. Bernard Belloc, French Council for
International Cooperation and Higher Education & Research Advisor
to French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
Sponsored by Global Studies,
Interdisciplinary French Studies,
Educational Policy Studies' International & Comparative Education
Research Group (ICERG), and Division of International Studies. 2:00-3:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
Europe, Emerging Regionalisms and New Modes of Higher Education
Governance. Seminar on Globalizing Higher Education and Research
for the 'Knowledge Economy.' Held in conjunction with Geography
675/901. Susan
Robertson, Sociology of Education, University of Bristol, United
Kingdom.
Sponsored by European Studies, European Union Center of Excellence,
German and European Studies, Geography, Global Studies, Division of
International
Studies, World Universities Network (WUN), and others. 5:00-6:00 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-265-6295.

The New French Policy for Higher Education and Research. Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE)
Distinguished Speaker Series. Bernard
Belloc, French Council for International Cooperation and Higher
Education & Research Advisor to French President Nicholas Sarkozy.
Sponsored by Global Studies,
Interdisciplinary French Studies,
Educational Policy Studies' International & Comparative Education
Research Group (ICERG), and Division of International Studies. 4:00-5:30 pm, 4151 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website or email.

Liberalism and Race. 'Racial Inequality' Lecture Series. Havens
Center's Visiting Scholars Program. Charles W. Mills, Social
and Political Philosophy, Northwestern University.
Sponsored
by Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Racial Justice. 'Racial Inequality' Lecture Series. Havens
Center's Visiting Scholars Program. Charles W. Mills, Social
and Political Philosophy, Northwestern University.
Sponsored
by Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Starting in Madison and Going Global: Taking Advantage of All
UW-Madison Offers to Prepare for International Work & Careers. Program geared toward incoming freshman and transfer students.
Sponsored
by Go Global! 4:00-5:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155
Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-265-6070.

Starting in Madison and Going Global: Taking Advantage of All
UW-Madison Offers to Prepare for International Work & Careers. Program geared toward incoming freshman and transfer students.
Sponsored
by Go Global! 8:15-9:15 am, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155
Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-265-6070.

The Hip Hop Lifestyle: Exploring the Perils and Possibilities
of
Black Youth's Media Environment. 'Being Digital, Being Hip Hop'
Lecture Series. S. Craig Watkins, Radio-Television-Film,
University of Texas-Austin.
Sponsored
by Havens Center, Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, Office of
the Vice Provost for Equity & Diversity, Global Studies,
Afro-American Studies, Art, History, Education, Music, Sociology,
Women's Studies, and others. 12:00 pm, Lubar Commons, 7200 Law Building, 975 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
To Be Young, Black and Digital: Hip Hop's Future in the Digital
Age. 'Being Digital, Being Hip Hop' Lecture Series. S. Craig
Watkins, Radio-Television-Film, University of Texas-Austin.
Sponsored
by Havens Center, Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, Office of
the Vice Provost for Equity & Diversity, Global Studies,
Afro-American Studies, Art, History, Education, Music, Sociology,
Women's Studies, and others. 7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis: High Income
Countries. Havens Center's Visiting Scholars Program. Diane
Elson, Sociology, University of Essex, United Kingdom.
Sponsored
by Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
The Swedish Perspective on the Middle East. Michael
Winiarski, Middle East Correspondent, 'Dagens Nyheter,' and
Visiting Transatlantic Media Fellow.
Sponsored by European Studies, Scandinavian Studies, Global Studies,
International Learning Community Nordic Arabic Floor, and Transatlantic
Media Fellows Program in Washington DC. 5:00-6:30 pm, 1418 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email,
or
call 608-265-6295.

Climate Change and Conflict: Myths, Facts and Futures. Human
Rights Initiative Seminar. Clionadh Raleigh, Geography and
Politics, Trinity College, Dublin.
Sponsored
by UW Human Rights Initiative, Gaylord Nelson Institute for
Environmental Studies, Global Studies, International Institute, and
Division of International Studies. 3:30-5:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis: Middle and
Low
Income Countries. Havens Center's Visiting Scholars Program. Diane
Elson, Sociology, University of Essex, United Kingdom.
Sponsored
by Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Climate Change and Conflict in
Developing States: A Round Table Discussion with Dr. Clionadh Raleigh. An informal meeting for
interested students and faculty where our guest speaker can talk about how she
became interested in her topic, new lines of research, etc. (Pizza will
be served.) Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, Department of
Geography and Politics at Trinity College in Dublin. Dr. Raleigh writes
extensively on the patterns and processes of war in developing states,
with a particular focus on environmental factors and Africa. She
received her BA in Geography from UW Madison in 2000 and her PhD from
Boulder in 2007. Optional background reading. Noon-1:00 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall. For more information about Dr. Raleigh’s visit, please email. Sponsored by the UW Human Rights Initiative, Global Studies, Nelson Institute for Environmental Affairs,
International Institute, and Division of International Studies.
Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis. Diane
Elson,
Sociology, University of Essex, United Kingdom.
Sponsored
by Havens Center, Global Studies, International Institute, Division of
International Studies, FEMSEM, and
others. 12:20-2:00 pm, 8108 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
Panel Discussion: China and the Economic Crisis. Guanming
Shi (Applied Economics), Edward Friedman (Political
Science), Menzie Chinn (Economics), Nicholas Lardy (Peterson Institute for International Economics), Yao Yang (China Center for Economic Research, Peking University), and Ed
Gargan (Asia Bureau Chief, 'Newsday.')
Sponsored by East Asian Studies, UW China Initiative, and Global
Studies. 2:00-4:00 pm, Rooms 235 & 313, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-3643.
Why Do We Keep All This Stuff?: A Crisis in Curation. Cultural Heritage Preservation Lecture Series. Susan
Terry Childs, US Park Service, and Museum Acquisition and Property
Management, US Department of Interior.
Sponsored
by Global Challenges in Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle
and Global Studies, Anthropology, Charles E. Brown Public Education
Fund of Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Wisconsin Historical
Society, International Institute, and Division of International Studies. 7:00-8:00 pm, Auditorium, Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State
Street. For information, email or call
608-263-7498.

Roundtable Discussion: UNESCO's Communication and Information
Sector. Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE)
Distinguished Speaker Series. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant
Director-General, Communication & Information, United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsored by Global Studies,
Interdisciplinary French Studies,
Educational Policy Studies' International & Comparative Education
Research Group (ICERG), Division of International Studies, and
Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). 8:30-10:00 am, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
The Power of Communication and Information in an Emerging
Global
Knowledge Society. Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE)
Distinguished Speaker Series. Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant
Director-General, Communication & Information, United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Sponsored by Global Studies,
Interdisciplinary French Studies,
Educational Policy Studies' International & Comparative Education
Research Group (ICERG), Division of International Studies, and
Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). 12:00-1:30 pm, 4151 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website or email.
Blackness, Race and Politics in Japanese Hip Hop. 'Hip Hop,
Race and Politics' Lecture Series. Dawn-Elissa Fischer,
Africana Studies, San Francisco
State University.
Sponsored
by Havens Center and Global Studies. 12:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
Hip Hop, Human Rights and the Promise of a New Transnational
Social Movement. 'Hip Hop, Race and Politics' Lecture Series. Dawn-Elissa
Fischer,
Africana Studies, San Francisco State University.
Sponsored
by Havens Center and Global Studies. 7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Basic Income Versus Basic Capital: Can We Resolve the
Disagreement? 'Universal Capital Grants and Social Justice' Lecture
Series. Stuart White,
Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, and Fellow, Jesus
College, Oxford University, United Kingdom.
Sponsored
by Havens Center
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

A Modest Proposal? Basic Capital Versus Higher Education
Subsidies. 'Universal Capital Grants and Social Justice' Lecture
Series. Stuart White,
Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, and Fellow, Jesus
College, Oxford University, United Kingdom.
Sponsored
by Havens Center and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

SKJ Day of Service. Volunteers are invited to dedicate part
of a day or more of work with a social justice organization in
recognition of the spirit of Scott Kloeck-Jenson. There is no cost to
participants, who receive an SKJ Day of Service t-shirt for registering
and sharing stories of their work. Organizations interested in hosting
volunteers during the week are encouraged to contact the program.
Sponsored
by Global Studies. October 4-11, 2009. For information, visit the website, email, or
call
608-265-6070.

UN-INSTRAW Community Relations. Alicia Ziffer,
Education, Gender and Public Policy, Dominican Republic.
Sponsored
by TARGET (Gender & International Policy) Research Circle, Global
Studies, Women's Studies Research Center, International Institute, and
Division of International Studies. 12:00-1:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
Hip Hop as Liberatory Praxis: Building Green and Orange
Pathways
out of Poverty. 'Green the Global: Hip as Liberatory Praxis'
Lecture
Series. Antwi Akom,
Africana Studies, San Francisco State University. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others. 12:00 pm, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
'Grindin 4 Green': Using Hip Hop to Build a Youth-Driven
Environmental Justice Movement. 'Green the Global: Hip as
Liberatory Praxis' Lecture
Series. Antwi Akom,
Africana Studies, San Francisco State University. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others. 7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Working as a 'Gender Expert.' Alicia Ziffer,
Education, Gender and Public Policy, Dominican Republic.
Sponsored
by TARGET (Gender & International Policy) Research Circle, Global
Studies, Women's Studies Research Center, International Institute, and
Division of International Studies. 2:00-3:30 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

Cartonera Publishers: Recycling
Latin American Bookscapes. Editors from eight Cartonera publishing
houses in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, and
Chile.
Sponsored
by UW-Madison Libraries, Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian
Studies (LACIS), Art, Global Studies, and many others.
9:00 am-7:30 pm, Room 126, Memorial Library, 728 State Street.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-263-3412.
From Shahbano to Kausar Bano - Contextualizing the 'Muslim
Woman'
within a Communalized Polity. 'Role of Law in
Developing and Transition Countries' Speaker Series. Flavia Agnes,
Attorney,
Bombay High Court. Sponsored by Global Legal Studies, South Asia Legal
Studies Working Group, Center for South Asia, Global Studies,
International Institute, and
Division of International Studies.
12:00-1:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive.
For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-4884.
One Homeland or Two? The Nationalization and
Transnationalization
of Mongolia's Kazakhs. Alexander Diener, Geography,
Pepperdine University.
Sponsored
by Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
(CREECA) and Global Studies.
4:00-5:15 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive.
For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379.

Cartonera Publishers: Recycling
Latin American Bookscapes. Editors from eight Cartonera publishing
houses in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, and
Chile.
Sponsored
by UW-Madison Libraries, Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian
Studies (LACIS), Art, Global Studies, and many others.
10:00 am-9:00 pm, Room 126, Memorial Library, 728 State Street.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-263-3412.

Hip Hop Feminist Praxis: Tools, Tactics, and Technologies. Hip
Hop Feminism Lecture Series and 'The Future of Hip Hop Studies
Scholarship.' Rachel Raimist, Telecommunication and Film,
University of Alabama. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others.
12:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
B-Girl Breaks, Broken Hearts and Movement: Building a Home (of
Hip Hop Feminism). Hip Hop Feminism Lecture Series and 'The Future
of Hip Hop Studies Scholarship.' Rachel Raimist,
Telecommunication and Film, University of Alabama. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others.
7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Can Lawyers Produce the Rule of Law? 'Role of Law in
Developing and Transition Countries' Speaker Series. Robert Gordon,
Yale Law School. Sponsored by Global Legal Studies, Global Studies,
International Institute, and Division of International Studies.
12:00-1:15 pm, Lubar Commons, Law Building, 975 Bascom Mall.
For information, visit the website or email.

Ancient Myths that Turned to Graves. The Archaeology of Maya
Mortuary Practice and Human Sacrifice. Cultural Heritage
Preservation Lecture Series. Vera Tiesler, Facultad de Ciencias
Antropológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán,
México.
Sponsored
by Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle,
Global Studies, Anthropology, Division of International Studies, and
International Institute.
7:00-8:00 pm, 5208 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive.
For information, email or call
608-263-7498.

Body Practices among the Ancient Maya. Archaeology and
Cultural Heritage
Preservation Lecture Series. Vera Tiesler, Facultad de Ciencias
Antropológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán,
México.
Sponsored
by Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle,
Global Studies, Anthropology, Division of International Studies, and
International Institute.
12:00-1:00 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive.
For information, email or call
608-263-7498.
Justice to the People. Public Interest Litigation and the
Supreme
Court of Pakistan. 'Role of Law in Developing and Transition
Countries' Speaker Series. Martin Lau, SOAS. Sponsored by
Global Legal Studies, Global Studies,
South Asia, South Asia Legal Studies, International Institute, and
Division of International Studies.
12:00-1:15 pm, Lubar Commons, Law Building, 975 Bascom Mall.
For information, visit the website or email.
The Dutch Connection: 'Doctor Zhivago' in the Netherlands. Petra
Couvée, Doctoral Student, Leiden University. Sponsored by Center
for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia (CREECA) and Global Studies.
4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive.
For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379.
Act for the World: Educational Forum on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Presentations by UW faculty and staff on the UN's Millenium Development Goals, their history, progress, and related issues. Interactive display tables on each goal (hunger and poverty; education; gender equality; maternal health; child health; HIV, malaria; environment; and global partnerships) will be staffed by affiliated student organizations. Information will be made available on volunteer opportunities related to the goals. This event will be preceded by a series of awareness building activities on Library Mall. Sponsored by International Student Services, Global Studies, and many others.
Thursday, October 22, 4:00-7:00 pm, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street.
Life and Death at La Isabela, Dominican Republic, the First
European Town in the New World (1494-1498). Cultural Heritage
Preservation Lecture Series. Andrea Cucina, Facultad de
Ciencias Antropológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida,
Yucatán, México.
Sponsored
by Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle,
Global Studies, Anthropology, Division of International Studies, and
International Institute.
7:00-8:00 pm, 5208 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive.
For information, email or call
608-263-7498.

Origins of an Early Colonial Society in the New World: The
Archaeological, Bioarchaeological and Historical Analysis of the Town
of Campeche during the XVI Century AD. Archaeology and Cultural
Heritage
Preservation Lecture Series. Andrea Cucina, Facultad de
Ciencias Antropológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida,
Yucatán, México.
Sponsored
by Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Preservation
Research Circle,
Global Studies, Division of International Studies, and International
Institute.
12:00-2:30 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive.
For information, email or call
608-263-7498.
'One, Two, Three.' USA,
1961. Filmed on location in Berlin just before the Wall
went up (its construction actually halted production). Directed by Billy
Wilder. Crossing
the Line: Border
Films Film Series. Partnership with Conference 'The Wall Came Down: On the Twentieth
Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.' Sponsored by German,
German & European Studies, Global Studies, Center for
Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia (CREECA), and many others.
7:30 pm, Parliamentary Room, 4070 Vilas
Communication Hall,
821
University Avenue.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-3627.

Human Rights and Climate Change in the Tropical Andes. Manolo
Morales (Lawyer and Director of Ecolex), Luis Suárez (Ecology, Pontificia Catholic University, and
Conservation International - Ecuador), Jennifer
Alix-Garcia (Agriculture & Applied Economics), Samuel
Pratsch (Environment & Resources), and Catherine Woodard (Ceiba
Foundation and Institute for Cross-College Education). Sponsored by
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Land
Tenure Center (LTC); UW-Madison Human Rights Initiative; Global
Studies; Latin American,
Caribbean, & Iberian Studies (LACIS); Geography; Division of
International Studies; and International Institute. 3:30-5:30 pm, 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email,
or
call 608-262-8029.

Gender Norms in Contemporary Japan: The Roles of Conservative
Actors. Global Studies Graduate Workshop. Any UW-Madison graduate
student is welcome to participate in workshop. Kimiko Osawa, Associate Lecturer, Political Science. Sponsored by Global Studies. October 29, 2009, 12:00 pm, RSVP for location
and to access papers. For information, visit the website or email.
US-Mongolia Relations: Looking Forward, Looking Back. Jonathan
Addleton, Ambassador Designate to Mongolia.
Sponsored
by East Asian Studies, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
(CREECA), American Center for Mongolian Studies, Global Studies,
Division of
International Studies, and International Institute. 5:00-7:00 pm, Alumni Lounge, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379.
Recent Work on Archaeology and Preserving Cultural Heritage at
Lothal, India. Cultural Heritage Preservation Lecture Series. Dennis
Frenez, University of Bologna, Italy.
Sponsored
by Global Challenges in Cultural Heritage Production Research Circle,
Global Studies, Anthropology, and South Asia, and others. 7:00-8:00 pm, Auditorium, Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State
Street. For information, email or call
608-263-7498.

Archaeological Indicators of Administrative Activities from the
Indus Civilization Site of Lothal, Gujarat (India). Cultural
Heritage
Preservation Lecture Series. Dennis Frenez, University of
Bologna, Italy. Sponsored
by Anthropology, Global Challenges in Cultural Heritage Production
Research Circle,
Global Studies, South Asia, Division of International Studies, and
International Institute. 12:00-1:00 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, email.
'From the Other Side.' France,
2002. Directed by Chantal Akerman. Crossing
the Line: Border
Films Film Series. Partnership with Conference 'The Wall Came Down: On the Twentieth
Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.' Sponsored by German,
Germany & European Studies, Center for European Studies, Center for
Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia, History, Center for the
Humanities, Global Studies, Consulate General of Germany in Chicago,
and Cinematheque. 7:30 pm, Parliamentary Room, 4070 Vilas
Communication Hall,
821
University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-3627.

'The Big Break' Theory: DJs, Dancers, and the Birth of Hip Hop. 'B-Boy Ethnography: Theory, Character and the Deep Principles of Hip
Hop' Lecture Series and 'The Future of Hip Hop Studies Scholarship.' Joseph
Schloss, Music, New York University. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others. 7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

The Wall Came Down: On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. 42nd Wisconsin Workshop. Keynote Speaker: Konrad Jarausch, History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Sponsored by German & European Studies, Center for European Studies, Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia (CREECA), Center for the Humanities, German, History, Global Studies, Institute for Research in the Humanities, L&S Anonymous Fund, and German Consulate Chicago. Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website.

Tales from Planet Earth. Justice in Four Strands: Landscapes of Labor, Precious Resources, Strange Weather, and In The Company of Animals. 'The power of film as a force of environmental change.' Three-day film festival showcasing more than 30 environmental films from around the world, exploring how stories told through film shape our understanding of nature and inspire action on behalf of environmental justice and the diversity of life. Discussions with filmmakers, scientists, and other guests will complement films. Free to the public.
Sponsored by Center for Culture, History, & Environment, Nelson
Institute of Environmental Studies, Working Films, Global Studies, and
many others.
November 6-8, 2009, all day, each day, four
(4)
venues: Memorial Union Theater, Frederic March Play Circle, UW
Cinematheque, & Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
For information, visit the website, email,
or call
608-263-3185.

Welcome to the Terrordome: 9/11, Hip Hop and Culture as
Foreign Policy. William
Jelani Cobb, History, Spelman College. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others. 12:00 pm, 5233 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.
Bearing Witness: Hip Hop and the Audiobiography Tradition. William
Jelani Cobb, History, Spelman College. Sponsored
by Havens Center, Afro-American Studies, Art, Global Studies, History,
Education, Music, Sociology, Women's Studies, and others. 7:00 pm, 1100 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

Peace Corps: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know ... and More! Jeff Sheffy, UW Campus Representative. Sponsored
by African Studies, East Asian Studies, Center for European Studies,
Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), Center for
South Asia, Go Global!, Global Studies, and Latin American, Caribbean,
& Iberian Studies (LACIS). 12:00-1:00 pm, 336 Ingraham
Hall,
1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1121.
Women's Rights and Legal Advocacy in India. Flavia Agnes,
Lawyer, Bombay High Court.
Sponsored by Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Global Legal Studies, Center
for South Asia, Center for Research on Gender and Women, Division of
International
Studies, and International Institute. 2:00-3:30 pm, 336 Ingraham, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

Mortuary Variability and Intergroup Hostility at Aztalan. Katie
Rudolph, Archaeological Field Technician, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Sponsored
by Cultural Heritage Preservation Research Circle, Global Studies,
Division of International Studies, International Institute, Wisconsin
Historical Society, and Charles E. Brown Chapter of the Wisconsin
Archaeological Society. 7:00 pm, Auditorium, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street. For information, email or call
608-263-7498.

Making the Case for Women Judges. Sally Kenney,
Women
& Public Policy, Law and Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,
University of Minnesota.
Sponsored by German and European Studies, European Union of Excellence,
Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Sociology of Gender, Division
of International
Studies, and International Institute. 12:00-1:30 pm, 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
Teaching and Writing Case Studies on Women and Social Change:
The
Case of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition. Workshop. Sally
Kenney, Women & Public Policy, Law and Humphrey Institute of
Public Affairs, University of Minnesota.
Sponsored by German and European Studies, European Union of Excellence,
Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Sociology of Gender, Division
of International
Studies, and International Institute. 3:00-4:30 pm, 2435 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
The Conservative Gesture in Popular Music, and Its Subversion. Timothy Brennan, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
and English, University of Minnesota.
Sponsored by Music - Race - Empire Research Circle, Global Studies,
Division
of International
Studies, and International Institute. 3:30-4:30 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

Financing Gender Equality: Keeping Promises in Times of
Economic
Crisis. Caren Grown, Economist-in-Residence, American
University.
Sponsored by Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International
Studies, and International Institute. 3:00-4:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

What It Means to Be a Gender Expert. Caren Grown,
American University.
Sponsored by Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International
Studies, and International Institute.
12:00-1:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

Scientific Authentication and the Examination of Looted
Antiquities. Paul Craddock, Conservation, Documentation,
& Scientific Research, British Museum, London.
Sponsored
by Anthropology, Classics, Art History, Cultural Heritage Preservation
Research Circle,
Global Studies, University Lectures Committee, Division of
International
Studies, and International Institute. 7:00-8:00 pm, Auditorium, Wisconsin State Historical Society, 816 State
Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-2869.

Perceptions and Reality: The Fall and Rise of the
Indian
Metals Industry through Three Millennia. Paul Craddock,
Conservation, Documentation,
& Scientific Research, British Museum.
Sponsored
by Center for South Asia, Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Cultural
Heritage Preservation Research Circle,
Global Studies, Division of International Services, and International
Institute. 12:00-1:00 pm, 5230 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-4884.

International Children's and Young Adult Literature
Celebration. Workshop for educators, librarians, student teachers,
and children's literature enthusiasts. Featuring: Sylviane Diouf, Rachna Gilmore, Kelly Herold, and James Rumford.
Sponsored by Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC). 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-262-9224. |