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

Gender Expertise and Education in Tanzania. Grace Puja, Educational Foundations, University of Dar es Salaam. Sponsored by Gender and International Policy Research Circle, in coordination with FEMSEM, International and Comparative Education Research Group (ICERG), Global Studies, International Institute, and Division of International Studies. 12:00 noon, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, email.

School Girls’ Pregnancies in Tanzania: Views of Ex-Pregnant Students. Dr. Grace Puja, University of Dar es Salaam. Sponsored by the Gender and International Policy Research Circle, in coordination with FEMSEM, ICERG, and Global Studies. 1:00-2:00 pm, 2435 Social Sciences, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, email.

The North-South Divide in Postcolonial Studies: Lusophone Perspectives. 3-Day Workshop. Sessions include: Gender, Race, and the End of Empire; Rethinking the Status of India; Performing Migrations; Postcolonial Theory and the Lusophone World; Language, Insularity, and Identity; War, Memory, and the Nation in Angola and Mozambique. Sponsored by Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Division of International Studies, The Anonymous Fund, Consulate General of Brazil, Chicago, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Review, Global Studies. Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website.

The North-South Divide in Postcolonial Studies: Lusophone Perspectives. 3-Day Workshop. Sessions include: Gender, Race, and the End of Empire; Rethinking the Status of India; Performing Migrations; Postcolonial Theory and the Lusophone World; Language, Insularity, and Identity; War, Memory, and the Nation in Angola and Mozambique. Sponsored by Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Division of International Studies, The Anonymous Fund, Consulate General of Brazil, Chicago, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Review, Global Studies. Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website.

The North-South Divide in Postcolonial Studies: Lusophone Perspectives. 3-Day Workshop. Sessions include: Gender, Race, and the End of Empire; Rethinking the Status of India; Performing Migrations; Postcolonial Theory and the Lusophone World; Language, Insularity, and Identity; War, Memory, and the Nation in Angola and Mozambique. Sponsored by Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the Division of International Studies, The Anonymous Fund, Consulate General of Brazil, Chicago, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Luso-Brazilian Review, Global Studies. Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website.

Failure of Independence in Central Asia. Russell Zanca, Anthropology, Northeastern Illinois University. Sponsored by CREECA, Central Asian Studies Program, WAGE, and Global Studies. 4:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website.

La Poesia de Ernesto Cardenal. Ernesto Cardenal, a major poet of the Spanish Language. Sponsored by LACIS, Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives, Global Studies, Centro Hispano, Multicultural Student Center, Wisconsin Coordinating Council on Nicaragua. 5-7:00 PM, B10 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website.

Environmental Challenges and Higher Education in Spain in the Context of Globalization. LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series. Francisco García Novo, Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Spain. Sponsored by LACIS, Center for European Studies (CES), Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education-Atlantis, and Global Studies. 1:20 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website.

Customary Organizations and State Building in Afghanistan: The Role of 'Maliks', 'Mullahs', and 'Jirgas' in Local Governance. CREECA Lecture Series. Jennifer Brick, PhD Candidate, Political Science. Sponsored by Center for Russia, East Europe & Central Asia (CREECA), CSA, Global Studies, and Political Economy Colloquium. 4:00 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3379.

Fair Trade Wine: South Africa's Post-Apartheid Vineyards and the Global Economy. Yi-Fu Tuan Lecture Series. William Moseley, Geography, Macalester College. Sponsored by Geography, WAGE, and Global Studies. 3:30-5:00 pm, 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-8038.

Conceptualizing and Critiquing Gender Mainstreaming Discourses. Louise Morley, Education, University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Sponsored by TARGET: Gender and International Policy Research Circle, Global Studies, International Institute, DIS, and Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. 12 Noon, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, email.

Democratizing Higher Education in Ghana and Tanzania: Developing an Equity Scorecard. Louise Morley, Education, University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Sponsored by TARGET: Gender and International Policy Research Circle, Global Studies, International Institute, DIS, and fund  for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. 9:00 am, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, email.

World Literature/s Research Workshop. Sponsored by the World Literature/s Research Workshop, Division of International Studies, the International Institute, and Global Studies. 3:30 pm, IRH Conference Room, Institute for Research in the Humanities, 1225 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website or email.

The Coming U.S. Elections: Impacts and Echoes Around the World. Global Dialogue Series. John Nichols, Capital Times. Sponsored by AIESEC-Madison, Chadbourne Residential College, Global Studies, International Learning Community, International Student Services (ISS), Multicultural Student Center, and WUD Global Connections. 6:00-8:00 pm, Upper Gulley, Carson Gulley Commons, 1515 Tripp Circle. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-9716.

Internships and Careers Abroad: A Workshop for International Studies Majors. Workshop for International Studies majors and those considering an IS major. We will discuss strategies for both searching for and securing international work while in school and following graduation. Sponsored by International Studies Major and Go Global! 2:30-3:30 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, email, or call 608-262-8431.

Sensational Publics and the War on Terror. Parallax: Changing Perspectives in Visual Culture. Ann Pellegrini, Performance Studies and Religious Studies, New York University. Sponsored by Visual Culture, Chazen Museum of Art, Asian American Studies, LGBT Studies, Art History, L&S Anonymous Fund, and Global Studies. 5:00 pm, L150 Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-2340.

The Queer Space of China. Parallax: Changing Perspectives in Visual Culture. David L. Eng, English, Comparative Literature, and Asian-American Studies, University of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by Visual Culture, Chazen Museum of Art, Asian American Studies, LGBT Studies, Art History, L&S Anonymous Fund, and Global Studies. 6:30 pm, L150 Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-2340.

Panel on the Presidential Candidates and the Future of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East. Mediated discussion with extensive and encouraged Q&A session to follow. Panelists include: Uli Schamiloglu, Middle East Studies and Central Asia Studies, Nadav Shelef, Political Science, Jeremi Suri, History, Joe Elder, Sociology, and a spokesperson from the McCain headquarters. Sponsored by Middle East Studies program (MESP), World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), Madison Council on Foreign Relations (MCFR), and Global Studies. 7:30-10:00 pm, Room B1, Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-6583.

Should Latin Americans Lose Their Faith in Law? LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series. Helena Alviar García, Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, and visiting Tinker Professor, Law. Sponsored by LACIS, Global Legal Studies (GLS), Division of International Studies (DIS), International Institute (II), and Global Studies. 12:00 Noon, 206 Ingraham, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or call 608-262-2811.

If They Only Knew: The Unbearable Whiteness of Alternative Food. Julie Guthman, Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Sponsored by Havens Center and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website.

Are We All Neo-Liberal Now? Contemporary Food Politics and the Making of Consumer Subjects. Confronting the Sacred Cows of Food Politics. Julie Guthman, Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. Sponsored by Havens Center and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or call 608-262-1420.

South Asian Legal Issues. South Asian Legal Studies Pre-Conference Workshop. Sponsored by Law, Global Legal Studies Center (GLSC), CSA, South Asia Legal Studies Working Group, DIS, II, Global Studies, and Research Circle on Role of Law in Developing and Transition Countries. 2:00-6:00 pm, Lubar Commons, 7200 Law Building, 975 Bascom Hall. For information, visit the website.

Conversation with Franco Moretti. Humanities without Boundaries. Franco Moretti, Sponsored by IRH, Center for the Humanities, Brittingham Foundation, L&S Anonymous Fund, DIS, II, and Global Studies. 12:00-1:30 pm, Center for the Humanities, 332 Bradley Memorial, 1225 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-3855.

Style, Inc, Reflections on 7,000 Novelistic Titles [Great Britain, 1740-1850]. Humanities without Boundaries Lecture. Franco Moretti, English and Comparative Literature, Stanford University, and Brittingham Scholar in Residence. Sponsored by Center for the Humanities, Brittingham Foundation, L&S Anonymous Fund, DIS, II, and Global Studies. 7:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-263-3412.