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How International Politics Influence
Ethnic Identification in
Rwanda. Aliza Luft.
Sponsored
by Sociology. 12:00-1:15 pm, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-265-0726.
Raw Materials and Cooked Resistance? Peasant Opposition to Gold
Mining in Guatemala and El Salvador. Sociology of Environment,
Technology, and Agrofood Systems (SociETAS) Seminar. Michael
Dougherty. Sponsored
by Community & Environmental Sociology and Agricultural & Life
Sciences. 12:00-1:00 pm, 301 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-9530.
Making Climate Change a Health Issue: The Lancet/University
College
of London Commission on Climate Change. Nora Groce Kaplan,
University College, London.
Sponsored
by UW-Madison Human Rights Initiative, Global Health, Nelson
Institute for Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Division of
International Studies, and International Institute. 3:30-5:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website.
Iran with Buddy Hatton. 50th
Annual
Travel Adventure Film Series w/ Buffet Dinner. Cost: $11, general; $6,
UW-Madison students w/ valid ID.
Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate. 7:30-9:30 pm, Wisconsin Union Theater,
Memorial
Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-2201.

The Role
of Intergovernmental
Organizations in Institutional Design. International Relations
Colloquium. Tana Johnson and Jess Clayton (discussant).
Sponsored by
Political Science. 12:15 pm, 422 North Hall,
1050 Bascom Mall.
For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-265-3678.
Ethnographic Film Screening. Sponsored by AnthroCircle and
Anthropology. 2:30 pm, 360 Science Hall,
550 N. Park Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2866.
The Great African War: Congo and Regional Geopolitics, 1996-2006. Filip Reyntjens, Law and Politics, University of Antwerp.
Sponsored by African Studies Program and UW-Madison Human Rights
Initiative. 4:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 608-262-2380.
Iran with Buddy Hatton. 50th
Annual
Travel Adventure Film Series w/ Buffet Dinner. Cost: $11, general; $6,
UW-Madison students w/ valid ID.
Sponsored by Wisconsin Union Directorate.
7:30-9:30 pm, Wisconsin Union Theater,
Memorial
Union, 800 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-2201.

La Cineteca Italiana: 'Amarcord.' 1973. Directed by Federico
Fellini. Sponsored
by Italian Club. 6:00-8:15 pm, 6104 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website or call
608-262-3941.

The Other Renaissance: Four Men Who Changed Italian Art
in the XIX Century. Sponsored by French and Italian Club. 1:20 pm, 272 Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive. For information, visit the website or call 608-262-3941.

The Evolution of the Workers' Party: Implications for
Understanding Brazilian Politics and Society. David Samuels,
Political Science, University of Minnesota.
Sponsored by Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian Studies (LACIS). 12:00-1:00 pm, 206 Ingraham, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or
call 608-262-0616.
Red Tape, Green Money: Political Conflict
and
Economic Logic in Sino-Japanese Relations. International Relations
Colloquium. Kristin Vekasi and Kathleen Klaus (discussant). Sponsored by
Political Science. 12:15 pm, 422 North Hall,
1050 Bascom Mall. For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-265-3678.
DAAD Program Webinar. How to earn a scholarship to study abroad in Germany. Sponsored
by International Academic Programs. 1:00-2:30 pm, Memorial Union (TITU), 800
Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-265-6329.
Peace Corps Information Table. Sponsored
by UW-Madison Peace Corps and International Programs. 3:00-6:00 pm, Memorial Union (TITU), 800
Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1121.
What do Just Family Policies Require? Philosophical Reflections
and the Case of the Netherlands. Ingrid
Robeyns, Practical Philosophy, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the
Netherlands.
Sponsored
by Havens Center
and Global Studies. 4:00 pm, 8147 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-1420.

India Day in the Resource Center. Learn more about studying abroad in India. Sponsored
by
International Academic Programs. 10:00 am-2:00 pm, 250 Bascom Hall, 500
Lincoln
Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-265-6329.
Rio's Other Gang?: The
Cult of the Special Police Forces (BOPE). Global Studies Graduate
Workshop. Any UW-Madison graduate
student is welcome to participate in workshop. Erika Robb Larkins,
Anthropology.
Sponsored
by Global Studies. 12:00-1:00 pm, RSVP for location
and to access papers. For information, visit the website or email.
The Global Financial Crisis and the Global South: The Experience
of
South Africa. 'Remaking the
Developmental State' Speaker Series. Neva Makgetla, Lead
Economist, Development Bank of Southern Africa. Sponsored
by African Studies, World Affairs & the Global Economy (WAGE), and
Global Legal Studies. 12:00-1:00 pm, 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-2240.
Feminisms, Democracy and Diversity in Latin America in the XXI
Century. Virginia Vargas, Tinker Visiting Scholar, Peru.
Sponsored by Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian Studies (LACIS),
Gender & Women's Studies, Center for Research on Gender &
Women, Transnational Applied Research in Gender
Equity Training
(TARGET) Research Circle, Global Studies, Division of International
Studies, and International Institute. 12:00-1:30 pm, 105 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website or email.
The New Ethic of Economy in South Korea of the 1960s. Charles
Kim, History. Sponsored
by East Asian Studies. 12:00-1:30 pm, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-262-3643.
Can the Unequal Gender Division of Labor Be Justified? Ingrid
Robeyns,
Practical
Philosophy, Erasmus
University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sponsored
by Havens Center
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.
La Cineteca Italiana: 'Zabriskie Point.' 1970. Directed by Michelangelo
Antonioni. Sponsored
by Italian Club. 6:00-8:15 pm, 6104 Sewell Social Sciences Building, 1180 Observatory
Drive. For information, visit the website or call
608-262-3941.

In a Few Wor(l)ds: The World Literature/s Conference. Keynote: David
Damrosch (Harvard University), "World Literature in a Post-Literary Age." Sponsored
by the Institute for Research in the Humanities, Global Studies, Center for European Studies, German & European Studies, Center for the Humanities, and many others. December 3-5, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website or email.
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections. National
day of programming on China involving 40 cities throughout the U.S.
Includes national webcast from Washington D.C. Registration required.
Ticket Charge: $20 (Non-MCFR member guests). Funding assistance
available. Albert Keidel, Atlantic Council of the United
States and Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of
State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs. Sponsored by Madison
Committee on Foreign Relations, World Affairs & the Global Economy
(WAGE), East Asian Studies, China Initiative, Center for International
Business Education & Research (CIBER), Global Studies, Division of
International Studies, and others. December 8, 5:30-8:15 pm, Pacific Room, Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin
Avenue.
For information, visit the website, email, or call
608-265-8038.
Faculty Travel Grants in European Studies. Sponsored by Center
for European Studies.Deadline for submissions: December 9, 2009.
For information, email or call
608-265-4778.
Joaquim Nabuco Award. To be given annually to the best essay
on
Brazil (any field) by a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate or
undergraduate student. Prize includes cash award of $1000 and
round-trip airfare to Brazil. Submissions for the 2010 award will be
accepted until May 3, 2010. Sponsored
by UW-Madison Brazil Initiative, Division of International Studies, and
Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian Studies (LACIS). For information, visit the website, email,
or call
608-262-2528.

International
Opportunities Advising. Global Studies and Go
Global! offer
advising most Tuesdays and Thursdays for those interested in
international work, internship, and
volunteer opportunities of all sorts; visit the website or UW calendar
for complete details. Tuesdays, 1:00-5:00 pm; Thursdays, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, or by
appointment, 301 Ingraham
Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. For information, visit the website, email, or call 265-6070.
Language Tables. Each day foreign language speakers
gather
to
practice their skills and build community. For specific languages and
times, visit the website.
Monthly Peace Corps General Information Sessions. Second Wednesday of the month, 6:00-7:00 pm, Masley Media Room (1st
Floor), Morgridge Center, Red Gym, 716
Langdon Street. Campus Rep Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12:00-3:00 pm, or by appointment,
116 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Drive. For information, visit the website.
International
Conversation & Coffee Hour.Conversation,
company and culture. Sponsored by the
Wisconsin
Union Directorate Global Connections Committee. Fridays, September 11-December 11, 2009, 12 Noon-2:00 pm, Multicultural
Student Center (MSC) Lounge, Red Gym & Armory, 716 Langdon Street. For information, visit the website, email,
or call 608-262-2044. |