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Contents
Letter from the Center
Upcoming CGS Events
Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Other Items of
Interest
For Faculty
For Alumni
Letter from the
Center
Mark your calendars for 2 exciting events. First, on February
28, The War of Words: The Question(s) of Tibet, a Global
Classroom event for educators, will cover some of the complicated
questions and current issues facing Tibet today. Gary Wintz, Tibet
tour leader and lecturer, will present on his experience residing in
Tibet and participate in conversations with educators throughout the
evening.
On March 1, Sara Curran, Director of the Center for Global
Studies, will give a lecture entitled Sex on the Move. This
lecture will discuss what we now know about past and contemporary
female migration and discuss how immigration policies around the world
are variously cognizant of this change in female spatial mobility. For
more information and to register for both or either of these events,
please see below.
Besides upcoming events, every e-news issue includes conference,
scholarship, fellowship and employment announcements. Please scroll
down to see what may be there for you. As always, please send us
your news, announcements and ideas for e-news. Thanks!
Sara R. Curran
Associate Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs
Director, Center for Global Studies &
Chair, International Studies Program - Henry M. Jackson School
Associate Director, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology
http://csde.washington.edu/~scurran
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Tamara Leonard
Associate Director
Center for Global Studies
http://jsis.washington.edu/isp/
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Upcoming CGS
Events
February 28, 2011
Global Classroom: The War of Words: The Question(s) of Tibet
5:15 PM, Allan Auditorium
Join us on February 28, 2011, as we grapple with many of the complicated
questions and the current issues facing Tibet today. First, educators will
enjoy an intimate conversation with Gary Wintz, Tibet tour leader and
lecturer. Gary was one of the first Westerners to actually reside in Tibet
since the communist occupation. For more than 29 years, he has continued his
involvement with Tibet and the whole of the Himalaya, visiting there
frequently, including Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Burma. Gary has contributed
chapters for books such as White Lotus: An Introduction to Tibetan Culture,
and articles for magazines. When he is not in Asia leading educational tours
he is traveling state-side giving talks on Tibet and other areas of Asia.
Pre-egister online.
before February 25. IMPORTANT: When registering, choose the GC Educator
Program (which includes Gary Wintz lecture, resources, food, and clock hours).
This event is sponsored by the World Affairs Council and the center for Global
Studies.
March 1, 2011
Sex on the Move
7:00 PM, UW Club Lecture Room
Speaker: Professor Sara Curran, Director of the Center for Global
Studies. With newly available census files from around the globe we can observe
historic and contemporary migration of men and women as never before. What
we've learned is that by 2000 women are migrating in unprecedented proportions
and numbers! These census-documented moves likely undercount the amount of female
migration that results via informal and nefarious human trafficking networks.
This lecture will discuss what we now know about past and contemporary female
migration and discuss how immigration policies around the world are variously
cognizant of this change in female spatial mobility. Registration for this free
public lecture is requested at
www.soc.washington.edu/RSVP
using the word "March2011". This event is sponsored by the Department of Sociology
and the Center for Global Studies. For more information please email
socpr@uw.edu or call 206.543.1665
March 4, 2011
World Languages Day
8:00am--2:00pm, University of Washington, Seattle Campus
Teachers, bring your students to UW to explore world diversity in a fun and informal
way. This is a unique opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to experience the
value of world languages and cultures. Your students will enjoy opening their minds to
distinctive communities from all parts of the globe. Choose from over 150 sessions ranging
from mini language workshops to world music, dance, storytelling and more.
$20 per person + $35 nonrefundable registration fee per school
* Individuals attending without school sponsorship also pay the $35 nonrefundable
registration fee.
* Chaperones (other than teachers) may attend at no charge, and do not need to register
We make every effort to keep the costs related to this event as low as possible. This
fee includes all sessions, labs, materials as well as the complimentary lunch for teachers.
Students and chaperones provide their own lunch. More information can be found online at
http://www.pce.uw.edu/course.aspx?id=3895.
March 9, 2011
Containing and Consuming Rats: Rodents, Pestilence and Politics in Southeast Asia--Global Focus Lecture Series
7:00 PM, Walker Ames Room
Speaker: Patricio N. Abinales, Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies,
Kyoto University. This event is sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson School of
International Studies National Resource Centers. For more information please go
to the
2011 Global Focus web page.
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Scholarship, Research & Travel
Opportunities
Global Youth Connect: Rwanda Human Rights Programs for Summer 2011
Deadline: February 28, 2011
Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization that
facilitates cross-cultural human rights programming for youth, is
pleased to announce that it is still accepting applications from
young leaders (ages 18-35) for the Summer 2011 international human
rights delegations to Rwanda. Each GYC human rights delegation is a
unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries, learn about
the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and
increasingly globalized world, and to contribute to progressive action.
Detailed application information is available online at:
www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate.html.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Deadline: March 1, 2011
The Gilman Scholarship Program provides awards for U.S. undergraduate
students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or
four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs
worldwide. Applications for scholarships supporting summer, fall, and full
academic year study abroad programs are now available. Deadline for
submission is March 1, 2011. Complete details and the online application are available at
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program.
Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program
Deadline: March 1, 2011
FINIP provides an opportunity for American and Indonesian students
pursuing U.S. undergraduate degrees to intern together in an Indonesian nonprofit
organization. It aims to develop student leaders and strengthen the
nonprofit sector in Indonesia. IIE will select and pair 10 Indonesian
students pursuing U.S. degrees with 10 U.S. undergraduates and arrange
internships for them to work together in an Indonesian nonprofit
organization.
Complete details and the online application are available at
http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/FINIP.
Funding for Students' Human Rights Work
Deadline Scholarships: March 25, 2011
The UW Jackson School Center for Human Rights has two annual funds that offer
financial support to students doing hands-on human rights projects in the United
States or abroad. These fellowships are great opportunities for students to put
their academic work into action. They could also support students with existing
or upcoming projects to increase the direct impact of their human rights work, or
enable students with study abroad plans to incorporate innovative service projects
into their study abroad experience.
The Jen Caldwell fund encourages students to apply their commitments to human
rights, women's rights, fair trade, and global justice to hands-on work abroad.
The Osheroff & Clark fund emphasizes holding U.S. actors accountable to the human
rights ramifications of their policies. Applications for both the
Jennifer Caldwell Fund in Human Rights
and the
Abe Osheroff and Gunnel Clark Endowed Human Rights Fund for Students
are now available online.
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Other Items of
Interest
February 25, 2011
Symposium on Global Law and Its Exceptions: Globalization, Legal Transplants, Local Reception and Resistance
8:30 AM--5:45 PM, William Gates Hall, Rm 138
The symposium explores the idea that there is emerging in almost every field
a core of law which we can call "Global Law." At the same time, there are areas
of law which have traditionally staved off "global influences" such as family law
which appear to be fair game in this round of "Global Law." This symposium
considers the emergence of "Global Law," what is driving it, and how it is transforming
legal education, practice and legal doctrines. In particular, the symposium will
ask if the generation, circulation and entrenchment of global modes of legal
consciousness undergirding global law serve to entrench and reproduce existing
social (and legal) hierarchies or serve as a potential site for producing greater
social and political participation and equity.
The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Duncan Kennedy
of Harvard Law School. Those interested in attending part or all of the conference are
asked to register at:
https://www.law.washington.edu/cle/seminars/Global/.
March 1, 2011
Global Health Week's Trivia Night
5:00-7:00 PM, Vista Café, Foege Building South
Ever think you knew more than the faculty? Join the Department of Global
Health for an afternoon of trivia after the DGH faculty meeting with emcee
Stephen Gloyd, MD, MPH! We'll have categories from germs and worms to pop
culture. Students and faculty can choose to duke it out, or join forces and
take home the grand prize--a goodie basket with more than $100 worth of prizes
and giveaways. This is one of the exciting events that is taking place during
Global Health Week here at the University of Washington.
We'd like to have teams of up to six people. Please sign up ahead of time to
reserve your spot although it's not a requirement to do so. To sign up your team,
contact nicole66@uw.edu
Space is limited! We would like to thank the following
sponsors for the Department of Global Health's Global Health Trivia Night: Department
of Global Health: Global Health Resource Center, UW School of Medicine, UW School of
Public Health, Ten Thousand Villages, University Bookstore, QFC, and PATH. Our planning
committee for Global Health Trivia Night included Bobbi Nodell, Nicole Dankerlui, Neil
Varada and Daren Wade or a detailed schedule for Global Health Week, (February 28-March
4, 2011):
http://globalhealth.washington.edu/resource_center/globalhealthweek2011.php.
Deadline: March 14, 2011
The Program for Education and Research in Latin American (PERLA): Call for Abstracts!
The Program for Education and Research in Latin American (PERLA), in
the Department of Global Health, is pleased to announce a call for abstracts
regarding health-related research, service, and training projects and programs
in Latin America and the Caribbean. Selected abstracts will be invited to
deliver oral presentations at a half-day symposium in April. All abstracts
will be eligible for placement in a web-based directory of PERLA members that
will serve as a resource for networking as well as for presentation at future
symposiums. Faculty, students and professionals involved in research, training
or service activities aimed at improving the health and well-being of people
living in Latin America and the Caribbean should submit an abstract. Abstracts
may discuss completed work, work-in-progress, or planned projects.
The goal of this half-day symposium is to provide a forum for UW faculty and
students, as well as health professionals, to discuss health-related research,
service and training projects in Latin America and foster multidisciplinary,
interdepartmental and international collaboration. The symposium will be held on
April 29, 2011 in the Health Sciences Building of the University of Washington,
Seattle. For more information contact Carolina Mejia at
perla@uw.edu.
March 12-20, 2011
2011 AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival
The 2011 AJC Seattle Jewish Film Festival is taking place at the AMC
Pacific Place 11 and SIFF Cinema and will feature a "Sweet 16" theme
featuring sweet treats at selected films. The Launch party will be held at
the Tom Douglas Palace Ballroom on March 3, 2011 and will showcase
exclusive short films, hors d'oevres, music and best schmoozing in Seattle.
SJFF creates the opportunity for the community to view and discuss
independent Jewish-themed and award-winning Israeli films to connect and
gain a greater global Jewish experience. New this year is the AJC Bridge
series showcasing four bridge-building films that will be followed by vibrant
discussions.
For more information about AJC, the film festival, the films or to
purchase tickets, please go to:
www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org
or call 206-324-9996.
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Call for nominations
The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, a Federal government agency,
is now accepting Nominations for eight Agriscience Awards, seven Life Sciences
Awards and four Homeland Security Awards. A copy of each Award's Call for Nominations
follows. The Agriscience Awards and Life Sciences Awards competitions each have
components for scientists, with an additional $25,000 in funds for research;
three high school educators; and three high school students.
Nominations are accepted online only. Deadlines and websites are as follows:
Agriscience Awards: March 15, 2011 at:
www.agriscienceawards.com
Life Sciences Awards: April 5, 2011 at:
wwww.ccolumbusfoundationawards.org
Homeland Security Awards: June 14, 2011 at:
wwww.ccolumbusfoundationawards.org
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For
Faculty
Call for Papers: Varieties of capitalism in crisis? Critical Political
Economy sessions at 10th ESA Conference Geneva, 7-10 September 2011
Deadline: February 25, 2011
Conference theme: "Social relations in turbulent times". Critical
Political Economy sessions theme: "Varieties of capitalism in crisis?"
In the field of political economy, a much-discussed approach has been
the varieties of capitalism literature. Conceived here as wider than
just the paradigmatic Varieties of Capitalism framework and inclusive
of a general institutionalist orientation when studying national
political economies, a weakness in this work has been the low priority
placed on the wider social relations which institutions are inevitably
part of. Therefore, although much progress has been made in the past
15 years, the ability of the varieties of capitalism literature to
account for the developments of the past few years -- and thus its more
general explanatory capacity -- is open to question.
The CPE RN is interested in receiving abstracts which consider the
evolution of empirical capitalisms -- we expect our sessions to focus on
but not be exclusively concerned with Europe, be it at the national,
regional or supranational level -- and/or conceptual issues related to
the study of capitalist diversity. We seek contributions from scholars
with an interest in political economy research, whatever their
disciplinary affiliation (sociology, political science, economics,
geography, anthropology, ethnology, development studies, area studies,
history, etc.). Hence we aim to attract a diverse range of junior and
senior researchers, from postgraduate students to professors. Paper
proposals can be submitted through the abstract submission platform
on the ESA website:
http://www.esa10thconference.com/submission.php.
For more information please go to
The Critical Political Economy Research Network's website.
March 3, 2011
2nd Annual Jackson School Career Night & Alumni Networking Reception
6:30 - 8:00 pm, Parrington Hall Commons (3rd Floor)
The second annual Jackson School Alumni Career Night & Networking Reception is
an informational social event that brings together alumni and current students.
Jackson School alumni from the fields of non-profit, government, and private-sector
business will share advice on career paths, resumes, and life. This will be a great
opportunity to mingle with alumni from the Jackson School!
6:30 p.m. Event begins with beverages and hors d'oeuvres in Parrington Commons
6:45 p.m. Introductory remarks from JSIS Director, Dr. Resat Kasaba, and alumni self-introductions
7 - 8 p.m. Network with alumni and ask for advice on academic, career, and vocational pursuits
Registration is required, so RSVP online by February 25 at
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jsisjobs/124457.
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For Alumni
Alumni are encouraged to remain in contact
with professors and friends from JSIS and to
contact our Career Services Office regarding
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