Spring 2008 Past Events

January 31, Thursday, 11:00 a.m.: WUN Video Seminar on Contemporary China: Theme: Media & Security: The Internet and Mobile Phones in Rural China, Dr. Rachel Murphy, St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, Please Note Change of Location to Room 103, 508 S. Sixth St., Champaign, sponsored by World University Network, WGGP, and CEAPS. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

February 14, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.: Roundtable Discussion on Bioenergy: Strategies for Mitigating the Food Versus Fuel Controversy, with special guest Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IPPRI), Washington, DC, Room 612, Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB), 1206 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, To attend, RSVP to 244-2295 or heap@uiuc.edu before Feb. 11.

February 14, Thursday, 4:00 p.m.: MillerComm Lecture on Biofuels and the World Food Situation, Joachim von Braun, Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Washington, DC, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana, sponsored by ACES Global Connect, WGGP and others. [Selected Publications]

February 15, Friday, 5:00 p.m.: DEADLINE for Submitting Applications for WGGP Award Opportunities for New and Continuing Graduate Students. For details about $13,000 Goodman Fellowship and other grants, see: lhttp://www.ips.uiuc.edu/wggp/grantfund.shtml

March 6, Thursday, 4:00 p.m., CAS Initiative: Nations of Immigrants, Donna Gabbacia, Director, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory St., Urbana, sponsored by Center for Advanced Study, Department of History, WGGP and others.

April 9, Wednesday, 12 noon: International Migration of Health Care Workers, Noreen Sugrue, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, UIUC, 326 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St., Urbana, sponsored by Migration Studies Group.

April 10, Thursday, 12 Noon: Designing Disability Rights: Understanding the Role that Disability Organizations Play in Transforming a Rights-Based Approach to Disability in South Asia, Jennifer Baldwin, 2007-08 Goodman Fellow, Anthropology, UIUC, Room 215, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, sponsored by WGGP. Lunch will be provided with RSVP to kcmartin@uiuc.edu or call 217-333-1994 by Friday, April 4. Space is limited so register early.

April 10, Thursday, 4:30 p.m.: "Author's Corner," on Evelyne Accad's writing, with participation by the author, at University of IL Bookstore, 809 S. Wright St., Champaign. Three University of IL alums will present and discuss recent works in English on Dr. Evelyne Accad: Dr. Cheryl Toman (Case Western U.), who edited a volume on Accad's work entitled, On Evelyne Accad: Essays in Literature, Feminism, and Cultural Studies (Summa, 2007, Scholar's Choice Award); Dr. Deirdre Bucher-Heistad (U. of Northern Iowa), who edited another volume of writing about Accad entitled, Explorations: L'Ecriture d'Evelyne Accad, (L'Harmattan, 2006) and Dr. Cynthia Hahn (Prof. of French, Lake Forest College), translator of two of Accad's novels, Wounding Words: A Woman's Journal in Tunisia, and most recently Poppy of the Massacre (Coquelicot du massacre, bilingual format, including preface by Hahn (L'Harmattan, 2006). Also participating will be Dr. Zohreh Sullivan of the English Department, whose essay is included in Toman's volume above. Dr. Evelyne Accad will also speak about her fiction and criticism. These recent works will be available for purchase after discussion of their content. A second session will follow on Francophone topics by current graduate students in French: Arnaud Perret, Nicola Dach, and Dan Maroun. All discussion will end by 6:45 p.m. For more information about Prof. Accad, see http://www.french.uiuc.edu/people/faculty/accad.html

April 10, Thursday, all-day conference: Race, Diversity and Campus Climate: Keynote Speaker, Dr. Arturo Madrid on "Globalism and its Discontents: Old Thoughts for a New Century," at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St.,, Urbana, sponsored by Center for Democracy in a Multiracial Society, WGGP and others; For details, see http://cdms.ds.uiuc.edu/pages/Conferences/Index.htm

April 14, Monday, 12 Noon: Energy Conservation in Buildings: A Community-Wide Alternative Approach, William Rose, Research Associate, Architecture, UIUC, Room 101 International Studies Building, 910 South Fifth Street, Champaign, sponsored by WGGP.

April 30, Wednesday, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.: WGGP Spring Reception, honoring GRID graduates and WGGP Award Recipients, Room 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. 5th St., Champaign.

May 7, Wednesday, 12 Noon: Provost's Spring Lecture on Gender Equity: "The Advancement of Women Scholars: The New Female Muslim Thinkers," Souad Halila, 314A Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana.

May 12-13, Monday-Tuesday, Workshop on Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security: Critical Issues of Gender, Environment, and Food, (Program Details), Heritage Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, sponsored by EBI (Energy Biosciences Institute) at UIUC and UCB; Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program; Center for Advanced Bioenergy Ressearch; Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security; College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; European Union Center; Human and Community Development; and International Programs and Studies.

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Fall 2007 Past Events

Sept. 5: 4:00 p.m., A CAS/MillerCommm Event: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law, Emory University, Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of the Religious Law of Islam, Third Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, sponsored by Program for the Study of Religion, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, WGGP, and others.

Sept. 10: 4:00 p.m., CAS Initiative on Science and Technology in the Pacific Century (STIP): Philip Yeo, Chairman of the Standards, Productivity and Innovations Board (SPRING Singapore), Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Economic Development, Building a Knowledge-Based Economy Pyramid, Room 612/614, Institute for Genomic Biology, 1206 W. Gregory, Urbana.

Sept. 13, Thursday, 8:15 a.m - 4:30 p.m., and Sept. 14, Friday. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Conference on Global Perspectives on Women's Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Medications and Services in Sub-Saharan Africa, 101 International Studies Building, 910 South Fifth Street, Champaign, sponsored by WGGP, Center for African Studies, Department of Geography, and others.

Sept. 18, 3 pm - 5 pm, CAS Initiative on Science and Technology in the Pacific Century (STIP):
Richard Herman, Chancellor, Charles Zukoski, Vice Chancellor for Research, Thomas Ulen, Swanlund Chair and Professor, College of Law, Moderator, The University of Illinois' Place in Asia's Changing Scientific Landscape , Auditorium, Beckman Institute, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana.Sept. 21, 12;00 Noon, Yana Hashamova, The Ohio State University, Trafficking in the Balkans: Screening Imaginary and Real Trauma, Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1st Floor, Foreign Languages Building, sponsored by Comparative Literature, WGGP, and others.

Sept. 21-22, International Conference, Building the Balkans Anew: From Metaphor to Market, Keynote Address by Robert Hayden, Professor of Anthropology, Law and Public and International Affairs, Director, Center for Russian and East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh, and Closing Address by Louis Sell, Executive Director, American University in Kosovo Foundation. sponsored by Russian and EastEuropean Center, WGGP, and others. [For program details, see: http://www/reec.uiuc.edu/events/annual.html ]

Sept. 24-26, International Forum on the Diabetes Epidemic: Cultural, Educational and Medical Perspectives on Building Synergies for Mexican and US Populations, sponsored by College of Medicine, College of ACES, Department of Human and Community Development, and WGGP. [For registration and program details, see http://www.ifde.uiuc.edu/ ]

Oct. 4, 11:00 a.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Environment and Sustainability; Stevan Harrell, Professor of Anthropology and Adjunct Professor of Chinese, University of Washington, Seattle, Resources, Development and Environment: a Tangle of Contradictions?, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, seehttp://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

Oct. 5, 10:00 a.m., Douglas Massey interview on WILL-AM Radio-Focus 580. He will be on campus for a MillerComm presentation on "Understanding America's Immigration Crisis" on Thursday, Oct. 11. (Please see Oct. 11 listing.)

Oct. 8, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., Reception in honor of Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwean playwirght, film maker, and novelist, jointly hosted by WGGP and GWS, Gender and Women's Studies House, 911 S. Sixth St., Champaign. (Please see following two listings.)

Oct. 8, 7:00 p.m., Showing of Dangarembga's Film, Everyone's Child, Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana, sponsored by Department of Theatre, Center for African Studies, WGGP, and others.

Oct. 8, 12:00 noon, Migration Studies Reading Group meeting in preparation for Doug Massey's Oct. 11 visit as a MillerComm speaker. Massey is one of the most prominent sociologists working on U.S. immigration today. We will read selected articles and discuss his work. Ilana Akresh, (Dept. of Sociology), will be the facilitator. Location: Latina/o StudiesConference Room. Please contact Dorothee Schneider (schndr@uiuc.edu) if you are interested. A reading package will be available to all attendees in advance. (Please see Oct. 11 listing below.)

Oct. 9, 4:00 p.m., Public Lecture by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Zimbabwean playwright, film maker, and novelist, An African Woman's Voice in Drama, Film, and Fiction, Studio Theatre, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin, Urbana, sponsored by Department of Theatre, WGGP, and others.

Oct. 11, 4:00 p.m., A CAS/MillerComm Event: Douglas Massey, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, Understanding America's Immigration Crisis, Knight Auditorium, The Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study, WGGP and others.

By the late 20th century, every developed country had become an immigrant-receiving society, drawing migrants primarily from the developing world. Professor Massey's book, Return to Aztlan: The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico (1987) focuses on the social mechanisms promoting and sustaining emigration from Mexico to the United States. Worlds in Motion: Understanding International Migration at the End of the Millennium (1998) develops a theoretical synthesis to account for immigration. Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Age of Economic Integration (2002) uses the same theoretical framework to analyze the history of Mexico-U.S. migration, offers a critique of past U.S. policies, and suggests avenues for future reform.
African Americans are uniquely segregated in American cities, and since the publication of American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass (1993), Dr. Massey has been working on the consequences of segregation for African Americans and Latinos of African ancestry. Segregation figured prominently in explanations for black underachievement in the Source of the River: The Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities (2003), and it interacts with shifts in the U.S. income distribution to yield a rising concentration of poverty that, in turn, intensifies social disorder and violence that undermines the health of African Americans, reduces their life expectancy, and impairs their cognitive development.

Oct. 15, 12:00 Noon, Provost's Annual Lecture on Gender Equity: Virginia Valian, Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, Hunter College, Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women, Auditorium, Beckman Institute, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, WGGP, and others.

Oct. 19, 12:00 Noon, Gale Summerfield, WGGP Director and Associate Professor, Human and Community Development, Immigration and Human Security, Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, sponsored by University YMCA Fall Friday Forum and others.

Oct. 25, 11:00 a.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Governance & Society: Gale Summerfield, Director, Women and Gender in Global Perpsectives Program, Associate Professor, Human and Community Development, UIUC: Gender and Changing Opportunities in China, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

Nov. 1, 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Governance & Society: Tom Ginsburg, Professor, Political Science and Law, UIUC: Chinese Administrative Law in Comparative Perspective, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

Nov. 2-3, India Sixty: The Critical Questions, Keynote Address: Ambassador Ronen Sen, Indian Ambassador to the US, 210 Illini Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana.[For additional information, please see http://www.psames.uiuc.edu/India60/ ]

Nov. 6, 7:00 p.m., Salata Baladi, Film by Egyptian Director Nadia Kamel on identity, religion, and nationalism in contemporary Egypt; 223 Gregory Hall, 810 S. Wright St., Urbana, sponsored by Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of Human and Community Development, WGGP and others.

Nov. 8, 11:00 a.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Governance & Society: Ed Friedman, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison: China's Economic Rise and the Prospects of Democratization, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

Nov. 9-10, Fifth Annual Asian Film Festival: Southeast Asian Popular Cinema, Boardman Theater, 126 W. Church St., Champaign, sponsored by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, WGGP, and others. [ For the list of films and descriptions, see http://www/aems.uiuc.edu/events/filmfestival/filmfest_2007.html ]

Nov. 15, 11:00 a.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Media & Security: Yingjin Zhang, Professor, University of California, San Diego: Remapping Beijing: Polylocality, Globalization, Cinema, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf ]

Dec. 6, 11:00 a.m., WUN Teleconference on Contemporary China, Theme: Governance & Society: Jieyu Liu, White Rose East Asia Centre, University of Leeds: Gender at Work in China's Urban Work Units, G58 Foreign Languages Bldg., 707 S. Mathews, Urbana. [For full schedule, see http://www.wun.ac.uk/chinacenter/documents/poster_USletter.pdf

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