BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//University of Illinois//Web Services Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120215T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120215T120000 SUMMARY:'Religion\, Identity\, and Intervention: Southern Sudan and the D ynamics of Peacekeeping' CREATED:20111207T100000Z DESCRIPTION:    LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113222055 UID:13222055@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T120000 SUMMARY:Towards a Sociological Perspective on Democratization in the Glob al South: Lessons from Brazil\, India and South Africa CREATED:20111104T090000Z DESCRIPTION:Professor Patrick Heller (Brown University) will be speaking on Friday\, 17 February. He has written on a range of topics including d emocratic consolidation\, the politics of decentralization\, local democ racy\, urban transformation and social movements. Prof. Heller is curren tly finishing a 4-year research project funded by the NSF on the post-ap artheid city . The project uses both GIS data and qualitative fieldwork to examine the impact of planned transformation on the racial and econom ic reconfiguration of South Africa's three largest cities. He is also fi nishing a book on democratization and urban governance in Brazil with Gi anpaolo Baiocchi and Marcelo Kunrath Silva (Stanford University Press) a nd working on a book that explores the relationship between development\ , democracy and civil society through a comparative analysis of India\, Brazil and South Africa. LAST-MODIFIED:20120125T100000Z LOCATION:Room 219 Davenport Hall CATEGORIES:other ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010111753800 UID:11753800@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120222T210000 SUMMARY:Professor Horace Campbell: Author of Barack Obama & 21st Century Politics to Speak at Douglass Community Center CREATED:20120202T100000Z DESCRIPTION:Horace Campbell is Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University. He has lived in a number of Af rican countries and most recently has been a visiting scholar in China. His talk will focus on the Obama Presidency for African peoples in the U .S. and internationally. LAST-MODIFIED:20120202T100000Z LOCATION:Douglass Center\, 512 East Grove St.\, Champaign\, Il. CATEGORIES:other ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010115781823 UID:15781823@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120223T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120223T173000 SUMMARY:MillerComm 2012:The W.E.B. DuBois Lecture CREATED:20120123T100000Z DESCRIPTION:MillerComm 2012 The W.E.B. DuBois Lecture Location: Spurlock MuseumU.S. Foreign Policy in Africa: Is Obama Policy a Continuation or B reak? Lecture by Professor Horace CampbellHorace Campbell focuses on the Obama administration's Africa policy in a changing global landscape wit h a particular reference to the movements for social justice in Egypt an d North Africa. His presentation will draw out the importance of the bas ic literacy on Africa so that disinformation on Africa does not support the rising militarism and scramble for resources in Arica. LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T100000Z LOCATION:Spurlock Museum CATEGORIES:campus-wide lecture ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010115312117 UID:15312117@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120229T130000 SUMMARY:'Language\, Identity\, and the Loss of Cultural Practices in Siwa \, Egypt' CREATED:20111207T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113222057 UID:13222057@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 SUMMARY:2012 Joint Area Centers Symposium: Cities and Inequalities in a T ransnational World CREATED:20110902T090000Z DESCRIPTION:Cities and Inequalities in a Transnational World conference s eeks to better understand aspects of these unfolding processes of urbani zation and transnationalism that might prove similar or different from t he past and across regions. Through this conference we seek a global pe rspective grounded in the experiences of various regions of the world\, including Africa\, South and South East Asia\, Latin America\, Middle Ea st\, European Union\; Russia and Eastern Europe.Many aspects of these gl obal mobilities and urban in LAST-MODIFIED:20120201T100000Z LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center\, 919 W. Illinois St.\, Urbana CATEGORIES:symposium ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=20000101200001019001679 UID:9001679@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 SUMMARY:Thirteenth Annual Graduate Symposium on Women's and Gender Histor y CREATED:20120117T100000Z DESCRIPTION:In honor of Women?s History Month\, the Thirteenth Annual Gra duate Symposium on Women?s and Gender History will be held on March 1-3\ , 2012\, on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. The t heme for this year?s symposium is indecency. Dr. Judith Surkis\, Scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University\, will prov ide the keynote address for this year?s program. Dr. Surkis is the autho r of Sexing the Citizen: Morality and Masculinity in France\, 1870?1920. Graduate students from the Department of History designed this event to promote interdisciplinary discussion about women and gender in historica l perspective. The symposium also provides graduate students a forum in which to present their original research\, as well as a chance to cultiv ate rewarding professional relationships with graduate students from oth er departments and institutions across the United States. The Graduate S ymposium has developed into an event that truly embodies its founding pr inciples of interdisciplinarity and intellectual collaboration.For more information please visit the symposium website: http://www.history.illin ois.edu/graduate/current/organizations/wghs/index.htm LAST-MODIFIED:20120117T100000Z CATEGORIES:symposium ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010115058022 UID:15058022@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120310T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120310T170000 SUMMARY:Day of the Drum: Recycled Rhythms with Chad Dunn CREATED:20120202T100000Z DESCRIPTION:The students of Recycled Rhythms build their own instruments from everyday refuse and jubilantly perform samba\, capoeira\, and for b eats with leader Chad Dunn. LAST-MODIFIED:20120202T100000Z LOCATION:Krannert Center\, Lobby CATEGORIES:workshop CONTACT:217/333-6280 or 217/KCPATIX ORGANIZER:kran-tix@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010115781826 UID:15781826@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120311T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120311T180000 SUMMARY:International Dinner & Performance Night CREATED:20110818T090000Z DESCRIPTION:This spring\, the University YMCA and the International Stude nt and Scholar Services will be hosting the 29th Annual International Di nner featuring food from over 30 countries and entertaining cultural per formances. LAST-MODIFIED:20110818T090000Z LOCATION:Latzer Hall\, University YMCA 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign CATEGORIES:other ORGANIZER:cjones1@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=20000101200001018355343 UID:8355343@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120328T130000 SUMMARY:Wafipa: language\, history and identity CREATED:20111207T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113222058 UID:13222058@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120404T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120404T130000 SUMMARY:'African immigrant students in US classrooms: Social\, academic\, and linguistic challenges' CREATED:20111208T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113249832 UID:13249832@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120411T130000 SUMMARY:'Rising from the Dead: the Potential of Conscientious African Cin ema from Yesterday to Tomorrow' CREATED:20111208T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113249833 UID:13249833@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120418T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120418T083000 SUMMARY:'Land Politics in Africa and the UN Convention on Climate' CREATED:20111208T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113249834 UID:13249834@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120421 SUMMARY:African Students Organization Annual Spring Forum CREATED:20111219T100000Z DESCRIPTION:African Students Organization at UIUC9th Annual Spring ForumC all for Submissions Africa Rising: The Role of the Intellectuals?APRIL 2 1\, 2012Africa's long walk towards self-reliance has been a subject of o n-going debate since the advent of political independence. African intel lectuals within Africa itself and especially in the African Diaspora hav e been both the critics of past political practices in the continent and the recipients of such criticisms for their complicity in the mismanage ment of state affairs. Others are criticized for their inaction in the f ace of deteriorating\, instead of improving\, socio-economic conditions (For series of biting criticisms on African intellectuals\, see African Intellectuals: Rethinking Politics\, Language\, Gender and Development ( 2005)\, edited by Thandika Mkandawire\; Zed Books). Where do we\, as Afr ican intellectuals in the mid-west\, stand in this defining debate?Submi ssionAuthors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 250 words. We welcome submissions from various disciplines and fields and we strong ly encourage submissions that propose solutions and alternatives in addi tion to analytical research. Abstracts can be based on research proposal s\, completed research or research in progress. Suggested topics include but are not limited to:-The impact of multinational institutions such a s IMF and World Bank\, free-trade agreements and government regulatory f rameworks-A rethinking of the African Economy-The China Effect-Brain dra in-The in-situ educational system as preparatory to Africa's development -The promotion of Indigenous African knowledge systems-Effects of the AU and its proposed reforms such as NEPAD-Effects of climate change on tec hnological change\, land tenure and governanceWe are accommodating a wid e variety of presentations including but not limited to oral presentatio ns\, poster presentations\, performance pieces\, video production and ph otography collages. Please specify the type of presentation in the subje ct of your email. For instance\, if you are considering both a poster an d an oral presentation\, please list both. Abstract submissions must als o include a clear title\, keywords and information on author(s) name\, d epartment and email address. All authors will receive an e-mail acknowle dgment regarding receipt of their submissions. Abstracts will be evaluat ed based on their appropriateness to the goals and focus of the conferen ce. Preference for acceptance will be given to those that address direct ly this interest. The selected authors will be notified by January 31\, 2012 and an option would be provided to submit full papers which may be published as an edited volume by the Center for African Studies.Deadline for the submission of abstracts is December 31\, 2011.Abstracts should be emailed to theASOGeneral Secretary\, Mor Gueyegueye2@illinois.edu LAST-MODIFIED:20111219T100000Z LOCATION:TBA CATEGORIES:other ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113758309 UID:13758309@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T103808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120425T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120425T130000 SUMMARY:'When Secrecy Goes Global: Vodun\, Tourism\, and the Politics of Knowing in Bnin\, West Africa' CREATED:20111208T100000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111208T100000Z LOCATION:101 International Studies Bldg\, 910 South Fifth St.\, Champaign CATEGORIES:brown bag ORGANIZER:vaughn6@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/2719?key=200001012000010113249835 UID:13249835@illinois.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR