BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//University of Illinois//Web Services Calendar//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120216T130000 SUMMARY:How to Think About Security CREATED:20120126T120000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T120000Z LOCATION:356 Armory Building\, 505 East Armory Avenue\, Champaign 61820 CATEGORIES:Seminar CONTACT:Kathy Anderson-Conner 333-7086 ORGANIZER:andconnr@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115456385 UID:15456385@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120217T113000 SUMMARY:Towards a Sociological Perspective on Democratization in the Glob al South: Lessons from Brazil\, India and South Africa CREATED:20120201T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Brazil\, India and South Africa are three of the most success ful cases of consolidated democracy in the developing world. They are a lso characterized by deep and durable social inequalities that have limi ted the effective political incorporation of subordinate groups. The ta lk develops a general analytic frame for assessing democratic deepening in comparative terms and identifies distinct trajectories of democratic deepening in each country. These divergent trajectories are in turn lin ked to patterns of interaction between civil and political society. LAST-MODIFIED:20120210T120000Z LOCATION:Davenport 219 CONTACT:Zsuzsa Gille ORGANIZER:gille@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115722074 UID:15722074@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120221T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120221T150000 SUMMARY:CAS Inititaive - Lourdes Gutirrez Njera CREATED:20120203T120000Z DESCRIPTION:How Do Indigenous People Make Sovereignty and Autonomy Real?: An Introduction to Four Parts of the Hemisphere Alaska and the Arctic: Thomas Swensen\, American Indian Studies\, University of IllinoisThe 'Lo wer 48' United States: The Frederick Hoxie\, CAS Professor of History\, University of IllinoisMexico: Lourdes Gutirrez Njera\, Department of Ant hropology\, Dartmouth CollegeThe Andes: Andrew Orta\, Anthropology\, Uni versity of IllinoisThis roundtable session will feature four description s of the current state of indigenous sovereignty and autonomy in four ma jor areas of the Western Hemisphere. The purpose of the gathering will b e both to provide an introduction to the current state of affairs in the se places\, and to form the basis for a discussion among the panelists a nd audience about how and why the predicaments Native people find themse lves involved in are both similar and different. LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T120000Z LOCATION:Center for Advanced Study\, 912 West Illinois Street\, Urbana\, Illinois CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Liesel Wildhagen 217-333-6729 ORGANIZER:wildhage@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115812841 UID:15812841@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120228 SUMMARY:Asia Pacific International Business Conference CREATED:20120209T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Northeastern Illinois University's annual international busin ess conference focuses on the Asia Pacific countries this year. Students help to plan and run the conference. LAST-MODIFIED:20120209T120000Z LOCATION:Alumni Hall\, Northeastern Illinois University\, 5500 N. St. Lou is\, Chicago\, IL CONTACT:Durward Hofler ORGANIZER:dhofler3@comcast.net URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010116086620 UID:16086620@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T120000 SUMMARY:Unsettling Accounts: Debt\, Theft\, and the Calculus of Fortune A mong Chinese Transmigrants CREATED:20120130T120000Z DESCRIPTION:In contemporary accounts of transnational human smuggling out of Fuzhou\, China\, debt and theft commonly appear as figure and shadow \, sometimes working in tandem and other times at odds\, to configure th e moral project of money accumulation overseas. While it is easy to see theft's relationship to debt as simply one of crisis\, this paper aims to show how such a relation'with all its polarizing tensions and slipper y confusions'can be seen as mundane\, immanent or even ontological to th e making and managing of fortunes among Chinese transmigrants straddling rural Fuzhou and the United States. LAST-MODIFIED:20120130T120000Z LOCATION:Asian American Cultural Center\, Main Conference room CONTACT:Agnes Sohn ORGANIZER:asohn5@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115644378 UID:15644378@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120227T190000 SUMMARY:Fordson: Faith\, Fasting\, Football Documentary screening and dis cussion CREATED:20120118T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Forson producer\, Ash-har Quraishi\, will host a screening of this documentary\, which will be followed by adiscussion andQ&A.The fil m follows a predominately Arab-American high school football team from a working-class Detroit suburb as they practice for their big cross-town rivalry game during the last ten days of Ramadan\, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith while they struggle for acceptance in po st 9/11 America. LAST-MODIFIED:20120201T120000Z LOCATION:Art Theater\, Champaign CATEGORIES:Public Event CONTACT:Nancy Benson ORGANIZER:nbenson@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115100483 UID:15100483@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 SUMMARY:2012 Joint Area Centers Symposium: Cities and Inequalities in a T ransnational World CREATED:20110919T110000Z DESCRIPTION:The 21st century is declared as a century of cities\;[i] a ce ntury when for the first time in human history most people live in citie s and virtually all of the worlds population growth is occurring in urba n areas.[ii] This century embodies yet another milestone: the number of people moving across national borders is higher than ever before. The 20 10 World Migration Report states that there are far more international m igrants in the world today than ever previously recorded (p.3).[iii] Mea nwhile\, even as there might be dispute on whether poverty has increased \, studies concur that inequalities have grown worldwide within and acro ss cities and regions. The micro-data collected across world cities in t erms of access to improved water\, sanitation\, health\, education and h ousing mirrors the grim picture of unprecedented urban inequalities that Mike Davis presents in his Planet of Slums.These unprecedented trends i n human settlements and movements are not coincidental. Growing urbaniza tion\, inequalities and migration are interconnected\, and in complex wa ys both cause and reflect the global restructuring of production and soc ial reproduction. Because humankind has become and might continue to be a species of city dwellers\, and because humankind has become more than ever unequal in their conditions of life and mobility across national bo rders\, the questions we ask about urbanization and urban inequality in a transnational world are questions about the human condition. What are the spatialities of these interconnected trends and what are those emerg ing spaces? What are the new and persistent forms of inequality they pro duce? What are the ways in which inhabitants\, vastly unequal in their c onditions of life\, negotiate their livelihoods\, security\, and dignity in these emerging urban spaces? How is transnationalism implicated in t he production of these ascendant inequalities?Cities and Inequalities in a Transnational World conferenceseeks to better understand aspects of t hese unfolding processes of urbanization and transnationalism that might prove similar or different from the past and across regions. Through th is conference we seek a global perspective grounded in the experiences o f various regions of the world\, including Africa\, South and South East Asia\, Latin America\, Middle East\, European Union\; Russia and Easter n Europe.Many aspects of these global mobilities and urban inequalities are linked to natural environmental changes happening across the globe\; or deterritorialized practices of governance\, citizenship\, accumulati on of capital and social reproduction. The conference participants inter rogate the dimensions of such deep and overwhelming change in the human condition. While they seek to help us understand the unfolding phenomena before us\, they also move beyond that to excavate modes of understandi ng and interventions\, policies and actions that help us build capacity for change. Key questions around which the conference sessions will be o rganized are the following:What are the new spatialities of cities in a world more than ever before transnational and unequal? What are these em erging spaces? How do they vary across urban areas and regions?What are the new or persistent forms of inequality that these processes (re)produ ce\, particularly with regard to gender\, race\, income\, residential se ttings\, security\, violence (prison industrial complex)\, legal status etc.?How is transnationalism as a powerful contemporary force implicated in the production of these inequalities?What are the modes of intervent ion through formal policies\, or informal practices by officials\, activ ists and inhabitants to address the emergent or persistent urban inequal ities?How do inhabitants of these emerging or growing cities claim and a ssert their right to their livelihood and dignity? How do these inhabita nts practice their right to the cities and citizenship?Conference organi zers: Faranak Miraftab and Ken Salo\, Department of Urban and Regional P lanning\; David Wilson\, Dept. of Geography\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.The conference will start on the evening of Thursday\, March 1st\, will continue through a full day schedule on Friday March 2\ , 2012\, and conclude on Saturday\, March 3\, at noon. For further infor mation please contact Faranak Miraftab faranak@illinois.edu LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T120000Z LOCATION:Thursday: Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum. Friday: Levis Fac ulty Center\, Saturday: IMC CATEGORIES:Symposiums CONTACT:Faranak Miraftab ORGANIZER:faranak@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=20000101200001019752621 UID:9752621@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120301T160000 SUMMARY:CAS/MillerComm2012--Swyngedouw CREATED:20120104T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Every Revolution Has Its Square: Re-Politicising the Unequal CityErik Swyngedouw reflects on the uncanny choreographic affinity betwe en recent urban protests in the Middle East and eruptions of discontent and urban protest in Athens\, Berlin\, Lisbon\, London\, Lyon\, Madrid\, Paris and Rome among many other cities. Drawing on these recent urban i nsurgencies he explores the role of urban space for the question of soci al justice and political equality and invites us to re-think what precis ely urban inequality is all about. LAST-MODIFIED:20120109T120000Z LOCATION:Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum\; 600 South Gregory Street\, Urbana CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Liesel Wildhagen 217-333-6729 ORGANIZER:wildhage@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010114462654 UID:14462654@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120304 SUMMARY:UN Terminology and Procedures 3-Day Seminar CREATED:20120207T120000Z DESCRIPTION:This seminar is intended for students in translation studies\ , international and global studies\, languages\, and linguistics to lear n the rules of procedure\, basic negotiating procedures and terminology for the United Nations. The course is of particular interest to students interested in careers in international organizations. The course is giv en in English for students from all languages. Students in the translati on studies program will do special exercises translating UN documents in to English. The seminar will consist of lectures and a simulation exerci se that models a UN resolution session. DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL REQUIREDA certificate of participation will be issued to all participants who enro ll in the workshop. Students in the translation studies program will be able to apply the credit toward the certificate.Friday April 1\, 2011: 3 pm-5pmSaturday April 2\, 2011: 9am-5pmSunday April 3\, 2011: 9am-3pmAtte ndance on all three days is required. LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T120000Z LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center Room 407 CONTACT:217.244.7455 ORGANIZER:translation@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115993408 UID:15993408@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120302T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120302T104500 SUMMARY:New City-Building in Urban Africa: Implanting World-Class City Sp aces or Creating New Forms of Spatial Inequality? CREATED:20120202T120000Z DESCRIPTION:This presentation is part of the Joint Area Centers Symposium : Cities and Inequalities in a Transnational World (March 1-3). Keynotes by: Erik Swyngedouw (University of Manchester\, UK)\, Martin Murray (Un iversity of Michigan\, Ann Arbor)\, Teresa Caldeira (University of Calif ornia Berkeley)\, Asef Bayat (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ). Presenters: Mi Shih (China Research Center)\, Virg Molnr (New School for Social Research)\, Neema Kudva (Cornell University)\, Faranak Miraf tab (University of Illinois)\, David Wilson (University of Illinois)\, K en Salo (University of Illinois). LAST-MODIFIED:20120202T120000Z LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center\, 3rd floor CONTACT:karen hewitt ORGANIZER:khewitt@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115778983 UID:15778983@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T153000 SUMMARY:International and Area Studies Library Open House CREATED:20120201T120000Z DESCRIPTION:You are invited to an Open House\, featuring a reception to c elebrate the opening of the new International and Area Studies Library. Tours will be given and the Library's University Librarian and Dean of L ibraries Paula Kaufman will give remarks. Stay for a special lecture giv en by Deborah Jakubs\, the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librar ian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs at Duke University - 4:00 p.m. 'The Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries' Lecture in 66 Library.The IAS Library is the Library's gateway to information and scholarship related to area\, international\, and global studies\, conne cting students and scholars to the knowledge crucial to developing globa l competencies through the study of distinct nations and regions\, as we ll as transnational issues and global concerns. LAST-MODIFIED:20120201T120000Z LOCATION:321 Main Library\, 1408 W. Gregory Drive\, Urbana CONTACT:Steve Witt ORGANIZER:swwitt@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115722072 UID:15722072@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120306T160000 SUMMARY:The Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries CREATED:20120208T120000Z DESCRIPTION:You are also invited to an Open House\, featuring a reception to celebrate the opening of the new International and Area Studies Libr ary in Room 321 of the Main Library. Tours will be given and the Library 's University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Paula Kaufman will give re marks. The "The Global Dimensions of Scholarship and Research Libraries" lecture will be given by Deborah Jakubs\, the Rita DiGiallonardo Hollow ay University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs at Duke Uni versity.The IAS Library is the Library's gateway to information and scho larship related to area\, international\, and global studies\, connectin g students and scholars to the knowledge crucial to developing global co mpetencies through the study of distinct nations and regions\, as well a s transnational issues and global concerns. LAST-MODIFIED:20120208T120000Z LOCATION:Library Room 66 CONTACT:Steve Witt (217) 333-1501 ORGANIZER:swwitt@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010116035798 UID:16035798@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T141500 SUMMARY:Where Are They Coming From?: The Educational Environment in China Today CREATED:20120201T120000Z DESCRIPTION:This Prisms of Globalization Lecture is part of the American University Meets the Pacific Century Conference: March 9-10. LAST-MODIFIED:20120201T120000Z LOCATION:to be determined CONTACT:Agnes Sohn ORGANIZER:asohn5@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115721634 UID:15721634@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120309T150000 SUMMARY:Sale of the Century: The Rise and 'Fall' of the High-Priced Infra structure Lease CREATED:20120119T120000Z DESCRIPTION:In the last decade\, a number of marquee infrastructure priva tization deals drew increasing attention to the transfer of local and st ate infrastructure assets into private hands through sales or long-term leases. Previous evaluations of infrastructure leases have focused on th e privatization process and the terms of the arrangements negotiated by the public sector and the private concessionaires. In this research\, we argue that these approaches fall short by failing to investigate the si gnificant repositioning of the local state relative to financial markets produced by the rise of high-priced asset lease deals. We develop this argument through a case study of the institutional transformation of the City of Chicago\, the U.S.'s most aggressive instigator of infrastructu re asset sales\, with analysis identifying several dimensions along whic h the remapping of the local state has progressed. LAST-MODIFIED:20120123T120000Z LOCATION:Davenport Hall\, Room 219 CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Faranak Miraftab ORGANIZER:faranak@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115148469 UID:15148469@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120313T150000 SUMMARY:CAS Initiative - Richland\, Goti CREATED:20120203T120000Z DESCRIPTION: Tribal Juris-diction: Sovereign commitments and contradictio ns in the everyday discourses of Native Nation governanceJustin B. Richl and\, Department of Anthropology\, University of Chicago Responses:Matth ew Gilbert\, American Indian Studies/History\, University of IllinoisKor inta Maldonado Goti\, Anthropology\, University of Texas\, AustinModerat or: Robert Warrior\, American Indian Studies and English\, University of IllinoisTraditionally\, ?the law? has been viewed as an instrument of c olonial rule. After all\, conquest typically involves the imposition of the conquering authority?s definition of what is and is not ?legal.? Jus tin Richland is a student of a fascinating Native American legal system that was created in the image of Anglo-American-style law\, but which fu nctions according to Hopi notions of tradition and culture. He will desc ribe this indigenous legal culture and lead a discussion of its meaning in the United States and beyond. LAST-MODIFIED:20120203T120000Z LOCATION:Center for Advanced Study\, 912 West Illinois Street\, Urbana\, Illinois CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Liesel Wildhagen 217-333-6729 ORGANIZER:wildhage@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115812842 UID:15812842@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120322T120000 SUMMARY:Threats\, Institutions\, and Outcomes: Understanding Three Decade s of Lag in Indian Nuclear Learning CREATED:20120126T120000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120126T120000Z LOCATION:356 Armory Building\, 505 East Armory Avenue\, Champaign 61820 CATEGORIES:Seminar CONTACT:Kathy Anderson-Conner 333-7086 ORGANIZER:andconnr@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115459206 UID:15459206@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120328T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120328T163000 SUMMARY:How to Market your International Experience and Skills to Employe rs CREATED:20120209T120000Z DESCRIPTION:The Career Center will host a workshop on ?How to Market your International Experience and Skills to Employers? that will help studen ts articulate their international experience and highlight it in a way t hat is appealing to prospective employers. LAST-MODIFIED:20120209T120000Z LOCATION:319 Gregory Hall CONTACT:Katrina Ross Chester 217-244-4719 ORGANIZER:gintaut1@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010116083798 UID:16083798@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120329T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120329T160000 SUMMARY:CAS/MillerComm2012--Landis CREATED:20120104T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Whither Syria?Syria was the last country to experience pro-de mocracy ferment during the "Arab Spring" of 2011\, and by year's end the violent response of the Asad regime - forty years in power - had produc ed thousands of deaths and countless more wounded\, imprisoned and displ aced. The regime was at war with its citizens but the outcome was not cl ear. Joshua Landis\, a leading expert on Syria\, will address the curren t state of the struggle\, the forces involved in it\, and its impact on regional politics. LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T120000Z LOCATION:Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum\; 600 South Gregory Street\, Urbana CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Liesel Wildhagen 217-333-6729 ORGANIZER:wildhage@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010114465442 UID:14465442@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120403T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120403T160000 SUMMARY:CAS/MillerComm2012--Lawergren and Sugawara CREATED:20120104T120000Z DESCRIPTION:The Eurasian Angular Harp: Crossing Cultures Ancient to Moder nThe angular harp first appeared 1900 BCE in Mesoptamia and spread acros s the vast area between Japan and Spain. To East Asia it came in two wav es along the Silk Road\, one as a shamanistic instrument\, the other as a Buddhist instrument. This lecture will illuminate the angular harp's t ranscedent cultural history\, and music from ancient and contemporary ti mes will be performed on the replica of a seventh century angula harp (k ugo). LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T120000Z LOCATION:Knight Auditorium\, Spurlock Museum\; 600 South Gregory Street\, Urbana CATEGORIES:Lecture CONTACT:Liesel Wildhagen 217-333-6729 ORGANIZER:wildhage@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010114465596 UID:14465596@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120411T120000 SUMMARY:Peace Corps Informational Meeting CREATED:20120209T120000Z DESCRIPTION:At this meeting you'll see a video of volunteers in the field \, hear an overview of the agency\, talk about the application process\, and have time to ask questions. There is also a mini information meetin g you can stream online anytime on the main Peace Corps website (www.pea cecorps.gov) under "Connect with a Recruiter". All meetings last about a n hour. All students and community members are welcome regardless of age or major! LAST-MODIFIED:20120209T120000Z LOCATION:University YMCA CONTACT:Katrina Ross Chester 217-244-4719 ORGANIZER:gintaut1@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010116083800 UID:16083800@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20120427T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20120427T083000 SUMMARY:Turkish Transnational Television: Reshaping of Diaspora Identitie s in Europe and the Rise of a Regional Cultural Hegemon CREATED:20120104T120000Z DESCRIPTION:Across Europe\, the Middle East and Central Asia\, Turkish an d Arabic speaking populations are tuning in to the numerous satellite ch annels that broadcast Turkish and Arabic-dubbed TV series and soap opera s. The proposed half-day symposium aims to understand the complex connec tions between media use\, cultural belonging and worldviews. It will fea ture two panels that will address (1) the implications of the transnatio nalization of Turkish television for the Turkish immigrants' experiences and identities in Europe\; and (2) the increased popularity of Turkish TV series in regions from the Middle East to the Balkans to Central Asia . This half-day symposium will feature panels comprised of two presentat ions each. Panel #1: Turkish Transnational Television: Reshaping of Dias pora Identities in Europe. Panel #2: Turkish Transnational Television: T he Rise of a Regional Cultural Hegemon. A film screening will be offered in the evening.This is the Sixth Annual Turkish Studies Symposium. LAST-MODIFIED:20120104T120000Z CONTACT:Sebnem Ozkan ORGANIZER:asozkan@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010114454074 UID:14454074@illinois.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120214T124526Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120527 SUMMARY:Translation Study Abroad - Translation In The European Union CREATED:20120207T120000Z DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this two to four week intensive study abroad c ourse is to expose students to the dynamics of the geo- political enviro nment of the European Union and provide hands-on experience with the tra nslator's role and responsibility as mediator and communicator in today' s European multi-lingual and multi-cultural societies. It is open to und ergraduate and graduate students in any major who are interested in purs uing the Certificate in Translation Studies. This course will be of part icular interest to students in foreign languages\, cultures\, and lingui stics\, political science\, international studies\, European Union Studi es\, law and business. The program consists of behind-the-scenes visits to international agencies and cultural sites relevant to language and cu lture studies. Countries visited include Belgium and France. This experi ence can lead to internships in the EU. Can be taken separately from the on campus preparatory course (TRST 400/temporary rubric LAS 490) offere d in Spring 2012.Estimated Program Cost: $2500Applications available at www.studyabroad.illinois.eduDeadline: February\, 2012Financial Aid Avail able! LAS Study Abroad Scholarships (Apply through Study Abroad office) Center for Translation Studies Travel Grant * Apply by February 15\, 201 2 (Send a one-page letter of interest to elowe.illinois.edu . Letter sho uld state why the program meets your academic and professional goals.) * Must be fully registered for the course through Study Abroad to apply. LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T120000Z LOCATION:Paris\, Strasbourg\, Brussels EU Commission\, Directorate Genera l of Translation of the EC\, NATO\, UNESCO\, European Parliament CONTACT:Elizabeth Lowe\, Director\, Center for Translation Studies ORGANIZER:elowe@illinois.edu URL:http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/45?key=200001012000010115993416 UID:15993416@illinois.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR