Week of October 21, 2012 to October 27, 2012

1. Monday, October 22, 2012

   1. 5:15 pmProfessor Elisabeth Waghall Nivre, Stockholm University
      GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES--Professor Elisabeth Waghall Nivre, Stockholm University: "Literary and Cultural Historiography: Telling Early Modern Life Stories from a Gender Perspective"
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
   2. 5:15 pm

      Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, Stockholm University

      
      Literary and Cultural Historiography: Telling Early Modern Life Stories from a Gender Perspective
      

      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
   3. 5:30 pmMETA: AHS Informational
      1203 W, Nevada
   4. 6:30 pm - 9:00 pmI Journey Workshop
      Activities Room
   5. 7:00 pmMEChA: General Meeting
      1203 W, Nevada, Room 104
   6. 7:00 pmOrgan Donation Event
      La Casa, 1203 W. Nevada

2. Tuesday, October 23, 2012

   1. 10:00 amFLAS Fellowship Info Session for U of I Departments
      

      International Studies Building, Room 101
   2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Petra Kuppinger, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Monmouth College
      CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Global Transformations and Local Footsteps: The Making of a Muslim Public Sphere in a German City"
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
   3. 12:00 pm

      Petra Kuppinger, Sociology/Anthropology, Monmouth College

      
      Global Transformations and Local Footsteps: The Making of a Muslim Public Sphere in a German City
      

      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Language Building
   4. 2:00 pmJoseph Love, Professor Emeritus, History. Former director Lemann Institute
      Lemann Lecture Series:The Revolt of the Whip
      101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
   5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Rajend Mesthrie, University of Cape Town
      Linguistics Club talk: Professor Rajend Mesthrie, University of Cape Town
      Room 210, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
   6. 6:00 pmMETA- Mocktails with HACE and LUL: Navigating a Networking Event
      1203 W. Nevada
   7. 7:00 pmWe Overcame Torture: Lessons from the fight against sexual violence and State repression in Mexico"
      1203 W, Nevada

3. Wednesday, October 24, 2012

   1. 9:30 am - 12:00 pmAround the World Wednesdays
      Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
   2. 12:00 pm

      Teresa Serra, Researcher at the Center for Agro-Food Economy and Development

      
      Biofuel-related Price Volatility Literature: A Review and New Approaches
      

      IGPA Giertz Conference Room, Urbana
   3. 4:00 pmDr. Sandra Ruiz
      Postdoctoral Research Colloquium: "Timing Ricanness: The Performance of Bodies in Endurance"
      319 Gregory Hall
   4. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSLATE Job Search Workshop: Interviewing and Negotiating
      Room G-30 (basement), Foreign Languages Building
   5. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
      Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
   6. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmVSA General Meeting/Social Events
      Lounge & Kitchen

4. Thursday, October 25, 2012

   1. 12:00 pmDavid Mares, Institute of the Americas Chair for Inter-American Affairs. Director, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Professor, Political Science, University of California, San Diego
      Lectures Series: Resource Nationalism in Latin America: Concepts, Politics and Policy
      101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
   2. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
   3. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
      2050 Foreign Languages Building
   4.  Chandan Reddy Lecture
      

       
   5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Andrew Wedel, University of Arizona
      Linguistics Seminar Series -- Prof. Andrew Wedel, University of Arizona
      Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
   6. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
      Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
   7. 6:00 pm   8: 00 pmCultural Workshop - NAPAWF
      Lounge & Kitchen
   8. 6:00 pmFilm Screening: Precious Knowledge
      Main Library Room 66

5. Friday, October 26, 2012

   1. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
      Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)

6. Saturday, October 27, 2012

   1. 10:00 amJapan House Fall Open House
      Japan House
   2. 11:00 am - 5:00 pmFall ICASP
      Whole Building
   3. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGraduate Student Networking Event
      Lounge, Kitchen, Conference Room, Basement