Events Bulletin

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Global Visual Cultures
A conference organized by the UW–Madison Research Circle on Media, Performance, and Identity, Pyle Center Nov. 10-12

Friday, Nov. 10, Room DE 335

2:30 p.m., opening remarks, Hemant Shah, UW–Madison, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; 2:45 p.m., “The Sixties in Bamako: Malick Sidibe and James Brown,” Manthia Diawara, New York University, Department of Africana Studies and Institute of African American Affairs; 4 p.m., video showing: “Diasporic Conversations: From Goree to Dogon,” a film by Manthia Diawara, with commentary following, Pyle Center, Ameritech Lounge, room 106; 5 p.m., discussion with Manthia Diawara, refreshments served.

Saturday, Nov. 11, Pyle Center, Room 313

9:30 a.m., “Global Landscapes of News: Regions and Stories in the Work of Foreign Correspondents,” Ulf Hannerz, Stockholm University, Department of Social Anthropology; 11 a.m., “Shooting Savvy Woman: The Iglossia of a Myth,” Aloke Thakore, UW–Madison, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; 11:20 a.m., “Satellite and Cyber Visualities: Analyzing “the Digital Earth,'” Lisa Parks, University of California at Santa Barbara, Department of Film Studies; 11:40 a.m., “Cyborg Fictions and Futures: Exploring Citizenship in a Global Information Economy,” Mobina Hashmi, UW–Madison, Department of Communication Arts; 2:15 p.m., “Geographies of Spectatorship: A Postcolonial Perspective,” Ella Shohat, City University of New York, Cinema Studies and Women’s Studies; 3:45 p.m., “Sexualized Asian Bodies: Visualizing American Global Authority,” James S. Moy, UW–Madison, Department of Theatre and Drama; 4:05 p.m., “Performing Culture(s) on the Web: Visualizing India in a Transnational Context,” Madhavi Mallapragada, UW–Madison, Department of Communication Arts.

Sunday, Nov. 12, Pyle Center, Room 335

9:30 a.m., “Art in the Wake of Violence,” Kenneth M.George, UW–Madison, Department of Anthropology; 10:45 a.m., “A Family Love Story,” Monika Mehta, University of Minnesota, Department of Film and Comparative Literature; 11:05 a.m., “Marginal Amusements: Canadian Comedy as Resistance to American Cultural Dominance,” Serra Tinic, University of Alberta, Department of Sociology), 11:25 a.m., “Globalizing Indonesia Through Television,” Deddy Mulyana, Padjadjaran University, Faculty of Communication Science, visiting Fulbright CIES scholar, Northern Illinois University, fall 2000.

Successful Trade-Show Strategies
Friday, Dec. 1, 8:30-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $205. Instructor: Allen Konapacki

Stay on top of today’s trade show environment and learn the latest techniques and strategies for getting maximum results from show participation. Information: 262-3032; cbcarbon@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Hula: Hawaiian Dance
Tuesday, Nov. 21-Dec. 12, 7-8 p.m., State Street Center. Fee: $28. Instructor: Merle Boehnen.

Learn ancient form of Hawaiian dance through four-week course. Covering basics of movement and specific dances, course is ideal for anyone seriously interested in this sacred form of storytelling. Information: 263-8927; kec@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Love, Sex and Marriage in the Western World
Monday, Nov. 6-20, 7-8:15 p.m., Lowell Center. Fee: $23. Instructor: Mary Magray.

Study famous love relationships and explore the history of the unstable relationship between love, sex and marriage. Information: 262-3731; kim@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

The Medieval World: Wales and the West of England
Thursdays, Nov. 9-30, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Elvehjem. Fee: $23. Instructor: Jane Schulenburg.

Focusing on castles and architecture, this three-part slide lecture series includes discussions of the rich history and art of this region. Information: 262-3731; kim@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Moundbuilders of Eastern North America, Part 2
Tuesdays, Nov. 14-28, 7:30-8:45 p.m., Elvehjem Museum. Fee: $23. Instructor: James Stoltman.

Study mound cultures from 500 CE to European contact and learn how recent research helps us better understand the roots of native peoples. Information: 262-3731; kim@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Restore, Repair Heirloom Photos
Monday, Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Pyle Center, Fee: $99. Instructor: Ellen Tyler.

Learn to restore photos using consumer level software and more advanced enhancement using Photoshop. Scanning included. Information: 262-6130; emtyler@facstaff.wisc.edu.

New Year’s Week in London
Dec. 27-Jan 3. Fee: $1,589 plus airfare.

Visit London during holiday period and attend many plays, operas and symphonies. Alternative schedules can be arranged with early planning. Information: 265-5629; cb3@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Peer Review of Teaching Workshop
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1-4 p.m., Pyle Center.

Non-tenured faculty are invited to attend this workshop with mentors to join discussion of many ways peer review can be helpful. This workshop will include a brief overview of a web site designed by UW–Madison faculty to provide a Menu of Options (MOO) for peer review (http://www.wisc.edu/provost/ccae/MOO). We will show examples of some of the most popular techniques, followed by breakout sessions to help you design plan for peer review, in collaboration with your mentor. Finally, we will discuss the ways in which a department can foster conversations in teaching and formal/informal peer review. Peer review is required by all divisions as part of showing evidence of good teaching at UW, so this is an opportunity to make a plan for yourself to enhance your teaching and show evidence of it. Information: Katherine Sanders, kjsander@facstaff.wisc.edu. Register before Nov. 14: http://www.wisc.edu/provost/ccae/MOO/register.html.

Jubilee Celebration: 1950-2000
Department of the History of Medicine, Oct. 27-28

Friday, Oct. 27

3-4:30 p.m. University Lecture: 227 Service Memorial Institute, 470 N. Charter St. “Racism, Science and Public Health: Bubonic Plague in San Francisco.” Guenter B. Risse (faculty 1971-85, chair 1971-77), University of California-San Francisco; chair Judith Walzer Leavitt (faculty 1975-present, chair 1981-93), UW–Madison.

4:30-5 p.m. Department of the History of Medicine, 1406 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Ave. Dedication of the History of Medicine Conference Room in memory of William Coleman (faculty 1978-88).

5-6 p.m. Reception and Exhibit: Middleton Health Sciences Library, third floor, 1305 Linden Drive. “The Scholarship We Have Shaped: A Celebration of UW’s History of Medicine Department, 1950-2000.” Micaela Sullivan-Fowler (staff 1998-present).

Saturday, Oct. 28

All daytime sessions will be in the Special Collections Seminar Room, 976 Memorial Library.

8:30-10 a.m. Hot Topics in American Medicine: “The Disappearance of the Doctor from Medical Cosmology,” John Harley Warner (M.A. 1977), Yale University; “Going to the Movies for Health: Gender and Cancer Education in the 1950s,” Leslie J. Reagan (Ph.D., 1991), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; chair: Rennie B. Schoepflin (Ph.D., 1995), La Sierra University.

10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. “The History and Practice of Bioethics Commissions.” Jon M. Harkness (Ph.D., 1996), Maple Grove, Minn.; Susan E. Lederer (Ph.D., 1987), Yale University; Pilar N. Ossorio (faculty 2000-present), UW–Madison; chair R. Alto Charo (faculty 1989-present), UW–Madison.

1:30-3 p.m. “Medicine and the State” – “Nuisance, Constitution and Medicine in 19th Century England,” Christopher S. Hamlin (Ph.D., 1982), University of Notre Dame; “Plague and Politics in Late Imperial Russia,” Elizabeth Hachten (Ph.D., 1991), University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; chair John M. Eyler (Ph.D., 1971), University of Minnesota.

3:15-4:45 p.m. “Medical History and Ethics in the Non-Western World” – “Health and Healing in Africa,” Steven Feierman (faculty 1969-83), University of Pennsylvania; “Bioethics Without Borders,” Daniel I. Wikler (faculty 1975-present), UW–Madison and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; chair Harold J. Cook (faculty 1985-2000, chair 1993-99), The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London.

6-9 p.m. 50th Birthday Banquet, Monona Terrace Convention Center, John Nolen Drive at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. – “Founding Fathers,” Charles E. Rosenberg (B.A. 1956, L.D.H., 1997), University of Pennsylvania; chair Ronald L. Numbers (faculty 1974-present, chair 1977-81, 1999-present).

Graduate School Seminar Series
The Graduate School announces fall training opportunities on topics related to the research mission of the UW–Madison. Campus researchers, administrators, educators and support staff are invited to attend the free seminars on subjects related to intellectual property, research program management and research funding opportunities. New presentations focusing on finding research funding and administering and managing research awards have been added to the series:

Administering the Wisconsin Graduate Fellowship Program
Locating Funding Sources Using the Web
Legal Issues in Sponsored Research Agreements
Proposal Preparation Tips
Preparing Grant Budgets

The seminars will be presented by representatives of the Graduate School offices of University-Industry Relations and Research and Sponsored Programs in collaboration with the Office of Administrative Legal Services, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Business School. Registration requested for most seminars. Information: Jane Sherwood, 263-2840; http://www.wisc.edu/uir/.

Preparing and Writing Minutes
Thursday, Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $60. Instructor: Larry Larmer.

Learn to write clear and concise minutes that contain accurate, essential information. Information: 262-3032; cbcarbon@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Honoring Our Common Differences
Thursday, Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $85. Instructor: Kathy Germann.

Learn to recognize and respect commonalities and differences, including race, ethnicity, gender, education, age and class, among others. This course helps to make people comfortable with workplace diversity and creates a productive atmosphere around coworkers. Information: 263-4431; kth@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Team Building
Thursday, Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $135. Instructor: Harry Webne-Behrman.

Teaches techniques for integrating different work styles into an effective team effort. Ideal for employees and supervisors, helps coworkers to function as a team. Information: 263-4431; ktb@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Professionals at Risk: Ethical Dilemmas
Monday, Nov. 13, or Tuesday, Nov. 14, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. Section 1: Memorial Union; Section 2: Midway Hotel, Wauwatosa. Fee: $95/6 hour seminar, $120/8 hour seminar. Instructor: Gary Schoener.

Covering managing boundaries and different roles in the workplace, this course teaches people in human services how to prevent lawsuits, deal with ethical complaints and understand statutes. Information: 262-4509; alw@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Executive Writing
Thursday, Nov. 16, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lowell Center. Fee: $90. Instructor: Ann Linquist.

This course teaches how to improve memos, letters and reports and covers structure, supporting materials, language and audience. Participant writing examples analyzed. Information: 262-3830; r3d@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Strategies for Building Communication
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lowell Center. Fee: $90. Instructor: Jeff Russell.

Apply your management skills for more effective interpersonal relations and difficult workplace situations. Improve your communication skills to enhance individual, team and organizational performance. Information: 262-3830; r3d@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

XML: Next Generation Markup Language
Friday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $295. Instructor: David Nelson.

This hands-on course gives an overview of the XML language and its family of standards. Also included is information on how XML relates to web content development. Understanding of basic HTML is required. Information: 262-8612

Chinese Meditation
Saturdays, Oct. 21-Nov 4, 3-5 p.m., 118 Lowell Center. Fee: $40.

Instructor: Xiping Zhou.

Explore a form of meditation that increases energy, enhances flexibility and helps relieve stress. Information: 263-8927; http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa.

Desktop Publishing Workshops
Hands-on, one-day workshops in Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop and Quark XPress, held in late October, November and early December in Vilas or Pyle Center. Fees: $155-$259. Information: 262-6130; emtyler@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Brochures that Work
Wednesday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $195. Instructors: Shiela Reaves, Marshall Cook.

Principles of good graphic design and tips for effective copy writing. Take brochure from blank page to a finished product that gets results. Information: 262-3447; cde@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Copyright and Trademark
Friday, Nov. 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $195. Instructors: Michael Skindrud, Eugenia Carter.

The digital revolution and developments in copyright and trademark law are affecting all media. Learn how to protect intellectual property and to use others’ property legally. Ideal for editors, publishers, librarians, software designers, writers and musicians. Information: 262-3447; cde@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Retention Action Project
The Retention Action Project listens to concerns and facilitates dialogue on subjects to educate everyone about differences and multicultural experiences to take action in making the campus community climate more comfortable. In collaboration with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Equity and Diversity Resource Center, RAP will bring a meeting to your department or community. Information: 263-4536.

Punctuation and Grammar: Complete Course in Good Writing
Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 13-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $205. Instructor: Greg Galica.

This two-day course will aid those wanting to improve punctuation and grammar skills. Word usage and editing are covered. Information: 262-3032; cbcarbon@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Understanding and Managing Workplace Behaviors
Wednesday. Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pyle Center. Fee: $135. Instructor: Jeff Russell.

This course teaches how to communicate effectively in the workplace with employees, investors and customers. Information: 262-4431; ktb@mail.dcs.wisc.edu

Tuesday Morning Book Talks
Tuesdays, 9:30-11 a.m., Madison Public Library. Fee: $12 class; $31 section. Instructor: Emily Auerbach

Join fellow bookworms for discussions of examples of world literature. Section three, Nov. 14-28, includes E.M. Forster, Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy. Information: 262-3733; eka@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

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Writing Center at the Multicultural Student Center
The Writing Center and the Multicultural Student Center have teamed up to provide convenient writing instruction. Faculty and staff are encouraged to refer students who use the MSC (located in the Red Gym) to make use of this free writing instruction. Instructors are available Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m., and Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., in the MSC. Students do not need appointments. Writing Center instructors work with students writing many types of papers in disciplines from literature to engineering, biology to women’s studies, as well as research proposals, application essays, cover letters and resumes. They can help at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming and outlining to revising and rewriting. For information on how the Writing Center can help students at the MSC, simply drop in, contact the Writing Center, 263-1992, or visit: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/.