Events
| Title | Date & Time | Location | Description | Sponsor |
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| German Film Series, Fall 2008 - Sexual Revolutions in German Cinema I am My Own Woman (Rosa von Praunheim, 1992) | November 4, 2008 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | EP Schoch 4.104 Conference Room | I am My Own Woman (Rosa von Praunheim, 1992) One of Von Praunheim's best known films, I am My Own Woman is a fascinating look at the life of famed Berlin transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. The film, moving freely between documentary sequences and nostalgic reminiscence, is a queer look at nearly a century of German history through the figure of Von Mahlsdorf: from Weimar, through the Third Reich, the Cold War and up into unified Germany. In this, Von Praunheim offers an exploration of the places where personal sexual histories and official narratives collide. more about event >> | Department of Germanic Studies |
| Talk by Edmond Préteceille Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Dual cities? A comparison with Paris | November 5, 2008 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | BUR 214 | Edmund Préteceille, visiting scholar at Harvard University and Director of Research of CNRS, speaks on "Comparative Segragation: Paris and Sao Paulo." The talk free and open to the public. The research project analyses segregation in Rio and São Paulo using detailed occupation categories derived from the French "catégories socioprofessionnelles", giving a fine grain description of the complete social structure instead of the exclusive focus on the poor which characterize many Brazilian studies of segregation. The first part of the presentation will present the results for socioeconomic segregation, comparing with Paris. The second part will discuss ethno-racial segregation and its interaction with socioeconomic segregation in Rio and São Paulo. | Center for European Studies, Department of Sociology, Population Research Center, and LLILAS |
| Italian Film ''La bestia nel curoe'' | November 6, 2008 8:00 PM | La bestia nel cuore (The Beast in the Heart), is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself. It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category in the 78th Academy Awards. Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart". from wikipedia more about event >> | Department of French and Italian | |
| Samuel Beckett's Doodles Bill Prosser explores Beckett's doodles | November 11, 2008 7:00 PM-8:00 PM | LECTURE: Bill Prosser of the University of Reading explores Samuel Beckett's doodles and discusses doodling as an under-appreciated art form. more about event >> | Harry Ransom Center | |
| Considering an International Internship? | November 13, 2008 4:00 PM | FAC 18 | Learn the basic information you need to get started on your search for an international internship, including: • The basics of writing international resumes and cover letters; • The best resources for finding internships abroad; • Ideas for creating your own internship opportunities; AND • Information about Germanic Studies scholarships and other financial resources to support an internship. Come with an idea ~ Leave with a plan! more about event >> | Liberal Arts Career Services |
| Leon Iris and Exodus: Fifty Years Later A Lecture by Professor Ira B. Nadel | November 17, 2008 7:00 PM | Prothro Theater, Harry Ransom Center | Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies | |
| ''Cities, Migrants, Movements: Pathways of Empowerment in Paris, France'' Presentation by Visting Candidate Walter J. Nicholls for a position in Urban Geography | November 17, 2008 4:30 PM | GRG 102 | Department of Geography and the Environment | |
| Music from the Collections The Music of Maurice Ravel | November 18, 2008 7:00 PM | Jessen Auditorium | Pianist Richard Dowling performs and discusses the music of Maurice Ravel. more about event >> | -sponsored by the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin. |
| German Film Series, Fall 2008 - Sexual Revolutions in German Cinema Lola and Billy the Kid (E. Kutlug Ataman, 1999) | November 18, 2008 7:00 PM-9:00 PM | EP Schoch 4.104 Conference Room | ||
| Italian Film ''L'estate del mio primo bacio'' | November 20, 2008 8:00 PM | MEZ BO.306 100 (basement) | 2006 Directed By: Carlo Virzì Starring: Laura Morante, Andrea Renzi, Neri Marcorè, Gigio Alberti more about event >> | Department of French and Italian |
| ''Reducing Nuclear Threats: Nonproliferation Challenges for the Next Administration'' Panel Discussion and an Address by Senator Sam Nunn | November 20, 2008 1:00 PM | 10th Floor, LBJ Library | The Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host a conference on 'Reducing Nuclear Threats: Nonproliferation Challenges for the Next Administration' on Thursday, November 20, 2008. This event will feature three panel discussions and will end with an address by Senator Sam Nunn, the chairman and the CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The conference will begin at 1:00 and will be held in the 10th floor auditorium at the LBJ Library. For more information about the event, including the panel topics and speakers, please visit http://www.robertstrausscenter.org/events/. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com | Co-Sponsored by the Global Leadership Center, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Center for European Studies |
| Institute for Historical Studies Workshop Series Presents Dr. Alf Lüdtke Rabbit and Hare - or: Is the Researcher Always Too Late? The Case of the Border between ''East'' and ''West'' in Germany, 1945-2000 | November 24, 2008 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Garrison Hall, 1.102 | All are welcomed. As lunch will be provided, please rsvp to Courtney Meador by 9:00a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008. For a copy of the pre-circulated paper please Courtney Meador as well. more about event >> | Institute for Historical Studies, Department of History, Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, and Department of Germanic Studies |
| Matt Kiva, Founder of Kiva | November 24, 2008 12::3 AM | Texas Union's Santa Rita Room | The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service and the Global Leadership Center are proud to host Matt Flannery, the Founder and CEO of Kiva. Kiva is an enterprise that allows individuals to use the internet to lend money to microfinance organizations in the developing world. To date, this non-profit organization has given nearly $44 million to entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and S.E. Asia. The event will begin at 5:30 pm on Monday, November 24, 2008 in the Texas Union's Santa Rita room. Please direct inquiries to glc.austin@gmail.com | Co-sponsored by the Global Leadership Center, The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service and the Center for European Studies |