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November 2009

Thursday November 19, 2009
7 pm
Walker Ames Room (Kane 225)

Konrad Jarausch, Lurcy Professor of European Civilization, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

cwes@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-1675

This public forum will be followed by a reception and is a part of The Legacies of Unification academic conference. For more information about either the public forum or the conference please see http://jsis.washington.edu/cwes/wende/conference.shtml.

Konrad H. Jarausch has written or edited more than thirty books in modern German history. Starting with Hitler's seizure of power and the First World War, his research interests have moved to the social history of German students and professions German unification in 1989/90, with historiography under the Communist GDR, the nature of the East German dictatorship, as well as the debate about historians and the Third Reich. More recently, he has been concerned with the problem of interpreting 20th-century German history in general, the learning processes after 1945, the issue of cultural democratization, and the relationship between Honecker and Breshnew. At the same time he has been involved in discussions about quantitative methods in history, problems of postmodernism, and questions of European memory culture. Currently he is beginning to work on German responses to the challenge of globalization.

Thursday November 19, 2009
12:30-1:30
Denny 123

Prof. Ilse Cirtautas

Central Asia Studies Seminar

Ilse Cirtautas

Professor Cirtautas and visiting students Saodat Khakimova (Uzbekistan) and Shyngys Nurlanov (Kazakhstan) will discuss recent publications on/in Central Asia: Jeff Saheeo and Russel Zanca, eds Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2007

Thursday November 19, 2009
5:30 pm
Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66

Vladimir Pozner

Registration required $100/person ($150 after November 5)

Carol Vipperman or Derek Norberg, 206-443-1935

Vladimir Pozner's illustrious career has links to Seattle. Together with Phil Donahue, Pozner conducted the televised US-Soviet Space Bridge "Leningrad-Seattle" in 1986. When Russians and Americans finally saw each other on the television screens, they realized that similar people live on the other side of the globe.

Since then Vladimir Pozner has hosted two highly rated television shows, "The Times" and in 2009, "Pozner". He is the Dean of The Pozner School of Television Journalism and is considered to be the most influential political television host in Russia.

Register now!

Friday November 20, 2009
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
Walker Ames Room (Kane 225)

For more information: cwes@u.washington.edu or (206) 543-1675

The Autumn of 2009 will see the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the transformation process that led to the formal act of German unification on October 3, 1990. The approach of these milestones provides an exceptional opportunity to take stock of how life, politics, and culture have evolved in unified Germany, and how the momentous events of 1989 continue to shape the ongoing process of European integration. This conference will feature leading US and European scholars discussing the impact and historical significance of the German Wende ("turning point').

Conference website

Friday November 20, 2009
12:30-1:30
Denny 123

Prof. Ilse Cirtautas

Central Asia Studies Seminar

Ilse Cirtautas

Professor Cirtautas will lead a discussion on recent publications in/on Kyrgyzstan including: Mukhamet Shayakhmetov's The Silent Steppe: The Memoir of a Kazakh Nomad under Stalin. Translated from Russian by Jan Butler. New York: The Rookery Press, 2006.

Wednesday November 18, 2009 to Friday November 20, 2009
Check listings
Seattle Art Museum

info@pffaseattle.org

The Polish Film Festival in America (PFFA) is the world's most extensive annual programming which promotes Polish cinema. Established in 1989, every year PFFA brings a diverse array of over 50 of the finest features, documentaries and shorts, as well as dozens of Polish filmmakers from around the globe.

The Festival's Opening Gala will be held on Friday, November 20, 2009 at SAM Downtown. Opening Night Reception will start at 6:00 pm. Opening Night Screening: GENERAL NIL directed by Ryszard Bugajski will begin at 8:00 pm.

Film Festival Schedule

December 2009

Thursday December 3, 2009
12:30-1:30
Denny 123

Prof. Ilse Cirtautas

Central Asia Studies Seminar

The Semetey of Kenje Kara. A Kirghiz Epic Performance on Phionograph, edited by Daniel Prior. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2006).

Thursday December 3, 2009
7:00-9:00 pm
Kane Hall, Room 110

Prof. Andrea Marks, Oregon State University

Presentation and screening by producer/director Prof. Andrea Marks, Oregon State University

A documentary project about the history of Polish posters and their
significance to the social, political and cultural life of Poland. Examining
the period from WWII through the fall of Communism, Freedom on the Fence
captures the paradox of how this unique art form flourished within a Communist
regime. The documentary contains interviews with older and younger generations
of poster artists, examples of past and current poster work, historic and
current film footage of where and how posters are viewed, and commentaries from
both American and Polish scholars and artists on the significance of the Polish
poster as a cultural icon.

Admission free, reception to follow

The event will be accompanied by an exhibition of Polish posters from
local collections. Freedom of Expression exhibition containing about 50 posters will
be on display at the UW Allen Library North from November 30, 2009 through
January 15, 2010.

Friday December 4, 2009
12:30-1:30
Denny 123

Prof. Ilse Cirtautas

Central Asia Studies Seminar

Recent Publications on/in Uzbekistan: Naim Karimov, ed. Tarixning Hasratli Sahifalari”
(The Tragic Pages of (our) History), Tashkent: Sharq, 2006." The contributors to this publication are presenting an overview of Russian/Soviet colonialism and its suppression of reform and freedom movements, its policies of collectivization, deportations, and executions. The book will be reviewed in the context of previous Uzbek publications dealing with the same or similar topics.

Tuesday December 8, 2009
5:00-8:00 PM
Thomson Hall, University of Washington, Seattle

Presenters include Ethan Casey, Dr. Talant Mawkanul

Sponsored by South Asia Center, Ellison Center, East Asia Center, Southeast Asia Center, and Center for Global Studies of the Jackson School

Contact: Keith Snodgrass 206-543-4800

Muslim societies in Asia are fast changing, and often at the crossroads of global social, economic and geopolitical conflicts. Long standing educational systems and traditions are evolving in multiple ways as these societies became more integrated into the global economy. Local institutions, national bureaucracies, international non-governmental organizations, and other actors are influencing how schools educate both male and female students.

This workshop will focus on Pakistan, Indonesia and Xinjiang, China, and how different influences are coming to bear on educational systems in these areas.
Join us for this engaging 3 hour workshop intended for educators of grades 6-12.
Each attendee will receive at least 20 copies of Greg Mortenson's award winning book
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time
Space is limited, so register early.

Date: Tuesday, December 8
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Thomson Hall, UW Campus, Seattle
Cost: $25.00
Dinner will be provided.
Clock hours available at no extra charge

This workshop is now full.

Thursday December 10, 2009
7:00-9:00 pm
Walker Ames Room (Kane 225)

Daniel Chirot

Sponsored by the Ellison Center

reecas@uw.edu

Daniel Chirot is Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of International Studies and Sociology. He has authored three books on social change as well of Modern Tyrants. His most recent book, co-authored with Clark McCauley, is Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder (Princeton University Press 2006). He is the editor and co-editor of four books: The Crisis of Leninism and the Decline of the Left, Essential Outsiders, Ethnopolitical Warfare, and The Causes of Backwardness in Eastern Europe. He was founding editor of the journal East European Politics and Societies. His research has been helped by the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and Mellon Foundations, by the Social Science Research Council, and by the Institute for Human Studies in Vienna. He has consulted for the American Government, the National Endowment for Democracy, the Ford Foundation, and CARE. In 2004/05 was a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace working on conflicts in Africa. He has a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

January 2010

Thursday January 28, 2010
7:00 pm
Kane Hall 210

Introduced by Eric Ames, Department of Germanics, University of Washington

The See Movies at Kane (SMAK) International Film Series is sponsored by the Outreach Centers of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington.

For more information, contact smak2010@u.washington.edu

A young German boy pulls off an elaborate scheme to keep his mother in good health in this comedy drama from director Wolfgang Becker. Suffering a heart attack and falling into a coma after seeing her son arrested during a protest, Alex's (Daniel Brühl) socialist mother, Christiane (Katrin Sass), remains comatose through the fall of the Berlin wall and the German Democratic Republic. Knowing that the slightest shock could prove fatal, Alex strives to keep the fall of the GDR a secret for as long as possible. Keeping their apartment firmly rooted in the past, Alex's scheme works for a while, but it's not long before his mother is feeling better and ready to get up and around again. German with English subtitles. (Germany, 2003, 121 minutes)

This screening is free and open to the public with no registration required. For more information, visit http://jsis.washington.edu/smak/.