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Basque Studies Program Newsletter · Issue 42, 1990
Highlights
Dr. William A. Douglass will be on sabbatical leave from July 1, 1990
until June 30, 1991. In Dr.
Douglass's absence, Assistant Coordinator Linda White will
administer the Program. Dr.
Douglass will spend the month of September lecturing in Australia and then
move on to North Carolina for the remainder of the academic year.
On April 7, 1990 William A. Douglass was in Agnone, Italy, where his
book L'Emigrazione in un Paese Dell'italia Meridionale was
presented during the Convegno sull'Emigrazione.
L'Emigrazione is a translation of Dr. Douglass's book Immigration
in a South Italian Hill Town.
Dr. Joseba Zulaika joined the Basque Studies Program in July as Basque
Scholar. Dr. Zulaika is a renowned
anthropologist whose many publications include the book Basque
Violence: Metaphor and Sacrament, recently published by the University
of Nevada Press.
William A. Douglass and Joseba Zulaika collaborated on an article that
appeared in Comparative
Studies in Society and History, Vol. 32, No. 2, April 1990.
The article was entitled "On the Interpretation of Terrorist
Violence: ETA and the Basque Political Process."
Joseba Zulaika attended a conference on July 10 at the University of Santiago
de Compostela where he gave a paper entitled "Terrorismo político y
teoría antropológica." On
July 13 he delivered another paper, "Modelos de comportamiento ritual
y violencia vasca," at the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo
in Santander, Spain. Also, the
Spanish version of Dr. Zulaika's book on Basque violence, Violencia
vasca: metáfora y sacramento, was published in April by the Nerea
publishing house in Madrid.
Zenbat Gara, the University of Nevada Basque club, participated in the Jaialdi
1990 events with the Zenbat Gara dance troupe.
Dancing in Boise in June were: Lisa Tipton-Corcostegui, Enrique
Corcostegui, Ibon Mendibelzua, Marcelino Ugalde, Itxaso
Sanchez, Itsaso Olaizola, Nere Lete, Xabier
Bengoechea, Susie Drake, Bruce Frazier, Sam Chacon,
Angie Erquiaga, Paul Woodin, and Regina Erquiaga.
Linda White is teaching Basque 101 and 203, first and second year Basque
language, during Fall 1990. During
the same period, Joseba Zulaika is teaching Anthropology 466,
"Old World Basque Culture."
Dr.María José Azurmendi, a linguist from the University of the
Basque Country, visited the Basque Studies Program in May and June.
Dr. Azurmendi's trip was funded in part by a travel stipend from
the Basque Studies Program and the University Studies Abroad Consortium.
The Basque Studies Program hosted and taught an Elderhostel session on the
Basques May 13-19, 1990. Linda
White taught the Basque language and moderated a panel discussion on
the role of women in Basque culture. Dr.
Jose Mallea taught Basque history. Dr.
Carmelo Urza taught Basque culture.
Librarian Ellen Brow introduced the Elderhostelers to the
Basque Studies Program, and Jill Berner hosted visitors to the
library collection.
Cynthia Irvin arrived at the Basque Studies Program on August 3, 1990, from
Duke University to confer with Dr. Zulaika on terrorism and use the Basque
Studies library collection. Ms.
Irvin was the recipient of a Basque Studies Program travel stipend.
Dr. Benjamin Tejerina of the University of the Basque
Country also received a travel stipend this summer and spent from August 8
to September 22 at the Program, researching Basque language and
nationalism.
Dr. María Elisa Zorriqueta, visiting professor from the University of
the Basque Country, left in September after a seven-month residence with
the Basque Studies Program.
Imanol Galdos and Itziar Iriondo were chosen by the Basque Government
to receive its scholarship to enable them to spend a year at the
University of Nevada, Reno studying English and helping with the
elementary Basque classes.
Jaione Lanborena will spend the fall semester at UNR learning about oral
history methods and computer approaches to information access.
Her visit is sponsored by Fundaci¢n Trokoniz, a private foundation
in the Basque Country.
Dr. John Tuthill of the Department of History at Georgia Southern
University visited the Basque Studies Program in August and September
while conducting research on the social and institutional history of
medieval Navarra.
Nerea Lete, Itxaso Sanchez, and Eneida Andueza, all former
recipients of the Basque government scholarship, returned home to the
Basque Country this past summer. The
Basque Studies offices feel empty without them.
Farewell and best wishes!
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