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Basque Studies Program Newsletter · Issue
53, 1996
Highlights
William Douglass has been appointed to the editorial
board of the London-based journal Nations and
Nationalism.
Joseba Zulaika published the article, “The
Anthropologist as Terrorist,” in C. Nordstrom and A.
Robben, Fieldwork under Fire (University of
California Press, 1995).
Two professors from the Universidad del País
Vasco, Montserrat Fonseca (Medical School) and Kepa Altonaga
(Biology), spent the fall semester at UNR to study at the
Intensive English Language Center. They were recipients of
UPV/University Studies Abroad Consortium
grants.
William Douglass was named as one of three Nevada
“humanists of the year” (1995) by the Nevada
Humanities Committee.
The Ahmanson Foundation has provided the Basque
Studies Program with an unrestricted grant of $7,500.
Eskerrik asko!
Joseba Zulaika is presently teaching a course on
Culture and Globalization (Anthro.
460/660).
Sagrario Moran, a doctoral student from the
University of Madrid, visited the Basque Studies Program in
December to conduct research on the reporting of ETA
activities in the French and Spanish
press.
At the American Anthropological Association meetings
held in Washington, November 13-19, 1995, Joseba Zulaika
presented the paper, “’Daddy, Let’s Talk:’ On
Being from Here and There.”
In February, André Kirouac of the Centre
International du Loisir Culturel de Trois-Pistoles (Quebec,
Canada) visited the Basque program to discuss possible
research collaboration. The group plans to open the Parc de
l’Aventure Basque en Amérique next June,
featuring historical exhibits of the Basque influence in
that area.
Jose Mallea is teaching Basque History (Hist.
428/628) this semester. His work to record the Basque tree
carvings in the West continues.
Joseba Zulaika presented the paper “Killing and
Manhood: Soldiers as Initiated Subjects,” at the
conference (En)Gendering Violence: Terror, Domination,
Recovery, held in Zagreb (Croatia), October 27-28,
1995.
Two Basque language classes are being taught by Linda
White for spring semester: Elementary Basque II (Basque 102)
and Second-Year Basque (Basque 204).
On September 29, 1995, Jonan Fernández,
coordinator of the Basque peace organization Elkarri,
visited UNR to present a colloquium on the progress of
negotiations for resolution of the Basque
conflict.
William Douglass chaired a session during the
conference Basques in the Regions of Mexico. He also gave a
paper entitled “Studying the Basque Presence in North
America” (see article in this
issue).
Marcelino Ugalde was hired as the Basque Librarian in
November. Ugalde has been caring for the collection as a
library assistant since June of 1992. His dedication to
Basque culture and commitment to the Basque Library are
truly noteworthy and greatly
appreciated.
Pauliina Raento, Ph.D. candidate in Basque Studies
with an emphasis in geography, presented a speech on
“Basque Nationalism and the Territorial Response of
Unidad Alavesa in the Basque Country of Spain” as part
of the Geography Colloquium series, on February 8,
1996.
Linda White spoke to members of the National
Association of Foreign Student Affairs on “The History
and Function of the Basque Studies Program” while they
toured the Basque Library and Program offices on November
15, 1995.
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