Virginia Commonwealth University

Fifth Annual

International Studies Student

Research Conference

Final Program

Student Commons – Academic Campus

March 30-31, 2000

Sponsored by the

International & Area Studies Programs

African-American Studies Program

College of Humanities and Sciences

Virginia Commonwealth University

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V Annual International Studies Student Research Conference

Virginia Commonwealth University

March 30-31

All events will take place in the

Student Commons, Academic campus

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

The conference registration desk in the Commons

Will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 30

and at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 31.

Program Summary

Thursday, March 30

11:00-12:15 PM: Session I panels, Capital Ballrooms A & B

12:30-1:45 PM: Session II panels, Capital Ballrooms A & B

2:00-3:15 PM: Session III panel, Capital Ballroom B

3:30-4:30 PM: Roundtable on Careers in International Affairs

Capital Ballroom A

4:45-5:30 PM: Refreshments, Alumni Board Room

5:30-7:00 PM: Plenary Session: "Trying to Get it Right: Development from Diverse Perspectives." Vernita P. Fort, Carole HendersonTyson, Shelby F. Lewis. Three experts speak from national and international experience about what works and what doesn’t in development efforts. Capital Ballrooms A-B

* Co-Sponsored by VCU African-American Studies Program *

Friday, March 31

9:00-10:30 AM: Session IV panels, Capital Ballrooms A-B & C-D

11 AM-12:30 PM: Session V panels, Capital Ballrooms A-B & C-D

Panel Schedule

 

Thursday, March 30, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Session I

 

Session I-A: Islam and Global Trends (Capital Ballroom A)

(Students in RELS 491 Islam and Global Trends, Virginia Commonwealth University)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. Amina Wadud, VCU, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Heather Conner, "Islam and the Media"

Gerald Thomas, "Media Representation of the Palestinian Situation in Israel"

Rebecca Candace Epps, "Islam and Racism"

Tania Ring, "Islam and Family Planning"

Nyaze Vincent: "Wahhabi Influences on Perceptions of Islam in Modernity"

 

Session I-B: Keeping the Peace: Global Security and Terrorism (Capital Ballroom B)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. Mark Wood, VCU, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Kami L. Nash, St. Mary’s College, "Terrorism: Political Uses and Deterrence"

Shannon Oxley, St. Mary’s College, "Peacekeeping: Can It Be Saved?"

Travis Dickason, Virginia Commonwealth University, "U.S. Military Bases in Japan"

 

 

Thursday, March 30, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Session II

 

Session II-A: Latinos on Film: Images & Issues (Capital Ballroom A)

(Students in FRLG/INTL 201 Language Groups in the U.S.: Latinos, Virginia Commonwealth University)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. R. McKenna Brown, VCU, Foreign Languages

Lone Star Mi Vida Loca Mambo Kings My Family

Allison Aheart Jenise Perez LaSacious Ross Sabrina Rosado Rodriguez

Lora Archibald Ana Gabriel Angela Perilla Sochitl Rodriguez

Doris Arevalo Katie Little Ashley Pinnix Stephanie Saucier

Kattrina Boughton Chris Martinez Elizabeth Sineath Mireille Truong

LaClaire Byrd Sarah Parker Ivory Russell Bettina Velena

Nora Cerrato Ashley Hill Bruno Welsh

Emily Crotzer Toni Jackson

 

 

Session II-B: Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Political Realities (Capital Ballroom B)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. Mark Wood, VCU, Dept of Philosophy and Relisious Studies

Frank Wood, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Myanmar (Burma): Recent History of Internal Politics and Exile Groups"

Andrew Feagans, Virginia Commonwealth University, "The Legacy of European Assigned Political Borders in Africa"

Michael L. Fitz, Hampton University, "The U.S. and the Berlin Conference: Politics in Historical Perspectives"

Brooks Hickman, Washington and Lee University, An Incensing Consensus?: Japanese Bureaucracy and Responsiveness"

 

Thursday, March 30, 2:00-3:15 p.m., Session III

Session III-A: Images of Women in Latin American and French Literature (Capital Ballroom B)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. Consuelo Navarro and Prof. Angelina Overvold, VCU, Department of Foreign Languages

Misty Morton, Richard Haselwood, Allison Schenker, Anthony Thomas and Kevin O'Brien, VCU, "La Mare au diable and Un coeur simple: Images of Women in Two Works by Flaubert and Georges Sand"

Anisa Mohammed, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Rosario Castellanos: Feminist, Indigenist and Social Critic"

Leysi Ortiz and Shakir Alexander, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Mercedes Valdivieso: Breakthrough"

Sochitl Rodriguez and Celia Crowther, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Hija de la fortuna (Daughter of Fortune) by Isabel Allende"

3:30-4:30 p.m.: Roundtable on Careers in International Affairs

(Capital Ballroom A)

Ever wonder how to pursue a career with room for your international interests? Come learn from the experts!

4:45–5:30 p.m.: Refreshments, Alumni BoardRoom

* * *

5:30-7:00 p.m.: Plenary Session Capital Ballroom A-B

Trying to Get it Right: Development from Diverse Perspectives

* Co-Sponsored by VCU African-American Studies Program *

Friday, March 31, 9:00--10:45 a.m., Session IV

 

 

 

Session IV-A: Foreign Policy Decision-Making (Capital Ballroom A)

(Students in the VCU Department of Political Science & Public Administration)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. William Newmann, VCU, Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Ellen Jackson, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Operation Desert Shield"

Ajay Kohli, Virginia Commonwealth University, "The Reagan Administration’s Decision to Negotiate an "Arms-for-Hostages Deal: Which Presidential Management Style Did Reagan Employ?"

Nicholas White, Virginia Commonwealth University, "George Bush and the Invasion of Panama"

 

 

Session IV-B: Global Issues from Diverse Perspectives (Capital Ballroom B)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. Mark Wood, VCU, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

 

Nusrat Afreen Abdullah, Virginia Commonwealth University, "The Filter: The Role of Ethnocentrism in a Truly Global Community"

Jill Zweibelson, Methodist College, "From Occupation to Autonomy: Constructing a Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Finland"

H. Steven Green, University of Virginia, "The Impact of Electoral Systems and Recruitment Strategies on Women’s Representation in Japan and Sweden"

Umut Uzer, University of Virginia, "Palestinian State-Formation: Consolidation of International Legitimacy"

 

Friday, March 31, 11:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Session V

 

Session V-A: The Future of China in International Politics (Capital Ballroom B)

Chair/Discussant: Prof. William Newmann, VCU, Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Ron Bloom Kristine Curran

S. Lisa Herndon Daniel Hurt

Richard "Mac" McInnes Michael Menefree

Eric Nepomuceno Victoria Racz

Felicia Milton

 

 

Session IV-C: Study Abroad Experiences Roundtable

(Capital Ballroom C-D)

Chair/Discussant: Erin Nicolls, VCU Study Abroad Programs Graduate Assistant, Center for International Programs.

Come learn from VCU students returned from study abroad as they share their experiences, their challenges and triumphs and suggestions for the prospective learner overseas. If you’ve ever thought about earning academic credit while immersing yourself in another culture and language, don’t miss this session!

 

Many thanks to

Prof. M. Njeri Jackson

Director of the VCU African-American Studies Program

Thank you for your interest in

The International & Area Studies Program!

If you’d like to join our mailing list

for announcements of future events, please let us know at: mbrown@atlas.vcu.edu

 

 

Other Events of Interest:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Department of Foreign Languages

Presents

Language & Identity:

Word, Sound and Image

A 2000-2001 Lecture Series

Kick-off Event April 6: Writing New Identities: Post-colonial Literatures Today

2000 Odile Cazenave Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Keynote Event Oct 26: Carlos Fuentes world-renowned author

2000

Series Events Monthly!

For information on dates and locations, call 804.278.0187

or visit us at:

http://www.vcu.edu.acadprog/academics.html#college

(click on "Foreign Languages")

 

 

 

 

8th VCU French Film Festival – April 1-2, 2000

New French films with English subtitles

Presented by French directors and actors

Screenings at Byrd Theatre

Reception/Gala Dinner at the Virginia Museum

Film information: 804.278.0210 – Pass information 804.357.FILM

All information: www.vcu.edu/outreach/FrenchFilmFestival