Fall Courses		2000: TROUBLE SPOTS FOUR MONDAYS, NOON - 1:30 P.M. OCTOBER 30; NOVEMBER 6,13, AND 20 MENIL COLLECTION, 1515 SUL ROSS This year we have seen new economic and political problems emerge in different areas of the world. In this course, experts will give us the background for these problems and bring us up to date. OCTOBER 30 Robert Moser What's Next for Putin's Russia? Robert Moser, author of Unexpected Outcomes: Electoral Systems, Political Parties, and Representation in Russia, will give an update on the Russian political and economic situation under the new leader. An assistant professor, Department of Government, University of Texas, Austin, he is co-editor of Russian Politics: Challenges of Democratization. Dr. Moser has written on Russia for World Politics, Comparative Politics, and Electoral Studies. NOVEMBER 6 Robert L. Hardgrave Jr. India, Pakistan, and the Bomb: Dangers and Opportunities in South Asia Conflicts over Kashmir, as well as economic opportunities in the area, will be discussed by Robert Hardgrave, an expert on the subcontinent. He is Professor of Government and Asian Studies, the Lousann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor of the Humanities, University of Texas, and author of many books including India: Government and Politics in a Developing Nation. NOVEMBER 13 Raul L. Madrid The Changing Face of Latin America Raul Madrid will go behind the scenes in South America to explain some of the recent problems there. After receiving his Ph.D. degree at Stanford, Madrid joined the Department of Government, University of Texas. A book, Retiring the State: The Politics of Pension Privatization in Latin America, is in progress. Dr. Madrid has done political research throughout South America. NOVEMBER 20 Steven Lewis Greater China and the New Millennium In his lecture, Steven Lewis will give an up-to-date report on the political and economic ramifications in both Taiwan and Mainland China at the turn of the century. Project Director, Transnational China Project, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Dr. Lewis recently received a Ph.D. degree at Washington University. He has taught in China.
Evening Courses:
Concert in Memory of Eloise Steele Walsh
Race for the White House
A Place Set for Everyone: A Vision of Central America
Opera: The Theatrical Experience
Duende: Artistic Inspiration in the Presence of Death
Collecting Rare Books
Daytime Courses:
Fall Art Series - Museums on the Move: New Faces and Places
On Memoirs: Genre of the Age
2000: Trouble Spots
Day/Evening Courses:
The Inner City: Framing a Response in the Fifth Ward