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Highlights William Douglass attended the American Anthropological Association meeting in Washington, D.C. in November 1989 and presented a paper entitled "Inquisitions and Disquisitions." Also in November, Dr. Douglass participated in the Western History Association meeting in Tacoma, Washington as a member of a panel devoted to Basque topics. Linda White had an article published in Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies (vol. 10, no. 3), a special issue on "Women and Words." The article was entitled "Feminism and Lexicography: Dealing with Sexist Language in a Bilingual Dictionary." In December, Basque Studies librarian Ellen Brow attended the Book Fair in Durango, Spain and met with book dealers on both sides of the Pyrenees, strengthening ties between the Program and Basque book suppliers. Linda White presented lectures and slide shows on "Amerianuak: Basques of the American West" to students at Carson City High School and to members of the Westwood Retirement Home in Sparks, Nevada. Ms. White also presented a guest lecture to the Women's Studies 101 class and organized a panel discussion with Nere Lete, Itxaso Sanchez, and Eneida Andueza. William Douglass participated in a series of lecture and seminar programs entitled "Another Look: Reflections on the Study of Other Cultures" in which he delivered the lecture "Years and Careers" on November 9, 1989 at the University of Nevada. Dr. Jeronima Echeverríia of California State University, Fresno, presented a lecture entitled "The Other Basque Phenomenon in the American West: The Basque Boarding House" under the auspices of the Basque Studies Program and the University of Nevada Departments of History and Anthropology. Dr. Joseba Zulaika also gave a lecture in this series in February entitled "Terrorism as Ritual Behavior." Dr. Jose Mallea presented the third lecture entitled "The 'Indians' of Western Europe: The Basques. Their Significance in History." The fourth and final lecture was delivered by Dr. Renato Barahona from the University of Illinois (Chicago) on "Misbehaving in Golden-Age Spain: Deception, Ravishment and Cohabitation among the Basques." On February 14, 1990 Nevada's public television station KNPB aired a segment on tree carvings on The Nevada Experience. The program was called "Lertxeun Marrak" and dealt with the topic of the tree carvings made by Basque sheepherders in aspen groves in the Sierras. Dr. Jose Mallea is currently involved in a major research project regarding the tree carvings. Two visiting scholars spent a month at the Basque Studies Program in the fall of 1989. Pauli Davila and Iñaki Zabaleta of the University of the Basque Country came to Reno to review our collection of materials on Basque education, and since their return home have been sending us materials in that subject area. María Elisa Zorriqueta, a linguist from the University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain, was chosen as the recipient of the Basque Government's Visiting Scholar award. Dr. Zorriqueta arrived at the Basque Studies Program in February and will be with us until August. She is researching relative clauses in Basque. Lisa Tipton-Corcostegui, Administrative Aide with the University Studies Abroad Consortium, and the Zenbat Gara University Basque Club danced for the Newcomers Club in December and for Nevada Heritage Day at Diedrichsen Elementary School in Sparks, Nevada. Also dancing were Basque Studies employees Nere Lete and Itxaso Sanchez, as well as Enrike Corcostegui, Marcelino Ugalde, Eneida Andueza, Susie Drake, Ron Deter, Mary Erquiaga, Angie Erquiaga, Regina Erquiaga, Ibon Mendibelzua, and Itsaso Olaizola. Robert Laxalt, esteemed Nevada author, graciously agreed to autograph copies of his novel The Basque Hotel at the Basque Studies Program open house held on October 2, 1989, in Getchell Library on the University of Nevada campus. On October 24, 1989, the Nevada Historical Society docents toured the Basque Studies Program and the University Studies Abroad Consortium. The Truckee High School Spanish class toured the Basque Studies Program on October 25, 1989. Linda White is co-hosting a two-hour radio program called "One World" on KUNR-FM, Reno. Once every five weeks Ms. White presents two hours of music from the Basque Country. |
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