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On a Mission Born and raised in Timisoara, Romania, I left my home country at 17 to pursue a scholarship at the United World College of the Pacific, in Canada, where I explored issues related to peace and international understanding with students from 100 different countries around the world. A second scholarship from the Davis UWC Scholars Program enabled me to attend Middlebury College, where I graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in May 2009, with a major in film and media studies and a minor in political science. Throughout my four years at Middlebury, I worked as a research intern at the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, where I learned about critical global issues by working side by side with inspiring, world-class faculty and assisting them in their scholarly pursuits. My experience at the RCFIA had a tremendous impact on my academic career, broadening my knowledge, honing my writing and research skills, and giving me the confidence to apply what I have learned in order to function as a true global citizen. In 2008, I had the opportunity to study abroad at the National Film School of Uruguay and, as part of a fantastic internship, to practice theatre and art as therapy in Uruguayan hospitals. Following a winter term internship in prosocial media, I was inspired to write my senior honors thesis on the use of entertainment education as a tool for social change in
Ioana Literat ’09 uses entertainment and the media to empower schoolchildren in India, helping them tell their stories and create social change.
developing countries and to implement the concept of social empowerment through media by teaching video skills to children in India and the Dominican Republic. Having graduated from Middlebury College, I am now returning to India, where I will be working as the field coordinator of a digital storytelling project in public schools, before I continue my studies in media and education at the postgraduate level. And wherever that path may take me, my greatest ambition for the future is hopefully to find the ideal way of bridging my passion for media with my steadfast commitment to humanitarian development—to address issues of social relevance in a culturally meaningful way. —Ioana Literat ’09
Collaboration in Challenging Times
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t is hard to believe that another event-filled year has come and gone at the Rohatyn Center. Despite the financial crisis, with our abiding attention to doing things in the most cost-effective way possible, we managed to do more with less and continued to facilitate engaging programming across the disciplines. We partnered with others on campus to launch two new initiatives in 2008-2009 that met with great success. In collaboration with the Program in Environmental Studies, the Office of Environmental Affairs, and the Career Services Office, we mounted a Corporate Social Responsibility lecture series that bridged the realms of international and environmental affairs. It was wonderful to see increased interaction between faculty and students in both international and environmental studies through the vehicle of the CSR series. We also hosted a new lecture series on linguistics, Language Works. The brainchild of Assistant Professor of German Florence Feiereisen, the events showcased the work of both alums and current faculty. The consistently high level of student involvement highlighted the keen interest in linguistics within the Middlebury community, as well as the exciting new opportunities that our deepening relationship with the Monterey Institute of International Studies provides. In February 2009, the State Department’s newly appointed director of policy planning, Anne-Marie Slaughter, addressed the Middlebury community. She pleased the full house at the Town Hall Theater by revealing that Middlebury was the only engagement she kept after being tapped by Secretary of State Clinton to serve in the Obama administration. In partnership with the Vermont Humanities Council and the Ilsley Public Library, we were proud to create a memorable occasion in both the early days of the Obama presidency and in town-gown relations. Later in the semester, Diplomat in Residence Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead organized an illuminating mini-symposium on the future of Pakistan and Afghanistan that could not have been better timed. It took place on April 3, just one week after President Obama’s speech on the same topic.
launch of a new online magazine emprISe (www. go.middlebury.edu/ is). Tech wizard Warin discovered free software for producing electronic publications and then harnessed the talents of IPE and IS Program Coordinator Carolann Davis and RCFIA Student Intern Caitlin Arnold to create a stunning launch issue. The International Politics and Economics Program also features an online magazine, IPExplore (www.go.middlebury.edu/ipe), which Warin and Davis piloted last year. IPExplore issued its second informative edition this spring under the oversight of Director of IPE Mark Williams. Both programs also exploited new technologies to create online brochures for the IPE (www.go.middlebury.edu/ipe) and IS (www.go.middlebury.edu/is) majors. The results are nothing short of superb, and I would encourage you to check out both efforts. The pages that follow chronicle countless other unique moments of international engagement, all of which first existed in the imagination of Middlebury faculty, staff, and students across the disciplines. We are in their debt. And of course, nothing would move from A to B without the exceptional work of the Rohatyn Center’s staff. Martha Baldwin, Carolann Davis, and Charlotte Tate routinely make the impossible look like no challenge at all. Even with the belt-tightening that the times necessitate, we welcome the challenge of taking Middlebury College’s leadership role in international affairs to the next level.
Director of International Studies Thierry Warin hit the ground running in his new position by spearheading the
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Mirwais Hadel ’12, Tabasum Wolayat ’12, Allison Stanger, Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11, Frank Farnsworth, Bilal Sarwary ’10, and Hector Vila. Photo: Bob Handelman
Getting In Touch
International Affairs at Middlebury College 2008–2009
Allison Stanger Director, RCFIA 802.443.5023 stanger@middlebury.edu
Mark Williams, Director, International Politics and Economics
Charlotte Tate Assistant Director, RCFIA 802.443.5795 tate@middlebury.edu Martha Baldwin Program Coordinator, RCFIA 802.443.5324 baldwin@middlebury.edu Carolann Davis Program Coordinator, International Politics and Economics, and International Studies 802.443.2319 cadavis@middlebury.edu Fax: 802.443.2050
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Thierry Warin, Director, International Studies Jacob Tropp, Director, African Studies Stephen Snyder, Director, East Asian Studies Guntram Herb, Director, European Studies Miguel Fernandez, Director, Latin American Studies Larry Yarbrough, Director, Middle East Studies Michael Kraus, Director, Russian and East European Studies Cynthia Packert, Director, South Asian Studies Michael Geisler,Vice President, Language Schools, Schools Abroad, and Graduate Programs Jeffrey Cason, Dean, International Programs Kathy Foley-Gorgio, Dean, International Student and Scholar Services RCFIA Web Site www.go.middlebury.edu/rcfia International Politics and Economics Web Site www.go.middlebury.edu/ipe International Studies Web Site www.go.middlebury.edu/is
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Inside RCFIA Mission The Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (RCFIA) supports the College’s goal of advancing global understanding that radiates from a core linguistic and cultural competency. RCFIA works with a faculty committee to create cocurricular programming that expands opportunities for students and supports faculty in their teaching and professional development. Programs include Executive in Residence, Scholar in Residence, the International Studies Colloquium, international symposia and lectures, and outreach activities. RCFIA disseminates current research through a Working Paper Series; we also administer institutional grants in international studies, an undergraduate international research travel grant program, and a sponsored internship program. We work with the Career Services Office and other campus organizations to expand opportunities for internships and other types of direct experience that give students a sense of how the world looks and works from perspectives other than their own. Cover photographs, clockwise from top left: Casey Kelbaugh ’96, Bob Handelman, Nadeghda Gonzalez ’09, unknown, Kelsey Nelson ’09 and Bob Handelman
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10 Language Works: An Invitation to Linguistics 11 Corporate Social Responsibility 12 Symposia 14 International Research Travel Grants 15 International Thesis Forum 18 International Thesis Awards 19 Student Internships 26 Working Paper Series 28 Selected Faculty Books 2008-2009
Featured throughout are images from Middlebury College’s 2008 study abroad photo contest. Photo, right, of Maasi Child, Madagascar by Sean Denny ’09. Printed on Mohawk Options PC100 100% post consumer recycled fiber, manufactured with windpower, and Process Chlorine-Free.
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uring the 2008-2009 academic year, the Rohatyn Center sponsored and supported a wide array of cocurricular and internationally oriented events that spanned the globe and crossed many disciplines. We welcome you to visit the video archives section of our Web site (www.middlebury.edu/ administration/rcfia/archives/) to view recordings of many of our events. In addition, our programs are featured on the UChannel (also known as the University Channel), of which the Rohatyn Center is a charter member. An initiative of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the UChannel makes videos of academic lectures and events from all over the world available to the public: www.middlebury.edu/ administration/rcfia/uc/. September 18 “Are Reports of al Qaeda’s Death Greatly Exaggerated?” by Bruce Hoffman, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. September 23 “The ‘Culture’ of Globalization” by John Storey, professor of cultural studies and director of the Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland (U.K.). October 7 “Europe, Russia, and Energy Security” by Jan Machácˇ ek, Respekt magazine, Prague, and New York University, Prague. October 9 “The U.S. in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities” panel with Middlebury College students from Afghanistan Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11, Mirwais Hadel ’12, Bilal Sarwary ’10, and Tabasum Wolayat ’12; moderated by Allison Stanger, Russell J. Leng ’60 Professor of International Politics and Economics, and director, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, Middlebury College. October 16 “Collecting Antiquities in the Age of Cultural Repatriation” by Pieter Broucke, associate professor of history of art and architecture, Middlebury College, and associate curator of ancient art, Middlebury College Museum of Art.
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October 16 Exhibition “The Warsaw Ghetto Series” by Wladyslaw Brzosko and performance of “Life in a Jar: The Story of Irena Sendler” by students from Kansas. October 21 “Beyond Sovereignty: The Emperor and the State in Tomoyuki Hoshino’s Lonely Hearts Killer” by Adrienne Hurley, assistant professor, Department of East Asian Studies, McGill University. October 21 “Archeology, Cultural Heritage, and Politics in Post-1992 Crimea (Ukraine)” by Joseph Carter, Centennial Professor of Classical Archeology, and director, Institute of Classical Archeology, University of Texas at Austin. October 21 “I Vitelloni: Yesterday and Today, Fellini and Muccino” by Daniela Bini, Centennial Professor of Modern Languages, University of Texas at Austin. October 23 “Climate Change, Culture Change, and Human Rights: Making the Case for Viliui Sakha of Northeast Siberia” by Susan Crate, assistant professor of human ecology, George Mason University. October 24 “The DNA of American Afrobeat: How ’70s Nigeria Changed U.S. Music in the 21st Century” by Chicago Afrobeat Project. November 3 “The Empire Strikes Back: American and European Responses to a Resurgent Russia” by Jacques Rupnik, visiting senior fellow, Kathryn W. and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, and director of research, CERI, Sciences-Po, Paris. November 5 “Rescuers during the Holocaust: Their Challenge to Citizens Today” by Pierre Sauvage, filmmaker and president, Chambon Foundation.
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November 6 “Image and Meaning: The Art of Xu Bing” by Xu Bing, printmaker, calligrapher, and recipient of a 1999 MacArthur Fellowship (“genius grant”). November 7 Student presentations of 2008 Davis Projects for Peace: “Giving Afghan People Access to Clean Water” by Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11; “Healing the Rift” by Shujaat Ali Khan ’10 and Saad Ahmed Khan ’10; “Humans, Animals, and Peace: Different Sides of the Same Triangle” by Lisa Mariko Gretebeck ’10; and “Tibetan Refugees in Nepal” by Tenzing Sherpa ’10 and Matthew Vaughan ’09.
Mohammad Aslam says he wants to help his country by joining the police force in Ghazni province. Photo: Bilal Sarwary ’10
November 10 Reading from Wild Mulberries by author Iman Humaydan Younes. November 10 “November 1938 - November 2008: Seventy Years after Italy’s Racial Laws” by Alessandro Visani, fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and lecturer, Department of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Rome, La Sapienza. November 10 Screening of A Walk to Beautiful and discussion with Amy Bucher ’87, senior producer, Engel Entertainment. November 11 “How Does Postmodern Work? (The Indian Experience)” by Beth Citron, Department of the History of Art, University of Pennsylvania. November 13 “1921: How Culture Invented a Nation for the Mexican Revolution” by Horacio Legrás, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Irvine. November 14 Exhibition “Remembering Afghanistan” by Bilal Sarwary ’10.
November 24 “The Long Memory: An (Incomplete) History of Grassroots Media in Quebec” by Anna Leventhal, independent scholar and writer. November 24 “A German Director in Latin America: The Ascent of the Chimborazo” by Rainer Simon, independent filmmaker. November 25 “Problems and Prospects for Mexican Farm Workers in Vermont” by Cheryl Connor, Bridport dairy farmer and co-chair, Addison County Farm Workers’ Coalition, and Ana Martínez Lage, professor of Spanish, Middlebury College. January 13 “Middle East Challenges to the Obama Administration” by David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process, Washington Institute for Middle East Policy. January 14 “Obama, NATO, and You” by Lawrence Chalmer, director, NATO Education Center, U.S. Department of Defense/ National Defense University.
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January 26 “France, the United States and NATO: A New Ménage à Trois?” by Leo Michel, senior research fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. February 13 “The Idea That Is America” by Anne-Marie Slaughter, director of policy planning, U.S. Department of State. Part of 1st Wednesdays, a statewide lecture series of the Vermont Humanities Council. It is hosted in Middlebury by the Ilsley Public Library.
March 10 Discussion with author Amara Lakhous about his prizewinning novel Scontro di Civiltà per un Ascensore a Piazza Vittorio (Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio). Cosponsored by Vermont Council on World Affairs. March 10 “Islam and Immigration in Italy” by Amara Lakhous, writer and freelance journalist. Cosponsored by Vermont Council on World Affairs.
February 25 “Russia and Brazil: Democratization in Comparative Perspective” by Angelo Segrillo, professor of history, University of São Paulo.
March 11 “Ever Greater Misery: The French Transit Camps 19401942” by Miriam Dean-Otting, professor of religion, Kenyon College.
March 5 “Wired for War” by P.W. Singer, director, 21st Century Defense Initiative, Brookings Institution.
March 12 Roundtable “Sex, Gender, and Fascism” with Victoria de Grazia, professor of history, Columbia University, and Dagmar Herzog, professor of history, Graduate Center, City University of New York.
March 6 “Afghanistan: Notes from the Remembered War” by Sarah Chayes, former National Public Radio Middle East correspondent.
March 12 “From Bialik to Biton: A Political Path through Modern Hebrew Poetry” by Yaara Shehori, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. March 13 “Challenges of Development in East Asia” by Naazneen Barma, public sector specialist, World Bank. March 16 “Dostoevsky’s Artistic Approach to Sexuality” by Susanne Fusso, professor of Russian language and literature, Wesleyan University. March 18 “An Islamic Enlightenment? Traditions of Reform in 18thCentury Islamic Thought” by Ahmad Dallal, associate professor of Arabic and Islamic studies, Georgetown University.
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April 7 “One Nation Under Contract: How Washington Outsourced the National Interest and Why You Should Care” by Allison Stanger, Russell J. Leng ’60 Professor of International Politics and Economics, and director, Rohatyn Center for International Affairs, Middlebury College. April 9 “Juan Gelman’s Poetry (‘El Botánico’)” by Eduardo Chirinos, associate professor of Spanish, University of Montana. April 10 “Does Democracy Promote Development?” by Strom Thacker, associate professor of international relations, Boston University. April 16 “The Making of the Documentary Film Wings of Defeat” by Linda Hoaglund, independent filmmaker.
April 21 “Proportionality and Self-Defense in War” by Jeff McMahan, professor of philosophy, Rutgers University. April 22 “The Role of Political and Economic Ideas in Policy Making” panel with Douglas Irwin, Robert E. Maxwell ’23 Professor of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College; and Middlebury College faculty members David Colander, Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics; Murray Dry, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science; and James Morrison, assistant professor of political science. April 23 Reading from My Happiness Bears no Relation to Happiness: Poet Taha Muhammad Ali and the Palestinian Century by author Adina Hoffman. April 23 “Passion and Horror for America: The Campus Novels of Javier Cerca” by José Manuel del Pino, professor of Spanish, Dartmouth College. April 24 “Rags as Riches:Valuing Kanthas in Bengali Households” by Pika Ghosh, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. April 29 “Black Pinocchio: A Theatrical Experience in Africa” by Marco Baliani, actor and director. May 7 “Foreign Service Career” discussion with Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead, diplomat in residence, Middlebury College.
Yaara Shehori, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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hrough the International Studies Colloquium, students, faculty, staff, and members of the community at large gather over lunch to learn about international research activities. Our speakers include Middlebury College faculty and alumni, as well as other scholars and professionals in the international arena.
September 12 “Making a Difference in the World: Peace Corps Experiences through Five Decades and Three Continents” panel with Middlebury College members David Rosenberg, professor of political science (Nepal 1963-65); John Maluccio, assistant professor of economics (Kenya 1987-89); Jennifer Goetz, visiting assistant professor of psychology (Niger 1996-99); Jason Chance, ski school (Guinea 1999-2001); Nicole Chance, international programs and off-campus study (Guinea 2000-02); and Jessi Flynn, Peace Corps recruiter (Panama 2001-04). September 19 “Greening Study Abroad: Sustainable Study Abroad Grants” panel with Middlebury College seniors Cully Cavness, University of Otago, New Zealand: New Zealand’s Geothermal Power—Geology and Production; Samuel Lazarus, Middlebury School in China: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analysis of Chinese Factories’ Proximities to Local Watersheds and Their Respective Impacts on Water Supplies; and Jeremy Martin, Middlebury School in Latin America, Uruguay: Uruguay’s Fight for Choice: Boost the Economy or Bust the Environment?
October 10 “A Battle of Lions and Tigers: The War in Sri Lanka” by Pushpa Iyer, assistant professor and program coordinator in conflict resolution, Graduate School of International Policy Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. October 24 “My Family and Other Saints” with Kirin Narayan, professor of anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. October 31 “Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race” by Arlene Dávila, professor of anthropology, social and cultural analysis, New York University. November 4 “Finding a Way Forward: Options for Ending the Conflict in Eastern DRC” by Phil Oldham ’90, regional director for west and central Africa, Mercy Corps. November 21 “Big Powers/Small Conflicts: The U.S. in the Sri Lanka Peace Process” by Ambassador Jeffrey Lunstead, diplomat in residence, Middlebury College.
September 26 “Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost—And How It Can Find Its Way Back” by Congressman Mickey Edwards, Republican member of Congress from Oklahoma, 1977-92, and vice president, Aspen Institute. October 3 “White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters” by Robert Schlesinger ’94, deputy editor, U.S. News and World Report.
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December 5 “Nepal: From Hindu Kingdom to People’s Republic?” by William Waldron, associate professor of religion, Middlebury College.
March 13 “Drawing on Truth: Animated Documentaries from Japan, Iran, Israel” by Carole Cavanaugh, professor of Japanese studies, Middlebury College.
January 9 “What It Took: Reflections on Barack Obama’s Unlikely Path to the Presidency” by Ben LaBolt ’03, former U.S. Senate press secretary for Barak Obama.
April 10 “The Crisis of the British Empire, 1763-83: A Textbook Problem” by Paul Monod, Barton Hepburn Professor of History, Middlebury College.
February 13 “Environment as a Bridge to Peace in the Middle East” by Rabbi Michael Cohen, director of special projects, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Israel.
April 24 “Treasure into Tractors: The Selling of Russia’s Cultural Heritage, 1918-38” by Anne Odom ’58, curator emeritus, Hillwood Estate, Museum, and Gardens.
March 6 “The Rise and Fall of Money: An Insider’s View of the Collapse of Indymac Bank” by Grosvenor Nichols ’71, independent consultant.
May 1 “East Meets West: a Funerary Relief Portrait from Ancient Palmyra at the Middlebury College Museum of Art” by Pieter Broucke, associate professor of history of art and architecture, Middlebury College, and associate curator of ancient art, Middlebury College Museum of Art.
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n collaboration with the Career Services Office, the Rohatyn Center hosts informal career conversations, which allow current students to explore a variety of professional opportunities. Our “career conversationalists” address questions such as: • W hat aspects of your education were most important in preparing you for the challenges of your position? • What are the “hot issues” among professionals in your field? • What are the most important things students should think about in contemplating career choices? September 26 Mickey Edwards, Republican member of Congress from Oklahoma, 1977-92, and vice president, Aspen Institute.
November 4 Phil Oldham ’90, regional director for west and central Africa, Mercy Corps. November 11 Amy Bucher ’87, senior producer, Engel Entertainment. January 9 Ben LaBolt ’03, former U.S. Senate press secretary for Barak Obama. January 13 David Makovsky, Ziegler Distinguished Fellow and director, Project on the Middle East Peace Process, Washington Institute for Middle East Policy.
October 3 Robert Schlesinger ’94, deputy editor, U.S. News and World Report.
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Language Works: An Invitation to Linguistics
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anguage is more than just a means of communication: it is a cultural, social, and psychological phenomenon. The field of linguistics is concerned with the scientific study of language as a universal part of human behavior and thinking, the place of language in human life and society, and the ways in which language is organized to fulfill the needs of the people it serves and the functions it performs. To this end, linguists take as their field of inquiry language in all its different forms and manifestations around the world. This interdisciplinary field therefore provides a link between the humanities and the social sciences, and between education and the natural sciences.
April 1 “Historical Linguistics: A Philologist’s Perspective” by Stefano Mula, assistant professor of Italian, Middlebury College. April 30 “How to Keep Romance Alive: The Place of Romance Linguistics in the Modern Curriculum” by Andrei Barashkov, instructor in Italian, Middlebury College.
The Rohatyn Center was honored to cosponsor the lecture series “Language Works: An Invitation to Linguistics.” Organized by Assistant Professor of German Florence Feiereisen, “Language Works” provides opportunities for Middlebury students to get to know resources in linguistics on campus—faculty members and their work in the various subfields of Linguistics. Each semester, one alumna/alumnus is invited to present her/his current work. February 18 “On Linguistic Diversity, Child Language, and the Notion ‘Possible Human Language’” by Usama Soltan, assistant professor of Arabic, Middlebury College. February 27 “Endangered Languages and the Strange Case of the Summer Institute of Linguistics” by David Stoll, associate professor of anthropology, Middlebury College. March 16 “Metaphony: A Contrastive Cross-Linguistic Study within Southern Romance” by Hannah Washington ’08, University of Texas at Austin.
Marrakesh Market, Morocco Jennifer Holcomb ’10
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ver the last decade, many private firms have begun to consciously engage in what has been come to be called “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR)—the effort to achieve societal goals while still enhancing corporate profitability (to do good and do well). In turn, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international institutions alike have increasingly attempted to harness market forces to the public good. These firms and organizations have sought to further a variety of environmental, health, labor, and social goals, both at home and abroad. Over the course of the 20082009 academic year, a series of lectures and discussions was offered by academics, businesspeople, NGO leaders, and UN representatives on this wide-ranging movement and the private sector’s untapped potential for confronting socioeconomic and environmental challenges. The series was cosponsored by the Rohatyn Center, the Program in Environmental Studies, the Office of Environmental Affairs, and the Career Services Office.
April 14 “Socially Responsible Investment 101” by Cheyenna Weber, organizing director, Responsible Endowments Coalition. April 20 “Creating Value for All: Strategies for Doing Business with the Poor” by Christian Thommessen, chairman, Constantia A.S. Sollund A.S. Hovedstaden Eiendomsselskab A.S.; and founder, Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, United Nations Development Program.
October 2 “Our Energy Future–A Major Change” by David Blittersdorf, president and CEO, Earth Turbines, Inc. November 11 “Microfinance’s Role in International Development and the Kiva Story” by J. D. Bergeron, senior manager, Kiva Fellows Program. February 19 “Corporate Social Responsibility: From Vermont to China” by Randy Kritkausky, president, Ecologia. April 2 “The Market for Virtue: A Critical Appraisal of the Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility” by David Vogel, Solomon P. Lee Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics and professor of political science, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Stepmotherland, Mongolia Alex Yule ’09
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ymposia with an international focus are an enriching part of life at Middlebury. Each year, the Rohatyn Center collaborates with a wide range of College departments and student groups to bring scholars and professionals to campus for in-depth and extended discussions. Highlights of symposia include the following: “Tenth Anniversary of the Euro” November 14-15—organized by Middlebury College Associate Professor of Economics Thierry Warin Keynote addresses: • “Population Ageing and Pension Reforms in Europe: What Is the Role of the European Union in Meeting the Challenge?” by Heikki Oksanen, economic adviser, directorate-general for economic and financial affairs, European Commission. • “Ten Years of European Monetary Union: What’s Gone Right and What’s Gone Wrong?” by Peter Kenen, Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance emeritus, Princeton University, and adjunct senior fellow for international economics, Council on Foreign Relations.
“Parallaxes” February 26-27—organized by Middlebury College Assistant Professor of French William Poulin-Deltour Keynote event: • Roundtable “When Will France Have Its Own Obama?” with David Beriss, associate professor of anthropology, University of New Orleans; Beth Epstein, assistant director for academic affairs, New York University in Paris; Anne Raulin, professor of anthropology, University of Paris X Nanterre; William Poulin-Deltour.
Anne Raulin, professor of anthropology, University of Paris X Nanterre
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“Afghanistan and Pakistan: Directions for the New Administration” April 3—organized by Middlebury College Diplomat in Residence Jeffrey Lunstead Panel discussions: “Reclaiming Afghanistan” • “The Political Dimension” by Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow, Heritage Foundation. • “The Military Dimension” by Jack Gill ’77, professor, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, U.S. Department of Defense/National Defense University. “The Pakistan Element” • “Dealing with Pakistan” by Ambassador William Milam, senior policy scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. • “A South Asian Perspective” by Hassan Abbas, research fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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International Research Travel Grants
Abigail Blum ’09, recipient of an RCFIA grant in ’08, stands between her thesis advisers Assistant Professor of Political Science Kateri Carmola and Associate Professor of Political Science Bertram Johnson.
Ria Shroff ’09, 2008 grant recipient, stands in front of the tomb of Eva Perón at La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.
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iddlebury students preparing to write senior theses can receive generous support for their international research through the Rohatyn Center’s International Research Travel Grant program. Students from any discipline or program whose proposed project is international in its orientation are eligible to apply. Funding is provided by the Rohatyn Center, and the RCFIA Advisory Committee selects the awardees. Three grants were awarded to fund research abroad during the summer of 2009: Elissa Bullion, a sociology and anthropology major, will research Moche social structures through burial excavation at the archaeological site of San José de Moro, Peru. Forrest Orme, a history major, will investigate the personal, religious, and intellectual motivations of Cyrus Hamlin for the development of a Westernized education system in the Middle East. Elizabeth Sutcliffe, a sociology and anthropology major, African studies minor, will study the impact HIV/AIDS denialism has had on the South African people.
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Nicole Conti ’09 explored Hieronymous Bosch’s triptych The Temptation of St Anthony (central panel, c. 1500, oil on wood, 131.5 x 119 cm, Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal) as a healing altarpiece.
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iddlebury seniors showcase their international research before an audience of faculty, staff, and students at the Rohatyn Center’s annual International Thesis Forum. Although the students may be majors in any department or program, their work must be on an international topic. The result is a rich array of internationally oriented honors theses across the disciplines. Many of the students studied abroad, and their research was greatly informed by that experience and their foreign-language competence.
Julie Ellenberger, international politics and economics major, studied abroad in Paris, France: “Balancing Integration and Policy: France, Maghrebi Women, and the Republican Model.” James Fallon, political science major, studied abroad in Paris, France: “Political Violence in Post-War Lebanon.” Daniela Fiedler, international politics and economics major: “Islamic Finance—Complement or Substitute?—An Empirical Analysis.”
Abigail Blum, political science major, African studies minor, recipient of 2008 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant, studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa: “Overcoming the ‘Hollow Ring’: The Implementation of Socioeconomic Rights Rulings in South Africa.”
Harriet Fox, political science major, studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa: “Will of the People: NGO Strategy and the Progressive Realization of Human Rights in South Africa.”
Jessica Clayton, international studies major, studied abroad in Quito, Ecuador: “The Development Impact of Remittances in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Panel Data and Household Surveys.”
Elizabeth Herron-Sweet, international studies major, studied abroad in Niteroi and Florianopolis, Brazil: “The Right to Memory and Truth: Evaluating the Consequences of Transitional Justice Policy in Brazil.”
Callie Collins, international studies major, studied abroad in Athens, Greece, and Bordeaux, France: “Hopeless Heroes, Fractured Evolutions: Finding Albert Camus’s Absurd Man.”
Marie Horbar, international studies major, studied abroad in Ferrara, Italy: “Collected Memory, Collective Memory: Italy’s Present-Day Remembrance of Its Fascist Past.”
Nicole Conti, history of art and architecture major, recipient of 2008 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant, studied abroad in Paris, France: “Illness and Devotion on Hieronymus Bosch’s Triptych of the Temptation of St. Anthony in Lisbon. Elizabeth Crane, English, and sociology and anthropology, joint major, studied abroad in Hangzou, China: “Intimacy with an Other: Imaginings of 中美跨国婚姻 and WhiteChinese Interracial Marriages.” Torrey Crim, international studies major, studied abroad in Kampala, Uganda: “Negotiating the Boundaries of Spiritual and Ethnic Identity: Alice Lakwena’s Holy Spirit Movement in Historical Perspective.”
Seniors Jessamy Klapper, Ria Shroff, Susanna Merrill, Nicole Conti, Elisabeth McMorris, and Torrey Crim
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Josannah Keller, Chinese, and sociology and anthropology, joint major, studied abroad in Hangzou, China: “Recreating the Exotic: China’s Changing Representation in The New York Times and National Geographic.” Claire Kelly, international studies major, studied abroad in Paris, France: “Inspiring Love and Resistance in Occupied France: The Poetry of Louis Aragon and Paul Eluard.” Jessamy Klapper, international studies major, studied abroad in Alexandria, Egypt: “Introduction to a Dinosaur-Poet: Usama Al Dinasoury.” Rachel Korschun, environmental studies major, studied abroad in Tanzania and Buenos Aires, Argentina: “Square Peg, Round Hole: A Case Study of the NGO-Village Interactions of TFCG and Sagara Village, Tanzania.” Ioana Literat, film and media culture major, studied abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay: “Easy Learning: EntertainmentEducation as a Tool for Social Change in Developing Countries.”
Seniors Mohammed Shoushi, Marie Horbar, Caitlin Pentifallo, Julie Ellenberger, and James Fallon (Emre Sahin not shown)
Elisabeth McMorris, international studies major, studied abroad in Cordoba and Getafe, Spain: “Cultural Objects in the Age of International Consciousness: The 1954 Hague Convention, the 1970 UNESCO Convention, the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention.” Susanna Merrill, Russian and religion, joint major, studied abroad in Irkutsk, Russia: “Seeing the Possessor/NonPossessor Conflict through the Visual Theology of the Virgin of the Burning Bush.” Michael Nevadomski, English major, studied abroad in Alexandria, Egypt: “‘Blots on an Admirable Tale, Admirably Told’: Strategies of Textual Manipulation and Untranslation in Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton’s The Arabian Nights.” Caitlin Pentifallo, political science major: “Going for the Gold: Explaining Motivations for Olympic Games Bidding.”
Seniors Ioana Literat, Harriet Fox, Emily Sage Sipchen, and Sakura Yagi
Emre Sahin, political science major, studied abroad in Madrid, Spain: “Romani Political Mobilization in Spain and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis.”
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Mohammed Shoushi, international studies major, studied abroad in Kyoto, Japan: “Redirecting Social Change: Intersections of Multiculturalism and Sexual Diversity in Contemporary Japan.” Ria Shroff, Spanish major, recipient of 2008 RCFIA International Research Travel Grant: “Cuerpo femenino, arte y memoria: representaciones y reinterpretaciones artísticas y Literarias de Eva Perón” (Feminine body, art, and memory: Eva Perón and her artistic literary representations). Emily Sage Sipchen, international studies major, studied abroad in Valparaíso, Chile: “On the Edge of Urbanization: Shantytown Residents and the Rise of the Housing Crisis in Chile.” Louise Song, international politics and economics major, studied abroad in Hangzou, China: “The Sinification of Capitalism: Moderating with Foreign Ownership Laws.”
Seniors Claire Kelly, Elizabeth Crane, Michael Nevadomski, Josannah Keller, and Callie Collins (Chi Zhang not shown)
Abigail Willman, international politics and economics major, studied abroad in Getafe, Spain: “Drivers of Migration and Remittances: A Study of the United States and Latin America.” Sakura Yagi, international studies major, studied abroad in Hangzou, China, and Tokyo, Japan: “The Doxa of a Hegemonic World Order: The Defining of the Japanese ‘Self ’ Vis-à-Vis the Chinese and American ‘Others.’” Chi Zhang, international studies major, studied abroad in Tokyo, Japan: “To Be or Not To Be—A Writer’s Burden: Suicide and the Modern Experience in 20th- Century China and Japan.”
Seniors Jessica Clayton, Elizabeth Herron-Sweet, Daniela Fiedler, Louise Song, Abigail Willman, and Rachel Korschund
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he Senior Honors Thesis Award in International Politics and Economics was originally established by the Geonomics Institute and is awarded for the best senior thesis in international politics and economics. 2009 Senior Honors Thesis Award in International Politics and Economics Daniela Fiedler, international politics and economics major: “Islamic Finance—Complement or Substitute?—An Empirical Analysis.” Daniela’s analysis focused on establishing the determining factors of the emergence of Islamic finance during the 1970s and its renaissance and entering of the Western hemisphere in the early 21st-century. It further ascertained to what extent Western and Islamic finance are complementary factors that can coexist within one diverse marketplace.
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he International Studies Award is given annually to the best senior honors thesis in international studies, broadly conceived. Candidates for the prize may come from any major at the College, provided the thesis work is international in orientation. The thesis may be written in English or in a foreign language. This year, the award was shared by two students.
Daniela Fiedler (center) with her thesis advisers Assistant Professor of Political Science James Morrison and Associate Professor of Economics Thierry Warin
Since 1985, the Brazilian democratic regime has had to deal with the human rights abuses of the former military dictatorship through a process of transitional justice. In her thesis, Elizabeth showed how the first transitional justice policy, the Amnesty Law of 1979, facilitated Brazil’s democratic transition; however, this policy and subsequent ones, including a 2007 truth report, have hindered the goals of democratic deepening and consolidation.
2009 International Studies Award Jessica Clayton, international studies major: “The Development Impact of Remittances in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis of Panel Data and Household Surveys.” Jessica researched the impact of remittances on economic and human growth development by comparing the macro and micro spheres in Latin America. Household surveys collected from El Salvador and Ecuador corresponded with panel data results demonstrating largely positive impacts of remittance inflows at the household level. Elizabeth Herron-Sweet, international studies major: “The Right to Memory and Truth: Evaluating the Consequences of Transitional Justice Policy in Brazil.”
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hile studying abroad, Middlebury students often pursue internships in such diverse fields as diplomacy, international finance, law, environmental policy, economic development, journalism, cinema, and fashion. These internships provide extraordinary opportunities for students to enhance their cultural and language learning. Middlebury students may also engage in internships over winter term or during the summer, before or after a study abroad program. The Digel Family Fund is a source of funding for international internships; students who have significant financial need and want to pursue community service internships outside their home country are selected for support through a competitive process. In addition, the Ronald H. Brown Class of 1962 Endowment, the Felton Family Fund, the Mahoney Family Internship Fund, the Middlebury Arts Council Internship Fund, the Youngman Asian Internship Fund, the Middlebury Nature Conservancy Internship Fund, and the Louis J. Kutzner ’51 Summer Internship Fund provide support for unpaid international and domestic internships for students, who are selected through a competitive process. These summer internships are noncredit, but students may receive a transcript notation for having completed a summer internship.
RCFIA Internships in Middlebury Academic Year 2008-2009 Caitlin Arnold ’11 Brian Fung ’10 Eric Harvey ’10 Ioana Literat ’09 Vrutika Mody ’10 Ria Shroff ’09 Summer 2009 Daniel Sheron ’10 Conrad Trimbath ’10 Rachel Wold ’11
Sponsored by the Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust, the College offers credit-bearing internships for Middlebury students at the C.V. Starr-Middlebury Schools Abroad. In addition, noncredit internships are offered for Middlebury and non-Middlebury students in our programs abroad.
Ioana Literat ’09 with traditional musicians in Rajasthan, India
Ria Shroff ’09 overlooking the town of Heidelberg, Germany from the Heidelberg Castle
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Caitlin Arnold ’11 visiting San Francisco
Rachel Wold ’11 exploring ancient Silla architecture in Gyeongju, South Korea
Brian Fung ’10 at the Water Cube during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Daniel Sheron ’10 taking in the view of Saint Petersburg
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he College’s extensive overseas network makes international internships possible. The following individuals have been instrumental in organizing and overseeing the 2008-2009 internship program. China Tao Hong, Academic Director Amy Saurer, Resident Director Lu Bin, Program Consultant France David Paoli, Associate Professor and Director Danielle Lacarriere, Student Life Coordinator Andrew Tourtelotte, Coordinator for Academic Integration Viviana Lopez, Site and External Relations Coordinator Patricia Lemeunier, Administrative Assistant Germany Heike Fahrenberg, Associate Professor and Director Italy Rosa Cuda, Associate Professor and Director Patrizia Nesti, Assistant to the Director Laura Sieni, Student Services Coordinator Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay) Claudio González Chiaramonte, Associate Professor and Director Juan Hurtado, Internship Assistant Maria Marta Gabriela Lamoretti, Assistant to the Director Lilian Fleuri, Resident Coordinator, Brazil Sylvia Murninkas, Resident Coordinator, Uruguay
Vrutika Mody ’10 on an adventure in China
Latin America (Chile, Mexico) Jeffrey Stevenson, Associate Professor and Director Juan Pastene, Internship Coordinator Aki Stevenson, Program Coordinator Della Burke, Resident Coordinator, Mexico Russia Nana Tsikhelashvili, Associate Professor and Director Leonid Andrulaitis, Assistant to the Director Elizabeth Kruger, Resident Coordinator, Irkutsk Adrien Smith, Resident Coordinator, Moscow Megan Corrigan, Resident Coordinator,Yaroslavl Spain Kim Griffin, Associate Professor and Director Lena Santillana, Assistant to the Director Laura Hernández, Housing General Administration Teresa Córdova Dexter, Coordinator for Student and Faculty Cooperative Development Carlos Jurado Martín, Coordinator for Student Affairs and Integration International Programs and Off-Campus Study, Middlebury Jeffrey Cason, Dean of International Programs Liz Ross, Associate Director Stacey Woody Thebodo, Assistant Director (non-Middlebury programs) Lindsay Dobucki, Coordinator (Middlebury Schools Abroad: France, Germany, Italy) Nicole Chance, Coordinator (Middlebury Schools Abroad: Latin America, Spain) William Mayers, Coordinator (Middlebury Schools Abroad: China, Egy pt, Russia) Terry Crouch, University Relations Coordinator
Conrad Trimbath ’11 rests up before his summer internship at RCFIA
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Overseas Internships 2008-2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina Aleksandra Bartashnik, Avanzar Sara Black, Hogar San José Magdalene Carter, Centro para la Estabilidad Financiera Eleanor Chestnut, Conviven Annalisa Cravens, LIFE Argentina Raina Crawford, LIFE Argentina Zachary DeVore, Hogar San José Bianca Diaz, Conciencia Peter Douglass, Ashoka Jacob Falby, Conviven Bianca Franqui, LIFE Argentina Dale Freundlich, Leer Lauren Fritz, Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina Julia Gleichman, Damas Rosadas Rebecca Hamlin, Huésped Stephanie Hastings, Damas Rosadas Timothy Henderson, Conviven Brenna Horan, Conciencia Rachel Hudson, Responde Patrick Johnson, Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina Andrea Jones, Conviven Elianna Kan, AMIA Julia Kim, LIFE Argentina Zara Klaff, ORT Argentina Danielle Krumholz, Conciencia Patrick Loher, Proyectarte Jack Masur, Cimientos Sylvia Mendez, Hogar San José Carl Norlen, Asociación Ribera Norte Elizabeth Noth, Abuelas Erin Platter, Damas Rosadas Rivadavia Ereeni Roulakis, Responde Jason Sanford, Fundación Equidad Ruth Yoo, Conciencia
Florianópolis, Brazil Patrick Burton, Familia Casca Jenna Conklin, Casa São José Alison Degraff, PDP Alexandra Revelas, Casa São José Baylie Roth, GAPA Yogi Yokubaitis, XP Investimento Niteroi, Brazil Eugenia Silva-Beccari, LBV Concepción, Chile Evelyn Jaramillo, Consultorio Villa Nonguén Santiago, Chile Saila Huusko, Centro de Estudios de Derechos Humanos, Universidad Central Adrienne Russman, Colegio Juan Moya Morales Kristen Walker, Techo Para Chile, Santiago Valdivia, Chile Victor Cadilla, Instituto de Biología Marina Calfuco Ryan Cole, Secretario Regional Ministerial de la Región de Los Lagos Lilly Corenthal, Explora-Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Región de Los Lagos Allison Dappen, Centro de Educación Continua Ian Evans, Instituto de Biología Marina Calfuco Stephanie Joyce, Centro de Estudios Científicos Catherine Klem, Centro de Estudios Agrarios y Ambientales Katherine Macfarlane, Explora-Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Región de Los Lagos Alexander Oberg, Centro de Estudios Agrarios y Ambientales Adam Yarnell, World Wildlife Fund Chile
Tucumán, Argentina Bianca Franqui, Programa Universitario de Extensión y Desarrollo Social
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Valparaíso, Chile Sarah Apt, Consultorio Placilla Margaret Bale, SAPU Miraflores Emily Berger, SAPU Miraflores Daniel Berry, Fosis-Programa Puente Erica Camarena, Fosis-Programa Puente Evan Daniel, Bagnara Theodore Dickerson, Crac Christine Dobies, Escuela UNESCO Elizabeth Edouard, Sernatur Gabrielle Equale, Escuela República de Paraguay Kristen Faiferlick, Servicio Nacional de Menores Carmen Fleming, Colegio Jorge Williams,YMCA Daniel Glatt, Escuela Santa María de Agua Santa Joshua Gordon, SAPU Miraflores Mai-Ann Healy, Fundación Valparaíso Nathaniel Henderson-Cox, Taller Design for Valparaíso Candace LaCrosse, Servicio Nacional de Menores Samantha Maytag, Taller Design for Valparaíso Elyse Moore, SAPU Miraflores Megan O’Keefe, Consultorio Placilla Kyle Olsen, Explora-Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Katherine Panhorst, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes Anna Rosenblatt, SAPU Miraflores Allison Shaffer, Liceo Pedro Montt Mallory White, Explora-Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Hangzou, China Charles Kraus, New Ecology
Paris, France George Altshuler, ReWorld Sara Bartolino, Franco-American Commission for Educational Exchange/Fulbright Commission Anne Benson, Montparnasse rencontre Thomas Brant, Montparnasse rencontre Ceala Breen-Portnoy, Montparnasse rencontre Emily Carmichael, EPITECH Nick Collura, EPITECH Jonathan Davenport, French Heritage Society James Esdaile, Lycée Paul Valery Ivy Fetalino, EPITECH Thaddeus Houston, Montparnasse rencontre Lilly Icard, “Langue et Nature” au Château de la Mazure Esdaile James, Star Child Anna Jonston, L’agence Parisienne Jane Judge, EPITECH Madeline Keros, Infusio Madeline Keros, Manhattan School of English Madeline Keros, O Château Nell Leshner, Eko-consulting Elvis Maradzike, Lycée Paul Valery Mario Guevara Martinez, Bic Services Isabel McWilliams, Galerie Maeght Robert Norberg, Montparnasse rencontre Samantha Peaslee, Montparnasse rencontre Marina Pravdic, Lycée Paul Valery Vanessa Robinson, EPITECH Wendy Rodriguez, Lycée Paul Valery Perrin Romine, Unité de Réflexion et d’Action des Communautés Africaines Julisa Salas, EPITECH Brita Sands, Infusio Margie Shafer, Montparnasse rencontre Yuki Shinoda, Montparnasse rencontre Amanda Simpkins, Montparnasse rencontre Madeline Stoeri, Fairchild Publications Madeline Stoeri, French Heritage Society Nadine Swartz, EPITECH Nemanja Tepavcevic, Montparnasse rencontre Leanne Thach, EPITECH Tory Waterman, EPITECH Shu Wei, Montparnasse rencontre Lauren Wong, Fairchild Publications Lauren Wood, Lycée Paul Valery
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Guadalajara, Mexico Elizabeth Boles, CODENI Kazandra De La Torre, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Nikhil Ramburn, Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara Xalapa, Mexico David Clark-Barol, Museo de Antropología de Xalapa Irkutsk, Russia Sarah Fullmer, Russian Red Cross Claire Garmirian, Baikal Ecological Wave Anna Nenzen, Fund for Regional Development of the Irkutsk Oblast Medias negras, vista de mi ventana, Spain Photo: Leah Skahen ’09
Mainz, Germany Christopher Consolino, Gutenberg Printing Shop Shoshanna Jenni, Gutenberg Printing Shop Rachel Zakrasek, organic vineyard
Moscow, Russia Jennifer Claytor, American Clinic Thomas Davis, New York Times Patrick Ford, Black and Veatch Liz Krushnic, Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS Yelena Shteynberg, Tretyakov Gallery Olivia Volkoff, Black and Veatch
Ferrara, Italy Anthony Adragna, Istituto di Storia Contemporanea Sophia Levine, Maria Livia Brunelli Home Gallery Anna McDonald, IBO Italia Darcy Mullen, Didò Association Jamie Rosenfeld, Scuola Elementare “Bombonati” Ema Zubovic, Scuola Elementare “Bombonati” Florence, Italy Giovanna Alfieri, American Consulate Alexandra Calistri, Studio Associato Cavallini & Cantisani Hilary Emerson, Studio Associato Cavallini & Cantisani Keith Grogg, American Consulate Andrew Horton, Navigate Health International Camille Lina, Open Up Consulting Octavia Monelli, Slow Food Toscana Sarah Nicol, Associazione “Il Trillo” Chiara Passerini, Comune di Firenze, Ufficio Centro Storico-UNESCO Adriana Varela, Comune di Firenze, Ufficio Centro Storico-UNESCO
Siwa, Egypt Photo: Nadeghda Gonzalez ’09
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La Poste à Mont St. Michel, France Photo: Kelsey Nelson ’09
Yaroslavl, Russia Thomas Christy, School Number Four Larisa Levine, Regional Agency for Creative Initiatives Alison Morrell,Volga Tours Joy Neumeyer, Doverie Center for Psychological, Medical, and Social Assistance Joy Neumeyer, Rodnoi Gorod Joy Neumeyer, Yunost Stephanie Norton,Yaroslavl Museum of History and Architecture Daniel Sheron, Regional Agency for Creative Initiatives Katie Whitmore, Assembly of the People of Russia
Madrid, Spain Eva Almiñana, Lost People Sarah Ashby, Organización Iberoamericana de la Juventud Mary Baird, Escuela de Educación Infantil El Olivar Rebecca Beeson, Organización Iberoamericana de la Juventu Benjamin Cotton, Colegio San Rafael La Salle Vanessa Evers, Centro de Atención a Refugiados de Vallecas Kennedy Kearny Fischer, Dirección General de Asuntos Europeos y Cooperación con el Estado, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Joseph Frewer, Festival de Cine Lesgai, Fundación Triángulo Alexandra Graves, Instituto de Educación Secundaria Laguna de Joatzel Tamara Hilmes, Proyecto Arte Galería Catherine Lidstone, Mundo Cooperante John William Meyer, Colegio Príncipe de Asturias Hallie Ritzu, Fundación Santa María La Real Anna Solovieva, Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear Charlotte Stretch, Library Instituto Internacional Dinah Warren, Sal y Ven Matthew Wynkoop, research assistant at Universidad Europea de Madrid Six students enrolled in the graduate course on language acquisition volunteered as native informants and assistants in English language classes in bilingual schools. Montevideo, Uruguay Amy Brown, Arco Iris Cecilia Dupré, IMM Thomas Newton, Instituto Nacional de Calidad Martin Puga, El Abrojo Sughey Ramírez, El Abrojo Claire Zutz, Comision Nacional de Seguimiento a Mujeres
Córdoba, Spain Michaela Liberman, Centro de Iniciativas para la Cooperación Batá Logroño, Spain Sarah Buck, Fundación Universidad de La Rioja
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Working Paper Series
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he RCFIA Working Paper Series publishes analytical papers on international matters, broadly defined. By publishing the works of scholars and practitioners from a range of institutions, the series aims to invigorate research and intellectual life at the College and beyond. All prospective papers are reviewed, double-blind, by an outside reader. Each publication in the series is available electronically through the Web site listed below, or as a bound volume upon request from RCFIA. Allison Stanger is the executive editor of the series; Mark Williams is the editor. For further information on the RCFIA Working Paper Series and procedures for submission of potential papers, see www.middlebury.edu/administration/rcfia/ papers.
Kenneth D. Wald and Bryan D. Williams (University of Florida), “The Diaspora Consciousness of Arab Americans: The Intersection of Social Identity and Global Politics” (2005).
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Taylor Fravel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), “China’s New Diplomacy and the Future of U.S.-China Relations” (2005).
Heikki Oksanen (Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission), “Setting Medium-Term Objectives for Government Budgets under the EU Stability and Growth Pact and Ageing Populations” (2009). Andrew J. Bacevich (Boston University), “After Iraq: Whither U.S. Strategy?” (2008).
Richard Goldstone (Harvard Law School), “The Development of International Criminal Justice” (2005). Deborah Gerish (Emporia State University), “Men, Women, and Beasts at Clermont, 1095” (2005). Thomas Oatley (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), “A Political Logic of Foreign Debt Accumulation” (2005).
Michael Ignatieff (Harvard University), “The Lesser Evils.” (2005). Charles MacCormack (Save the Children), “The Politics of Humanitarian Relief after 9/11” (2004).
K. Cheasty Miller (University of Texas at Austin), “In the Name of the People? A Closer Look at Politicized Documentary Filmmaking: The Case of El Salvador” (2007). John A. Maluccio (Middlebury College), “Coping with the Coffee Crisis in Central America: The Role of the Nicaraguan Red de Proteccion Social” (2007). João Resende-Santos (Bentley College), “Brazil’s China Card: Trends and Prospects in Brazil-China Relations” (2007). William Odom (Yale University and the Hudson Institute), “American Hegemony: How to Use It, How to Lose It” (2006). William Pyle (Middlebury College), “Collective Action and Post-Communist Enterprise: The Economic Logic of Russia’s Business Associations” (2006).
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Little Hu’s First Contact with a Foreigner, China Photo: Garrett Reynolds ’09
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Yvonne Galligan (Queens University, Belfast), “Women in Politics in Ireland, North and South” (2003). Ethan Scheiner (Stanford University), “The Underlying Roots of Opposition Failure in Japan” (2003). Neil DeVotta (Michigan State University), “Uncivil Groups, Unsocial Capital: Whither Civil Society and Liberal Democracy in Sri Lanka?” (2003). Erik Bleich (Middlebury College), “The Legacies of History? From Colonization to Integration in Britain and France” (2002). Felix G. Rohatyn (Rohatyn Associates), “Freedom, Fairness, and Wealth” (2002).
Braiding Aidae, Bolivia Photo: Sierra Murdoch ’09
Jean-Philippe Mathy (University of Illinois), “The System of Francophobia” (2002). Russell J. Leng and Adil Husain ’02 (Middlebury College), “South Asian War Games” (2002).
David Stoll (Middlebury College), “Moral Authority, Permission, and Deference in Latin American Studies” (2004). Andrew Heyward (CBS News), “Why Television News Is the Way It Is, and Is Not the Way You’d Like It to Be (and Why You Should Care)” (2004). Ellen Oxfeld (Middlebury College), “The Man Who Sold the Collective’s Land: Understanding New Economic Regimes in Guangdong” (2004). Jonathan Isham (Middlebury College), Michael Woolcock (World Bank and Harvard University), Lant Pritchett (Harvard University), and Gwen Busby (Cornell University), “The Varieties of Resource Experience: How Natural Resource Export Structures Affect the Political Economy of Economic Growth” (2004).
Carolyn Durham (The College of Wooster), “The FrancoAmerican Novel of Literary Globalism: The Case of Diane Johnson” (2002). Jeffrey Carpenter (Middlebury College) and Juan Camilo Cardenas (Javeriana University, Colombia), “Using CrossCultural Experiments to Understand the Dynamics of a Global Commons” (2002). Stanley Hoffmann (Harvard University), “The European Union and the New American Foreign Policy” (2001).
James E. Lindsay (Colorado State University), “Ibn’Asakir (1105-1176): Muslim Historian and Advocate of Jihad against Christian Crusaders and Shi’ite Muslims” (2003).
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Selected Faculty Books 2008-2009 Alvarez, Julia. The Best Gift of All:The Legend of La Vieja Belén (El mejor regalo del mundo: la historia de La Vieja Belén). Alfaguara Infantil. Bennette, Rebecca Ayako. Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents:The Modern World. Greenwood Press. (Coeditor) Beyer, Thomas. Now You’re Talking Russian in No Time (Audio CD).Barron’s. iSpeak Russian Phrasebook, (MP3 Disc and Guide). McGraw Hill.
Snyder, Stephen. Yoko Ogawa,The Housekeeper and the Professor. Picador. (Translator) Stanger, Allison. One Nation Under Contract:The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy.Yale University Press. Wyatt, Don. Battlefronts Real and Imagined:War, Border, and Identity in the Chinese Middle Period. Palgrave Macmillan. (Editor)
Chapin, Alex. iSpeak Russian Phrasebook, (MP3 Disc and Guide). McGraw Hill. Fitzsimmons, James. Death and the Classic Maya Kings. University of Texas Press. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture,Volume 1:The Americas. Greenwood Publishing Group. (Editor) Ganiban, Randall. Vergil, Aeneid 1. Focus. Herb, Guntram. Nations and Nationalism: A Global Historical Overview. ABC-CLIO. (Coeditor) Katz, Michael. Norton Critical Edition of Tolstoy’s Short Fiction. W.W. Norton & Co. (Editor) Vladimir Pecherin,The First Russian Political Emigré: Notes from Beyond the Grave or Apologia pro Vita mea. University College Dublin Press. (Translator) Mayer, Tamar. Jerusalem: Idea and Reality. Routledge. (Coeditor) Silver, Mark. Purloined Letters: Cultural Borrowing and Japanese Crime Literature, 1868-1937. University of Hawai’i Press.
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Highway Man When Brian Deese ’00 graduated from Middlebury, he probably did not foresee the role he would play less than a decade later as a key force in revamping the American auto industry. But today, at the age of 31, he serves as a special assistant to the president for economic policy and is instrumental in forging the Obama administration’s decisions about the auto industry. Lawrence Summers, head of the National Economic Council, told the New York Times, “Brian grasps both the economics and the politics about as quickly as I’ve seen anyone do this. . . . There he was in the Roosevelt Room, speaking up vigorously to make the point that the costs we were going to incur giving Fiat a chance [to purchase General Motors] were no greater than some of the hidden costs of liquidation.” Deese’s educational and work backgrounds lend themselves well to his dramatic rise in Washington. He was a political science major at Middlebury and a 2000 winner of the first International Studies Award for his thesis titled “The Fate of Regional Integration in Argentina: Historical Perspectives and Future Prospects.” His interest in aid issues led him to Washington where he went to work for Nancy Birdsall, a respected authority on the effectiveness of international aid and the founder of the Center for Global Development, and for Gene Sperling, former national economic adviser to President Clinton and current adviser to the treasury secretary. He later enrolled at Yale Law School. His decision
Brian Deese ’00 is at the controls of the auto-industry bailout. His policies and recommendations will forever change the face of American auto making.
to serve as an economic policy staffer for Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential campaign, and then for the Obama campaign, was a life-changing decision. Now, with Deese a forceful presence in the administration, his judgment and strategic thinking are not only changing an industry but a nation.
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