Subject: Obama's Foreign Policy, Amb. Žygimantas Pavilionis and Art in Ming China - Week in Preview - 10/11/2012
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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 21:02:39 +0000

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** Norway Takes God Seriously
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Friday, Oct. 12: Jørn Lemvik, Secretary General of Digni (the Norwegian umbrella organization that coordinates and recognizes faith-inspired development efforts), will reflect on the role of faith actors, especially Christian organizations, in the evolution of Norway's development work and strategy. Mr. Lemvik has been part of a recent rethinking of church-state relations prompted by an op-ed by Norway's development and environment minister titled 'Taking God Seriously,' which offers a new approach to engaging with religious actors in the highly secular Norway. Sponsored by the Berkley Center. 12:30pm, Berkley Center.  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=347&EventID=99087) .

** The Yasuní-ITT Initiative as a New Model for Sustainable Development
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Friday, Oct. 12:  Yasuní National Park, located in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, is one of the most biologically megadiverse locations of the planet, as well as the home to two indigenous communities living in voluntary isolation. However, Yasuní also contains around 846 million barrels of crude oil, approximately 20 percent of the country’s proven oil reserves. The conference will showcase the innovative nature of the Yasuní-ITT Initiative as a model of sustainable development, coming from a developing country, that holistically links environmental conservation, social development and economic growth. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies. 3pm, ICC 450.  Click here to RSVP (http://yasuniinitiative.eventbrite.com/) .

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Tuesday, Oct. 16:  Sponsored by the Global Human Development Program. 10am, Online.  Click here for more information (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=829&EventID=96045) .

** Realism, Idealism & the Politics of Obama's Foreign Policy
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Tuesday, Oct. 16: Author and former Los Angeles Times correspondent Jim Mann will discuss his latest book, The Obamians, with Tom Hamburger, a member of the National Staff of the Washington Post. They'll talk about politics, foreign policy and the current presidential campaign. Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. 12pm, Mortara Building.  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=359&EventID=99079) .

** Seminar with Amb. Žygimantas Pavilionis: 'Lithuania's Story'
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Wednesday, Oct. 17:  Sponsored by the Center for Eurasian, Russian and Eastern European Studies. 12pm, McGhee Library.  Click here to RSVP (http://pavilionis10-17-12.eventbrite.com/) .

** 'Algeria at 50' Film Series: Outside the Law (Hors-La-Loi)
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Wednesday, Oct. 17: Outside the Law (French: Hors-la-loi) is a 2010 drama film directed by Rachid Bouchareb, starring Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila. The story takes place between 1945 and 1962 and focuses on the lives of three Algerian brothers in France, set to the backdrop of the Algerian independence movement and the Algerian War. It is a standalone follow-up to Bouchareb's 2006 film Days of Glory, which was set during World War II. Outside the Law was a French majority production with co-producers in Algeria, Tunisia and Belgium. Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. 5:30pm, CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241).  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=97263) .

** Good Neighbors: Ten Commandments & the American Body Politic
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Thursday, Oct. 18:  Sponsored by the Program for Jewish Civilization. 12pm, CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241).  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=349&EventID=97135) .

** Painting Manuals and Artistic Originality in Ming China
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Thursday, Oct. 18: Focusing on Huasou (Forest of Paintings), the first multi-genre painting manual published in China around 1579, Park’s presentation will illuminate how such publications accommodated the cultural tastes and aspirations of the general reading public in early modern China. This discussion of painting manuals will further demonstrate how their immediate popularity among the public caused a paradigm shift in the literati art world; thus, their production and consumption were intertwined with taste-making mechanisms shared by both middle-brow and elite art consumers in early modern China. Sponsored by the Department of Art and Art History, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Asian Studies Program. 5pm, ICC 302P.  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=116&EventID=99127) .

** Lunch with Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Friday, Oct. 19:  Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari is the executive chair of International Campaign for Tibet. He is a seasoned and skilled diplomat who is an impassioned advocate for the Tibetan people, universal human rights and global democratic reform. Mr. Gyari has successfully worked at the highest levels of the international arena. He is trusted, consulted and admired by many world leaders and members of the diplomatic corps. Mr. Gyari has spent the majority of his professional career working directly on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program. 12:15pm, ICC 302P.  Click here to RSVP (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=116&EventID=99086) .

** Justice Interrupted
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Friday, Oct. 19:  This is the next installment of the 2012-2013 Middle East and North Africa Seminar: 'History and Cultures of Revolutions in the Arab World', featuring Elizabeth F. Thompson presenting 'Justice Interrupted: The Buried History of Syria's Baath Party.' Sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies and the Georgetown Institute for Global History. 3:30pm, CCAS Boardroom (ICC 241). Click here to RSVP. (http://events.georgetown.edu/events/index.cfm?Action=View&CalendarID=89&EventID=99050)

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** A Look Ahead...
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* Mon., Oct. 22: The Future of U.S. Military Presence in Europe (http://futureofusmilitaryineurope.eventbrite.com/)
* Tues., Oct. 23: GHD Speaker Series: Joel Lamstein, President, JSI (http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4128656924)

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