Center for Basque Studies Newsletter ISSN: 1537-2464 Center for Basque Studies N E W S L E T T E R

An Interview with 2009-2010 Douglass Scholar Santiago de Pablo Fall Vitoria, October 6, 2010. University of the Basque Country 2010 By Oscar Álvarez Gila.

Oscar: Let’s start by getting to know you. NUMBER 78 photo: L. Corcostegui Could you give us a brief summary of your life experience and your career as a In this issue: historian? (Earth Without Peace. Civil War, Film and Propaganda in the Basque Country, Madrid, Santi: I was born in 1959 in Tabuenca, Biblioteca Nueva, 2006) in which I explore Santi de Pablo Interview 1 a small town in Aragon, near southern the use of film for the dissemination of propaganda during the Civil War in Euskadi. Oscar Álvarez 3 Navarra, where my father worked as a doctor. When I was seven years old my I have also organized an annual conference, Co-Directors’ Message 3 family moved to Vitoria-Gasteiz and, except History through Cinema, since 1998 in Vitoria, and I am a member of the Academy of Publications Coordinator for three years in which I studied at the 4 University of Navarra, my career has always Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of . Lehendakari Visit 4 been linked to the capital of Alava and Euskadi. With regard to Basque contemporary history, I Current Research 5 would mention my books Los problemas de la 2010 Conference 6 In 1987 I obtained a Ph.D. in History from autonomía vasca en el siglo XX (Problems of the University of the Basque Country, Basque Autonomy in the Twentieth Century) Highlights 7 where I’ve been employed since then: (Oñate, MVI, 1991), Trabajo, diversión y vida Bieter Grant 8 first in the School of Social Sciences and cotidiana. El País Vasco en los años treinta (Work,Fun and Everyday Life: The Basque Study Abroad in Communication in Leioa (Bizkaia) and then at the School of Arts, Vitoria-Gasteiz where Country in the Thirties) (Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Basque Country 10 I am now a professor of Contemporary Zabalanda Papers, 1995) and En tierra de History. nadie:Los nacionalistas vascos en Alava (In No Man’s Land: Basque nationalists in Álava) My research interests have focused mainly (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Ikusager, 2008). on two areas: the history of and Euskadi in the twentieth Oscar: These are all interesting and well- century, and the history of Basque cinema known works, but the work that immediately and the relationship between history and comes to mind when the name Santiago film. de Pablo is mentioned is undoubtedly your famous Péndulo Patriótico (The Patriotic University of , Reno Oscar: These two topics seem rather Pendulum), the first all-encompassing history divergent, but I recall that you recently of the Basque Nationalist Party. combined these two research interests. Santi: Yes, I agree that perhaps my most A semi-annual publication of the Santi: Indeed. In the latter field I would important milestone in this regard was the Center for Basque Studies highlight my book Tierra sin paz: Guerra publication of El péndulo patriótico. Historia University of Nevada, Reno civil, cine y propaganda en el País Vasco del Partido Nacionalista Vasco (The Patriotic Reno, NV 89557-2322 Pendulum: History of the Basque Nationalist 1 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter (continued from page 1)

Party ) (Barcelona, Crítica, 1999, 2001 specifically terrorism and ETA-related and 2005), written in collaboration with issues have been reflected in a number of Ludger Mees and José Antonio Rodríguez films, both documentary and fiction. Ranz. This book was described by noted historians as the best history of Basque Oscar: Are there sufficient numbers of nationalism published to date. In addition, films that deal with the issue of ETA to be the title itself has become a common able to carry out research of this caliber? reference among politicians and journalists, when describing the history of the PNV, Santi: Yes. In fact, the purpose of this book swinging like a pendulum between is to analyze more than forty feature films

photo: L. Corcostegui moderation and radicalism, between about ETA: their plots, scripts, production Iker Arranz, Tania Arriaga, and Iban the mere pursuit of autonomy and the conditions, their relationship to political Galletebeitia, CBS Tutorial Ph.D. achievement of independence. or ideological groups, their commercial students, began their programs at success or failure, etc. Moreover, each UNR Fall semsester 2010. Oscar: I wanted to ask you about that. film, or group of films, is placed in the There may not be any other book in recent context in which it was produced, defining Basque historiography that has enjoyed the issues and aspects of the history greater success than Péndulo Patriótico. of ETA that appear more frequently in Today it has become a commonplace term these films and the changes that have The Center for Basque Studies among lay people, political pundits and occurred over time since the transition Newsletter is a semi-annual in the media, used to refer to the political to the present. I will demonstrate how publication sent free of charge changes of Basque nationalism using the Basque society and politics have changed to any interested readers. If metaphor of the pendulum. By the way, during these decades, and how films about you would like to receive the what is the inside story of this title? Did political violence have changed as well. newsletter in paper format, you and your co- In short, the book addresses please send your name and authors borrow it how the history of ETA, the postal address to: from somewhere “the friendship and constant most important and tragic else, or did you support that I found among the aspect of the recent history Center for Basque Studies / 2322 coin it in a in a individuals at the Center was in the Basque Country, fortuitous moment has been reflected on the University of Nevada, Reno the highlight of my time as the Reno, NV 89557-2322 of inspiration? silver screen and how these William Douglass Distinguished films have influenced the Or e-mail us at: [email protected] Santi: It was an Scholar.” perception of political Or phone: 775.784.4854 idea we thought violence in Basque society. Or fax: 775.784.1355 of ourselves. We were looking for a Oscar: On a different note, The newsletter is also available catchy title, but at the same time, one that among other activities, you were also electronically, in a printable reflected the story of a century of Basque in charge of co-organizing a conference format. If you would like to nationalism. Based on how it has spread, it during your stay in Reno. receive the newsletter in was really a good choice. electronic format, thus saving Santi: In April 2010, I worked with printing and postage costs, Oscar: Let’s talk about your experience at Sandra Ott to organize the annual CBS please specify this option and let the Center for Basque Studies. You came to conference, entitled “War, Exile, Justice us know your e-mail address. conduct a research project. Could you talk and Everyday Life 1936-1946.” It was about it? a very interesting experience, involving faculty and researchers from the Basque Please visit our web site: Santi: The main thrust of my work during Country, the and several the 2009-2010 academic year in Reno was European countries. The conference basque.unr.edu research for the development of a book was focused not only on war and exile about the portrayal of ETA in film. The in the Basque country, but extended tentative title is ETA on Screen: Basque into comparative analysis with other Political Violence and Cinema. With recent geographic areas. The aim was to analyze Produced by the Center for historiography on the relationship between the experience of war, exile, justice and Basque Studies, University of cinema and history as a starting point, I everyday life in the Basque Country, Nevada, Reno. Lisa Corcostegui, studied the major works published in the , the United Kingdom, Spain and Ph.D., editor. United States and other countries in recent Germany between 1936 and 1946. The decades. This theoretical framework and specific issues addressed were varied: print and broadcast materials from the propaganda, the impact of bombing on The University of Nevada, Reno is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action, ADA institu- Basque Library have led me to address the civilians, exile and displacement in time of tion. 4/09, 8,300. central question of the project: how the war, trials during and after armed conflicts, recent history of the Basque Country, and literary and cinematic memory wars, etc. 2 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter

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In short, a very beneficial scientific gathering that will soon be completed upon the A Letter from the Co-Directors: publication of conference proceedings in a book. Dear Readers,

Oscar: Would you emphasize anything else As co-directors of the CBS about your experience in Reno? since the fall of 2009, we take great pleasure in bringing you Santi: My stay in Reno was very fruitful in up to date with the activities other ways, from a personal perspective in and accomplishments of the addition to the professional. I was able to Center for Basque Studies attend several conferences, give a seminar at the University of Nevada, at the University of Connecticut and give Reno. Those of you who a paper at the Basque Cultural Center’s try to stay in touch through Film Series in South San Francisco. I our web site will know that experienced life in the Basque community the past year has been an of the American West and was present when extremely busy one. For the sake of brevity, we will

Lehendakari Patxi López visited the Center photo: L. Corcostegui for Basque Studies and honored the state summarize here only certain key highlights. of Nevada for their work on behalf of the search for a new Assistant Professor in Basque Basque Autonomous Community. Finally, the Studies and conducted final interviews during In October 2009, the Provost of UNR, friendship and constant support that I found December. We hope to be able to announce the Marc Johnson, went to the Basque among the individuals at the Center were the outcome of our search in the very near future. Country for the first time and, on a tour highlight of my time as the William Douglass Bringing the number of faculty to four will led by Joseba Zulaika, the Provost met Distinguished Scholar. enable us to enhance our research, service, with the numerous Basque government and teaching missions in a substantial way. and Basque University colleagues who Together with our colleague Dr. Xabier Irujo, continue to support our mission. The we very much look forward to welcoming our Center owes a special debt of gratitude new academic colleague to the CBS. to Provost Johnson for having made that journey and those contacts on In the fall of 2010, we were delighted to behalf of UNR. The Center is fortunate welcome this year’s William Douglass to have the continuing support of the Visiting Scholar, Dr. Oscar Álvarez Gila, to Autonomous Basque Government through the Center. A leading specialist in the Basque its departments of Culture, Education, diaspora and migration studies, Oscar is a and External Affairs. The July 2010 visit professor at the University of the Basque of Lehendakari López reaffirmed the Country. photo: L. Corcostegui institutional ties between UNR/the CBS and the Basque Government. Oscar Álvarez Gila, With the appointment of Daniel Montero as our Publications Coordinator (now Managing Douglass Distinguished In addition to providing continued Editor) in August 2009, the Center has also Scholar 2010–2011 support for CBS publications, our annual made tremendous strides with its publications. conference, and the William A. Douglass The Center welcomes Oscar Álvarez Gila Since then, thanks to our small but productive Visiting Scholar, the Basque Government as the 2010-2011 William A. Douglass team here in Reno (Daniel) and in the Basque is now also supporting Graduate Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Dr. Álvarez Country (Cameron Watson and José Luis Assistantships for Ph.D. students who holds a Ph.D. degree in History and teaches Agote), the Center has published eleven new joined us in the fall. We are also delighted American History at the University of the titles in our various CBS Series, in addition that additional funds from the Provincial Basque Country. During the 2008-2009 to three titles in our new publishing venture Government of support a third academic year he was Visiting Fellow at the with the University of the Basque Country, new Ph.D. assistantship. This brings the European Studies Centre in St. Antony’s Current Research. This new series is dedicated total number of Graduate Assistantships at College, Oxford. to disseminating the works of leading scholars the Center to five. A sixth doctoral student, at that university in English. The first three Dr. Álvarez’s main research interest is the Imanol Murua, joins us in January 2011. volumes came out in 2010. study of international migrations during the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the Thanks largely to the Provost, we are During the past year and a half, our colleagues mass migration from the Basque Country extremely pleased (and proud) to report Lisa Corcostegui and Kate Camino have in northern Spain and southwestern France that the University granted us permission also made important contributions to our to the Americas. He has been involved to fill the faculty position left vacant with mission. Lisa has vastly improved our web in research on connections between the departure of our colleague, Dr. Marijo site by adding new features (including a link environment and migration from a historical Olaziregi, who returned to the Basque to amazon.com) and has worked hard to perspective. Country last year. This fall we began our improve the genealogy database and to assist 3 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter University welcomes Basque president, (continued from page 3) hosts honorary event members of the public trace their Basque By Jane Tors “Currently, the Center for Basque Studies family history. Kate continues to teach first Reprinted with permission in Nevada is our showcase to the English- and second-year Basque and to manage our from Nevada News speaking world,” Lόpez said in remarks general office. Both colleagues continue to Tuesday, July 27, 2010 translated to English. “It is also a meeting be extremely active in outreach service to point between the American and Basque the American Basque community. In a presentation pledging continued academic worlds. When the English-speaking support for the University of Nevada, press wants to talk about the , this is Finally, the Center continues to receive the steadfast support of its Advisory Board, Reno’s Center for Basque Studies, Patxi the first place they come.” led by Michonne Ascuaga (Chair) and Jeri López, president of the Autonomous Echeverria (Vice-Chair). Through the many- Basque Government, called the Center “A relationship with the Basque Country and stranded efforts of the Board, the Center “the leading research and education the community of Euskadi {Basque people} is able to nurture existing individual and institute of its kind outside the Basque is important to the mission of the Center for institutional ties with Basques on local, Country.” Basque Studies,” Co-Director of the Center regional, national, and international levels. Joseba Zulaika said. “This support allows us Eskerrik asko to all of you who continue to Nevada is a state rich in Basque to further our research and writing on many support and to encourage us in our endeav- heritage and the University’s Center social topics of international importance, such ors. for Basque Studies plays an integral as migration, nationalism, language, literature Sandy Ott and Joseba Zulaika role in cultivating this unique culture. and diasporas. These topics are becoming Co-Directors of the CBS The contributions of the Center and the even more relevant in this global era.” state toward preserving, researching and celebrating the Basque culture were acknowledged in a program and award presentation KUNR Interviews Monday in the University’s Mathewson-IGT As a Nevadan who has long been aware Knowledge of the Basques’ contributions to this state, Center’s KUNR radio broadcaster Danna O’Connor Wells Fargo takes a special interest in the Center for Auditorium. Basque Studies and its activities. In April 2010, she interviewed Sandy Ott about the Lόpez, who 9th annual CBS conference, “War, Exile, photo: L. Corcostegui was elected Justice, and Everyday Life, 1936-1946,” president or “lehendakari” in 2009, “The Center for Basque Studies is a unique held on April 15-16. The conference brought joined University President Milt Glick aspect of the University,” said Glick. “It fifteen leading scholars together to explore in signing an agreement or “convenio.” provides a valued tie to a vibrant culture and themes such as exile and displacement in The agreement encourages further an important aspect of this region’s history. wartime, wartime propaganda, nationalisms, collaboration between the Basque Through its research and publications, the wartime dispossession, the shaping of post- Government, the University and the Center links the University to an international war collective memory, and purge justice. Center for Basque Studies through the community and advances our academic study of Basque heritage and culture, and reputation abroad. Danna O’Connor interviewed Sandy Ott a the dissemination of the results of this second time in relation to the visit of Patxi research. The Basque Government has We are pleased to have President Lόpez visit López, President of the Autonomous Basque provided financial support to the Center our campus and to further strengthen our Government, in July 2010. The Center is since 2001. From its initial investment relationship with the Basque government and grateful to Danna and to KUNR for helping of 90,000 Euros, the annual support universities,” said Glick. to “spread the word” about our activities and to the Center has increased to a gift of distinguished visitors. 217,700 Euros (about $280,000 in today’s During Monday’s ceremony, the Lagun Onari exchange rate) pledged Monday. prize, considered the most important and prestigious award granted by the Autonomous 4 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter

In the Business of Basque Government, was presented to the CBS Press Partners with Publishing: Further State of Nevada. The award recognizes University of the Basque Adventures by the Center non-Basque individuals or entities that Country (UPV/EHU) for Basque Studies have significantly promoted the Basque Country’s economy, history and culture In September, 2009, University of outside the region or have made significant Nevada Provost Marc Johnson and Iñaki contributions to knowledge about the Goirizelaia, Rector of the University of Basques, their history and society. The the Basque Country, signed an agreement proclamation accompanying the Lagun committing their respective institutions Onari was read by Blanca Urgell, the to collaborate in the sphere of higher education through the promotion of Basque Government’s Minister of Culture, research activity, scientific dissemination, and the award was presented by Lόpez and the social projection of their results. to Nevada’s Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki representing the state. This initiative stems from the strategy of the Board of Directors of UPV/EHU photo: L. Corcostegui Among those attending the program and to develop a research series to increase representing the Basque Country were the generation of knowledge and form a Beginning his career in City at the secretary general for external affairs, diverse body of researchers who excel in Penguin Books, Daniel Montero has been the deputy minister for universities and all areas. This project specifically aims to in publishing for almost the whole of the research and presidents of the three facilitate and support the publication of millennium! leading universities in the Basque Country. scholarly works of superior quality in areas that have less international presence. Starting at CBS as a freelancer for the CBS in Journalists representing the Basque 2005, he joined the Center in August 2009 as Country’s major television, radio and This series, the Publications Coordinator and Managing publications also attended. called Editor. During the past year and a half, Daniel Current has worked closely with the far-flung CBS The Basque Country encompasses four Research, team: Cameron Watson in Elorrio; José Luis provinces in Spain and three provinces in consists Agote and Marijo Olaziregi in Donostia-San France. More than 6,000 people of Basque of eight Sebastián; with the editorial board (Joseba origin live in Nevada, according to the 2000 volumes Zulaika, Sandy Ott, and Xabier Irujo); with U.S. Census, making the “Silver State” the published Kate Camino in the general office; and third largest with Basque presence after annually with UNR students Kim Hiscox and Mateo , with nearly 21,000, and , over the Franzioa. Daniel has also been pleased to three-year receive some sage advice from Bill Douglass, with nearly 6,700. agreement, who visits the Center from time to time. and aims to expedite the In addition, Daniel works with an ever- expanding fleet of authors, copy editors, and dissemination of research results in various translators, among others. In the last year and fields. The publications will address a half the CBS published eleven new books multidisciplinary issues with a transversal and has a fairly lengthy list of new ones due approach. to appear in 2011. The first volumes of the new series, Current Research, have now The University of the Basque Country come out (available for free download at our (UPV/EHU) and the University of Nevada, website basque.unr.edu). The series evolved Reno have embarked on this project to through collaboration between the University publish books of indisputable academic of the Basque Country and the CBS. In interest. The publication of these books, in November 2009, with the aim of creating a English, will be carried out by the Center profit center in publishing at the CBS, Daniel for Basque Studies at the University of and co-director Sandy Ott liaised with the Nevada, Reno and will focus on work of Nevada Small Business Development Center professors and researchers at the UPV / based on the UNR campus. Lisa Corcostegui EHU, which will comply with standard set up online sales of CBS books through criteria for content and scientific quality. our very own web store, www.myshopify. basquebooks.com.

Please check us out or become our friend on Facebook! 5 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter 9th Annual CBS Conference: War, Exile, Euskara Eguna 2010 Justice and Everyday Life, 1936-1946 The Center for Basque Studies celebrated Euskara Eguna (Day of the Basque In April 2010, co-organizers Santi de Pablo and In a session on purge justice, Peter Anderson Language) on December 2 and 3, 2010. Sandy Ott brought fifteen scholars to the UNR (London School of Economics) explored the Activities were covered by Euskal Telebista campus for the Center’s ninth annual conference. Francoist prosecution of Basque priests in for broadcast in the Basque Country. Coming from European and American Spain’s military courts. Richard Vinen (King’s universities, they shared common interests in the College) examined the experience of British The two-day event was kicked off by a experience of European twentieth-century war. soldiers based in France after June 1944; and children’s activity led by Euskara instructor, Participants included distinguished historians Sandy Ott probed France’s search for post-war Kate Camino. The children colored hobby of Vichy France (such as Richard Vinen of truth and justice through the unusual use of horses and guitars and learned the song, King’s College, London, and Sarah Fishman, German POWs as witnesses in post-liberation “Urrun Nabil.” University of Houston, among others), historians trials. of Nazi Germany (Andrew On December 3, Oscar Álvarez gave a talk Bergerson, University As the above summary suggests, the on the origins of Euskara Eguna followed of Missouri, conference provided an unusual opportunity by Xabier Irujo who spoke about ikastolak City), and of the Basque to explore themes within the context of (Basque schools) in America. Country (Ludger Mees, Basque, Catalan, French, Spanish, British, University of the Basque and German experience during 1936- The audience was then treated to a lecture/ Country, among others). 1946. As several participants noted, it is recital by the vocal trio, Noka, from Chino, One panel was devoted to highly unusual for a conference to bring California. The group is comprised of Andrea combatant exile in France together such a Bidart, Begoña Echeverria, and Cathy (Scott Soo, University diverse group of Petrissans. The trio sings contemporary and of Southampton, and historians with traditional Basque songs, with a special focus Guillaume Piketty, Sciences Po, such different on women. The word noka also refers to a ) and the 1939 exodus from specialties. familiar form of address in Basque, used only Catalonia (Joan Ramon Resina, For example, in speaking to women. Noka hopes to revive Stanford University). Ludger historians of interest in songs about women—especially Mees explored Nazi Germany’s Vichy France and those using noka forms—through music. interests in the Basque and Nazi Germany Bretons, while Xabier Irujo of so rarely have The Center was also pleased to welcome the CBS examined war a chance to distinguished guests from the Etxepare crimes and crimes against hear about the Basque Institute, Aizpea Goenaga director, humanity committed experiences of Basque refugees and Dr. Marijo Olaziregi, director for the in the Basque Country. and political exiles during Spain’s Promotion and Diffusion of the Basque Santi de Pablo showed civil war. Likewise, those who Language, who unveiled their new web and analyzed a rare Nazi specialize in war-related themes site www.euskaramundiala.net, as well as film about the Basques; in twentieth-century Basque Noemi Gonzalo-Bilbao from the delegation and Virginia López de history do not often have an of Euskadi in the US who co-sponsored the Maturana (University opportunity to learn about the event. of the Basque Country) Top: Brett Bowles, effects of spoliation and the discussed the evacuation Center: Sarah Fishman, Richard Vinen restitution of Jewish property of Basque children to the Bottom: Joseba Zulaika, Ludger Mees in Paris during World War northern Basque territories II (Shannon Fogg, Missouri in France after German bombings in 1937. In University of Science and Technology), or to another session, Simon Kitson (University of hear about the strategies used by one German London Institute, Paris) analyzed everyday life soldier to excuse his collaboration with and Allied bombings in France. The conference the Third Reich (Andrew Bergerson). The also explored the shaping of post-war collective fifteen presentations created a rich tapestry Noka: Cathy Petrissans, Andrea Bidart, memory through contemporary Basque fiction of wartime and post-war experience; and the and Begoña Echeverria on the Spanish Civil War (Mari Jose Olaziregi, discussions that took place, during both formal University of the Basque Country) and through sessions and informal socializing, opened documentary films about the occupation and many new avenues of scholarly investigation French resistance (Brett Bowles, SUNY Albany). and collaboration. photos: L. Corcostegui

Left to right: Joan Ramon Resina, Sandy Ott, Scott Soo, Guillaume Piketty Aizpea Goenaga and Marijo Olaziregi Anacabe Franzoia A. photos: 6 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Highlights (Continued on p. 8)

Visiting scholars Arantza Fernandez Valdenebro is an engineer. She teaches maintenance of Basque identity through Zabala and Eider Goñi Palacios pre- mathematics at the School of Engineers in literature at the Basque Cultural Center sented their psychology research at the Bilbao. During the summer of 2009 she (Basque Educational Organization) in Center for Basque Studies on August was at UNR analyzing teaching methods San Francisco. The lecture followed the 12, 2009. They are members of Psikor, of mathematics for engineers at American rededication of the BEO’s library, to which an educational psychology research universities. the UNR Basque Library has donated group at the University of the Basque numerous books. Country. Joseba Zulaika’s article, “Response to Richard Jackson” was published in Joseba Zulaika participated in the Kepa On August 18, 2009, visiting scholar Vir- Critical Studies on Terrorism, 2 (2): 345- Junkera pre-concert event in Fallon on ginia Senosian spoke on international 347 (August 2009). November 7, 2009. global warming policy at the Center for Basque Studies. Dr. Senosian is a During the fall semester 2009, Sandy Andreas Hess, professor of at civil and criminal attorney. She teaches Ott taught the capstone course, “War, University College Dublin and currently a public international law and European Occupation and Memory, 1914-1945,” to research fellow at Yale, gave a talk entitled Union law at the University of the a class of twenty-five students. “Reflections on Basque Egalitarianism” at Basque Country. the Center on November 10, 2009. Pete Cenarrusa visited on September In August 2009, visiting scholar José 10, 2009 to discuss the final details of On November 13, 2009, Sandy Ott lectured Valderrama offered a glimpse his memoirs, published by the Center. on Basque culture for the AP Human of contemporary Mexican art. He Pete was accompanied by Roy Eiguren, Geography class at McQueen High School described philosophical and aesthetic Cenarrusa Foundation board member. in Reno. This was her third invitation to attitudes about the cultural consumption teach at McQueen. of art pieces as symbolic or On October 19, 2009, Sandy Ott gave transcendent objects Dr. Valderrama is an illustrated talk on Basques in the During the fall 2009 semester Sandy Ott a visual artist and a research professor American West and Iparralde to some became a humanities scholar for the sixty-five students at the Osher Lifelong at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Northern Nevada Reads project that Learning Institute in Extended Studies at Puebla, Mexico. sponsored various Basque-related UNR. Rocío Suárez spoke on addressing exhibitions and speaking engagements in multiple needs in architecture at the The Center for Basque Studies is proud to libraries across northern Nevada in the Center in August 2009. Dr. Suárez is an announce the publication of Two Basque spring of 2010. architect and part-time professor at the Stories by internationally acclaimed Universidad Iberoamericana in Puebla, author Bernardo Atxaga. The book In November 2009, Sandy Ott published an Mexico. presents for the first time in English article, “Gifts, Ambiguity and Questionable two of the author’s novellas previously Justice: The Trial of a Vichy Police On August 20, 2009, visiting scholar published in Euskara, the Basque Commissioner,” in The Proceedings of the Katixa Agirre presented dissertation language, “Two Letters All at Once” and Western Society for French History (vol. research at the Center for Basque “When a Snake Stares at a Bird.” 36). Studies. During the summer of 2009, she was finalizing her Ph.D. dissertation On October 9-10, 2009, Sandy Ott acted Santi de Pablo gave a lecture titled “Imágenes on the Lolita myth in Hollywood, using as commentator for a book project, The en Conflicto: Cine y Guerra Civil en el the resources of the Knowledge Center Happy Burden of History, or the German País Vasco” on Thursday, December 3, at UNR. Sisyphus, at the annual conference of the 2009, at the Department of Modern & German Studies Association, of which she Classical Languages at the University of In a talk at the Center for Basque Studies is now a member. The conference took Connecticut. Dr. Karlos Pérez de Armiño shared place in Washington, D.C. some of the conclusions of his research Sandy Ott is now co-chair of the UNR at UNR during the summer of 2009. On October 23-24, 2009, Sandy Ott attended Presidential Diversity Committee, the In his talk, he analyzed the underlying the annual conference of the Western Intercultural Council. She also serves reasons why national and international Society for French History, held at the on the UNR diversity subcommittee for policies against hunger are failing. University of Colorado, Boulder. She the Core Curriculum and is involved in Pérez de Armiño is a Professor of organized a panel, “Occupied France: rewriting the criteria for diversity courses international relations at the University Transgressions and Confrontations in of the Basque Country, and Research Public and Private Spaces,” with three at the university. Fellow at HEGOA, the Institute speakers. She presented a paper on the Lisa Corcostegui was a guest dancer in of Studies on Development and panel that was entitled “Sociability Juan Antonio Urbeltz’s production Axuri International Cooperation in Bilbao. and Commensality in Franco-German Relations, 1940-1944.” At the Beltza that took place December 4, 2009 at In a talk at the Center for Basque Studies same conference she also served as Donostia’s Victoria Eugenia Theater. The Dr. Verónica Valdenebro presented a commentator for the panel “World War II program celebrated the fortieth anniversary summary of research performed by the France Revisited.” of Urbeltz’s “Eaurtako Neska Dantza.” Group of Atmospheric Research (GIA) Corcostegui has recently translated at the School of Engineers of Bilbao On November 7, 2009, Sandy Ott Urbeltz’s book on English morris dance. (University of the Basque Country). Dr. gave a lecture on the promotion and 7 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter CBS partners with the Provincial Council of (Highlights - Continued from page 7) Gipuzkoa to establish Pat and Eloise Bieter Xabier Irujo has published the letters of Ph.D. Assistantship Grant Bingen Ametzaga Aresti in two volumes. The collected correspondence has been published with the prestigious Basque publishing house Utriusque Vasconiae.

Xabier Irujo reviewed González Chamorro’s book, Bitarte, on the Basque political conflict.

Joseba Zulaika gave a seminar entitled “New York Terrorism: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice on December 11, 2009. The talk was hosted by the Center on Terrorism.

In early December 2009, CBS graduate Pedro Oiarzabal accepted a position as a full-time researcher on international migration at the University of Deusto in Bilbao. He is in charge of managing research projects within the European photo: Udalbide.net Union and Latin America, and is the Left to right: Joseba Zulaika, Iñaki Galdos, David Bieter, Carmelo Urza liaison person with the research team’s The agreement was signed at Boise City international network partners. The Department of External Action in Hall on July 29, 2010, by Iñaki Galdos, Joseba Zulaika moderated discussion the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa Head of External Action at the Provincial on Atxaga’s novel The Lone Man at and the Center for Basque Studies have Council of Gipuzkoa, and Joseba the Cervantes Institute in New York formalized an agreement for the creation Zulaika, Co-Director of the Center for In December 2009. The lecture was of a Ph.D. assistantship at the CBS. The Basque Studies in an intimate ceremony organized by the Jorge Luis Borges grant is named after Pat and Eloise Bieter attended by Carmelo Urza, director of the Library’s European Book Club (EBC). in honor of the couple who started Basque University Studies Abroad Consortium and Studies Abroad in Oñati in the 1970s. the entire Bieter family, including Boise In late 2009, Joseba Zulaika’s book, The grant will provide an assistantship mayor David Bieter. The first candidate Contraterrorismo USA: profecía y trampa for a Basque Studies Ph.D. student. The to enjoy the new doctoral grant will be was published by Alberdania in Irun. candidate will be from Gipuzkoa. The the journalist Imanol Murua. The Center aim of the grant is to foster research and is proud to have engaged in this timely Joseba Zulaika’s Terrorism: the Self- promote issues related to Basque diaspora collaboration with the Provincial Council Fulfilling Prophecy has been published by in general and Gipuzkoan culture in of Gipuzkoa. The grant is endowed with the University of Chicago Press. ISBN-13: particular. 15,000 euros. 978-0-226-99416-1; ISBN-10: 0-226- 99416-3. CBS hosts dance workshop by Patxi and Javier Larralde Joseba Zulaika’s article “Euskadi Sioux,” dealing with the crisis of modernity in Patxi Larralde, txistulari and Mutil Dantzak the collaboration of NABO, Zazpiak Bat 1970s Basque society, was published in expert from Arizkun, Nafarroa, taught two Reno Basque Club, Zenbat Gara EDT, and Laboratorios 70 Laborategiak, Rekalde, cumulative workshops on the Mutil Dantzak the Center for Basque Studies. Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, Bilbao, pp. from the Baztan Valley on November 17 93-107. “Euskadi Sioux” was the name and 18, 2010. Patxi Larralde has pioneered of a magazine that published several a method for teaching this genre and has issues in 1979 in the political transition developed a corresponding nomenclature. that ensued after the death of Francisco His father, renowned txistulari Javier Franco. Larralde, provided live music for both workshops. The workshops were attended Basque author Unai Elorriaga presented his by members of local dance groups, students, new novel, Plants Don’t Drink Coffee at and visiting scholars. The Larraldes focused Sundance Bookstore on Tuesday, January on the dances Hiru Puntukoa, Bilantziko, 26, 2010, following a welcome by CBS and Baztango Zazpi Jauziak with the aim Co-Director Joseba Zulaika. of transmitting the unique movement Santi de Pablo published “El lauburu. aesthetic of the Baztan Valley of Nafarroa. Política, cultura e identidad nacional en The events were made possible through photo: L. Corcostegui 8 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter

torno a un símbolo del País Vasco, Francisco, California. In addition to for French Historical Studies in Tempe, Memoria y Civilización,” in Anuario serving as the Center’s delegate, Kate Arizona, April 8-10, 2010. Her paper de Historia de la Universidad de is the co-chair of Udaleku. Kate was was titled, “The Purge, Punishments, and Navarra, Pamplona. nº 12, 2009, pp. the director of the two-week Udaleku Pardons in the Basses-, 1944- 109-153. held in Reno from June 20–July 2, 1953.” 2010. An article entitled “Nueva On April 23, internationally acclaimed documentación sobre el primer Joseba Zulaika participated in a debate musician Kepa Junkera gave a lecture- nacionalismo vasco: Correspondencia on “Literature and Identity” with the demo to students of Drs. Zulaika and inédita de Sabino Arana con Luis de writer Suso de Toro, moderated by Irujo. Junkera demonstrated Basque Eleizalde (1900-1902),” co-authored Felix Linares, at the Bidebarrieta traditional rhythms and instruments by Santi de Pablo and José Luis de Kulturgunea on February 16, 2010. including trikitixa (diatonic accordion), la Granja, has been published by txalaparta, and alboka. Sancho el Sabio: Revista de Cultura e On February 17, 2010, Joseba Zulaika Investigación Vasca (Vitoria-Gasteiz), delivered the keynote lecture On May 7, 2010, Joseba Zulaika 31, 2009, pp. 255-284. entitled “Bilbao emea” for the XIV delivered the keynote lecture of the 14th Symposium in History organized by conference organized by Mendebalde The Center for Basque Studies was Eusko Ikaskuntza, “Bilbaínas/os en la Euskal Kultur Elkartea. The theme of the saddened by the death of Dr. Juan historia: 1310-2010: De María Díaz conference was “Bilbon Mundua Ikusi”. Bautista Avalle-Arce. Avalle-Arce, de Haro a nuestros días.” Zulaika’s lecture was titled “Bilbo: specialist in the works of Miguel de Ezpata eta Girgilua (‘Kolpatu zaituen Cervantes. He passed away December Santiago de Pablo attended the ezpatak sendatuko du zauria’).” 25, 2009 at the University Hospital of conference “Historical Crossroads: Navarra at the age of 82. Center for Spain from the Second Republic On April 29, 2010 Joseba Zulaika spoke Basque Studies faculty and Zenbat to the 21st Century” held at the at Stanford University at the invitation Gara Dance Ensemble who were University of Auckland on February of the Forum on Contemporary Europe. hosted by Dr. Avalle-Arce at UCSB 18-20, 2010. His presentation was His lecture was entitled, “Atxaga and remember him fondly. He will be entitled, “La cuestión vasca en la Capote versus the Counterterrorists: Why missed by all. España contemporánea: de la II Counterterrorism Fails.” Republica a la Transición.” On January 30-31, 2010, Lisa In May-June 2010 Sandy Ott spent nearly Corcostegui taught a weekend Basque Studies Ph.D. candidate a month studying the local and regional course entitled “Basque Dance in Mariann Vaczi has been awarded a press of the post-liberation years in Sociocultural Context” at Boise State grant to support her doctoral research Iparralde (1944-1947). University. Thirty-three students project “Sports, Gender, Nation: participated in the one-credit, upper- Soccer Madness Among the Basques” Joseba Zulaika has published a chapter division class. Her other BSU courses by the Ruth Landes Memorial on theoretical problems in cultural include history and aesthetics of Research Fund (RLMRF). anthropology, “Kultur Antropologiaren Basque dance, Basque origins and Arazo Teorikoak: Sinbolismoa eta genealogy, and women in Basque Center for Basque Studies graduate Haruntzago” in Kepa Fernandez de culture. Pedro Oiarzabal and Andoni Alonso Larrinoa’s, Kultur Performatibitatea have edited the book, Diasporas in eta Gizarte Fetitxegintza, published by On February 10, 2010, Sandy Ott the New Media Age. The book has Utriusque Vasconia in Donostia (2010, and her former student, Allison been published by the University of pp. 13-49). Young, made a joint presentation on Nevada Press. “Growing Up Basque” to members Joseba Zulaika’s article entitled, “Zizeken of the public at the South Valleys The Center mourns the loss of two Subjectu Histerikoa” appears in the July Library as part of the Northern members of Nevada’s distinguished 29, 2010 issue of Argia’s Larrun (143:11- Nevada Reads program which offers Laxalt family. Peter Dominique 13). a wide range of events (reading Laxalt, known as “Mick,” was born On August 28, 2010 Sandy Ott made a groups, exhibitions, performances and in his beloved state of Nevada on presentation to 190 participants attending lectures) to the general public. January 7, 1931. He passed away on Sunday March 21, 2010 in Reno. the largest annual cheese conference Sandy Ott spoke about her research Bruce Laxalt was born March 26, in the United States, organized by the on Basques during the German 1951, in Reno to Robert and Joyce American Cheese Society in Seattle. She Occupation and post-liberation years Laxalt. He passed away on March 19, showed clips from her documentary film, to more than 50 older adult learners 2010 in Reno, after a lengthy battle “The Basques of Santazi.” at UNR’s Osher Lifelong Learning with ALS. Goian bego. On September 4, 2010, Lisa Corcostegui Institute on February 5, 2010. Sandy Ott organized a panel, attended the annual meeting of Antzinako Kate Camino represented the Center “Disrupting and Rebuilding Lives in Zugarramurdi. Antzinako is a society for Basque Studies at the February in Post-liberation France,” for the for genealogy and local history of Araba, 2010 NABO meeting held in San 56th annual meeting of the Society Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Nafarroa.

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with a paper entitled “When Non-Risk XVI al XIX, origen y desarrollo, in the On September 8, 2010, Lisa Corcostegui Becomes Risky: The Case of Terrorism Basque Government’s Urazandi series. was inducted into the guild of sword Envy.” dancers of the Virgen of Arrate in Eibar. Joseba Zulaika’s article, “Is Bilbao Fellow inductees included her husband Oscar Álvarez and Pedro Oiarzabal a Woman?” was published in Enrike C. Corcostegui of Reno, Fernando participated in the Association of Bidebarrieta (21:2010), a social science Aristizabal of Donostia, Ion Olano of European Migration Institutions’ Seminar and humanities journal on Bilbao. Tolosa, and Andoni Iriondo of Deba. and Annual Meeting 2010, “Migration Studies, Information and Communication Together with a colleague in the Oscar Álvarez participated in the XIV Technologies.” It was held in Bilbao on Anthropology Department, Louis Encuentro de Latinoamericanistas September 29 – October 2. Forline, Sandy Ott wrote a successful Españoles, held September 15-18, 2010. grant proposal to bring a Brazilian On October 1, 2010, Oscar Álvarez specialist on Amazonian cultures to Joseba Zulaika’s article, “The Terror/ participated in the presentation of the campus in March 2011. Dr. Nilson Counterterror Edge: When Non-terror Bizkaia’s Plan for Active Aging held Gabas is the director of a prestigious Becomes a Terrorism Problem and in Bilbao. His paper was entitled, museum in Belem, . He will Real Terror Cannot be Detected by “De la edad de oro al tiempo de las give a Hilliard lecture in March 2011, Counterterrorism,” has been published in oportunidades: La vejez a lo largo de that will kick off the 10th annual Critical Studies on Terrorrism, 3 (2):247- la historia.” It dealt with the concept of CBS conference on “The Protection 260. aging throughout history. of Cultural Diversity,” organized by Joseba Zulaika’s review of “Tres dias que Xabier Irujo. Zulaika’s article, “Gernikako Ondare conmovieron España: Tres periódicos Amaigabea: Von Richthophen, Aita Patxi Oscar Álvarez and Jon Ander Ramos y el 11M,” by Carlos Javier Garcia has eta Lenin” has been published in Russian gave a paper entitled, “Daughters, been published in Critical Studies on and in Basque in the bilingual online Wives or Widows. Women’s Terrorrism, 3(2):329-331. journal, Gernika, 2010 (3). Participation in Basque Immigrants’ Joseba Zulaika participated in a conference Institutions in Latin America,” at the Oscar Álvarez, Angulo Morales, and Eneko “Geographies of Risk” organized by International Workshop on History and Sanz have published their work, Las the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Migration: Beyond the Border, Behind Delegaciones de Euskadi (1936-1975): Portuguese at the University of Illinois, the Men. The Invisibility of Female Antecedentes históricos de los siglos Urbana-Champaign, September 23-24, Migration held December 16 and 17, 2010 in Gasteiz.

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