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

Sandra Ott joins Center faculty

Sandra Ott is a new faculty member at the speed my progress I found a family in the SPRING Center who started working half-time in nearby village of Pagole with whom I April and will go to full-time in July. A U.S. boarded so that I was around Basque 2002 native, she comes to us from St. Antony’s speakers the whole time. After one month of College in Oxford, England. She was that, I lived in a small village near St. interviewed by CBS Newsletter editor Jill Michel, where they spoke yet a different Berner. Please see more about Dr. Ott on dialect. I finally moved to Santazi and found NUMBER 65 page 4. a local family to live with.

JB: What is your background with regard to Basque studies? In this issue: SO: I decided to concentrate on the for my doctorate in social anthropology at Sandra Ott 1 Oxford as result of a conversation with Peter Rivière, who suggested the Basques as a Eskerrik asko!3group few anthropologists had studied in , English, except for Bill Douglass. I wrote to Globalization & Terror Bill in 1975 asking for assistance in setting 4 up my first field trip. He recommended the Politics after 9/11 5 French Basques and suggested I meet with Eugène Goyheneche in . So I Highlights 6 contacted him, and visited in summer 1976. Advisory Board 7 He recommended fieldwork in Santazi (or Ste. Engrace, as it’s known in French), in Dr. Sandra Ott, social anthropologist, Online classes 9 , because it was “the end of the new faculty member at the Center. world”—everyone spoke Basque there, and I Visiting scholars 10 was interested in working in a Basque- My first trip to Reno was the following Studies Abroad in speaking community. While there I went spring—spring of 1977. I was here in with Goyheneche and Ramon de la Sota to residence for a month, and stayed at Louis’ the Basque Country 11 see the pastorale about the history of Ste. Basque Corner [a local Basque hotel/ Liburutegitik 12 Engrace. restaurant] for six dollars a night. During those years, I got to know Jon [the I had tried to learn Basque at Oxford with Center’s Basque bibliographer and library tapes and a dictionary. My first attempt at curator for many years] very well. On my last formal study was at Mendiberri, a Basque day here of that 1977 trip, Jon came to my language school in the French Basque office and said “Sandra, pack up your things, region. They were teaching batua (unified we’re going gambling.” I protested, saying Basque); I requested Xiberotar studies, to be “But I have to catch an airplane at seven in A semi-annual publication of the able to work in Ste. Engrace. The school the morning to go back to England.” He said Center for Basque Studies, found a garage mechanic who was a native “I don’t care; you’re going gambling with University of Nevada, Reno Souletin speaker, and he and I had daily me. You’ve been in Reno for one month and Reno, NV 89557-0012 tutorials sitting under a tree outside the haven’t been to the casinos yet.” So he took convent where the school was located. To (continued on p. 2) 1 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter me back to Louis’ to put my books away, and published work, The Circle of Mountains, there I had my first picon punch; then we particularly the chapter on blessed bread. I went to the Nugget where I met John recently discovered, when I was in Santazi Ascuaga [Basque owner of that hotel/casino] with my adopted Basque family, that it was for the first time. We had seafood there and the priest in Santazi in 1942, when the then gambled until five in the morning. I Germans first came there, who decided that remember that Jon lost twelve dollars and I the households would take turns providing won nine. Later on I worked as Jon’s food for the Nazis. The obligation would assistant director in the summer school in pass in the same direction as blessed bread, Euskadi, and as the first director for the but the two obligations would never beginning of the Studies Abroad Consortium, coincide—in other words, they would not in San Sebastián. mix a secular duty with a spiritual one.

JB: You go back quite a ways with the That piece will probably be published as an Center, then. You’re coming full circle. What article, as part of a collection by the about currently? What are you working on University of Toulouse and the Ecole des now? Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. Then I want to return to my work on the SO: I identified myself to someone Resistance movement in the French Basque yesterday as a “resurrected academic.” Country, because very little has been Having been a university administrator for published about that. nearly twenty years, I’ve only been a The sculpture Orreaga by Nestor resurrected academic JB: Aren’t you Basterrechea is displayed in for three weeks… writing a novel on Getchell Library at UNR, on loan What I’m working on that as well? from J.R. Cengotitabengoa and actually involves Gema Egaña de Cengotitabengoa. new research for me. “I identify myself as SO: The novel was I was invited to started during my The Center for Basque Studies attend an a ‘resurrected sabbatical in 2000, Newsletter is a semi-annual international when I had six publication sent free of charge conference in Tarbes, academic.’” months’ leave from to any interested person. If you in May, by my job. I will set it would like to receive the French historians aside for another newsletter in paper format, who have long been interested in my work year or so, because in coming here the first please send your and on the Basques. The theme of the conference priority is to publish journal articles and postal address to: is “Religion and Mountains” so I decided to work towards an academic book. But the write about the role of the Basque clergy in academic work I’m doing is going to enrich Center for Basque Studies / 322 the first part of the twentieth century that novel anyway. One will help the other. University of Nevada, Reno because work I’d done in 2000 for my Those are my immediate research interests. Reno, NV 89557-0012 sabbatical focused on the German occupation of the . I’d already JB: What hopes do you have for your time Or e-mail us at: [email protected] done a lot of background on the Second here at the Center? Do you have specific World War, the occupation in the French goals in mind? Of course some of your duties The newsletter is also available Basque Country, and knew something about are defined for you… electronically, in a printable what the priests had done during that time. format. If you would like to This conference has an emphasis on forms of SO: I can’t emphasize enough how receive the newsletter in local religion. I decided to write about “The delighted I am to be here. I’m lucky to have electronic format, thus saving Secular and Spiritual Role of the Basque this post and I’ve been sitting in my office printing and postage costs, Clergy in the 1930s and 1940s.” I’m looking all week feeling immensely happy about please let us know your e-mail at the involvement in the Basque clergy being here. The library is tremendous, what address. against the secularism and liberalism of the a great resource it is! And the luxury of Republic at the time, and the influence of being able to read and write, after so many Please visit our web site: Abbadie Pierre Lafitte on the preservation of years in university administration where my the , and what became the time and energies have been solely beginnings of the French Basque Nationalist concentrated on personnel, finances, IT, and basque.unr.edu movement. administrative details. The return to scholarship is a gift and I feel immensely grateful and privileged to be here. So my Produced by Center for Basque Following that, I’m going to combine my historical approach with an ethnographic primary goal is not only to return to my Studies, University of Nevada, approach as a social anthropologist by academic work but to produce scholarly Reno. Jill Berner, editor. focusing specifically on the mountain articles and books that will enhance the The University of Nevada, Reno is an Equal community of Santazi, the role of the clergy reputation of the Center and be of interest to Opportunity / Affirmative Action, ADA institu- there during the German occupation. I’m not only Basque scholars, but I hope will tion. 05/02 10,000. going to link that part of the paper with my have international interest, given that I’m 2 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter also bringing to the Center my specialization because those kinds of exchanges do in France. Among the faculty I’m the French enhance the academic community and also Basque representative. I think that will enable scholars from the Basque Country to Eskerrik asko! complement the specializations of the other widen their intellectual horizons; it’s a faculty members. And I hope it also will tremendous opportunity for them. enable me to work with other academics in Bernard and Lucie Marie the Arts and Science faculty, particularly JB: Do you see any teaching in your Bidart Fund established historians but maybe others also. future? A donation of $25,000 was recently pre- JB: How do you think that having lived and SO: I will eventually be teaching one sented to the Center by Michael J. and worked in Europe for nearly thirty years will course each semester, but in the first two or Jeanette M. Bidart, establishing a fund in enhance your ability to carry out your duties three years my teaching obligation has been honor of his deceased parents, Bernard and here? Obviously you have a lot of ties with waived so that I can concentrate 30% of my Lucie Marie Bidart. Bernard Bidart was the academic world there. time on the development campaign and born in Ibarla, Baxenabarra, France and fundraising. The first thing I’ll do is Lucie Marie Lassa was born in Chino, SO: In returning to the States after such a concentrate on preparing for the Advisory California. The funds will be designated to long absence I confess I do feel quite Board meeting in August, so we have a support the Center’s annual conference European at heart; I’ve lived in Europe more concrete operating plan. activities. We are very grateful for such longer than I’ve lived in the States. On a thoughtful generosity—Eskerrik asko! personal basis, it is going to be an immense I look forward to teaching, because it’s a change but I do feel that my many years at tremendous resource to test one’s ideas in Oxford—I’ve been associated with Oxford doing research and writing. And I hope that Donation to CBS since 1973, as a student, a of a in the interim, before I do start teaching, Endowment Fund college, and as a senior academic adminis- we as a faculty will make opportunities for The Center for Basque Studies was trator—that experience certainly will bring ourselves to present work in progress at honored to receive a donation of $25,000 positive advantage to the Center in my workshops to which we might invite other from John and Cathy Echeverria for our function as fundraiser. As you know I’m members of UNR who might be interested endowment fund, which was established to going to be working closely with the Director in our topics. I’m really keen to contribute assist with our research and publication and the Advisory Board on creating a to opening up the activities of the Center to activities. The Echeverrias had earlier development campaign for the Center. We’re a wider field of participants. That way not donated funds to create an operational raising money for specific projects that we only do more people know what we do, but account for our Advisory Board. We deeply have discussed with the Advisory Board. also our own work is informed by the work appreciate such generosity and faith in our of scholars who don’t specialize in Basque mission of promoting awareness of Basque In addition, having lived in Europe for such a studies but whose work is relevant to us. culture. Eskerrik asko! long time, and spent a lot of time in France Especially with regard to my work in and in the Spanish Basque Country, I think French history, because I don’t think I can that my Continental experience is an fully understand what happened in the enhancement, too, to the Center—my fairly French Basque Country without under- Molly Flagg Knudtsen wills close understanding particularly of French standing the wider picture, socio-economic donation to Center Basque society and my continuing work with and political, in France and in Spain. The Center for Basque Studies recently Eusko Ikaskuntza (the Society for Basque received a donation of $5,000 from the Studies). I continue to be the coordinator of JB: We do have “sister departments,” estate of Molly Flagg Knudtsen, a Nevada the Visiting Basque Fellowship at the since our Ph.D. is given collaboratively rancher and former debutante who passed , in conjunction with through the Departments of Anthropology, away last July. She had been a regent of Eusko Ikaskuntza in San Sebastián and with Foreign Languages, Geography, History, the University of Nevada, Reno from the in Vitoria. And I’m and Political Science, so we try to include 1960–1980 and helped found the Desert hoping to nurture liason among colleagues at them in our conferences and lectures. Research Institute (initial home of the Oxford and the Basque Visiting Basque Studies Program) and the Anthro- there, colleagues here at the Center, and SO: We haven’t talked about my pology Department. She received the colleagues in Eusko Ikaskuntza and the involvement in conferences. This is one of Distinguished Nevadan in 1994. Government as well. I think that the the expectations, that those of us new to the The Center is very honored and grateful to connections that I’m bringing to the Center faculty will also be active in the have been remembered by Ms. Knudtsen in will complement those already well organization of conferences, and I’m very her will. established by Bill Douglass and Joseba keen to organize one on the theme of the Zulaika. Basques in the Second World War. There are a range of people working not JB: How long have you coordinated the specifically in Basque Studies but those Oxford Fellowship program? who have done work elsewhere in France who would be delighted to know more SO: The Visiting Basque Fellowship at about what happened in the Basque Oxford, based at St. Antony’s College, has Country during that time. been running for about fifteen years now. I hope that I’ll be able to develop something similar here if the Center wants that, 3 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter New faculty join Center for Basque Studies Nationalism, Globalization, Sandra Ott, who recently joined the CBS faculty, has a degree from Oxford University and Terror in Social Anthropology, and her book The Basque conference unites internationally renowned scholars Circle of Mountains. A Basque Shepherding Community was reprinted in 1994 by the The Center for Basque Studies University of Nevada Press. Dr. Ott’s re- hosted a small invitational search interests include Basque society and conference on “Nationalism, culture, Basque oral history and memory, Globalization, and Terror: A Debate on Stateless , Particularism/ Universalism, and Radical Democracy,” which united thirteen scholars in a seminar-type format. Conference organizers Begoña Aretxaga, Joseba Gabilondo, and Joseba Zulaika invited several speakers to the University of Nevada, Reno to participate in the conference/seminar held April 7–9. Joseba Zulaika and Xavier Rubert de Ventós Sandra Ott During three full days of presentations and discussion, con- the Basque diaspora with special interest in ferees debated such topics as the present status and future Xiberoans, French history and culture, and prospects of the Basque political conflict, the relationship Basque involvement during the Resistance between democracy and the multihomeland state, and the in World War II. She has taught courses in future of the left in the United States. Many of the partici- ethnology and social anthropology, and also pating scholars are renowned in the academic world for has considerable experience as an adminis- their contributions to the study of nationalism, political trator and fundraiser, having served as Ad- movements, globalization, and related studies. The Center ministrator of the Department for Continu- has plans to publish the conference papers to make them ing Education, Oxford University. She was a Chris Gray available to the public. senior member of St. Antony's College and also a Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Participants and the of their talks were: Oxford. Begoña Aretxaga (Univ. of Texas-Austin), “Out of their Minds?: On Political Madness in the Basque Country.” John Beverley (U. of Pittsburgh), “Multiculturalism and Hegemony.” Walker Connor (), “Democracy and National Self- Determination: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” William Douglass (UNR) and Pedro Ibarra (Univ. del País Vasco), “A Basque Referendum: Resolution of Political Gloria Totoricagüena Conflict or the Promised Land of Error?” Gloria Totoricagüena, a political scientist Dennis Dworkin (UNR), “Intellectual specializing in Basque diasporic studies, has Adventures in the Isles.” also joined the Center faculty, having re- Joseba Gabilondo (UNR), “Global cently received a Ph.D. in Comparative Poli- Hegemony and Independence Day: tics from the London School of Economics Rethinking Biopolitics, Radical Pedro Ibarra and Alfonso Pérez-Agote and Political Science. Her research interests Democracy, and Postnational Terror include ethnonationalism and ethnic identity (Notes on Laclau/Mouffe and Hardt/Negri).” in the Basque diaspora, institutional relation- Chris Gray (Univ. of Great Falls), “Nationalism and the Second Cold War.” ships between Basque diaspora organizations Ernesto Laclau (Univ. of Essex), “Populism: What’s in a Name?” and homeland institutions, and diaspora Robert Paine (Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland), “Saami: Need of, Abuse of or Deliver- language maintenance. Dr. Totoricagüena ance from an Identity Imperative.” spent several months interviewing Basque Alfonso Pérez-Agote (Univ. Complutense), “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Unresolved Grief. immigrants in , Belgium, and Basque Political Violence in the XXI Century.” Australia to research ethnic identity in these Xabier Rubert de Ventós (Autonomous Univ. of Barcelona), “The Art of Forgetting.” areas. She will be teaching a new course, Joseba Zulaika (UNR), “Nourishment by the Negative: Subalternity, Antagonism, and Basque Diaspora Studies, at UNR this fall. Hegemony.” 4 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Politics After 9/11 Special lecture series

Four of the participants in the “Nationalism, include New Reflections on the Revolution of Globalization, and Terror” conference were Our Time (London, 1990) and Populist asked to present public lectures under the Reason (Verso, 2002). He received a general topic of “Politics after 9/11.” The fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson schedule included: Center, Washington, DC in 1989 and a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1989-90. April 8 – John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh: Laclau presently holds a chair in Political “After Communism: Multiculturalism and Theory at the University of Essex where he the Future of the Left” is also director of the doctoral program in Ideology and Discourse Analysis. His current April 9 – research centers on theory in a comparative Ernesto Laclau, University of Essex: perspective; the discursive construction of John Beverley “Political Identities in a Postmodern World” social antagonism; and deconstruction and politics. April 10 – Xavier Rubert de Ventós, Autonomous Dr. Xavier Rubert de Ventós is Professor of University of Barcelona: Aesthetics at the Autonomous University of “Faith Moves Towers” Barcelona, Architecture Department. He has also taught at the University of California, April 11 – Berkeley, , and New York Walker Connor, Middlebury College: University, where he founded the Barcelona– “ and Religion: Competitors or New York Professorship and the Institute for Reinforcers?” the Humanities. A former member of the Spanish Parliament and of the European About the speakers: Parliament, his publications on politics Prof. John Beverley is a Golden Age scholar include El Laberinto de la hispanidad and Latin Americanist at the University of (Planeta, 1987) and Nacionalismos: El Ernesto Laclau Pittsburgh, Department of Hispanic laberinto de la identidad (Espasa Calpe, Language and Literature. His publications 1994). include Literature and Politics in the Central American Revolutions (with Marc Prof. Walker Connor is Distinguished Zimmerman; University of Texas Press, Visiting Professor of Political Science, 1990), and Subalternity and Representation: Middlebury College, Vermont. He has held Arguments in Cultural Theory (Duke resident appointments at Harvard, University Press, 1999). Regarding Dartmouth, the Woodrow Wilson Subalternity, reviewer José Rabasa, UC International Center for Scholars, Oxford, Berkeley, stated: “This is clearly one of the Cambridge, Warsaw, Singapore, and most interesting contributions to subaltern Budapest. The University of Nevada named studies since Ranajit Guha’s definition of the him Distinguished Humanist of 1991–1992 field in the early 1980s.” and the named him the Distinguished Political Scientist of 1997. Xavier Rubert de Ventós Prof. Ernesto Laclau, a political He has published over fifty articles and five philosopher from the University of Essex books dealing with the comparative study of (England), is a leading figure of what has nationalism. Publications include come to be known as post-Marxism. He co- Ethnonationalism: The Quest for authored, with Chantal Mouffe, the seminal Understanding (Princeton University Press, work Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: 1993) and The National Question in Towards a Radical Democratic Politics, Marxist-Leninist Theory and Strategy which has revolutionized the Marxist world (Princeton University Press, 1984). over the last fifteen years. Other publications

Many thanks to the Hilliard Foundation Committee of the University of Nevada, Reno for their assistance in presenting this lecture series. Walker Connor

5 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Highlights New Advisory Board Members Joseba Zulaika and William Douglass This spring at UNR we offered several traveled to Euskadi in late November to classes: a new class on , Architect Frank Gehry and network with colleagues, Basque Rewriting the Nation, taught by Joseba Basque industrialist Juan Zelaia Government officials, and institutional Gabilondo; Museums, Architecture, City join Advisory Board as honorary representatives to discuss current projects Renewal: The Bilbao Guggenheim, taught and possible areas of collaboration. by Joseba Zulaika (also crosslisted members; under Anthropology and Art); Elementary Peter Ernaut of Nevada becomes Director Joseba Zulaika was interviewed on Basque II by Kate Camino; and Second- newest member of Board Euskal Telebista on November 26, while Year Basque by Linda White. visiting the Basque region. The program, We also have an impressive lineup of At the recent CBS Advisory Board meeting “El Punto,” was hosted by Juan Luis classes now available on the web. If you held in Reno, Director Joseba Zulaika Bikuña and José Felix Azurmendi. are unable to enroll at UNR, consider announced that two distinguished figures taking our classes online from anywhere had agreed to become Honorary Members On November 14, CBS staff were honored to in the world. (See article on page 9.) of the board: Architect Frank Gehry and welcome University of Nevada, Reno Basque businessman Juan Zelaia (Celaya). President John Lilley as a visitor to the Program Assistant Kate Camino conducted Center. As the new chief administrator, live interviews in Basque with Radio Lilley has been visiting the departments Euzkadi and Euskal Irratia, who con- to become acquainted with their staff and tacted her regarding reactions in the U.S. ongoing projects. We presented Dr. Lilley to the terrorist actions. Camino is the with a copy of Robert Laxalt’s Sweet North American correspondent for Euskal Promised Land. Irratia Telebista (Basque Radio and Television), providing news about the Linda White presented a paper “The Basque community for the Euskadi Decline of Mari: From Goddess to Munduan (Basques in the world) section Lamina to Witch in the Basque Pan- of their web site. theon” at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Juan Zelaia Language Association conference in Gloria Totoricagüena helped direct the (photo: Ismael Díaz de Mendibil, Santa Clara, November 9–11, 2001. 2001–2002 exhibit, “Basque Emigration Euskonews & Media #93) th th to the in the 19 and 20 Frank Gehry of Los Angeles designed the Homage was paid to William Douglass’ Centuries” which was featured in Bilbao Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, considered career as an anthropologist during the at the Basque Archaeological, Ethno- the most emblematic building of the turn of th 100 annual meeting of the American graphic and History Museum. The the century. Juan Zelaia Letamendi is a Anthropological Association, held in Museum issued a special publication Basque industrialist from Vitoria with Washington, DC November 28–December which she authored: “Una Aproximación international business interests, including 2. A special invited session entitled “The al desarrollo de la Diáspora Vasca,” in the Cegasa battery enterprise, who strongly Influence of William Douglass on the Kanpoko Etxe : Emigración Vasca supports initiatives in Basque culture. Anthropology of Europe” was organized a América Siglos XIX-XX (Bilbao, 2001). The Advisory Board also welcomed its by the AAA subgroup, Society for the newest regular member, Peter Ernaut of Anthropology of Europe. Organized by Center faculty Linda White and Joseba Nevada, who is Managing Director of David Kertzer of Brown University, the Gabilondo attended the Modern Government Affairs and Public Policy for session included a lecture on “Africans in Language Association annual conference Jones Vargas and has been active in Nevada the , Basques in the U.S.: On the in New Orleans December 27–30, where State politics. He served as campaign Anthropology of Bill Douglass,” by they participated in the first Basque manager and Chief of Staff to Nevada Joseba Zulaika. literature panel ever held at MLA, Governor Kenny Guinn and now is a entitled “Inside, Outside, Inside Out: political consultant in the private sector. Director Joseba Zulaika was interviewed by Basque Women Writers from Three Nevada media after the terrorist attacks Perspectives.” We are honored to have these eminent of September 11. He was quoted in the Dr. White presented “From the individuals associated with our Center. Nevada Appeal (September 12); the Outside Booking In: Basque Women Lovelock Review Miner (September 13); Writers Urretabizkaia, Mintegi, and and the Reno News and Review (Septem- Oñederra Viewed Through Anglo- ber 20), due to his research on the topic American Feminism and Majority of terrorism. In addition, he was con- Language Stylistic Imposition.” Dr. tacted by various media outlets in the Gabilondo spoke on “Postnational Desire Basque Country for his comments on the Inside Out: Basque Women Writing situation in the U.S. Inside and Out the National Matrix of the Middle-Class First Person. A Reconsid- eration of the Identity/Desire Debate.” continued on page 8 6 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Center for Basque Studies

Advisory Board meeting At the afternoon meeting, Chairman John Echeverria led the members in a discussion of which projects to pursue, and long-term fundraising goals. A draft of a Case State- ment had been circulated, identifying the Center’s goals and needs.

CBS Advisory Board members (from left) Michonne Ascuaga, Joseba Zulaika, Emilia Doyaga, Carmelo Urza, Pete Cenarrusa, and Chairman John Echeverria.

The CBS Advisory Board met in Reno on February 2 to review accomplishments of the past year and to discuss future goals and priorities. Dean Robert Mead and Development Direc- CBS staff member Kate Camino demonstrates tor Jodi Manatt of the College of Arts and Science addressed the group. Then Board Chair- the Basque Oral History web site. man John Echeverria described results of the Board’s efforts resulting from their first meet- ing in January 2001, which included assisting with obtaining a budget enhancement from In addition to the Nevada Legislature, creation of a charter for the Chairman John Board, monitoring of involvement with the planned Echeverria, new library building which will house the Center, and other members establishment of a fundraising network. present were Michonne Echeverria mentioned that several prominent indi- Ascuaga, Mike viduals in the Basque Country who were impressed by Bidart, Pete the activities of the Center and the Advisory Board, Cenarrusa, decided to form a Friends of the Center for Basque Emilia Doyaga, Board member Studies group in Europe to assist us. Pello Salaburu Pello Salaburu, John Ysursa and Goio Monreal are the founders, and have been Carmelo Urza, joined by others. John Ysursa, and Joseba Zulaika. Other members of the board include Anita Bob Gabrielli, Development Director for the Univer- Anacabe-Franzoia, Joe Ansolabehere, sity of Nevada, Reno Foundation, also spoke to the Begoña Aretxaga, José María Basagoiti, José group regarding how the Foundation functions to as- Ramón Cengotitabengoa, William Douglass, Chairman John Echeverria sist the colleges and departments with fundraising. Jeronima Echeverria, new board member One of the stated missions of the Advisory Board is to advise the Center on relevant topics Pete Ernaut, and Felipe Muguerza. Honorary for research, as well as to assist in fundraising activities to procure the capital resources members are Frank Gehry and Juan Zelaia needed to carry out those projects. Letamendi.

Center faculty and staff each then presented information on their work areas and key projects, including ideas for future projects.

Sandra Ott (left) and Gloria Totoricagüena Board members Pello Salaburu (left) and Robert Mead, Dean of the College of with John Ascuaga at the Sparks Nugget, Michael Bidart. Arts and Science where a post-meeting dinner was held.

7 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter (Highlights, continued) Basque scholarships awarded to Nevada Basque Studies Librarian Marcelino Ugalde Joseba Gabilondo published an article, published a paper, “Identity, History and “Postnationalism, Fundamentalism, and students Ethnicity Through Basque ,” in the Global Real: Historicizing the 2001 issue of the Journal of the Terror/ism and the New North Ameri- The recently created Peter Echeverria Society of Basque Studies in America. can/Global Ideology,” in the Journal of Scholarship was awarded for the 2002–03 Spanish Cultural Studies 3.1 (2002), academic year to Mariesa Wetzel of Elko, Center Director Joseba Zulaika presented a 57–86. Nevada. A top scholar and honor student, paper on “Seducciones, asimetrías, Mariesa has been very active in the Elko globalizaciones: Las lecciones del Museo In February, Marcelino Ugalde taught a Basque Club with the dance group and Guggenheim Bilbao” at the SITAC session on Basque culture and history to festivals. She also gave presentations on conference—Primer Simposio Internaci- the Elderhostel program for EduQuest Basque culture and foods at her school onal de Teoría sobre Arte Contemporá- Foundation of Truckee, California. during Western Folklife Week. At the neo: Intercambio de Experiencias en el University of Nevada, Reno, she is studying Arte Contemporáneo—held in Mexico Basque researcher Joxe Mallea Olaetxe for a business degree and hopes to work in City, January 24–26, 2002. His paper was presented a paper on “Zumarraga, the hotel/resort industry. accompanied by a presentation featuring Arantzazu, ta Oñatiarrak” at a confer- the Guggenheim Museum “franchises” ence held in Oñati, Spain. It was the I The Peter Echeverria Scholarship was around the world. Congreso Internacional – Arantzazu y funded as a memorial to the prominent The conference was sponsored by the Los Franciscanos Vascos en América / Nevada lawyer and political figure. It is Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Arantzazu Euskal Frantziskotarrak awarded each year to a full-time student at Artes; Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; Ameriketan, held December 11–15. the University of Nevada, Reno who is of and Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo, Basque descent and maintains high scholarly among others, as well as by corporate Gloria Totoricagüena participated in the standards. Interested students should check entities such as AT&T and Nextel. Diputación de Bizkaia Conference in with their school’s scholarship coordinator or Miami, Florida April 9–11. Her see our web site for further information. Two web sites created by presentation, based on diaspora Basque Studies Ph.D. student Lisa fieldwork in the U.S., focused on the The Dolores Saval Trigero Scholarship has Corcostegui were recognized by the importance of changing the international been awarded to Kelly Dugger of dantzan.com site from the Basque media image of the Basque Country and Winnemucca, Nevada. During her years at Country. The Basque-language site, its future effects on tourism. Lowry High School, she maintained a high operated by the Kezka Dantzari Taldea scholarly record while also participating in (Kezka dance ensemble) of Elgoibar, Director Joseba Zulaika was interviewed many extracurricular and civic activities, noted Lisa’s Dantzaldizkaria (http:// for a cultural program by Mexico City’s including dancing in the Winnemucca www.dantzariak.net/danzaldizkaria) and Channel 22. The program aired on Basque Club’s Irrintzi group. Kelly plans to CyberDantza sites. The CyberDantza site January 28 and featured a discussion on study music at UNR, perhaps going into the (http://basque.unr.edu/dance/default.htm) the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, an field of education. includes a section of field notes from area that Dr. Zulaika has researched for Lisa’s research in the Basque region last several years. The Dolores Saval Trigero Scholarship was summer. created as a memorial by her family, and is Basque Librarian Marcelino Ugalde was awarded annually to a rural Nevada student A recent article on the finding of several interviewed by local media regarding of Basque descent who attends the “lost” paintings by English poet and artist creation of the new Basque Film University of Nevada, Reno on a full-time William Blake included an essay on Archives. An article appeared in the basis. A good scholarly record is also Blake by Joseba Zulaika. The article and Reno Gazette Journal of April 30. A stressed. Interested students may check our essay appeared in the Basque-language second interview, conducted by Sandra web site for information, or visit the daily Egunkaria’s online version. Macias, was featured in the University’s scholarship coordinator at their Nevada Friends of the Library Newsletter, school. During the 2002 Spring semester, Marcelino Spring 2002 issue. Ugalde guest lectured in Anthropology 201 covering the ethnonationalism Basque Library Assistant Demo Papaeliou movement in Euskadi, and in History 217 is continuing work at Southern Con- discussing the history of Basques in necticut State University for his Masters Nevada. of Library Science, while also pursuing Basque language study at UNR. Kate Camino represented the CBS at the spring NABO meeting in Salt Lake City on March 2. She presented the Center’s plans for the new Ikasi program (see story, page 10), created to provide information on Basque culture.

8 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter CBS receives replica of Upcoming events in Oñati Monument to Reno Online Basque Sheepherder Tree carvings exhibit, classes The Center recently received a small replica presentations Learn about the Basques by studying at of the Euskal Artzaiari Monumentua / Basque researcher Joxe Mallea Olaetxe will home via the Internet! Now students can Monument to the Basque Sheepherder, a complete a University of Nevada, Reno sculpture created by Nestor Basterrechea as a present a talk on July 20, the weekend of the Reno Basque Festival, to discuss his re- minor in Basque Studies—online! Offer- “sister monument” to the one located in ings include: Reno, Nevada. The Oñati piece is in the search on Basque tree carvings in the nearby stylized form of a tree, representing the Sierra. The talk is given in conjunction with an exhibit of aspen carving rubbings done by Elementary Basque I, Elementary families of the descendants of sheepherders Basque II — L. White. Introduction to the in the Americas. It stands over thirty feet Philip and Jean Earl and displayed at the Amaranth Museum in Reno. Two carved tree language through development of written high and is located near the Basque city of and conversational skills, and through Oñati in Urrintxo. trunks housed in the Basque Studies Library will be on loan for the exhibit. structural analysis. The corresponding work in the U.S. was On Sunday, July 21, Philip Earl will give a Second Year Basque I, Second Year dedicated in 1989, and depicts in modern Basque II — L. White. Structural review, a herder in solitude guarding his flock. presentation about the aspen rubbings. His wife, Jean, will silent auction one of her conversation, and writing. Further work on It is located at Rancho San Rafael Regional the unique structure of the Basque verb and Park in north Reno. framed original rubbings, with ten percent of the proceeds to be donated to the Center. suffixes. We thank the Monument Commission, led by Prints of the rubbings will be available for sale. Museums, Architecture, City Renewal: Project Coordinator Nekane Oiarbide, for the The Bilbao Guggenheim — J. Zulaika. gift of the sculpture replica and for their Via Bilbao’s Guggenheim, explores the role work on behalf of this project. The exhibit as well as the Reno Basque Festival are sponsored by ARTown, a month- of arts, architecture, museums and cultural long arts festival held in Reno each July. industries in regenerating urban centers.

The Basque Economy from Industrial- Basque musical group ization to Globalization — M. Gómez to appear in Reno Uranga. An in-depth perspective of the Basque economy, from its historical roots in The musical group Alboka will appear in industrialization to the present. Reno on July 19, eve of the Reno Basque Festival. The group, founded in the Basque Basque Language, Society, and Culture Country in 1994, is well known in Europe — E. Amorrortu. Highlights the role of for their performances of acoustic instrumen- language in Basque politics and cultural tal traditional music. They use a combination and social practices as well as the influence Replica of of guitars, mandolins, bouzoukis, ttunttun, of social aspects on the language. Oñati Monument accordion, alboka, bagpipes, flutes, and crumhorns to perform a carefully chosen Modern Basque History (from 1700 to selection of dances and airs taken from tradi- the Present) — C. Watson. Social and New publication on the tional collections. The name political history of the Basque country from Basque children in exile “Alboka” refers to a Basque folk instrument the eighteenth century on. made from cow horns. Adrian Bell has written a new book on a Basque Diaspora Studies — instructor: G. group of Basque children who were The group later began to include in their Totoricagüena. Ethnic identity maintenance evacuated to safety in England in 1937 after repertoire vocal material and new composi- in the Basque diaspora: migration, globali- the bombing of Gernika and siege of Bilbao. tions in the traditional style. They have zation, ethno-nationalism, gender, and Only for Three Months: The Basque released three popular CDs over the last Basque government relations. Children in Exile (Mousehold Press (UK), several years. 2002) explores whether exile cut these Basque Cinema: An Introduction — J. children off from their Basque cultural roots In addition to their many Basque Country Martí-Olivella. Examines Basque cinema and whether the evacuation was an performances, Alboka has performed exten- both as artistic practice and as a social text. appropriate response to the dangers of war, sively at international folk festivals including considering that they ended up being away Dranouter (Belgium), Folkfest (Italy), Basque Culture — J. Zulaika. Survey of from their families for years. Euromusica (Hungary), Forde (Norway), the culture of the Basque people of Europe and Panceltic Music Festival. both in historical perspective and contem- In compiling this book, the author porary society. interviewed many of the former exiles, some The concert is sponsored by the Center for of whom settled permanently in Britain. An Basque Studies. Please see our web site at Enroll online at www.dce.unr.edu/istudy hour-long interview with Bell about the book http://basque.unr.edu or call the Center at By phone: 800.233.8928 or 775.784.4652 was presented by the BBC on March 30. 784-4854 for details. By fax: 775.784.1280 9 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Basque clarinetist performs CBS to present “Ikasi” in Reno program The Center for Basque Studies offers an The Center for Basque Basque classical music opportunity for adults to learn about Basque Studies, in cooperation and its development. culture this summer. The program, called with the University of Ikasi (to learn) will be held June 26–28, Nevada, Reno Music A graduate of Mannes and is presented in conjunction with North Department and the College of Music, Pur- American Basque Organizations, Inc. The University Studies Abroad chase Conservatory, and classes will take place on the University of Consortium, presented a SUNY at Stonybrook, Nevada campus and include sessions on the concert by renowned Oskar Espina-Ruiz was Basque language, history, mythology, Basque clarinetist Oskar top Clarinetist Award music, films, genealogy, and the Bilbao Espina-Ruiz on February 1, Winner at the 1999 Guggenheim Museum. 2002. Olga Koussevitzky Competition for Wood- This brief course on Basque culture was Mr. Espina-Ruiz, Oskar Espina-Ruiz winds and winner of originally conceived as an opportunity for accompanied by pianist Artists International’s adult relatives of children who attend the Noriko Nagasawa, performed a program of 1999 Annual New York Debut Award. annual Basque Music Camp, or Udaleku, to musical pieces by Basque composers that He has been featured in concert series also learn about their Basque heritage. The was well received by the large audience. He in Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, Udaleku program is conducted in varying also gave commentary during the Japan, China, and the U.S., including locations each summer, and this year will performance to inform listeners about Carnegie Hall. be in Reno, Nevada. For the pilot Ikasi program, fees have been waived. Further information and registration forms may be found on the NABO Web site at www.basqueclubs.com.

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Argentinian scholar 1996–2000 and as Vice President from Studies on several occasions and a recipient presents lecture 1992–1996. He has a Ph.D. in Basque of the CBS Summer Stipend. During his Philology from the University of the Basque visits to Reno he met several times with Prof. Marcelino Iriani Zalakain of the Country, and also studied at the universities Robert Laxalt. Best known for his work Universidad del Centro, Tandil, Argentina of MIT, Cornell, and New Mexico. During a Sweet Promised Land, Laxalt was a very gave a presentation for the Basque Lecture sabbatical in 2000–2001, Salaburu spent a popular Western writer, particularly among Series on “Inmigración Vasca a la Argentina, year in residence at the Center for Basque the Basque community. 1840–1920.” The lecture was presented at Studies, and now serves on the Center’s UNR on October 24. Dr. Iriani’s research Advisory Board. Presently he is a professor Río’s book was published (in Spanish) by centers on immigration in Italy, Spain, of Basque Philology at the University of the the University of the Basque Country Press. Mexico, and Argentina. Basque Country. For information on ordering the book, please contact the Editorial Universidad del País Pello Salaburu discusses David Río presents first Vasco at [email protected] (price: 14.50 Basque language book on Robert Laxalt Euros). standardization Author David Río Raigadas presented his Miel Elustondo visits Center Visiting professor Dr. Pello Salaburu spoke new book, Robert Laxalt: la voz de los on “The Basque Language Standardization Vascos en la literatura norteamericana Miel A. Elustondo, Basque linguist and free- Project of (Basque Language (Robert Laxalt: the Voice of the Basques in lance journalist from Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Academy)” on February 6 at the University North American Literature) at the University Basque region, visited the Center in Febru- of Nevada, Reno. He discussed the history of of Nevada, Reno on April 16. In his ary-March. He has interviewed many the Academy and their monumental task in introduction to the work he discussed Basque immigrants and Basque-Americans creating a unified (batua) dialect of Basque, Laxalt’s life and writing career. and is now continuing with this research, which historically has many dialectal offering many of his interviews as a contri- variations. Prof. Río teaches and conducts research on bution to the Oral History project. Elustondo American literature at the University of the is also working on a biography of former Dr. Salaburu served as President of the Basque Country–Vitoria. He has been a Center Coordinator William A. Douglass. University of the Basque Country from visiting scholar at the Center for Basque 10 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter Your Gateway to the Basque Country ...and the World!

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Liburutegitik: From the Basque Library by Marcelino Ugalde

During spring semester the Basque Studies Library sought to further The new Basque Film Archives in the Basque Studies Library, enhance library services. The goal was to make it easier for students formed by a license agreement between the Euskadiko Filmategia of the Basque courses on campus to access their assigned reading and UNR, were mentioned in the last newsletter. What has this new materials by making them available electronically. Librarian endeavor meant for the Basque Studies Library? First, the films—in Marcelino Ugalde and Library Assistant Dee Papaeliou began work- VHS/PAL and DVD format—need to be processed and cataloged. In ing with colleague Maggie Ressel to scan and link the course litera- the first shipment from the Filmategia, we received 63 VHS titles, 3 ture listed on each instructor’s syllabus. All readings had to be col- DVD titles, and 10 books. The license agreement indicates that we lected, scanned, cropped, saved as .pdf files, and uploaded to the will receive all cinematographic materials in duplicate if possible, so main library’s electronic reserve server. that one copy can be archived for preservation. Thus in actuality we acquired 117 films and 20 books. Most of the film titles have already Our first attempt was to provide e-reserves for Prof. Zulaika’s been cataloged by Kathryn Etcheverria, cataloger of Basque materi- Guggenheim course. Once we determined the appropriate settings for als. Some of the received titles were: Airbag, La Ardilla Roja, El scanning and cropping, we discovered that a scanned image is only Anónimo, El Reino de Victor, Yoyes, El cura de Bargota, Tu novia as good as the original. About one quarter of the readings had to be está loca, Au Pays des Basques, and 39 episodes of the documentary, requested from other libraries because UNR did not own the journal, Todavía ayer, much of which covers the Spanish Civil War era. nor was the required article available in full-text form in a database. Altogether, 47 course readings were electronically linked from the Next, it was clear that we would need to develop a web-enabled library’s server. The e-reserves site is protected, as UNR students database for the archives. With the expertise of Web Development and faculty are the only ones who can have access. We did observe a Librarian Araby Greene, a database was designed and is now being slight learning curve with respect to retrieving and printing the docu- populated with bibliographic information. Other web pages have ments, but within a few weeks most of the problems had been been created as well to complete the film archives web site. Film solved. Without any doubt, e-reserves are changing the expectations records will be added to the database as materials are received. We of students and faculty as to the kind of service they can hope to hope our patrons enjoy easy access via the site. If you have any sug- receive from libraries, and we must continue to meet and exceed gestions for improvements, please contact the library staff. their expectations. Two new Basque studies courses will be taught on campus next fall, and the Basque Studies Library is up to the chal- For recent acquisitions to the Basque Studies Library, please follow lenge to provide this service. the “Basque Library’s New Titles” link at the following URL: http:// catalog.library.unr.edu/ftlist 12