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Basque Studies N E W S L E T T E R Center for BasqueISSN: Studies 1537-2464 Newsletter Center for Basque Studies N E W S L E T T E R Sixteen new publications highlight years activities FALL The Center for Basque Studies has had a Muerte en Murélaga William A. Douglass highly productive year in terms of publica- (Spain: Alga Editorial). 2003 tion of research on Basque topics. Our fac- ulty, and other scholars of Basque studies, In 1973, Barral Editores of Barcelona pub- have produced an impressive output in terms lished Muerte en Murélaga, the Spanish of both quantity and quality, creating some translation of William A. Douglass first NUMBER 68 sixteen volumes covering subjects as varied bookDeath in Murelaga: The Social Sig- as Basque women, the writ- nificance of Funerary Ritual in ings of a Basque sculptor, the a Spanish Basque Village (1970, Basque diaspora, bertsolaris, American Ethnological Society cinema, and linguistics. Below and University of Washington In this issue: we have summarized the prod- Press). Muerte en Murélaga was ucts of the labors of the past on Spains non-fiction bestseller year: list for several months, and the Basque publications 1 work became a classic that was III World Congress 3 Amatxi, Amuma, Amona: read widely. Last June, a revised Writings in Honor of Basque and corrected edition was re- Visiting scholars 4 Women eds., Linda White printed by the Basque publish- and Cameron Watson. Center ing house Alga. It includes a Changes in the for Basque Studies Occasional new introduction by Joseba Basque Library 5 Papers Series, no. 8 (hard- Zulaika that discusses Douglass Highlights 6 cover, 192 pages, $25.00). influence upon the course of Basque social anthropology. Bertsolari Symposium 9 This publication brings to- gether eleven essays on Oteizas Selected Writings ed., Database project 10 Basque women, their personal Joseba Zulaika; trans., F. Fornoff. Studies Abroad in and collective stories, from the Center for Basque Studies Occa- Basque Country of Europe to sional Papers Series, no. 9 (550 the Basque Country 11 Basque settlements in the pages, $25.95 paperback, $39.95 American West, Latin hardcover). America, and Australia. The focus of this diverse collection Oteiza was one of the principal is identity, specifically Basque artists and art theorists of the identity, and the contribution twentieth century. The radical of these women to their com- deconstructionism of his formal munities and to the mainte- disoccupations of space, con- nance of their culture. The sidered by many a precursor of book includes two fictional works, with minimalism, won him the 1957 Grand Inter- others ranging from biographical to more national Prize for Sculpture at the Sao Paulo A semi-annual publication of the academic offerings. Publication assistance Biennial, the most coveted prize for a sculp- Center for Basque Studies, for the volume was provided by the Basque tor at the time. Soon afterward, however, he University of Nevada, Reno Government and by donors to the Consor- concluded, I no longer need my statues. I Reno, NV 89557-0012 tium for the Study of Basque Women. am no longer a sculptor. Oteiza then staged (continued on page 2) 1 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter a second career, as influential as the first, as Volume 1, Diaspora vasca comparada, com- an art theorist, urbanist, architect, and cul- prises Totoricagüenas comparative study of tural agitator, turning into a shamanic and Basque identity, culture, and politics in six controversial figure. His relentless aesthetic different countries. This is the Spanish edi- education of the Basques laid the cultural tion of Totoricagüenas Ph.D. thesis (avail- groundwork for the building of the able in English from the University of Ne- Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. A precursor vada Press as Identity, Culture, and Politics of the end of art and the ethnographic turn, in the Basque Diaspora). Volume 2, Oteiza has been heralded by Frank Gehry Vasconia Global, is a collection of twenty and Richard Serra as one of the fundamental essays by William A. Douglass. Published artists of our time. He is now being honored over three decades and appearing largely in by a series of international exhibits. English (one in French), the works are repre- sentative selections of a professional career Oteizas Selected Writings presents portions dedicated to study of the Basque emigrant of his theoretical work to the English-speak- diaspora worldwide. Particular emphasis is ing world. Oteizas radical voice restores the placed upon the Basque communities of the Photo of a Great Grey Owl, from the Almost Gone exhibit by Marie- Jose Durquet. See story on page 3. The Center for Basque Studies Gloria Totoricagüena Newsletter is a semi-annual and William A. publication sent free of charge Douglass by a display to any interested person. If you of Urazandi Series would like to receive the books in Vitoria- newsletter in paper format, Gasteiz, where they were please send your name and officially presented postal address to: during the III World Basque Congress. Center for Basque Studies / 322 University of Nevada, Reno integrity of the historical avant-garde while American West, Latin America, and Austra- Reno, NV 89557-0012 offering a challenging counterpoint to the lia, as well as their evolution over time. The neo-avant-garde movements that he antici- collection contains one previously unpub- Or e-mail us at: [email protected] pated. lished workan analysis of the shift within the demographic patterns of the Basque- The newsletter is also available Urazandi: Basques Across Americans as reflected in the U.S. censuses electronically, in a printable the Seas Series of 1980, 1990, and 2000. Both works were format. If you would like to The Government of the Basque Autonomous translated from English to Spanish by Haritz receive the newsletter in Community has generously funded the ex- Monreal Zarraonandia of Donostia. electronic format, thus saving traordinary international research project, printing and postage costs, Urazandi: Basques Across the Seas for re- Totoricagüena also authored Boise Basques: please let us know your e-mail cording the history and development of the Dreamers and Doers (Vol. 3) and The address. most significant Basque communities in the Basques of New York: A Cosmopolitan Expe- world. Center for Basque Studies faculty rience (Vol. 12), which culminated more Please visit our web site: William A. Douglass and Gloria Totorica- than two years of fieldwork, archival re- güena were selected as two of the several search, and personal interviews. She has researchers and authors for the project been selected as the author for the next basque.unr.edu launched in 2001. The fifteen-volume collec- Urazandi publication regarding Basques in tion, which was presented at the Third World Australia, due in 2004. Other communities Congress of Basque Collectivities during around the world are encouraged to propose Produced by Center for Basque July in Vitoria-Gasteiz, introduces research a project to the Basque Government Director Studies, University of Nevada, into the society, politics, history, and eco- of Relations with Basque Collectivities, Josu Reno. Jill Berner, editor. nomics of fifteen different Basque diaspora Legarreta, and to the Urazandi Collection communities. The completed volumes cover coordinator, Benan Oregi. This series is the communities of Barcelona and Madrid, ground-breaking in the disciplines of migra- Spain; Paris, France; Boise and New York, tion, ethnic identity, and diaspora studies U.S.A.; Mexico City, Mexico; Montevideo, The University of Nevada, Reno is an Equal around the world. The Basques are the only Opportunity / Affirmative Action, ADA institu- Uruguay; and the cities of Buenos Aires, group to have such an extensive comparative tion. 10/03 10,000. Bahia Blanca, Lavallol, Tandil, Mar del Plata, and Rosario, Argentina. (continued on page 5) 2 Center for Basque Studies Newsletter III World Congress of Basque-American Basque Collectivities photographer exhibits at UNR The Congreso Mundial de Colectividades The Congress was attended by Center staff Vascas, or World Congress of Basque Collec- members William Douglass, Gloria tivities, convened its third session in Vitoria- Totoricagüena, Joseba Zulaika, and Ph.D. The work of Basque-American photogra- Gasteiz the week of July 1418. The Con- students Lisa Corcostegui and Pedro pher Marie-Jose Durquet is featured in the gress, held every four years, is a gathering of Oiarzabal. New Ph.D. student Imanol gallery in Getchell Library at UNR during delegates from the Basque diaspora along Galfarsoro also attended as a representative the month of October in an exhibit entitled with Basque Government and academic of the London Euskal Etxea. Almost Gone. The color photographs representatives. The main theme of this employ mixed media, fiber art, drawing, years Congress was the diaspora youth and On July 14, William Douglass and Gloria and ultimately photography. The subjects ways to encourage their involvement in Totoricagüena participated in the presenta- are drawings made using yarn glued Basque ethnicity maintenance. tion of the Urazandi: Basques Across the down on concrete, which are then photo- Seas series, publications concerning graphed. The drawings depict a few of the Basques in the diaspora. Douglass many threatened and endangered species in also introduced Patrick OSullivan California, represented by simple lines in of Bradford University for his lec- whitea color which in many cultures ture on La colectividad irlandesa symbolizes death and evokes skeletal re- mains. The yarn gives a tangible texture to en el mundo hoy. On the 16th, Lisa Corcostegui introduced the presenta- the subject while creating a semi-perma- tions by North American Basque nent art piece. Many of the drawings have Organizations representatives on remained intact in their locations for La juventud de los Centros Vascos months, depending on the weather. de USA. (from left) Josu Legarreta, Director, Basque Entities Relations; Gloria Totoricagüena; Lehendakari Ibarretxe and his wife; Iñaki Aguirre, Secretary [photos courtesy of Eusko Jaurlaritza] General of Exterior Affairs.
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