March 7: “50 Years: Tucson’s LGBTQ Community” will be held 7-9 p.m. A discussion with Adela Licona, an associate professor in the UA’s English department; Stephen Russell, who directs the Frances McClelland Institute; and Jamie Lee, a doctoral student in the UA School of Information Resources and Library Science.
April 29: “50 Years: Tucson’s Mexican American Community” is a discussion with Lupe Castillo, a faculty member at Pima Community College, and Margo Cowan, a Pima County public defender.
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From the UA News Service:
“In this is the final lecture accompanying Special Collections’ “Mars Madness” exhibition, Bradley Schauer, assistant professor in the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television, explores “Filming Pulp Poetry: Ray Bradbury and It Came From Outer Space.”
In 1953, Universal Studios – known for its horror films – released its first science fiction feature of the ’50s, “It Came From Outer Space,” written by prominent science fiction writer Ray Bradbury. Based in part on Bradbury’s childhood memories of living in Tucson, “It Came From Outer Space” is a haunting and beautiful film that challenges easy assumptions about ’50s science fiction films being “schlocky” or campy.
Schauer will detail the production history of the film, discussing how Bradbury and the filmmakers were able to create an eerie and poetic film while still giving science fiction fans the scares and thrills they expected from the genre.”
A selection of additional film posters…
From the UA News Service: Join us for the second talk accompanying two concurrent exhibitions: “Celebrating Excellence: Women in Anthropology”, on display in the Main Library, and “Celebrating Excellence: 100 Years of UA Anthropology”, on display in Special Collections.
In this panel discussion, four distinguished female faculty members from the UA School of Anthropology share their perspectives on impact of their research and their professional experiences in the field of anthropology.
Panel Speakers:
Jennifer Roth-Gordon, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Stacey Tecot, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Marcela Vasquez-Leon, Associate Professor, Anthropology & Associate Research Anthropologist, Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology
Mary Voyatzis, Professor, Anthropology
