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

“Join us as Diane Austin, Professor and Director of the School of Anthropology and Research Anthropologist with the Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology (BARA) opens Special Collections’ newest exhibition.

The presentation will highlight some of the key historical and current challenges addressed by University of Arizona anthropologists”

EVENT SCHEDULE

5:30: Welcoming Remarks by Karen Williams, Dean of The University of Arizona Libraries

5:45: Brief remarks from our guest elected officials Tucson Mayor Jonathon Rothschild and Pima County Board of Supervisors Chairperson, Richard Elias

6:00: Presentation by Meg Weesner, retired National Park Service Ranger

6:45: Reception

Welcome to the opening event for the “Wilderness Act: Arizonans Keeping It Wild for 50 Years” exhibition.

 It has been a great pleasure to work with my co-curator and tonight’s featured speaker, Meg Weesner,  on this exhibit, which celebrates the 50^th Anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act and acknowledges the work of three key figures in the environmental movement: Stewart Udall, Morris K. Udall, and Edward Abbey, as well as the works of early and modern wilderness thinkers and writers.

I’d like to thank  Kevin Dahl, program manager of the field office of the National Parks Conservation Association, and Special Collections student assistant Jarrod Mingus,  for their assistance with the exhibit. Curating this exhibit was indeed a labor of love,  and a true team effort!

Thanks also to  the Friends of the University Library and the Dean of the Library, Karen Williams for their support. 

I hope you take some time tonight to examine the documents and photos and to read the quotes and descriptions in each of the exhibit cases. I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised to learn how fortunate we Arizonans are to have so much wilderness in our midst.

In gratitude,

Bob Diaz

Exhibits and Events Coordinator

Special Collections

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO OF THIS EVENT HERE. (Program starts at 14 minutes into the hour).