Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Guest Lecture by Jeff Biggers
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - JR 118
State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream (Nation Books)
Raised in Tucson, Arizona, Jeff Biggers is the American Book Award-winning author/journalist of four works of memoir/history: State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream, In the Sierra Madre, The United States of Appalachia, and Reckoning at Eagle Creek, which won the David Brower Award for Environmental Reporting.
Visit his website for more info: www.jeffbiggers.com
Follow Jeff Biggers on Twitter @JeffRBiggers
Fantastic & Strange: Reflections of Self in Science Fiction Literature
Tuesday, September 18 - Friday, July 26 All Day - Tseng Gallery, Oviatt Library
http://library.csun.edu/blogs/goingson/fantastic-strange/
Science fiction literature, one of the most popular and entertaining genres in modern fiction, has been read and loved by children and adults for decades. From the earliest pulp publications to modern masterpieces, science fiction short stories and novels have often functioned as a lens through which we express our sense of wonder, marvel at the possibilities of new technologies, and engage in our wildest imaginings. Join us as we celebrate the fantastic and strange in science fiction literature.