November 13, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsRemembering Futurama at the 1939 New York World’s Fair Norman Bel Geddes’s Futurama exhibit, dedicated to “building the world of tomorrow,” proved to be a step into Bob Hesdorfer’s future before he’d even arrived. “I was probably 14,” says Hesdorfer, referring to the spring day in 1939 that he and a classmate spent at the New York World’s Fair.… read more
November 8, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingFellows Find: “How to Revise a True War Story” John K. Young, a professor of English at Marshall University, reflects on the production history of Tim O’Brien’s novels and their implications for the kinds of narratives that are possible for soldiers’ experiences in the Vietnam War. Young received a fellowship from the Norman Mailer Endowed Fund. “You can… read more
November 6, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyConversation and book signing with photographer Nathan Lyons Jessica S. McDonald, the Ransom Center’s Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography, speaks with photographer, curator, and educator Nathan Lyons about his career and role in the expansion of American photography on this Thursday, November 8, at 7 p.m. McDonald edited the anthology Nathan Lyons: Selected Essays,… read more
