May 5, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmWorld War I Film Series highlights films made during and about the First World War In conjunction with the current exhibition The World at War, 1914–1918, the Ransom Center, Austin Film Society, and Paramount Theatre are presenting a series of 13 films centered around World War I. The films will be screened from May through July at the Ransom Center, Paramount Theatre, and Marchesa… read more
May 1, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsIain Sinclair traces steps of literary heroes of the Beat Generation in new book Writer, documentarian, and Londoner Iain Sinclair, whose archive resides at the Ransom Center, has written a new book, American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light. Sinclair visited The University of Texas at Austin in 2010 while preparing for his previous project, Ghost Milk: Recent Adventures Among the Future… read more
