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SPEAKER SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Franco Brambilla, “Gli ascoltatori” (2008)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Throughout the semester, we will hear writers and scholars speak about their national sf.\u00a0 A few speakers will come to campus; others will be recorded and viewed; and others will virtually visit our class via Skype for about a half an hour each.<\/p>\n

On-Campus Speakers:
\n<\/strong>Sherryl Vint<\/a>, “To Seek Out New Worlds: Science Fiction in A Global Perspective”
\nFebruary 5, 2015\u00a0 –\u00a0 7pm –\u00a0\u00a0 Main Lounge, Moulton Union
\n<\/em>(see poster)<\/p>\n

Lisa Yaszek<\/a>, “Afrofuturism as Global Science Fiction”
\nApril 1, 2015\u00a0 –\u00a0 7pm\u00a0 –\u00a0 Main Lounge, Moulton Union<\/em><\/p>\n

Virtual Speakers:<\/strong>
\nMiguel \u00c1ngel Fern\u00e1ndez Delgado<\/a> (Mexico)
\nAnatoly Belilovsky<\/a> (Russia)
\nPawe\u0142 Frelik <\/a>(Poland)
\nRachel Haywood-Ferreira<\/a> (on Jos\u00e9 B. Adolph’s “The Falsifier,” Peru, 1972)
\nGiulia Iannuzzi <\/a>and Francesco Verso <\/a>(Italy)
\nMinsoo Kang<\/a> (Korea)
\nKen Liu<\/a> (USA-China)
\nJames Patrick Kelly<\/a> (USA)
\nVandana Singh <\/a>(India)
\nCristian Tamas<\/a> (Romania)
\nLavie Tidhar <\/a>(Israel)
\nNick Wood<\/a> (South Africa)<\/p>\n

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\u201cPAST FUTURES: POSTWAR ART OF THE AMERICAS\u201d EXHIBIT<\/span>
\nVIEW ONLINE HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong>\"\"<\/strong>“SEFT-1 over Metlac bridge, January 25, 2011,” by Ivan Puig (Mexican, born 1977) and Andr\u00e9s Padilla Domene (Mexican, born 1986). Courtesy of SEFT-1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Curated by:
\n<\/strong> Sarah Montross
\nBowdoin College Museum of Art<\/a><\/p>\n

Dates (Past):
\n<\/strong>March 5, 2015 – June 7, 2015
\nBernard and Barbra Osher Gallery
\nHalford Gallery
\nFocus Gallery
\nCenter Gallery<\/div>\n
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Description:
\n<\/strong>The first exhibition to feature arts related to space travel, futurism, and science fiction from across the American hemisphere. PAST FUTURES<\/em> will feature visionary artwork created amid the Space Race and in relation to Cold War-era scientific and technological initiatives. Locating coordinates of artistic production from North, Central, and South America, PAST FUTURES<\/em> shows how artists imaginatively visualized themes of conquest and discovery and the crossing over into new territories, whether earthbound or celestial.<\/p>\n

A selection of works:<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>\"\"<\/strong>“Maqueta D-H\u00e1bitat. La ciudad hidroespacial (Model D- Habitat. Hydrospatial City),” 1950, Plexiglas and metal by Gyula Kosice (Argentine, born in Hungary, 1924. Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of the Artist, 2007. \u00a9 Gyula Kosice
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\n<\/strong>“Fra Mauro Region of the Moon, 1972,” by Nancy Graves. From the series “Lithographs Based on Geologic Maps of Lunar Orbiter and Apollo Landing Sites.” Lithograph. Harvard Art Museums\/Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gift of Anne MacDougall and Gil Einstein in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn.
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\n<\/strong>\u201cAstronauta y testigos, televisados (Astronaut and witnesses, televised),” 1971, oil on canvas by Raquel Forner (Argentine, 1902\u20131988). Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin; Gift of Barbara Duncan, 1973
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Copyright Information:<\/strong>
\nThe information on this website is licensed under Creative Commons 4.0<\/a>.
\nThe images are \u00a9 Franco Brambilla<\/a>.
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