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First map of "America": Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 world map at the Library of Congress.
Speakers spoke about the difficulties in researching and interpreting Renaissance texts and maps, including Waldseemuller's 1507 World Map.
Discussion date: 05/14/2009
Running time: 72 minutes
View the webcast @ Interpretation of Renaissance Maps
Posted by jgreen at 02:52 PM
"In spite of international award-winning productions, Iran's cinema is underexposed. Because of the prevailing religious, political and social atmosphere in Iran, the country's cinema remained stagnant for more than 50 years. Although the 'new' Iranian cinema had begun to develop before the 1979 revolution, the political changes gave rise to a new wave of expression.
This volume examines the two waves of modern Iranian cinema: before and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The first began around 1969, and the second started in 1984 and carried its momentum through 1997. Topics dicussed include the effect of cultural mores on cinematic growth, the development of Iranian cinema as a reaction against commercial cinema and the effect of politics on the film industry. " (continued)
Iranian Cinema and the Islamic Revolution / Shahla Mirbakhtyar. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006 ROGG PN 1993.5 .I846 M55 2006
"Foreign influence (largely American and Indian) on Iranian films is also examined. Critical sources used are primarily Persian to give the reader a culturally inclusive view of each production. Many films are discussed, including Fickle, The Cow, Mud-brick and Mirror, Captain Khorshid and Downpour. A chapter-by-chapter filmography is included."
Iranian Cinema and the Islamic Revolution is part of the Allan Rogg modern cinema collection. Allan Rogg, a New York City resident, book collector and Library benefactor, has donated over 5,000 books devoted to all aspects of world cinema to our Libraries.
To see this book or to learn more about the Allan Rogg collection, visit Special Collections. We are located on the second floor of the Glenn G. Bartle Library, off of the North Reading Room.
Iranian Cinema and the Islamic Revolution / Shahla Mirbakhtyar. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006 ROGG PN 1993.5 .I846 M55 2006
Posted by jgreen at 01:15 PM
Lloyd Library and Museum's on-line exhibit is Cool Site for July!
Lloyd Library and Museum's contribution to the 2009 worldwide celebration of Charles Darwin’s bicentennial birthday and the sesquicentennial of the publication of his book “On the Origin of Species,” Darwin by Post, is a new dynamic on-line exhibit, which is a showcase of the Lloyd’s comprehensive collection of Darwin’s publications and the multitude of books by written by his contemporaries in natural science. It is also a tribute to the history of correspondence, communication, and letter writing. Designed with modern-day on-line social networking and media sites in mind, Darwin by Post offers a glimpse into the life of Darwin and his vast network of friends, colleagues, and even a few adversaries. Visitors to this exhibit will be able to read excerpts of letters, view images of plants, animals, landscapes, and maps, and peruse inventories of titles in the Lloyd collection.
Visit Darwin By Post here
Darwin by Post began as the brain-child of Lloyd staff member, Heather Snyder. A creative writer at heart, Snyder imagined the Lloyd stacks coming to life after hours, with the authors of the many books stepping off the shelves and spending the twilight hours conversing with one another. Around the same time, the Lloyd joined the social media world by creating a Facebook© page. One thought led to another and the question arose: “What if Darwin had a Facebook© page?” Well, Darwin is everywhere you look this year and already has several Facebook© pages devoted to him. So, “What would Darwin’s Facebook© page look like if it had been around in Darwin’s day?” became the working question along with “How can we feature the Lloyd’s collection while celebrating the year of Darwin in a way that hasn’t already been done?”
Heather Snyder consulted with Anna Heran, Lloyd’s IT Specialist who designed a portal for the on-line exhibit. Brainstorming sessions with other staff and board member, Nik Money, professor of biology at Miami University (Ohio) finally led to the name Darwin by Post. Darwin sent and received letters by post; today we post comments to Facebook© entries and blogs. Darwin sat at a table with paper and pen; today we sit in front of our computer monitors with keyboard and mouse. The vehicle for the correspondence may be different, but the essence of the communication is the same.
A feature of social media sites is that posts are continually made and friends regularly added. Darwin by Post will also operate in this manner. The list of Darwin’s correspondents is very long, so Snyder and Heran will continue to gather information, construct profiles, and add them throughout the year. Visitors will be able to check back often to meet more and more of Darwin’s friends.
Visit Darwin By Post here
Posted by jgreen at 01:45 PM
Image from the the PCCC website
Maria Mazziot Gillan has donated her 2005 work, Japanese Women in Robes to the permanent collection of contemporary fine art at Passaic County Community College. PCCC's collection includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, and works on paper by regional, national, and internationally known artists, including important works by Jacob Landau, Ben Shahn, and George Tice.
A more extensive catalog can be found on the PCCC website . It features additional information about the artists and their works, and new images will be added as the collection continues to grow.
Biographical note from the PCCC website:
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is the founder and Executive Director of the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey. She is also a professor and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Gillan has published eight books of poetry, including Where I Come From (1995), Things My Mother Told Me (Guernica Editions, 1998), and Italian Women in Black Dresses (Guernica, 2002). She is co-editor with her daughter Jennifer of three anthologies published by Penguin/Putnam: Unsettling America, Identity Lessons, and Growing up Ethnic in America. Also-, she has co-edited with her daughter Jennifer Gillan and Edvige Giunta, Italian American Writers on New Jersey (Rutgers University Press). She is the editor of the award-winning Paterson Literary Review. In recent years, Maria Gillan has returned to painting and collage. Her work was exhibited at North light Books and Café in Cotati, California, in a one-person show entitled “Through One Woman’s Eyes” in 2005.
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