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Archives & Special Collections Month
Bloomington, Indiana: October 2007
Film is a tool of storytellers and researchers, historians and teachers. By combining images, motion, and sound, the medium of film offers a richly textured experience unlike any other.
Indiana University provides first-class collections of films that support the university's mission. In combination with related archival materials such as scripts, correspondence, and posters, these films offer extraordinary opportunities to advance research and teaching.
We invite students of all ages, parents, teachers, and the general public to attend any or all of the FREE events. The events are designed to introduce archives, special collections, and the vast quantity of materials that may be found throughout the community.
Events
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| Celluloid Sensations: IU's Film Shorts (Saturday, September 15) | My Narrative: Experiences of a Filmmaker (Wednesday, October 3) |
| The Rosa Parks Story (Thursday, October 4) | Focus on Film (Tuesday, October 9) |
| Honoring Herman B Wells (Friday, October 19) | Making Bart Simpson Immortal: Moving Image Preservation at the Library of Congress (Wednesday, October 24) |
| Why Archiving Matters (Tuesday, October 30) |
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Celluloid Sensations: IU's Film ShortsWhen: Saturday, September 15, 2007
Time: 2:30 PM
Where: Indiana Memorial Union, Dogwood Room (campus map | area map)
Presenters: Mary Huelsbeck, Black Film Center/Archives, IU associate professor,
history and philosophy of science
Rachel Stoeltje, Lilly Library
Liana Zhou, Kinsey Institute
Moderator: Michael Martin, Black Film Center/ArchivesWhat:Designed to complement Film Indiana, a three-day conference showcasing IU's film and cinema-related holdings, this panel will explore some of the rich collections on the Bloomington campus. Among them: the David Bradley Film Collection, the Instructional Support Services collection (established prior to WWII), and the impressive holdings of the Black Film Center/Archives and the world-famous Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction.
Learn more about Film Indiana: www.indiana.edu/~filmindi/home.html
My Narrative: Experiences of a FilmmakerWhen: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Time: 4:30 PM
Where: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall and Bridgewater Lounge(campus map | area map)
Presenter: Julie Dash, filmmaker
Introduced by: Audrey McCluskey, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
What: Celebrated filmmaker Julie Dash visits campus to meet with communication and film students and to discuss the influences of her career, work, and life. An accomplished writer and director, Dash is perhaps best known for her acclaimed Daughters of the Dust, a Sundance Film Festival winner in 1991 and the first full-length film by an African-American woman. In 2004, the film was placed in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress to be honored and preserved as a national treasure.
The Rosa Parks StoryWhen: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Buskirk Chumley Theater, Kirkwood Avenue (area map)
Presenter: Public screening
What: Rosa Parks will forever be remembered as the civil rights heroine who challenged racial segregation in the 1950s. The Rosa Parks Story, directed by Dash in 2002 and starring Angela Bassett, paints an intimate portrait of the woman herself. "Her act of courage changed the world," the film's tagline says about Parks. "But how it changed her life has never been told... until now."
Focus on FilmWhen: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: Herman B Wells Library E174 (campus map | area map)
Presenters: Natasha Vaubel, graduate student, Department of Comparative
Literature
Mark Hain, graduate student, Department of Communication and
Culture
Greg Waller, professor, Department of Communication and Culture
What: From their perspectives as faculty and students, panelists will discuss how films influence teaching and research. Instructors know that film can convey information in ways that are entertaining, immediate, and engaging. What do films convey that other media cannot? Why does it matter?Introduced by: Monique Threatt, IUB Libraries
Honoring Herman B WellsWhen: Friday, October 19, 2007
Time: 2:30 PM
Where: Wells Library Lobby (campus map | area map)
Presenter: University Ceremony
What: To coincide with the inauguration of IU President Michael McRobbie, IU will dedicate the bust of former IU president and chancellor Herman B Wells. A film, produced by WTIU to celebrate Wells' 90th birthday in 1992, will complement a brief ceremony at the Wells Library hosted by the Trustees of Indiana University, President McRobbie, and the IUB Libraries. An exhibition featuring Wells will be on display in the library lobby.
Making Bart Simpson Immortal: Moving Image Preservation at the Library of CongressWhen: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Time: 4:30 PM
Where: Slocum Room, Lilly Library (campus map | area map)
Presenter: Mike Mashon, Head of the Moving Image Division, Library of Congress
Why Archiving MattersWhen: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Time: 4:30 PM
Where: Slocum Room, Lilly Library (campus map | area map)
Presenters: David Francis
What: David Francis is a renowned and widely respected expert on moving-images archives. A champion of audio-visual conservation for more than four decades, he has served as curator of the British Film Institute National Film and Sound Archive and chief of the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Francis was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to film archiving.
IU Short Films
When: October 15 - 20, 2007
Where: Herman B Wells Library Lobby (campus map | area map)
What: Pull up a chair in the Wells Library lobby, Oct. 15 - 20, and watch continuous showings of IU-produced film shorts. Vintage films show how IU attracted women students in the 1950s, how IU responded to World War II, and how students celebrated Homecoming.
