A new exhibit is in place in the Herzstein Latin American Reading Room Gallery on the 2nd floor of Zimmerman Library. There will be a formal opening for the exhibit, “Of Guns and Dreams: Reflections on Migration between the U.S. and Mexico” on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 4 – 6 p.m.
The exhibit reflects the issues raised in the book for the Lobo Reading Experience “Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration” by Sam Quinones. Photographs and posters on display come from the Sam L. Slick Collection of Latin American and Iberian Posters, the Douglas Kent Hall U.S.-Mexican Border Photograph Collection and the Collection of Photographs of Mexico and Mexican People by Contemporary Photographers – all housed in the Center for Southwest Research at Zimmerman Library.
The map of Mexico exhibited in the Herzstein Gallery comes from the Map and Geographic Information center located in the Centennial Science and Engineering Library. The news stories posted in the gallery are from various resources including licensed databases offered through the University Libraries at: elibrary.
For more information visit: Lobo Reading Experience Library Guide including chapter summaries, book reviews, interviews, and lists of books and DVDs on themes relevant to this remarkable book. Many of the books are on display in the reading room and the DVDs are available for checkout at the Fine Arts and Design Library.
Associated events...
Tuesday, September 29
12 p.m. - Herzstein Reading Room, Zimmerman Library
Brown Bag Discussion: Sin Fronteras: The Border, Immigration and Latinas/os
Friday, November 6
1:30 p.m. - Lobo Room, Student Union Building
Lecture: “Human Rights in Mexico: Killing You Softly with Aid”
Carlos Spector, Immigration Lawyer & Activist, El Paso Texas
All events are free and the public is welcome.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu