Colloquium: Sin City Apocalypse: Writing (and Editing) Las Vegas Dystopian Futures
Colloquium: Sin City Apocalypse: Writing (and Editing) Las Vegas Dystopian Futures In-Person
Speaker: Jarret Keene, Assistant Professor in Residence, English Department, UNLV
In a wide-ranging lecture that draws upon the writings of William L. Fox (In the Desert of Desire) and scholar Mike Davis (Dean Cities), Keene will articulate the varied reasons why SIn City symbolizes the aggressive and venal qualities of the American psyche, and how the darkness of these images heighten our city's aura and mystery.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
4:00pm-5:00pm
Lied Library, Goldfield Room, Third Floor
The lecture is hosted in conjunction with Writers Imagine Las Vegas: Our City in Fiction, a new exhibit featuring items from UNLV University Libraries Special Collections curated by Priscilla Finley, Humanities Librarian. Tour the exhibit on the first floor of the Lied Library.
If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact Lonnie Marshall at lonnie.marshall@unlv.edu or 702-895-4517 in advance.
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 28, 2017
- Time:
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Lied Library - Goldfield Room - 3rd floor
- Campus:
- UNLV Maryland (Main) Campus