http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C35 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_the_jacobsohn_collection/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/student_workers_reflect_the_jacobsohn_collection/ Students working in the USC Libraries' Special Collections department routinely come into close contact with amazing archival materials. Here on Libwire, we're sharing occasional dispatches from these students about the collections they work with. Click through for USC undergraduate Emily Hodgkins's description of the Jacobsohn Collection on Germany Between the Wars, which she recently helped process. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater, History 2015-03-18T18:04:33+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_explores_career_and_legacy_of_dance_pioneer_rudy_perez/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_explores_career_and_legacy_of_dance_pioneer_rudy_perez/ On Tuesday, the Visions & Voices event Unperformable honored the legacy of dance pioneer Rudy Perez with a special performance and an exhibit of rare items from the USC Libraries' Rudy Perez Archive. Now, those items are on display inside the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, located on the second floor of Doheny Library. Stop by before noon on Monday, March 10, to see the exhibit. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-03-06T17:50:36+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_from_todays_flash_play_in_the_doheny_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_from_todays_flash_play_in_the_doheny_library/ In an instant, Doheny Library's Nazarian Pavilion courtyard became the scene today of the first in a series of live, pop-up plays staged by the USC Libraries and USC School of Dramatic Arts Professor Oliver Mayer. Directed by USC School of Dramatic Arts graduate Jonathan Munoz-Proulx, the performance featured USC student actors and captured the essential role of libraries in creative and intellectual discovery. Guest star David Zayas (also known by television viewers as Sgt. Angel Batista) played himself, touting the wealth of resources available at the USC Libraries. "Aren't you on TV," a student actor asked him in the flash play. "Aren't you on Dexter?" Click through for photos from the flash play. Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Dance & Theater, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-04-25T19:14:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_dramatize_discovery_with_series_of_live_pop-up_plays/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_dramatize_discovery_with_series_of_live_pop-up_plays/ The USC Libraries have begun a collaboration with USC School of Dramatic Arts professor Oliver Mayer to showcase the essential role of libraries in discovery and the creative arts through an upcoming series of flash plays. The original plays—short, one-act pieces written by Dramatic Arts students, faculty, and alumni—will appear spontaneously across campus beginning this spring and continuing throughout the fall 2013 semester. The first flash play in the series, which will be performed at a specific time and location to be announced through Twitter (@USCLibraries) and other social media, will take place near Doheny Memorial Library during the week of April 22. Keep reading to learn more about the flash play series. Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-04-22T18:08:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/dancing_in_the_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/dancing_in_the_library/ For decades, dancer and choreographer Rudy Perez pushed the envelope of dance, inspiring audiences and fellow practitioners to reimagine the art form’s possibilities. When the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance opens in 2015, Perez may inspire a new generation of dancers through his personal archive, part of the USC Libraries’ Special Collections. Keep reading to learn more about the Rudy Perez Archive. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater 2013-03-13T00:28:30+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/author_adrienne_sharp_reimagines_russian_ballet_during_the_last_days_o/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/author_adrienne_sharp_reimagines_russian_ballet_during_the_last_days_o/ Author Adrienne Sharp brought to life the world of Russian ballet at the November 17 Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon in Doheny Memorial Library. Sharp discussed her path from the ballet bar to the signing table—a journey that has culminated in her latest novel,The True Memoirs of Little K, which tells the story of an ambitious dancer and her affair with Russia’s last tsar. Keep reading to learn more about Sharp's book and the Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheon series. Friends of the USC Libraries, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Dance & Theater, History, Language & Literature, Libraries, Doheny Library 2011-12-09T00:03:41+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/authors_banner_sharp_to_speak_at_fall_2012_literary_luncheons/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/authors_banner_sharp_to_speak_at_fall_2012_literary_luncheons/ Authors Lois Banner and Adrienne Sharp will be the featured speakers at the next two Friends of the USC Libraries Literary Luncheons, scheduled for October 27 and November 17. Keep reading to learn more about Banner, Sharp, and the Literary Luncheon series. Friends of the USC Libraries, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Dance & Theater, Gender Studies, History, Libraries, Doheny Library 2011-09-29T22:30:24+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_hosting_the_international_feuchtwanger_society_conferenc/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_hosting_the_international_feuchtwanger_society_conferenc/ This week, scholars from around the world convene at the USC Libraries for the fifth biennial conference of the International Feuchtwanger Society. From Wednesday, September 14 through Friday, September 16, historians, librarians, and other experts will discuss the experiences of the artists, intellectuals, and other German-speaking exiles who fled persecution in Nazi-controlled Europe for the safety of Southern California. Keep reading to learn more about the conference, titled To Stay or Not to Stay? (Bleiben oder Zurück-kehren). Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Cinema & Television, Dance & Theater, History, Language & Literature, Music, Libraries, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Doheny Library 2011-09-13T22:21:57+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/more_than_100_finding_aids_for_archival_collections_now_available/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/more_than_100_finding_aids_for_archival_collections_now_available/ More than one hundred finding aids for the USC Libraries' archival collections are now available online. These finding aids, which provide basic information about the collections as well as detailed inventories of the collections' contents, help researchers discover the riches of the libraries' archival collections. Keep reading for a list of available finding aids, organized by subject area. Collections, Special Collections, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Business & Economics, Dance & Theater, Engineering, Gender Studies, Health Sciences, History, Language & Literature, Music, Political Science & Public Policy, Psychology, Social Work 2010-12-15T00:29:52+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/max_reinhardt_collection_featured_on_usc_news_website/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/max_reinhardt_collection_featured_on_usc_news_website/ The USC News website recently featured the libraries' Max Reinhardt Collection. Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian (and later American) theater and film director who was influential in developing the idea of the director as auteur. Keep reading for Dan Knapp's article from the USC News site. Collections, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Cinema & Television, Dance & Theater, Libraries, Cinematic Arts Library 2010-10-13T21:39:09+00:00