May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Higher education institutions typically celebrate in April and May. After a year of numerous highs and firsts, even in the midst of an uptick of hate crimes, the community has continued to press forward and fight for justice. SMU Libraries is partnering with the Office of Social Change…Continue Reading Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part Two
Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections
Meadows Museum Exhibition, Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections March 14—June 20, 2021 Learn more about Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections. Bridwell Library’s Special Collections Featured Hartmann Schedel (German, 1440–1514) Liber chronicarum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, for Sebald Schreyer and Sebastian Kammermeister, 12 July 1493 Woodcut and letterpress printing on…Continue Reading Fossils to Film: The Best of SMU’s Collections
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part One
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Higher education institutions typically celebrate in April and May. After a year of numerous highs and firsts, even in the midst of an uptick of hate crimes, the community has continued to press forward and fight for justice. SMU Libraries is partnering with the Office of Social Change…Continue Reading Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List, Part One
Curatorial Minds Lab: Virtual Lecture with Guest Curator May Makki on April 28
Curatorial Minds Lab: Virtual Lecture with Guest Curator May Makki Wednesday, April 28, 2021 5:30 p.m. Virtual lecture; advance registration required. FREE May Makki is an independent curator interested in developing new networks of exhibition and distribution. Her current research focuses on practices that build out autonomous and collective approaches to cultural production in the…Continue Reading Curatorial Minds Lab: Virtual Lecture with Guest Curator May Makki on April 28
Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC)
Are you stuck writing a paper? Make an appointment with the Bridwell Theological Writing Center for assistance. Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC) is free and open to all Perkins and GPRS students, via Zoom. We are here to offer support for students at any stage of their projects, and students who work with us are…Continue Reading Bridwell’s Theological Writing Center (TWC)
Bridwell Library’s First Edible Book Festival
The International Edible Book Festival is an annual event that is usually held around the first of April. The event began in 2000 and is celebrated in several countries around the world. Typically, the edible books are photographed and then eaten. Bridwell Library held its first Edible Book Festival on Monday, April 12, 2021. Library…Continue Reading Bridwell Library’s First Edible Book Festival
A Brief Introduction to Bridwell Library’s Newsletters
Bridwell Library regularly publishes two newsletters, The Bridwell Quarterly and The Bridwell Quill: A Note from the Director. The Bridwell Quarterly features important news and information about what is going on at Bridwell Library every quarter. The Bridwell Quill is a newsletter written in essay format by the Director of Bridwell Library, Anthony Elia. …Continue Reading A Brief Introduction to Bridwell Library’s Newsletters
The Bridwell Quill: “The Aesthetics of Space and Sound”
Read the latest issue of The Bridwell Quill, written by Anthony Elia, Director of Bridwell Library. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at bridadmin@smu.edu. Happy reading!…Continue Reading The Bridwell Quill: “The Aesthetics of Space and Sound”
The Bridwell Quarterly Winter 2021
Be sure to check out the latest issue of The Bridwell Quarterly to learn all about what’s going on at Bridwell Library. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to contact us at bridadmin@smu.edu. Happy reading! …Continue Reading The Bridwell Quarterly Winter 2021
Hooray for Hollywood!
As I read through the list of Golden Globe and Academy Award winners, I realized that even though I was quarantined for the better part of last year, I somehow still missed so many movies and television shows. It seems as though 2021 will be another yearlong binge-a-thon. The papers of Margaret Tallichet Wyler document…Continue Reading Hooray for Hollywood!