Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry
“Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry”
Jan. 11-Feb. 26, 2016
Opening reception/keynote address:
Thursday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., West Reading Room, Booth Library
“Stinging Dust and Forgotten Lives: The Dust Bowl,” by Cameron Craig, instructor of geography
Monday, Jan. 25, and Tuesday, Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Doudna Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
“The Dust Bowl,” Ken Burns documentary, presented by Cameron Craig, instructor of geography
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 4 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library
“Illinois Plows and Breaking the Plains: Technology, Ecology and Agricultural Production during the 1930s,” by Deb Reid, professor of history
Monday, Feb. 8, 4 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library
“Dust Pneumonia Blues,” by Sheila Simons, professor of health studies
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall
“Dust Bowl Ballads: Woody Guthrie and the Politics of the Working Class,” by J.B. Faires, professor of music
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library
“Recapturing the Experiences of Women in the Dust Bowl: The Life and Writings of Caroline Henderson,” by Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, assistant professor of history
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library
“The Politics of Drought in The Grapes of Wrath,” by Robin Murray, professor of English
Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., Tarble Arts Center Atrium
“Grapes of Wrath” film screening, presented by Kit Morice, curator of education, Tarble Arts Center
Monday, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m., Witters Conference Room 4440, Booth Library
“Dust Bowl Lessons: Soil Conservation Then and Now,” by R.J. Alier, Coles County Soil and Water Conservation District
Documentary to air on WEIU-TV
Film: Stinging Dust & Forgotten Lives: The Dust Bowl (Tempestas et Caelum Productions, directors Cameron Craig and Kevin Jeanes, 2008)
This documentary film will air on WEIU-TV at 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14; 2 a.m. and 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15; 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10; 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11; and 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21.
