The Carnegie
Lunchtime Speaker Series 2010
Bring your lunch and join us for a new speaker every month! The Carnegie Lunchtime Speaker series offers monthly lunchtime presentations on topics such as Arizona history, literature, culture, and current events. All presentations are from 12-1 PM, are free and open to the public, and are held at the Carnegie Center, 1101 W Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Call 602-926-3369 or email for more information or to sign up to be on the mailing list.
Unless otherwise noted, these presentations are supported with funds granted by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Agency, a division of the Secretary of State, under the Library Services and Technology Act, which is administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- Friday, Feb. 19: A Story, A Story: African/African American Oral Tradition and Storytelling, Akua Duku Anokye
- Thursday, March 11: Stealing the Gila: The Pima Agricultural Economy and Water Deprivation, 1848-1921, David DeJong
- Thursday, April 8: Vee Browne will discuss and sign The Stone Cutter & the Navajo Maiden.
Thursday, May 13: Steve Hoza will discuss and sign First-Person Accounts of German Prisoners of War in Arizona.
Thursday, June 10: Heidi Osselaer will discuss and sign Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883-1950.
Thursday, July 8: Bhira Backhaus will discuss and sign Under the Lemon Trees.
Thursday, Aug 12: Richard Ruelas will discuss and sign Thanks for Tuning In: Wallace & Ladmo.
Thursday, Sept 9: Jewell Parker Rhodes will discuss and sign Douglass’ Women.
Thursday, Oct 14: Chuck Tatum will present “The Origins and Development of Chicana and Chicano Literature.” - Thursday, Nov 18: Kathy Cano-Murillo will discuss and sign Waking Up in the Land of Glitter.
Thursday, Dec 9: Judy Nolte Temple will present “Family Secrets: The Uneasy Tradition of Diarists and Their Readers.”
Widespread in the African American community is a person’s ability to use verbal performance for achieving recognition. These verbal skills help African Americans learn about life and the world, achieve approval from the group, and even to survive. As African slaves were brought to the Caribbean and North and South America, their tradition of oral literature and performance style accompanied them. African performance styles are now evident in the narration of myths, folk tales, sermons, jokes, proverbs, and folk sayings, the blues, rapping, and hip-hop. This presentation explores the connections between African traditional storytelling and contemporary African American verbal arts. This talk is made possible by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
This book traces the history of the agricultural economy of the central Arizona Pima community. By 1850, the Pima had a thriving agricultural economy, serving as force in the Gila River valley that put them on equal economic footing as their non-Indian neighbors. But as immigrants settled upstream, they ignored Pima water rights, and eventually the Pima were reduced to poverty. Author David DeJong will discuss and sign the book, which will be available for purchase.
This presentation is made possible by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
This presentation is made possible by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
Lunch Bunch at the Capitol Museum
Looking for more opportunities to see free presentations about Arizona history and current events? Try Lunch Bunch at the Arizona Capitol Museum!
Updated: 02/05/2010
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