Voices of the Southwest
Sept. 3-Oct. 1, 2008

The University of New Mexico Press is resurrecting the Voices of the Southwest lecture series in September 2008 showcasing UNM Press authors and their expertise on a wide range of subjects. Audiences will be able to attend the lectures in person or listen to a simulcast on KUNM 89.9. The series builds on the success of the Voices lectures from earlier this decade. The session subjects will be diverse and the corresponding authors informative and entertaining.

• Teaching children about evolution, September 3-Anne Weaver, author of The Voyage of the Beetle: A Journey around the World with Charles Darwin and the Search for the Solution to the Mystery of Mysteries, as Narrated by Rosie, an Articulate Beetle
• Border and migration issues, September 10-Sam Quinones, author of Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration
• Medicine in the developing world, September 17-Dr. David Sklar, author of La Clinica: A Doctor’s Journey Across Borders (to be released in Fall 2008)
• Archaeology in Mexico, September 24-Davíd Carrasco, coeditor of Cave, City, and Eagle’s Nest: An Interpretive Journey through the Mapa de Cuauhtinchan No. 2
• Developing fiction from personal experience, October 1-David Stuart, author of Flight of Souls
  

As the dates are set and the program developed, information will be posted on this page.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Voices of the Southwest Lecture Series
September 3- October 1, 2008

The UNM Press Director's Circle Dinner
October 3, 2008
Details TBA

UNM Press 2nd Annual Navajo Rug Auction
November 15, 2008
Details TBA

UNM Press Book Festival
December 6, 2008
State House, Santa Fe
Details TBA

Recent Events

On November 10, 2007, UNM Press held its first major fundrasing event, our First Annual Navajo Rug Auction. The auction was a huge success. There were fifty-one registered bidders in the crowd and over $36,000 worth of rugs were purchased. Thank you to all who attended and gave a beautiful rug a good home!