Celebrate Halloween with Tulane Libraries
Blood, Ink, and Celluloid: A Vampire Retrospective Exhibit
The exhibit features a diverse collection of vampire films from the past century, in addition to select spooky materials from the archives at Special Collections (Edward Gorey + Anne Rice).
All of the films on display will be available for checkout from Media Services service desk on the 6th floor of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library on October 17th.
Here are three noteworthy streaming films from the silent era through modern indie vampire classics:
Nosferatu (1922)
F.W.Murnau’s 1922 NOSFERATU, marking 100 years since the original premiere, is notably one of the earliest and most influential cinematic adaptations of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” that helped establish the vampire horror genre. Checkout this remastered classic of the silent era and other landmarks of modern vampire cinema on display at Media Services. Stream this groundbreaking work from our digital collections by following the link:
https://www.kanopy.com/en/tulane/video/114389
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Jim Jarmusch’s 2013 film Only Lovers Left Alive examines the passage of time between two vampires seeking to reconcile their centuries-long relationship as their personal needs and identities have evolved within the modern-day world. Stream this stylish indie vampire love story following the link.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Described as the first ever Iranian Vampire-Western, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is one of the most outstanding representations of vampire mythos in recent years. The film examines the sociopolitical environment of Iran by empowering the film’s female lead through her vampiric abilities, allowing her to live her life without fear of the misogynistic laws and customs she lives under. A genre-bending examination of gender politics and horror mythology, this award-winning film is a modern essential in the vampire genre.
Stream here: https://www.kanopy.com/en/tulane/video/152888
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Absolutely Unpredictable: Anne Rice in the City of Transgression
Please join us for an opening reception for Tulane University Special Collections' new exhibition, Absolutely Unpredictable: Anne Rice in the City of Transgression, Thursday October 27, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, in the Special Collections 2nd Floor Gallery in Jones Hall, 6801 Freret Street. Refreshments will be served. Costumes welcome.
On view October 27, 2022 – February 17, 2023,
Tulane University Special Collections 2nd Floor Gallery, Joseph Merrick Jones Hall, 6801 Freret Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
From Carnival decadence to the macabre made ordinary, New Orleans is absolutely unpredictable and assuredly uncertain. As both a landscape and a collection of cultures, the Crescent City has long inspired transgression in the creative arts and in public life. The works of New Orleans born author Anne Rice are a testament to that tradition, pushing against the conventions of religion, family, sexuality, gender identity, and accepted cultural norms. With the acquisition of the Anne Rice collection in 2019, Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) places Rice in conversation with the creative minds of New Orleans authors like George Washington Cable and John Kennedy Toole. Its newest exhibition features rare items and archival materials from its holdings that complement her papers, invoking further dialogue between Rice and her native city. It centers her among celebrated New Orleans touchstones such as Carnival and the Southern Gothic genre, while examining her writing’s influence on portrayals of the city in popular imagination. Curated by Faye Daigle, Nix Mendy, and Leon Miller.
The acquisition of the Anne Rice papers was made possible by the generous support of Stuart A. Rose and the Stuart Rose Family Foundation. Support for the exhibition and reception provided by the Marjorie Peirce Geiser and John Geiser, Jr. Fund. This exhibition is in memory of John Geiser III.
For more info contact: Kevin Williams (504) 247-1836 / kevinw@tulane.edu
RSVP: Opening Reception for Special Collections New Exhibition - WaveSync (campuslabs.com)
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Newcomb Archives Tarot Salon
Friday, October 28, 2022 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Uptown Campus
Newcomb Archives Reading Room
Explore Newcomb Archives' collection of tarot decks, zines, books, and other materials that celebrate the interweaving of feminism with divinatory practices that facilitate identity exploration, empowerment, and justice work. Dr. Krystal Cleary (COMM/GESS) will give a talk at 1:30 PM on the evolution of justice-centered tarot. Visitors are invited to receive and give readings using decks from the Archives' collection and to create their own cards using provided arts and crafts supplies.
For more information on this event, please visit https://tulane.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8469108
Written by Rawad Nahhas
