January 2019
Addiction in Dreamland: A Conversation with Sam Quinones
The misuse of and addiction to opioids is a national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. Why is the opioid epidemic so widespread and so fatal, and what is the antidote? How have technology, social media, and the pressures of 21st-century society contributed to the skyrocketing rates of addiction across the United States? And what has happened to the “American Dream”? Is there more pain and loneliness than ever before in America? Explore these…
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Dancing the Archives: Emerging Choreographers and Living History
Schedule of Events: Check-in at Doheny Library Main Entrance. 12 p.m.: Performances at Alumni Park, EF Hutton Park, and McCarthy Quad 1 p.m.: Panel Discussion at Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library 240 ADMISSION: Admission is free. Reservations required. RSVP beginning Thursday, January 16, at 9 a.m. RSVP DESCRIPTION: In celebration of the recently debuted USC Dance Heritage Video Archive Project (DHVA), emerging, Los Angeles–based choreographers Chris Emile, Jinglin Liao, and Marina Magalhães will explore materials housed in USC’s renowned cultural repositories:…
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