These excellent works written by American Indian authors showcase the depth of experiences and wide-ranging perspectives of Indigenous people within contemporary America as well as American history.
Support for the preservation of Utah’s ski and snow sport history has been astounding. The 2024 Ski Affair, held on October 23rd at the U’s Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House, was successfully able to raise more than $72,000 to support Special Collection’s Ski and Snow Sports Archives.
Between Spirit and Matter is an installation of performance pieces and ritual artifacts by the Utan-based artist Beth Krensky. An acclaimed art educator and maker, her work draws upon Mircea Eliade’s definition of sanctuaries as “doors of the gods’ and hence places of passage between heaven and earth.” Krensky embraces the inherent liminality of these transitional plains in an effort to sanctify bodies, spaces, and objects through her artistic process.
The University of Utah Press, which falls under the library umbrella, has turned 75 years-old! The Press publishes authors from around the globe, in hardcover, paperback, eBook and audiobook formats and currently has 650 titles in print.
As the fall semester begins, the J. Willard Marriott Library continues to find new ways to enhance the campus experience for students. The Marriott Library is excited to introduce a new space for musical creativity in the Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library!
