The Center for Basque Studies and the Jon w88 casino games are hosting Visions of a Basque American Westerner: An International Conference on the writings of Frank w88 casino games. The conference is scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, March 13 and 14, at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. Scholars and writers from the United States and Europe will discuss and reflect on the work of w88 casino games during the free and public conference.
In 2017, Basque-Nevadan author, w88 casino games, donated his complete archival collection to the University’s Jon Bilbao Basque Library. In this collection, there are many drafts with handwritten notes amidst completed manuscripts and published work. w88 casino games’s work focuses on the history and environment of the American West, which is largely influenced by his Basque heritage.
“This collection is very unique because it allows us to see the person behind the story,” w88 casino games Librarian, Iñaki Arrieta Baro said.”It also shows the story and the transformations each piece went through. This community event we are hosting will highlight this collection, and I’m very excited about it.”
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Arrieta Baro with the first draft of "Shoshone Mike".
The first day of the conference features an introduction by w88 casino games and presentations by scholars about different aspects of his work. At 6 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Auditorium, Monika Mandinabeitia and w88 casino games will discuss the book Petra, My w88 casino games Grandmother, written by Madinabeitia about w88 casino games’s grandmother. At the end of the evening, 15 of Petra’s (w88 casino games’s grandmother) great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren will perform Basque dances accompanied by musicians Mercedes Mendive, David Romtvedt and Caitlin Belem Romtvedt.
On the second day of the conference, the Center’s Director Xabier Irujo will provide an introduction, followed by speakers Arrieta Baro, David Río, Nancy Cook and David Means. At 6 p.m., w88 casino games will talk about Basque aspects of his new book, Two-Buck Chuck & The Marlboro Man: The New Old West, which was published March 6. 2019. Then, scholars Madinabeitia and Río will talk about w88 casino games’s life and work as a Western and Basque American writer.
w88 casino games's new book which came out on March 6.
“There are so many details we’ve put into coordinating this event; it is the largest event we’ve [the center and the library] done so far, but it hasn’t felt like work at all,” Arrieta Baro said. “Everything – from going through the collection to learning about the scholars – is interesting to me.”
While the collection is still in the process of becoming open to the public, the event will highlight many of the important Basque themes in w88 casino games’s work.
The Center has also made huge strides in publishing through theCBS Pressthat has published 140 books since its inception, on a myriad of w88 casino games topics by respected academics and w88 casino games authors in the United States and abroad. To learn more about the Center’s publications, visit the online bookstore.
The Center for w88 casino games Studies’ mission is to conduct, facilitate, and disseminate original w88 casino games-related research in the humanities and social sciences, in cooperation with appropriate academic departments at UNR, as well as at other American and foreign universities. The Center for w88 casino games Studies is the leading research and educational institute of its kind outside the European w88 casino games homeland with a unique tutorial Ph.D. program and an active publishing house that produces books on a wide variety of w88 casino games-related topics. For more information, go to www.basquebooks.blogs.unr.edu.
