What: Portuguese-American writer Darrell Kastin, author of The Undiscovered Island, to give a book talk followed by a concert with the singer Shawna Kastin performing lyrics composed by her father or adapted by him from Portuguese poetry
Where: Prince Henry Society Reading Room, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives & Special Collections, Claire T. Carney Library, UMass Dartmouth
When: May 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM

~  The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.  ~

Darrell Kastin will talk about and read from his new book, The Undiscovered Island, recently published by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.   The book talk will be followed by a concert with the singer Shawna Kastin, who will perform lyrics composed by her father or adapted by him from Portuguese poetry.

According to Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club, The Undiscovered Island is a“story of mystery and magic—magical appearances and mysterious disappearances, mysterious women and magical islands—beautifully and lyrically told.”

From the dust jacket of The Undiscovered Island, “History, legend, poetry and myth are seamlessly interwoven as the novel explores relationships between personal and cultural identity, fate and self-determination, reality and illusion. The Undiscovered Island is a lyrical evocation of a locale and a people, rendered with wonderful respect for Azorean tradition.”

Darrell Kastin was born in Los Angeles, California. His maternal ancestors came from the Azores, settling in the United States at the end of World War II. He has spent considerable time on the islands over the years, using them as a setting in many of his short stories. His short fiction has appeared in The Seattle Review, The Crescent Review, The Blue Mesa Review and elsewhere. He is currently setting to music the poetry of Luís de Camões, Fernando Pessoa, and Florbela Espanca.

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Please park in lot 13. The Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives is located on the campus side of the Claire T. Carney Library, accessible through its own entrance.

What: A lecture on the socioeconomic status of the Portuguese in late 19th century New Bedford by Prof. Rose Rodrigues of Fairfield University
Where: Prince Henry Society Reading Room of the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, located in the Claire T. Carney Library
When: Tuesday, April 27, at 12:30 P.M.

~ The event is free and open to the public ~

The last three decades of the 19th century saw the decline of New Bedford’s whaling industry, the emergence of textile manufacturing and the onset of the first significant wave of Portuguese immigration into the U.S.

In this presentation Dr. Rodrigues explores how this group of new arrivals adapted to their new home and the changes going on around them, showing how the career and home ownership patterns of Portuguese immigrants were influenced by their pre-migration skills and values as well as the occupational opportunities and exclusionary practices they encountered in the area.   Using data collected from the U.S. Census Population Schedules, the logs of whaling voyages, ship registers and textile mill records, she maps out the intergenerational and occupational mobility trends of the New Bedford Portuguese between 1870 and 1900.

Dr. Rose P. Rodrigues is the current Chair of the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the former Director of Women’s Studies at Fairfield University.

What: A Celebration of Scholarship and Research
Where: Claire T. Carney Library Browsing Area
When: Monday, April 26 ~ 4:00 – 6:00 PM
~ Wine and Cheese reception ~

Come and celebrate!

This reception is our chance as a university community to celebrate the scholarship and research of our faculty and staff.  The scholarship and research being recognized represents the intellectual and creative work (other than books) of our faculty and staff that have been published, performed or otherwise disseminated during the period from Summer 2007 through Summer 2009.  More than 600 such items of scholarship will be recognized at this reception.  These works are representative of the inspirational and groundbreaking activity that takes place across campus. This collection of work is a constant reminder to all of us that ideas can build bridges between people, communities and cultures.

Exhibit Inauguration: April 23, 2010 at 4:00 PM – Her Excellency the Consul of Portugal in New Bedford, Dr. Graça Fonseca, will inaugurate the exhibition.

The event is free and open to the public.

Ongoing exhibition information:

What: On the Front Page: the Carnation Revolution – an Exhibition
Where: In the William Q. and Mary Jane MacLean Gallery of the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, located in the Claire T. Carney Library
When: April through May, During the regular Archives hours  Monday – Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth announces an exhibition entitled “On the Front Page: the Carnation Revolution” organized by the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, in collaboration with the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture and the Claire T. Carney Library.

The Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos, in Portuguese), also referred to as the 25 de Abril, took place 36 years ago in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 25, 1974.  Besides ending Portugal’s forty-year dictatorship and starting a democratic form of government, the Carnation Revolution also led to the independence of Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia.

Curated by Sónia Pacheco, the librarian archivist for the Ferreira-Mendes Archives, the exhibition documents the events surrounding the 25 de Abril through the use of historic newspapers from New Bedford and Portugal.

For directions to the UMass Dartmouth campus, see https://www.umassd.edu/vtour/.

Please use Parking Lot 13.

Claire T. Carney Library Associates Present Norwegian Lifelines

Presentation: Voices from the Waterfront: Portrait of the New Bedford Fishing Industry
When: 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Where: Claire T. Carney Library Browsing Area (1st Floor)
Cost: Free, donations welcome.

Kirsten Bendiksen, of Norwegian descent with family ties to the New Bedford scallop industry and co-author Laura Orleans, a folklorist, will present a slideshow of photographs and share excerpts from their recently released book, Voices From The Waterfront. A book signing and reception to follow. Hope to see you there!

We welcome your support. Please consider joining the Claire T. Carney Library Associates.

Title: History Helping Science in the Quinebaug River Study
Presenter: Dr. Neil Fennessey, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Date: Wednesday, April 14th
Time: Noon to 1 PM
Location: Library Browsing Area

A Carney Library/Faculty Senate Brown Bag Lecture

The construction of an electric power-plant in central Massachusetts worried state and federal environmental regulators. Already concerned about how the Quinebaug river might be impacted during sustained dry spells by US Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam operations, regulators and environmentalists alike felt the power plant would make things much worse for the aquatic ecosystem. A historical study of how the river was developed by the early textile industry combined with a study of how the river flows with and without dams cleared up important misunderstandings.

Contact Matt Sylvain (x8682 or msylvain@umassd.edu) for more information.

Image from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USACE_Westville_Lake_and_Dam.jpg