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Columbia University Marks 50th Anniversary of William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch
NEW YORK, September 16, 2009 To mark the 50th Anniversary of the publication of William S. Burroughs’s novel Naked Lunch, there will be a series of celebratory events October 8-10, 2009 held by Columbia University, the School of Visual Arts (SVA) and New York University (NYU). For a full schedule of 50th Anniversary events, please see the announcement.
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Naked Lunch (Paris, Olympia Press, 1959), RBML
Used with permission of the William S. Burroughs Estate
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On Friday, October 9, 2009 the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML) at Columbia University will host Fifty Years of Naked Lunch: From the Interzone to the Archive…and back, a conference including paper presentations, a panel discussion and a viewing of the exhibition “Naked Lunch: The First Fifty Years.” Except where noted, all sessions take place at the Columbia University Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive. For a conference schedule, please see the RBML website.
For more information about the conference and exhibit, or to register, please email cul-events@columbia.edu.
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services is one of the top five academic research library systems in North America. The collections include over 10 million volumes, over 100,000 journals and serials, as well as extensive electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, graphic and audio-visual materials. The services and collections are organized into 25 libraries and various academic technology centers. The Libraries employs more than 550 professional and support staff. The website of the Libraries at www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb is the gateway to its services and resources.
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