Author & Oklahoma Native Speaks at Stillwater Public Library
September 10, 2007
Story By: Germaine Paul, OSU Library Communication Intern
For Immediate Release
STILLWATER -The OSU Library and Stillwater Public Library present author and Oklahoma native Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz as a part of the libraries’ centennial programs.
“Roxanne has had an incredible career as a university professor, historian and activist for human rights,” said Karen Neurohr, OSU associate professor and assessments librarian.
The presentation and a book signing will be held Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in room 309, Stillwater
Public Library.
Dunbar-Ortiz is professor of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies at California
State University, East Bay. She is the author of Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie, Blood
on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War, Roots of Resistance: Land Tenure in
New Mexico, 1680—1980, and Outlaw Woman: A Memoir of the War Years, 1960-1975.
"Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie is a fascinating autobiographical discussion of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s childhood and teenage years growing up in Oklahoma during the 1940s and 50s,” Neurohr said.
This event is free and open to the public, with a book signing immediately following the presentation. For more information contact Bonnie Ann Cain at (405) 744-7331 or lib-pub@okstate.edu.
Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for a new world. Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its five-campus system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and about 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world. CREATE - INNOVATE - EDUCATE - GO STATE!
URL: http://www.library.okstate.edu/news/fall07/dunbar-ortiz.htm
Last Updated: 29 May 2008
