Filled with hammer-wielding heroines, rebellious punks and a cast of characters reflecting diverse ethnic backgrounds, sexual preferences, and economic classes, the multivolume graphic novel Love and Rockets by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, revitalized the comix revolution in the 1980s. The story of the Hernandez brothers (known collectively as Los Bros Hernandez) and their comics were explored in the exhibition "Sex, Love, and Rockets: The Comix World of Los Bros Hernandez." Inspired and politicized by the punk music scene of the 1980s, Los Bros Hernandez articulated a generation’s concerns with gender, sexuality, race, class, and punk aesthetics in more than 50 published issues of Love and Rockets.
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February 2 – March 2, 2007
Carriage House Gallery
47 Power Street
Thursday – Friday, 1 – 4 p.m.
In spring 2007, WBRU 95.5, BSR 88.1, Brown University's Department of American Civilization, and the John Nicholas Brown Center presented "From Gaspipes to Websites: Radio at Brown 1936-2006." From the dorm-room experiment that started it all, to the 1960s FM revolution, to the students behind the stations today, the exhibition celebrated 70 years of Brown college radio.
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February 21 – March 9, 2007
John Hay Library, Lownes Room
20 Prospect Street
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Cheap pulp fiction magazines of the early 1900s defied social taboos against violence, sex, and bad taste. Condemned by moralists and scorned by the elite, pulp stories flaunted violence, reveled in promiscuous sex, and stereotyped just about everyone. "Pulp Uncovered" was an interdisciplinary arts festival celebrating pulp fiction magazines from the 1920s–40s held in spring 2007. The festival included a museum exhibit at the John Nicholas Brown Center, a film pulp fiction festival, and community events such as walking tours, lectures, panel discussions, and art talks.
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March 15 – June 1, 2007
Carriage House Gallery
47 Power Street
Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m.
This exhibition exploring the history of Students for a Democratic Society, as well as the art and process of comic book creation, was curated by Brown students under the auspices of the public humanities program, and was composed of pages and panels from Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History (Hill and Wang), scripted by Harvey Pekar and edited by Paul Buhle, senior lecturer in American civilization and history at Brown.
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April 13 – June 1, 2007
Carriage House Gallery
47 Power Street
Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 4 p.m.
sex, love, and rockets
Comic artist Jaime Hernandez spoke to a packed auditorium as part of the opening celebrations for "Sex, Love, and Rockets."
Gaspipes to Websites
Alumni and radio fans flocked to the John Hay Library for the opening reception of "Gaspipes to Websites," curated by a student in the public humanities program.
Pulp uncovered
The Pulp Uncovered festival included a film festival, walking tours, panel discussions, lectures, and an exhibition – al organized by students in the public humanities program.
The SDS comic show
Comic author Harvey Pekar delivered a keynote address to celebrate the opening of "The SDS Comic Show."