The Vanishing Worlds of Audubon - Public Conversation

USC Visions and Voices

An event series to explore birding, examine the global loss of bird species, and reckon with the problematic legacy of John James Audubon.

Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library (DML) 240

L.A. River expert and nature author <a href="https://www.jennyjjprice.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jenny Price</a>, Debs Park Audubon Center director <a href="https://debspark.audubon.org/our_staff" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marcos Trinidad</a>, and USC Dornsife College biological and earth sciences professors <a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003120" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah Bottjer</a> and <a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003119" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Bottjer</a>will discuss the disappearance of birds around the world and what it can teach us about environmental justice here in Los Angeles—as well as address the troubled history of John James Audubon. <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/eventdetails/?event_id=40254436999701&s_type=&s_genre=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click to read more. </a>

Related Events: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vanishing-worlds-of-audubon-birding-walk-for-usc-students-registration-559726867127">The Vanishing Worlds of Audubon - Birding Walk for USC Students</a>Saturday, April 1, 10 a.m.Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffith Ave., Los Angeles<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-vanishing-worlds-of-audubon-river-walk-creative-workshop-registration-559759625107">The Vanishing Worlds of Audubon: River Walk and Creative Workshop</a>Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 6 p.m.:Various LocationsThis event is part of a series held in conjunction with The Vanishing Worlds of Audubon, on display in Doheny Memorial Library from March 1–May 31, 2023, illuminating the works of artists and scientists who are addressing the challenges of avian extinction, habitat destruction, and the ever-growing threat of global climate change, along with items that highlight the complex history behind the illustrious artist, naturalist, and ornithologist John James Audubon.

Presented by <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USC Visions and Voices</a>. Organized by Aroussiak Gabrielian (Architecture), Tyson Gaskill (USC Libraries), Patty Johnson (USC Libraries), Elisabeth Mann (Cinematic Arts), Nathan Masters (USC Libraries), Anne-Marie Maxwell (USC Libraries), Amy Murphy (School of Architecture), and Tim Stanton (USC Libraries).

Image: Birds of America by John LaMacchia

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