Karen Piper: Owens Lake: California's Albatross by IHC UCSB published on 2015-08-11T21:36:05Z CONFERENCE: Oil + Water: The Case of Santa Barbara and Southern California April 8 – 10, 2010 McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/oil-water-socal/ Saturday, April 10 PANEL: Histories of an Unnatural History Karen Piper (Comparative Literature, Carnegie Mellon University) Owens Lake: California’s Albatross This conference will explore the ways in which oil and water have created and transformed the history and culture of Santa Barbara and Southern California. Topics will include the Santa Barbara oil spill; the impact of oil on Hollywood; agriculture and marine life; the Owens River Valley; the Salton Sea; cars and car culture; and environmental histories and their lessons. Sponsored by the IHC’s Oil + Water series, the UC California Studies Consortium, and the Community Environmental Council. Genre ucsb
