Pepe Rojo papers
Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Special Collections & University Archives
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University of California
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Pepe Rojo papers
Date (inclusive): 2000-2016
Collection Number: MS 292
Creator:
Rojo, Pepe, 1968-
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of materials from speculative author Pepe Rojo, mostly related to his work on "You can see the future
from here," which was a series of science fiction based interventions carried out at the San Ysidro Border Crossing in Mexico
in 2011.
Languages: The collection is in English and Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Pepe Rojo papers (MS 292). Special Collections & University Archives, University
of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2024.
Biographical Note
Pepe Rojo is a Mexican science fiction and cyberpunk author also known for directing and participating in works of art interference
in the California borderzone.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials from speculative author Pepe Rojo, mostly related to his work on "You can see the future
from here," which was a series of science fiction based interventions carried out at the San Ysidro Border Crossing in Mexico
in 2011. Items in the collection include bookmarks, mini-fictions, postcards, and other items passed out during the interventions,
as well as fliers and publications from various other events.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is arranged topically.
Separated Materials
9 minibúks donated with the collection have been separated for cataloging in Special Collections, searchable by title online
as "Pepe Rojo papers".
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Art interventions
Cyberpunk fiction
Mexican-American Border Region -- History
Science fiction -- Authorship
Genres and Forms of Materials
Ephemera
Publications
Box 1, Folder 1
SUB (Subgéneros de subliteratura subterránea) journal issues
2000, 2002
Box 1, Folder 2
"You Can See the Future From Here" -
El Arco 2043 newspaper
2011
Box 1, Folder 3
"You Can See the Future From Here" - Sant Ste-La prayers and booklet
2011
Box 1, Folder 4
Mini [Science] Fiction collection
2014
Box 1, Folder 5
Sawyer Seminar on Alternative Futurisms - Flier
2016