Mar
20
Wed
12:00 pm SouthTalks: “Amplifying ‘Another... @ Virtual
SouthTalks: “Amplifying ‘Another... @ Virtual
Mar 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“Amplifying ‘Anotherness’: Disrupting Dominant Narratives about Appalachia” a Virtual Event with Neema Avashia Both Appalachia and the South are frequently represented as monoliths in mainstream media representations of place and people. But for the folks who live in these regions, we know that they are far from monolithic. That they are home to immigrants, to
5:00 pm SouthTalks: Continuing the Legac... @ Barnard Observatory
SouthTalks: Continuing the Legac... @ Barnard Observatory
Mar 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SouthTalks: Continuing the Legacy of Freedom Summer @ Barnard Observatory
Continuing the Legacy of Freedom Summer • A Panel Discussion between Freedom Project Network, Mississippi Votes, 1964 Freedom Summer Veterans, and Faculty Fellow W. Ralph Eubanks • Wednesday, March 20 at 5 p.m. The overarching goal of the Mississippi Summer Project—known as Freedom Summer—was to empower Black Mississippians to participate in local, state, and national elections.
Mar
27
Wed
12:00 pm SouthTalks: “‘Ain’t I Pretty?’: ... @ Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room
SouthTalks: “‘Ain’t I Pretty?’: ... @ Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room
Mar 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
SouthTalks: “‘Ain’t I Pretty?’: Sweet Daddy Grace and the Sacred Blues of the Badman” @ Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room
“‘Ain’t I Pretty?’: Sweet Daddy Grace and the Sacred Blues of the Badman” Xavier Sivels From the summer of 1926 until his death in 1959, Charles Manuel Grace made a name for himself as the faith-healing leader of the United House of Prayer for All People (UHOP). Establishing widespread support for his ministry in working-class
Apr
9
Tue
5:00 pm SouthTalks: After Sherman @ Overby Center Auditorium
SouthTalks: After Sherman @ Overby Center Auditorium
Apr 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
After Sherman Jon-Sesrie Goff Returning to the coastal South Carolina land that his family purchased after Emancipation, filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff desired to explore his Gullah/Geechee roots, a journey that transformed into a poetic investigation of Black inheritance, trauma, and generational wisdom amid the violent tensions that define America’s collective history. Jon-Sesrie Goff is a multidisciplinary
Apr
10
Wed
12:00 pm SouthTalks: “Good Night, New Dea... @ Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room
SouthTalks: “Good Night, New Dea... @ Barnard Observatory Tupelo Room
Apr 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“Good Night, New Deal: The Waltons and the South’s Great Depression in American Memory” Darren E. Grem The Waltons, a popular television show airing from 1972 to 1981, re-remembered and re-framed for millions what the Great Depression and New Deal meant, using Virginia writer Earl Hamner Jr.’s personal remembrances and novels to present southern whites as exemplars of
Apr
16
Tue
5:00 pm SouthTalks: Deep Inside the Blue @ Barnard Obervatory
SouthTalks: Deep Inside the Blue @ Barnard Obervatory
Apr 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
SouthTalks: Deep Inside the Blue @ Barnard Obervatory
Deep Inside the Blue Margo Cooper, Joe Ayers, and Trent Ayers In this SouthTalk, photographer and author will be joined in conversation by blues musicians Joe Ayers and his son Trent Ayers. Cooper had the privilege of interviewing both Ayers men for her book Deep Inside the Blues. She describes Joe Ayers as kind, wise,