Apr
23
Wed
12:00 pm SouthTalks: POSTPONED Praisesong... @ Barnard Observatory
SouthTalks: POSTPONED Praisesong... @ Barnard Observatory
Apr 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Food, Place, and the Ancestors Crystal Wilkinson In this SouthTalk, Crystal Wilkinson will discuss the role food plays in her writing. Drawing from material from her memoir Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, she explores how food functions as inspiration, as a tie to one’s past, and as an important marker
Apr
30
Wed
12:00 pm SouthTalks: “‘Pigs in the Parlor... @ Barnard Observatory
SouthTalks: “‘Pigs in the Parlor... @ Barnard Observatory
Apr 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“‘Pigs in the Parlor’: The Legacy of Racial Zoning and Its Impact on Land Use Policies in the South” by Jade A. Craig Racial zoning was the preferred method of establishing residential segregation in the South in the early twentieth century until the US Supreme Court formally struck it down in 1917. In this SouthTalk,
May
1
Thu
4:00 pm SouthTalks: “A Crowded Table” @ Barnard Observatory
SouthTalks: “A Crowded Table” @ Barnard Observatory
May 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
“A Crowded Table” by Heidi Siegrist Heidi Siegrist’s book, All Y’all: Queering Southernness in US Fiction, 1980–2020, explores the boundaries of negotiating place and sexuality by using the concept of “southernness,” a purposefully fluid idea of the South that extends beyond simple geography and eschews familiar ideas of the southern canon. In her SouthTalk, Siegrist
May
2
Fri
6:00 pm Spring Documentary Showcase @ Barnard Observatory
Spring Documentary Showcase @ Barnard Observatory
May 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Southern Studies students showcase their documentary work at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2.