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  • Interdisciplinary Study of the South

    Center scholars and students investigate and document the South as a region of cultural, historical, geographic, and demographic complexity. Read More >

  • Telling the Stories

    Documentary studies at the Center include photography, film, and oral history. Read More >

  • SouthTalks

    Lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions exploring the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. Read More >

  • Publications

    Center publications explore the region across the disciplines of literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, foodways, and music. Read More >

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    The Center has three institutes dedicated to studying the American South through a range of lenses: the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Southern Documentary Project, and Living Blues magazine. Read More >

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  • Sandip Rai at a podium

    Journey to Commencement: Sandip Rai

    May 11th, 2023
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    May 3rd, 2023
  • Atlanta blues artist Albert White featured in Living Blues

    May 2nd, 2023
  • Rose Cailiff Scholarship now accepting applicants

    Rose Cailiff Scholarship now accepting applicants

    April 13th, 2023
  • Giving Day is April 4-5, 2023

    Giving Day set for April 4-5

    April 3rd, 2023
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    Oxford Conference for the Book returns March 29-31

    March 15th, 2023

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