Events kick off Sept. 12 with journalist Tracie McMillan The environment can refer to a person’s surroundings or conditions, or a particular geographical area. Taking the latter meaning, the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture hones in on Southern environments for its 2024-25 programming. “We will begin with its most obvious …
The House That Ann Built For Ann Abadie (1940-2024) Written by William Ferris Ann Abadie came to Oxford in 1960 to begin her PhD in the University of Mississippi’s English Department. Her work focused on William Faulkner whose language inspired her to explore the South in its entirety. She and her colleagues Michael Harrington in …
Announcing the 2025 Study the South Research Fellowship Scholars researching the South have an opportunity for funded research in the collections of the Department of Archives and Special Collections at the J. D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi. The Study the South Research Fellowship, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern …
Administrator, scholar recognized for role in founding Southern culture center, literary conferences Ann Abadie admittedly did not like the spotlight, but she was a behind-the-scenes champion: of culture, of literature and of community. Abadie, director emerita of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, died Tuesday (July 30) and leaves a legacy of visionary …
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture mourns the passing of Dr. Ann Abadie, whose vision as associate director guided the Center’s founding in 1977 and inspired its nearly fifty years of subsequent work. Ann wrote the initial grant that established the Center, and she was likewise instrumental in founding the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha …