Living Blues #289 features one of the greatest living soul men on the cover. William Bell released his first single for Stax back in 1961. Over the next six decades he has poured out a string of hits including winning a Grammy in 2017. We take a deep dive into the legendary vocalist’s long career. …
3rd Annual UM Faculty and Graduate Student Forum on Race and Ethnicity Monday, Feb. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., The Inn at Ole Miss (Ballroom) *If you would like to join us for breakfast and/or lunch please RSVP by Friday, Feb. 16. Breakfast (9:30-10 a.m.) Welcome/Panel 1 (10-11 a.m.) Moderator: Simone Delerme, McMullan Associate …
The SouthTalks series continues the “Creativity in the South” programming focus this spring at the University of Mississippi, with lectures, performances and film screenings examining the interdisciplinary nature of Southern studies. The series is sponsored by the university’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. All events are free and open to the public and, …
Dr. Simone Delerme and Dr. Catarina Passidomo along with Department of Sociology and Anthropology professors, Dr. J.T. Thomas (sociology) and Dr. Marcos Mendoza (anthropology) are planning the third annual Faculty and Graduate Student Forum on Race and Ethnicity. This year the forum will be Monday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Like last …
In honor of its upcoming 30th year, the Oxford Conference for the Book has received a surprise gift from Hawthornden Foundation. Jimmy Thomas, director of the conference, which is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, welcomed the news. “We are both thrilled and incredibly grateful for …
Interested in learning about the Southern Studies graduate programs? Register for the January 19 virtual open house using the link below. We can answer all of your questions. January 19 at 4 p.m. CST: https://olemiss.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeCgrz8qE9N37SrW_1WWaRSX-YQgMwhX
The Southern Documentary Project is hiring two new Professors of Practice in Documentary Expression to teach in Southern Studies and to produce their own documentary stories and to produce their own documentary stories. Open to storytellers of all mediums. Go here for more information.
The application deadline for undergraduate admission to Southern Studies is Jan. 10, 2024. Southern Studies is an interdisciplinary program that combines required cultural studies courses on the American and global South with courses from multiple disciplines including history, literature, sociology, anthropology, music, political science, journalism, and documentary studies. Students in the program take introductory classes …
The University of Mississippi will observe 175 years of service to the state and the nation with a celebration at 1 p.m. Nov. 6 in front of the historic Lyceum. When Mississippi’s flagship university opened its doors on Nov. 6, 1848, with four faculty members and 80 students, it was poised to be the state’s …
Living Blues #287 features Houston singer Diunna Greenleaf. Greenleaf grew up immersed in gospel music. Encouraged by the likes of Katie Webster and Teddy Reynolds, she began to sing the blues. Now, with more than 25 years in the blues, Greenleaf has become one of its strongest voices. Danva Johnson is the son of James …