David Wharton has received the 2017 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in Photography for his recent book, The Power of Belief: Spiritual Landscapes from the Rural South.
Wharton Receives MIAL Award for THE POWER OF BELIEF
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Center Partners with Isom Center for Radical South Month
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, in collaboration with other departments and centers at the University of Mississippi, are cosponsoring a series of lectures, roundtables, and presentations in April 2017 under the umbrella “The Radical South.” The month-long series seeks to complicate conventional narratives about the South, southern identity, race, and romanticized notions of region.
Charles Reagan Wilson Honored with Obama Fellowship
Charles Reagan Wilson’s international reputation as an expert on southern culture led to his selection for a fellowship in Germany last November.
“As an Obama Fellow, my responsibilities were to give a series of lectures at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, at Johannes Gutenberg University in Gersheim, and at the Philipps-Universität Marburg,” said Wilson, professor emeritus of history and Southern Studies. “My lecture topics included ‘The American South in the Obama Era’ and ‘Trump’s South.’ That last one was the one stirring up the most interest. I also lectured on ‘Creativity in Southern Culture,’ ‘The Southern Way of Life,’ and ‘Religion in the Civil Rights Era.’”
Watch SHAKE ‘EM ON DOWN on PBS
You can now watch the SouthDocs film Shake ‘Em on Down by Joe York and Scott Barretta online through the Reel South initiative. Reel South is the result of a partnership between UNC-TV and SCETV and the Southern Documentary Fund, and highlights the documentaries from around the region, making them available through public broadcasting stations.
Conference for the Book Coming Up March 29-31
For those who relish getting lost in a good story, the 24th annual Oxford Conference for the Book is an opportunity to gather with authors, editors and scholars. On March 29-31, the conference at the University of Mississippi, which is free and open to the public, includes readings, panel discussions and lectures by award-winning writers and first-time novelists.
Public History Topic of Two Brown Bags Next Week
There are two Brown Bags next week, both dealing with public history.
Southern Studies Professor Jodi Skipper Receives Prestigious Whiting Fellowship
OXFORD, Miss. – Fresh off winning this year’s Mississippi Humanities Council’s Scholar Award, University of Mississippi professor Jodi Skipper has received another accolade, this one a national honor.
Center Partners with MHC for “Ideas on Tap: What Happened to Affordable Housing?”
The Center will partner with the Mississippi Humanities Council to host a free and open to the public conversation on issues related to equitable access to affordable housing on March 2. The Ideas on Tap event, “Ideas on Tap: What Happened to Affordable Housing?” will be held at Proud Larry’s from 5pm to 6:30pm.
Vicksburg Exhibit and Community Oral History Workshop Highlight Lebanese American Community and Culture
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to engage, learn from, and explore the history and memories of Mississippi’s Lebanese American community.
The Mississippi Encyclopedia to Be Published in May
Work on a Center project that began in 2003 is at long last winding up. The Mississippi Encyclopedia—a mammoth collaboration that includes over 1,600 entries, 1,451 pages, and features more than 700 scholars who wrote entries on every county, every governor, and numerous musicians, writers, artists, and activists—will be in print and for sale this May. This is the first encyclopedic treatment of the state since 1907.