Sally Mann to give Ann J. Abadie Lecture at Faulkner Conference One of America’s most renowned photographers presents the fifth annual Ann J. Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies as part of this summer’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. The lecture, “Your Darlings: Aesthetic Decisions for Better or Worse” is set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 20 …
If you are a Southern Studies alum in the greater New Orleans area, please join us for happy hour on Tuesday, June 9. RSVP here to find the exact location and time.
Summertime in Oxford is a little slower-paced as locals and visitors enjoy the town without the hustle and bustle. This June, the annual Summer Sunset Series returns to the Grove stage on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Each Sunday night in June, starting at 6 p.m., make your way to the Grove to …
Southern Studies students showcase their documentary work at 6 p.m. Friday, May 2.
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Mississippi Day is an annual event for all community members to showcase the impact of the University of Mississippi across our region, state and the world. Join us as we celebrate the state of Mississippi and the university’s contributions to its culture, education, health care and economy through hands-on activities, demonstrations, food and much more. …
“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 …
“‘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, …
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 …
Gullah/Geechee Muslims: Identity, Memory and the Making of American History by Muhammad Fraser-Rahim In this SouthTalk, Dr. Muhammad Fraser-Rahim will discuss his work associated with his book Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora. Through meticulous research, interviews, and documentation the book presents a unique and significant contribution to religious …