Sterling Magee, a Mississippi-born blues guitarist and singer, had experienced firsthand the music industry’s exploitation of black musicians. When his wife died of cancer, he gave up guitar and gave into despair. Several years later, reborn as “Mr. Satan,” he was busking the streets of Harlem, spreading his gospel of joy, when a young white …
Richard Howorth, Lyn Roberts, and Lisa Howorth Jimmy Thomas, moderator “Square Books at Forty: A Conversation” Dating back to the 1970s, Square Books and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture have enjoyed a close relationship, with the bookstore bringing writers from all regions to Oxford, including a number of authors whose works are taught across …
Edmund T. Gordon and Celeste Henery: “Exploring the Racial Geography of UT-Austin” Over the past twenty years, Edmund T. Gordon has researched and led a tour of the racial and gendered geography of the University of Texas at Austin’s campus. This talk will discuss the origins of the tour and its recent digitization. It also …
Carrie Barske Crawford and Brian Dempsey: “Hidden Spaces” A collaboration between the University of North Alabama Public History Center, the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area, and photographer Abraham Rowe, the photo-historical project Hidden Spaces identifies, displays, and interprets cultural landscapes, built environments, and natural features that highlight the inherent uniqueness and diversity of the greater Shoals region. This …
Marco Williams, visiting documentarian, filmmaker Two Towns of Jasper In 1998 in Jasper, Texas, James Byrd Jr., a black man, was chained to a pick-up truck and dragged to his death by three white men. The town was forever altered, and the nation woke up to the horror of a modern-day lynching. Two film crews, …
In this talk, Catarina Passidomo will share some stories from her recent Fulbright research and teaching fellowship in Peru. Her current research compares Peruvian and U.S. southern contemporary food renaissances and their discursive commitments to multiculturalism, social justice, and environmental sustainability. SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) …
Meet the University Press of Mississippi 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 5 Barnard Observatory Conference Room Faculty and students are invited to attend a session with the staff of the University Press of Mississippi to learn about the Press, scholarly publishing, and the process of getting a book published. Attendees will get a chance …
Randall Kenan is visiting campus April 11. Kenan is a writer best known for his novel A Visitation of Spirits (1989) and his collection of stories Let the Dead Bury Their Dead (1992), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, was a nominee for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction, and named a New York Times Notable …
The next DocX Insight Series workshop is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, March 1. This is a two-hour workshop focused on lessons and tips for handling color and post in Adobe Lightroom (for stills) and Premier (for motion.) Tools such as curves, color balance, looks and exposure will be used in order to encourage proficiency …
Lynne Sachs makes films, installations, performances and web projects that explore the intricate relationship between personal observations and broader historical experiences by weaving together poetry, collage, painting, politics, and layered sound design. Strongly committed to a dialogue between cinematic theory and practice, she searches for a rigorous play between image and sound, pushing the visual …