Events

Amanda Malloy, second-year Southern Studies graduate student, discusses her thesis on Memphis photographer William Eggleston. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. Brown Bags last one hour and are free and open to the public.

Scott Barretta, UM Instructor of Anthropology and Sociology, starts the Music of the South Conference with a talk about Izzy Young, a noted figure in the world of folk music. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. …

Ann Fisher-Wirth, UM Professor of English, and Maude Schuyler Clay, photographer, discuss their collaborative project “Mississippi.” Ann Fisher-Wirth’s poems will be on letterpress broadsides shown along with Maude Clay’s photographs. Join us afterwards in the lobby for refreshments with the artists. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters …

This special Brown Bag takes place in Special Collections at the J.D. Williams Library, and kicks off the 2016 Oxford Conference for the Book.

Dionne Bailey, UM adjunct history professor, discusses how African American women are major actors in the implementation, development, and growth of Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Penitentiary. Bailey illustrates that race along with class and gender significantly influenced how penology functioned in the South. Bailey’s work takes a detailed look into not only the often overlooked history …

Dave Tell, communications professor at the University of Kansas, explains how the digital humanities may revolutionize how we remember Emmett Till. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. Brown Bags last one hour and are free and …

Ralph Eubanks, Visiting Professor at Millsaps, discusses how re-reading and teaching the work of James Agee—along with Walker Evans’s photographs—impacts on his own writing. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. Brown Bags last one hour and are …

Dr. Eric Weber, UM Public Policy Professor, will have a roundtable discussion about his book “Uniting Mississippi: Democracy and Leadership in the South.” Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. Brown Bags last one hour and are …

Ann Tucker, UM visiting assistant professor of history, will discuss how Southerners’ international perspective on nationhood enabled them to imagine Southern independence. Brown Bag Lectures take place on select Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters in the Tupelo Room in the west wing of Barnard Observatory. Brown Bags last one hour and are free …