Gammill Gallery Exhibit Lecture by Michael Ford

When:July 23, 2014 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Where:Barnard Observatory, Sorority Row & Grove Loop, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38655, USA

In collaboration with the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference currently underway, the Center’s Gammill Gallery is hosting a documentary photography exhibit by Michael Ford, entitled Homeplace. Ford will give a lecture on Wednesday, July 23 at 12:30pm in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory.  The lecture and exhibit, both in Barnard Observatory, are free and open to

Music of the South Concert with the Band Feufollet

When:September 17, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where:Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Theatre

Music of the South Concert With Feufollet September 17 at 7pm Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts Studio Theater.  Tickets are $10 and are available at the UM Box Office and at the door. Learn more about the Music of the South Series here. Cajun roots-rock band Feufollet gives listeners a taste of Louisiana

Orientation for New Grad Students

When:August 22, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

There will be an orientation and introduction to Center programs for all incoming M.A. students on Friday, August 22 in Barnard Observatory.  Students will receive further info from the graduate director. The UM Graduate School will host a general orientation for all new students on Thursday, August 21.  For more information, click here.

Graduate Student Symposium: Redefining the Welcome Table

When:September 25, 2014 – September 26, 2014 all-day
Where:University of Mississippi

Redefining the Welcome Table: Inclusion and Exclusion in American Foodways Southern Foodways Alliance and William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation University of Mississippi September 25-26, 2014 Click here for a full conference schedule. Together with the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, the Southern Foodways Alliance will host a graduate student conference at the University

Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History

When:September 24, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where:Nutt Auditorium, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA

The 2014 Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History will take place on Wednesday, September 24 at 7pm in Nutt Auditorium on the University of Mississippi campus. The lecturer will be Jacquelyn Dowd Hall of the University of North Carolina, who will present “How We Tell About the Civil Rights Movement and Why It Matters Today.”