“How I Changed My Mind about How Minds Change” presented by David McRaney In these strange, contentious times, McRaney takes us through how writing a book about the science of why it’s so hard to change people’s minds changed his own mind about how minds change. In this talk you will not only learn about what …
This movie night features two short films by Zaire Love that highlight the joy of Black men in the South. SLICE explores how Rico Golden and his homeboys from Memphis submerge themselves in an original swimming artform of athleticism, creativity, and joy called “slicing”—while refusing to drown in a pool of society’s expectations. Road to Step follows a University of …
The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) is thrilled to host the second annual cohort of filmmakers during the 2023 Summer Film Residency, The Prototype. This talented trio—selected from a pool of 20+ applicants—has gathered for eight weeks in Oxford, Mississippi, with SFA filmmaker Zaire Love, to each produce a high-quality film that’s ready to share at film festivals. Please …
“Put a Little Honey in my Sweet Tea”: The Third Annual Ann J. Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies at the 49th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. “Put a Little Honey in my Sweet Tea” is a performance by E. Patrick Johnson based on the oral histories of LGBTQ southerners that Johnson has collected over the …
“The Devil Was Turned Loose: African Americans in the War against Reconstruction” the 2023 Gilder-Jordan Lecture presented by Kidada E. Williams, historian and author. Reconstruction is one of the most significant eras in American history. This presentation focuses on the misunderstood and misrepresented aspects of Black people’s experiences in that era. Williams will discuss what Black …
The film screening of the “The Rough South of Larry Brown” includes a conversation with Gary Hawkins, Greg Johnson, and Tom Rankin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at Proud Larry’s (211 S. Lamar Blvd). The event is co-sponsored by the UM Archives & Special Collections and is free and open to the public. The …
After 35 years as a member of the University of Mississippi faculty, including 11 years as director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, history and Southern Studies professor Dr. Ted Ownby is preparing to retire at the end of June. Former students, colleagues, Center supporters, and community members are invited to help …
Join M.F.A. in Documentary Expression students Sandip Rai, Bethany Fitts, Lillian Slaughter and Elise-Joelle Denoulet as they present their thesis films at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 11. Free and open to the public.
Join us May 3 for a screening of three short music documentaries produced and directed by M.F.A. candidate filmmakers Bethany Fitts, Elise Denoulet, and Lilly Slaughter, as part of the Mississippi Creates series in collaboration with Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.
A kaleidoscopic new intellectual and cultural history of the South Join the University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture and Square Books to celebrate friend and scholar Charles Reagan Wilson with the launch of his new book The Southern Way of Life: Meanings of Culture and Civilization in the American South. The event will be Tuesday, January 17th …