SouthTalks: “Eudora Welty’s Photographic Vision”

Annette Trefzer presents “Eudora Welty’s Photographic Vision” at noon on Wednesday, April 13. Internationally known as a writer, Eudora Welty was also a talented photographer, yet the prevalent idea remains that Welty simply took snapshots before she found her true calling as a renowned fiction writer. But who was Welty as a photographer? What did she see? How and why did she photograph, and what did Welty know about modern photography? In this presentation, Trefzer answers these questions by exploring Eudora Welty’s photographic archive.

Trefzer is a professor of English at the University of Mississippi. She is the author of “Exposing Mississippi: Eudora Welty’s Photographic Reflections” and “Disturbing Indians: The Archaeology of Southern Fiction.” She is coeditor of five volumes in the Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Series published by the University Press of Mississippi.

SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit the Center’s website at southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details. Locations listed here are subject to change, and more events may be added throughout the semester. Registration will be required for all virtual events in order to receive the webinar link.