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POSTPONED SouthTalks: Screening of King Coal 6:00 pm
POSTPONED SouthTalks: Screening of King Coal @ Overby Center
Feb 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
This event is postponed.   VISITING DOCUMENTARIAN SERIES Screening of King Coal + Q&A with Director Elaine McMillion Sheldon Elaine McMillion Sheldon is one of the Center’s visiting documentarians this spring. She will screen her film King Coal. A lyrical tapestry of a place and people, King Coal meditates on the complex history and future
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SouthTalks: “Computers, Welfare, and Southern Politics: The Technological Environments of Government in Mississippi” by Marc Aidinoff 4:00 pm
SouthTalks: “Computers, Welfare, and Southern Politics: The Technological Environments of Government in Mississippi” by Marc Aidinoff @ Barnard Observatory
Feb 11 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
“Computers, Welfare, and Southern Politics: The Technological Environments of Government in Mississippi”  by Marc Aidinoff In this SouthTalk, Marc Aidinoff will explore what the government looks like when it becomes computerized and how the expectations of citizenship have changed as a result. Moving from 1970 to the present, Aidinoff will trace the changing politics, practices,
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SouthTalks: The South’s Environmental Legacy 12:00 pm
SouthTalks: The South’s Environmental Legacy @ Barnard Observatory
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“The South’s Environmental Legacy: From Personal Accountability to Collective Power” by Heather McTeer Toney In this SouthTalk, Heather McTeer Toney will discuss how the South’s environmental history—ranging from agriculture to extractive industries—has shaped individual and collective behaviors. She will focus on reframing the conversation from personal recycling habits to holding industries accountable and advocating for
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SouthTalks: Snapshot: Climate, Exhibition and Conversation 4:00 pm
SouthTalks: Snapshot: Climate, Exhibition and Conversation @ Barnard Observatory
Feb 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
“Snapshot: Climate, Exhibition and Conversation” Vanessa Charlot, Kariann Fuqua, and Brooke White In the fall of 2023, Southern Cultures published Snapshot: Climate. This issue featured more than sixty photographs and accompanying short reflections from artists, activists, photojournalists, and scientists to provide a “snapshot” of climate impacts across the South. The feature became a traveling exhibit
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