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Finding Aid For The Center For Southern Folklore Home Movie Collection (Mum00709)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

The collection contains 47 collections of home movies created by 47 different families in the American South.

Finding Aid For The Blues Archive Poster Collection (Mum01783)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

These blues posters, broadsides, and oversize printings, collected by various individuals and institutions, document the world of blues advertising.

Ten Seniors Named 2019-20 Um Hall Of Fame Inductees, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Ole Miss students honored for service, achievement and potential for success

A Study Of The Design And Manufacturing Of An Elevated Dog Feeder, Lena Turner

Honors Theses

ABSTRACT

The senior capstone which students in the Center for Manufacturing Excellence program partake in was the basis for project. The Dog Box is an elevated dog feeder with an internal food storage compartment. It was designed for medium to large dogs, and can hold over 40 lbs of dog food. The internal storage compartment has drawer access and contains a plastic tote that will hold the food. The purpose of the design was to create an aesthetically pleasing elevated dog feeder that would double as a storage device, and elevated feeding can help prevent health issues in large dog …

English Professor Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Abigail Meisel

University of Mississippi News

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, state's sole 2020 Guggenheim Fellow, recognized for creative ability in the arts

James G. Thomas Jr. Wraps Up M.F.A. Oral History Project On Lebanese Mississippians, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Thomas successfully defended his thesis on April 20 Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary James G. Thomas Jr. began his research on the history of Lebanese communities in the Mississippi Delta in 2006, when he was working on his master's degree in Southern Studies. That effort turned into his master's thesis, and now he has completed his M.F.A. in Documentary Expression by expanding on that same topic.

Hilary Word Tackles Post-Soul Supernatural And Futuristic Worlds, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Second M.A. student defends her thesis remotely Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary Southern Studies master's student Hilary Word has been considering the supernatural and futuristic worlds through the lens of literature for years. Word's thesis "Post-Soul Speculation: An Exploration of Afro-Southern Speculative Fiction," looks at the genre of fiction that encompasses works where the setting involves supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements.

Covid-19 Update For The University Of Mississippi Community, April 17, 2020, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Emails

No abstract provided.

Daily Digest - Friday, April 17, 2020 Covid-19 Updates, University Of Mississippi

COVID-19 Website Archives

Campus Update Daily Digest for Friday, April 17, 2020

A Rhapsody Wild, Corey Davis

Honors Theses

This thesis is a fictional novel which explores themes of morality and tragedy within the society of a crime-and-murder-ridden city called Spekender. The mayor, Ev Edison, has become a disgraced recluse as a result of the tragic deaths of his wife and unborn child a year and a half prior to when the story takes place. His remaining children (three boys and a girl named Nimble) are left to navigate their disaster-torn worlds in isolation from their father and from each other. All of this changes one day when Nimble encounters a dangerous supernatural character that seems to know everything …

Olivia Terenzio Provides Transnational Perspective On The Relationships Between Food, Nation, And Racial Formation, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Congratulations to the first remote thesis defender. Rice and beans are staple foods for many cultures around the world. The combination makes up a complete protein, and is delicious and nutritious.

Reflections From The Field: Discovering International Memphis, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Written by Simone Delerme When I want to feel better, I drive down Summer Avenue. There I can see the past, present and future diversity and humanity of Memphis. I discovered Summer Avenue -- a commercial district in Memphis, Tennessee -- while working on an oral history project in 2016. I was interviewing Latino restaurant owners, workers, and other residents to document their experiences living and working in the Mid-South. During this project I became familiar with a concentration of Latino-owned restaurants on Summer Avenue. I began patronizing these businesses, sampling different types of Venezuelan, Colombian, and Mexican cuisine.

Seeking A Friend For The Pandemic, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

UM English professor pens essay on his new pal, Zimmy, 'The Quarantine Dog'

Film About Gaspar Yanga Now Available Online, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

In the mountains of Veracruz from 1570 to 1609, a young African-born Gaspar Yanga led resistance against the Spanish and forced recognition of his group's freedom, self-governance, and rights to the land. In the film "Imagine Freedom: Sounding Yanga's Cry across Gulf Shores" Dolores Flores-Silva and Keith Cartwright address the legacy of this Maroon community and its founder through interviews with residents of Yanga, Veracruz, and adjacent towns.

"The Tyranny Of The Majority" A Framework Proposal To Assess The Moral Justification Of Voter Identification Laws In The United States, Sally Jordan

Honors Theses

One of the most fundamental rights of democratic citizens is the right to vote. As a result, voters are entitled to equal opportunity to access the polls. Yet recently, states have begun instituting policies that impact individual access to polls, such as voter identification laws.

Since the 2013 dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, 35 states across the United States implemented voter identification laws varying in strictness and the forms of identification they accept. Numerous studies and articles have been written regarding the justification of these voter identification laws in conjunction with their disproportionate effects on certain minorities; however, many …

Southern Register. 2020.2 (Spring/Summer 2020), University Of Mississippi. Center For The Study Of Southern Culture

Southern Register

No abstract provided.

Library Incident Less Violent Than Reported, Matt Forsythe

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Journal Editors

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

A Story, Mark L. Keats

Yalobusha Review

No abstract provided.

Teaching Leaders: Culturally Responsive Teaching And The Achievement Gap, Kendall Kern

Honors Theses

As the amount of students in the classroom continues to grow, the achievement gap becomes increasingly larger between white students and students of color across the United States of America. This literature review explores the current literature on how culturally responsive teaching impacts the achievement gap. The achievement gap is defined as the gap in academic performance between white students and students of color. Throughout history, the achievement gap has been enforced and widened by racism, stereotypes, low student engagement, and a lack of critical thinking skills. The literature proves that culturally responsive teaching can increase engagement and critical thinking …

Southern Studies Remote Classes Begin, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary OXFORD, Miss. This is a new era at the University of Mississippi and at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all university classes have shifted to online delivery for the remainder of the spring semester.

Students Get Free Access To Barnes & Noble E-Textbooks, Michael Newsom

University of Mississippi News

More than 55,000 titles available to ease transition to online learning in wake of pandemic

Ma Student Produces "Black Power At Ole Miss" Documentary, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Black Power at Ole Miss: Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair at Fifty Years commemorated the mass arrest of nearly ninety Black students- - and expulsion of eight -- on February 25, 1970 at Fulton Chapel. The event remembered the activism and sacrifice of students, reckoned with the harm and trauma caused by the actions of the university and law enforcement, and sought reparative solutions grounded in truth-telling and justice.

The Hate You Give In Mississippi, Shimikqua Ellis

Graduate Student Council Research Grants

Overview: My name is Shimikqua Ellis. I am in my 4th year of the English Education PhD program at the University of Mississippi. I work as a Graduate Assistant in the School of Education and was advanced to Doctoral Candidacy after I passed comps in December 2019. For my dissertation, I will explore Mississippi educators’ perceptions of using Young Adult Literature to promote social justice in classrooms. I will observe and interview teachers using the novel The Hate You Give to discuss racial injustice in classrooms across the state.

Intellectual Merit: Ta Nehisi Coates (2015) states, “English teachers should be …

The Book Of Red, Stacey Balkun

Graduate Student Council Research Grants

Overview: A first-year PhD student in the English Department, I am working closely with Dr. Ann Fisher-Wirth, Editor of The Ecopoetry Anthology, on a creative writing project, “The Book of Red.” My project aims to both uncover the environmental damage wrought upon my hometown of Piscataway, New Jersey and to broaden the field of possibility surrounding ecocriticism, especially regarding fabulist literature and fairy tales. In addition to researching the ecological crises wrought upon Piscataway, I aim to examine the myriad ways fairy tales, fables, and other children’s stories have shaped and continue to shape the way our culture views the …

Ellis Antoon, Ellis Paul Antoon

Interview Participants

• 03.1 Ellis Antoon's father's and grandparents' origins and arrival in America
• 03.2 The beginnings of Antoon's Department Store and Ellis's Americanization as a child
• 03.3 His father's grocery stores and the African American community that traded there
• 03.4 The family's social circle and Lebanese community celebrations
• 03.5 Some ways in which the Syrian-Lebanese community was reminded they stood outside the white society

Teresa Nicholas, Teresa Nicholas

Interview Participants

• 11.1 Teresa's understanding of why her family left Syria
• 11.2 Grandfather peddling and ending up in Mississippi
• 11.3 Father’s idea of the Lebanese immigrant experience
• 11.4 Clientele at father’s grocery store
• 11.5 Reflecting on Lebanese foodways
• 11.6 Father’s “nostalgic interest in his past”
• 11.7 Facing bigotry from within and without her own family
• 11.8 Her father’s prejudices and change
• 11.9 The Lebanese diaspora and meeting Mexican-Lebanese cousins

Mike Tonos, John Michael "Mike" Tonos Jr.

Interview Participants

• 16.1 Coming to America, Working in Mississippi
• 16.2 Mississippi Delta, a place of ethnic diversity
• 16.3 Traveling the Delta to See Family

James G. Thomas, Sr., James G. Thomas Sr.

Interview Participants

• 15.1 Lebanese Conventions
• 15.2 Cotillion Dances

Louise "We-Z" Wilson, Lilian Louise Abraham Wilson

Interview Participants

• 19.1 On Ancestors’ Early Experiences Peddling and Owning a Grocery Store
• 19.2 On Louise’s Mother Working in the Silk Industry in Lebanon
• 19.3 On Louise’s Parents Speaking Arabic
• 19.4 On Remembering Foodways Traditions