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Two Southtalks Events Planned For This Week, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2019

Two Southtalks Events Planned For This Week, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

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There are two opportunities to "Be in Barnard" this week. Starting at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 11 Carrie Barske Crawford and Brian Dempsey present "Hidden Spaces," and at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, Edmund T. Gordon and Celeste Henery present "Exploring the Racial Geography of UT-Austin." Both events will be held in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory.


Southtalks Series Mines Interdisciplinary Nature Of Southern Studies, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Aug 2019

Southtalks Series Mines Interdisciplinary Nature Of Southern Studies, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

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Multiculturalism and social justice topic of first lecture Sept. 4 Written By Rebecca Lauck Cleary The SouthTalks series, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, kicks off Sept. 4 with a fall lineup that showcases the work of professors, alumni and documentarians in various fields.


Center Welcomes Incoming Graduate Classes, Admin Sep 2017

Center Welcomes Incoming Graduate Classes, Admin

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This fall, southern studies launches its new master of fine arts in documentary expression program. The goal of this new program is to teach students who already possess considerable skill and experience in documentary techniques and interdisciplinary scholarship to produce documentary films, photography, or audio projects of high quality. The background for this idea is that the southern studies MA program has graduated numerous students who, as they complete the program, say they wish they had the time and attention to apply their newly learned skills to a polished project.


Southern Studies Professor Jodi Skipper Receives Prestigious Whiting Fellowship, Admin Feb 2017

Southern Studies Professor Jodi Skipper Receives Prestigious Whiting Fellowship, Admin

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OXFORD, Miss. Fresh off winning this year's Mississippi Humanities Council's Scholar Award, University of Mississippi professor Jodi Skipper has received another accolade, this one a national honor. Skipper, assistant professor of anthropology and Southern studies, has been awarded a prestigious Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship from the Whiting Foundation, a Brooklyn, New York-based organization that has a long history of support for the humanities and literature.


Vicksburg Exhibit And Community Oral History Workshop Highlight Lebanese American Community And Culture, Admin Feb 2017

Vicksburg Exhibit And Community Oral History Workshop Highlight Lebanese American Community And Culture, Admin

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The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to engage, learn from, and explore the history and memories of Mississippi's Lebanese American community.


Professor Jodi Skipper To Receive Mississippi Humanities Council Honor, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2017

Professor Jodi Skipper To Receive Mississippi Humanities Council Honor, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

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Written by Edwin Smith, University Communications OXFORD, Miss. “ A University of Mississippi anthropology and Southern Studies professor is among five people being honored this month by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Jodi Skipper will receive the Humanities Scholar Award on Feb. 10 during the council's 2017 Public Humanities Awards program in Jackson.