Richard Howorth, Lyn Roberts, and Lisa Howorth Jimmy Thomas, moderator “Square Books at Forty: A Conversation” Dating back to the 1970s, Square Books and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture …
Sterling Magee, a Mississippi-born blues guitarist and singer, had experienced firsthand the music industry’s exploitation of black musicians. When his wife died of cancer, he gave up guitar and gave …
“Art and Activism at Tougaloo College” with Turry M. Flucker The focus of this talk will highlight significant works by modern visual artists from the Tougaloo College Art Collections as …
Paolo Battaglia: “Italian American Country” Following the route taken in 1905 by Italian ambassador Edmondo Mayor des Planches, Italian author Paolo Battaglia met the descendants of immigrants who came from his …
Kate Kenwright, Lolly Rash, and Jodi Skipper: “Historic Preservation in Mississippi from an Advocacy and Local Government Perspective” Ever wonder what makes a building historic? Who tells the story of …
Brannon Costello: “Superhero Comics and the U.S. South” Swinging, flying, and leaping through the canyons between skyscrapers, superheroes have long been understood as emblems of urban American modernity. In garish red, …
Sophia Nahli Allison, visiting documentarian, filmmaker: “Radical Reimaginings in Documentary Filmmaking” A Love Song for Latasha Sophia Nahli Allison will screen her short hybrid documentary, A …
Anne Lewis, filmmaker A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas) A Strike and an Uprising (in Texas) is an experimental documentary film based on two events: the San Antonio pecan shellers’ …
Mikaëla M. Adams: “‘The Positive Duty to Aid Them’: Segregated Health, Federal Responsibility, and the Mississippi Choctaws during the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic” After ignoring the Mississippi Choctaws for decades, Congress …
Josh Parshall: “Jewish Radicals in New South Cities: The Southern District of the Workmen’s Circle” From 1908 until after World War II, small groups of East European Jewish immigrants operated branches …
