Brown Bag Series
We're pleased to announce the
Brown Bag lecture series the first Thursday
of each month. Bring a sack lunch with you,
or just grab a cup of coffee, and join us to
hear brief presentations on some of your favorite Southern subjects
while you dine. Guest presenters from the UM Oxford campus will
speak on everything from food to auto racing. Brown Bags programs
last approximately 45 minutes.
- Sept. 1
With Signs Following: Religion on the Southern Roadside By
Joe York
Joe York holds an M.A. in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi.
He is a photographer and filmmaker. Portions of his documentary project on religious
road signs may be found online http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/south/projects/index.htm,
and a full photography exhibit will be on display at Barnard Observatory's Gammill Gallery in the
Fall.
- Oct. 6
The Hood Orphan Fund: A Suitable Monument By Brian Miller Brian Craig
Miller holds degrees in history from Penn State University and the University of
Mississippi. He currently teaches at Ole Miss, where he is pursuing a PhD with a
dissertation entitled "John Bell Hood and the Fight for Civil War Memory: A Cultural
Biography." This presentation will examine how the citizens of the South and across America
came together to care for Civil War General John Bell Hood's 10 orphaned children, following
a Yellow Fever Epidemic that took the life of Hood, his wife and eldest daughter. The fund
garnered over 70,000 dollars to care for the children. The story of the fund and the citizens
who gave to it will be told in this Can't Miss Brown Bag!
- Nov. 3
Daddy Tell Me Another Story:" Southern Fathers and Sons in the Music of the Drive-By Truckers
By Ellie Campbell
Ellie Campbell is a second-year student in the Southern Studies master's
program. A native of Alabama, and a graduate of Vanderbilt, she's making her way across the
South and appreciating all the music she hears along the way. In this presentation, she'll
talk a bit about fathers and sons in today's alternative country music.
- Dec. 1
Same Story, Different Tune: Southern Narratives in Literature and Popular Music By Odie Lindsey
Odie Lindsey is a first year Southern Studies student with a background in writing and art.
This presentation will explore some of the South's favorite narratives--the ones that show up
again and again in our books and our music.
For Brown Bag Lectures at the Oxford Campus, please click here for the
Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
For more information, call 662.816.2055 or e-mail
Marybeth@olemiss.edu
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