Teaching Mississippi Writers
Friday, October 24, 2003
Old Capitol Inn, Jackson, Mississippi
Teaching Mississippi Writers is a one-day workshop designed to discuss
interdisciplinary approaches to teaching some of the state’s best-known
writers.
Divided into three sessions, the workshop will feature discussions of
works by William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright. Before coming
to the workshop, participants should read “Barn Burning” and
“Dry September” by William Faulkner; “ A Worn Path”
and “The Petrified Man” by Eudora Welty; and “Almos’
a Man” and Chapter 4 of Black Boy by Richard Wright.
Each session will study the elements of those stories; examine how those
works fit into, diverge from, or help create literary traditions; and
consider how they relate to the history, politics, and social life of
Mississippi. Each session will allow considerable time for discussion
of both the stories and how to teach them. A final session will consider
the literature and history of recent Mississippi.
Presenters
Dr. Kathryn McKee, McMullan Professor of Southern Studies and
Associate Professor of English
B.A. (Centre College); M.A. , Ph.D. (University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill)
Dr. Ted Ownby, Professor of History and Southern Studies
B.A. (Vanderbilt); M.A., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins)
Credit: .6 CEUs
Date: Friday, October 24, 2003
Location: Old Capitol Inn, Jackson, Mississippi
Fee: $100; click
here to register
Schedule
Registration - 8 a.m.
Workshop Begin -s 8:30 a.m.
Lunch (provided on site) - Noon
Workshop Reconvenes - 1 p.m.
Workshop Adjourns - 4:15 p.m.
Sponsoring Organizations
- The Center for the Study of Southern Culture was established
at The University of Mississippi in 1977. Since then, the center has
become a focal point for innovative teaching and research by promoting
scholarship on every aspect of Southern culture and by encouraging performances
and exhibitions.
- The Office of Professional Development and Non-Credit Education
is committed to providing lifelong learning opportunities, staff development,
and in-service training for teachers drawing on the academic and cultural
resources available at The University of Mississippi and in Oxford.
The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/TITLE
VI/ TITLE IX/SECTION 504/ADA/ADEA employer.
The University complies with all applicable laws regarding affirmative
action and equal opportunity in all its activities and programs and does
not discriminate against anyone protected by law because of age, color,
disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, handicap, or status
as a veteran or disabled veteran. 3193/06-03 |
