7:30 pmGertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Sam Bush
Mike Marshall
Edgar Meyer
George Meyer
American Music masters Sam Bush, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer join together with George Meyer for a special collaboration usually only heard on the summer bluegrass festival circuit! Expect to hear works from the genre bending Short Trip Home album of many years ago as well as new music written especially for this tour. Edgar’s son George is charting his own course in the musical world and represents the next generation of artists expressing their unique voices and perspective. He certainly has strong roots!
For assistance related to a disability, contact Jennifer Pardoe: jgpardoe@olemiss.edu | 662-915-7411
"Religion for Lunch" series, first Tuesday of each month. This month we'll consider a news article about Ridgeland, MS, mayor who plans to withhold Public Library funding until removal of LGBTQ-themed books that collide with his-- and many constituents'-- Christian beliefs. Topics of discussion include 'rights of representation' and religious freedoms.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Mary Thurlkill: maryt@olemiss.edu | 6622027536
5:00 pmHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Invitation: We meet every two Wednesdays, to practice our Spanish in spontaneous conversation. Open to everyone in the Oxford community.
Are you a member of the Oxford community? Have you taken Spanish in the past, but forgotten most of it? Have you ever used your Spanish in actual conversation? Are you taking Spanish classes now, and want to find a place outside of class to use it? Are you a Spanish heritage speaker? Are you a native Spanish speaker?
"La hora de español en Oxford" invites you to join us. We meet at Heartbreak Coffee (former Uptown Coffee) by the Square, every two Wednesdays, at 5:00 PM.
No registration required. Just show up. You will make new friends while practicing your Spanish in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.
Meeting dates - Spring 2022: Feb. 2, 16; March 2, 23; Apr. 6, 20; May 4
Follow us on Instagram: @elcafeolemiss
For assistance related to a disability, contact Irene Kaufmann Cotelo: ikaufman@olemiss.edu | 6628010889
Lectures: The artwork of Nadia Alexis: photographer, poet, and creative-writing-concentration doctoral student at UM.
On Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Barnard Observatory’s Gammill Gallery, Nadia Alexis presents “What Endures.” The artwork of Nadia Alexis—photographer, poet, and creative-writing-concentration doctoral student at the University of Mississippi—will be shown in the Gammill Gallery in Barnard Observatory this spring. The photographs in her series “What Endures” focus on the enduring spirit of Black women and contribute to the conversation on how Black women exist in photography.
The photographs in this series began as an independent study course that Alexis took in the UM Department of Art and Art History, where she was inspired to make photographs informed by her personal experiences and those of other Black women survivors of trauma. The images in her exhibition are of Alexis and her mother, all of which were taken outdoors in Oxford. The images explore themes of survival, freedom, and transcendence.
“What Endures”will exhibit in Gammill Gallery from Jan. 10 to Feb. 18. During this Gamill Gallery walk and reception, Alexis will speak briefly about her exhibition and take questions.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Afton Thomas: amthoma4@olemiss.edu |
6:00PM-7:00PMHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Dr. Maria Weber from the Department of Math and Sciences at Delta State University will present "Magnetic Furnaces: The Secret Lives of Middle-Aged Stars."
We live with a star – the Sun! Stars have a secret life beyond what we can see with the naked eye. Some slowly fizzle out over billions of years, and some go out with a bang. Join astrophysicist Dr. Maria Weber as she discusses the lifecycle and magnetism of stars like the Sun, which are living out their middle-aged years between birth and death building intense magnetism in their deep interiors – magnetism which may impact their orbiting worlds. Find out how well we can predict the Sun’s magnetic behavior, if we should be concerned, and how our work to understand the Sun helps us better understand habitable worlds throughout the galaxy
When: Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 6:00pm - 7:00pm.
Where: Heartbreak (formerly called Uptown) Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford, Mississippi 38655
Oxford Science Café: Monthly conversations about the science we know and the science we don't know. Everyone is invited, and children are welcome! Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Jake Bennett: jvbenet@olemiss.edu |
Lectures: Berkley Hudson presents 'Listening to the Mississippi Pictures of O.N. Pruitt.'
At noon on Feb. 16, Berkley Hudson presents “Listening to the Mississippi Pictures of O.N. Pruitt.” Originating in the Jim Crow era from Columbus, Mississippi, the photographs of O.N. Pruitt (1891–1967) offer a vehicle to consider the vexing interrelations of photography, community, culture, race, and historical memory. During this SouthTalk, Columbus, Mississippi-native and author of “O.N. Pruitt’s Possum Town: Photographing Trouble and Resilience in the American South,” Hudson will share some of Pruitt’s photography and reflect on some of the images and themes captured.
Hudson is an associate professor emeritus of the Missouri School of Journalism. For 25 years he worked as a journalist, part of which at the Los Angeles Times. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi, where he majored in history and journalism. Later, he received a master’s from Columbia University and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi, and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details. Locations listed here are subject to change, and more events may be added throughout the semester.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Afton Thomas: amthoma4@olemiss.edu |
Lectures: Castel Sweet presents ''Does My Message Define My Role?' Hip-Hop Artists' Interpretation of Having a Role in Their Community.'
At noon on Feb. 23, Castel Sweet presents “‘Does My Message Define My Role?’ Hip-Hop Artists’ Interpretation of Having a Role in Their Community.” Using data from interviews with hip-hop artists, Castel Sweet will discuss how artists’ emphasis on their music’s message influences their interpretation of having a role, or identifiable place, in their local community. Considering the significance of space and place within hip-hop music, Sweet examines how respondents’ identities as artists are shaped by their local communities and how artists’ identities influence their production of hip-hop music. Sweet explores if and how hip-hop artists maintain connections to their local communities and construct localized identities within a global market that encourages the deterritorialization of music.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit the Center’s website at southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details. Locations listed here are subject to change, and more events may be added throughout the semester. Registration will be required for all virtual events in order to receive the webinar link.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Afton Thomas: amthoma4@olemiss.edu |
Written by Anne Marie Cammarato
Directed by Peter Wood
Hazel is about a family struggling to survive a climate that has collapsed, bringing continual storms and emptying out their hometown. Even as the storms rage and food becomes scarce, they also struggle with their mother’s increasing dementia and confusion. When one of the two sisters becomes pregnant, the decision to stay in the land they still consider home becomes a point of contention and disagreement.
Dr. Donald Cole, an emeritus upper administrator and faculty
member in Mathematics recently charged the campus, at the
ceremony dedicating the renaming of the Martindale-Cole
building, to follow what he called the “Cole-Martindale Principle”
which “embraces inclusion, values diversity and demands equity”.
In pursuit of further discussing this principle, special guests Dr. Donald Cole,
Dr. Carla Cotwright-Williams, and Dr. Richard Doss will provide a window into the history
of some of the most impactful equity-focused initiatives for African American students in
STEM and beyond at the University of Mississippi. The goal of this conversation is to
support increased understanding and awareness of the importanceof McNair, IMAGE,
AGEM, and similar initiatives, to inspire equity-minded change by members of our
College of Liberal Arts community and all and to better support student success inside
and outside the classroom keeping in mind the importance of building a sense of
mattering and inclusion for students of color at the University of Mississippi.
El Cafe de los Lunes" is back in person at the Honors College!
Join our time for casual conversation in Spanish.
We will meet all Mondays this Spring semester 2-4pm at the Honors College kitchen (on the first floor).
El Profesor Enrique Cotelo and Spanish graduate student Stéfano LePham will moderate conversation. Stop by and visit for a few minutes, or for the whole two hours. Listen, talk to others, and make new friends.
These sessions are designed to encourage communication in Spanish in a relaxed, friendly, and casual setting.
We'll consider aspects of Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Christianity-- including their history and contemporary conflicts. Dr. Valentina Iepuri, Associate Professor and Director of the Russian Language Program, will join the discussion and help us understand the region's Orthodox religious identities. Attendees might review the attached article to frame the discussion: Russian and Ukrainian Orthodoxies
For assistance related to a disability, contact Mary Thurlkill: maryt@olemiss.edu | 6622027536
Ryan Tucker Jones is Ann Swindells Professor of Global Environmental
History at the University of Oregon. He is the author of Empire of
Extinction: Russians and the North Pacific’s
Strange Beasts of the Sea (Oxford UP) as well
as the forthcoming Red Leviathan: The Secret
History of Soviet Whaling (U Chicago Press)
and co-editor of Across Species and Cultures:
Whales, Humans, and Pacific Worlds (UHawaii).
Free and open to the public
For more information or if you require assistance relating to a disability, please contact the Department
of History at 915-7148 or history@olemiss.edu.
Lectures: The Art in Barnard Lecture complements our yearlong theme of 'Mississippi Voices' by featuring Greenwood artist Yolande Van Heerden
At noon on Wednesday, March 9, Yolande van Heerden will give the Art in Barnard Lecture in the Courtyard behind Barnard Observatory. This semester, the Art in Barnard Lecture will complement the Center’s yearlong theme of “Mississippi Voices” by featuring fiber artist and art instructor Yolande van Heerden of Greenwood, Mississippi. Van Heerden teaches a wide range of art classes, including sewing, quilting, and garment/fiber art projects. A native of South Africa, van Heerden celebrates her homeland’s cultural diversity through her community outreach work, and she draws up the richness of its fabric tradition in her own creations. She works as an art teacher for groups of small children, conducts courses in sewing at ArtPlace Mississippi, and has coordinated multiple community-wide quilting projects for organizations including the Museum of the Mississippi Delta.
In her SouthTalk, van Heerden will discuss some of the projects she has led in partnership with the nonprofit ArtPlace Mississippi. Projects have included community fashion shows, featuring clothing sewn by young Greenwood students, several community quilt creations sewn by both children and adults that reflect different social or natural themes, and public art programs, including “silent wind chimes” included in the Katrina Cottage project in Greenwood’s Baptist Town neighborhood and in the Keep Greenwood Strong campaign early in the pandemic.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit the Center’s website at southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Afton Thomas: amthoma4@olemiss.edu |
The screening is at 6 p.m. Thursday (March 10) at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center. It is free and open to the public, but organizers ask that those planning to attend register at OxfordArts.com to help prepare activities for the children.
At noon on Friday, March 11, there will be a virtual SouthTalk with Stephen Fafulas and Matt Van Hoose titled “Voces Sureñas: Case Studies of Spanish in Northern Mississippi and Eastern North Carolina.” Although the U.S. South has experienced a significant Latinx demographic shift in recent decades, we still know little about the sociolinguistic implications of these changes. In their talk, Fafulas and Van Hoose consider how Spanish speakers’ language practices and patterns—such as code-switching and discourse markers—can be said to constitute the voice of Spanish-speaking communities in both north Mississippi and in eastern North Carolina.
Fafulas is assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Mississippi. Van Hoose is executive director of academic engagement at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. However, as a result of the ongoing health crisis, some events will be virtual, free, and accessible on the Center’s YouTube channel after each live event. Visit the Center’s website at southernstudies.olemiss.edu for more details. Locations listed here are subject to change, and more events may be added throughout the semester. Registration Link
For assistance related to a disability, contact Afton Thomas: amthoma4@olemiss.edu
Dr. Sharon P. Holland
Townsend Ludington Distinguished Professor
and Chair of American Studies at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Holland is the author of Raising the Dead: Readings of
Death and (Black) Subjectivity (2000), The Erotic Life of
Racism (2012), and (with historian Tiya Miles) Crossing Waters
/ Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country
(2006), a collection of trans-Atlantic Afro-Native criticism.
SPONSORED BY THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, AND THE CROFT INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES For more information or if you require assistance relating to a disability, please contact croft@olemiss.edu or 662.915.1500.
Interiority listens to an outside through itself, as itself, and upon recognition of this forms a looped experiential substrate in which there isn't definitively a separate self that listens, but only listening. The sounds we hear, along with the awareness that forms an image of them, are made of (and move within) the same substances; they are both in consciousness- one as the representation/ translation of some supposed external object, the other as the awareness of that object. Nature persists as an appearance to an interiority, but that same interiority is merely the frame which houses the perception of all outer things. In this talk I will ask how the above relates to a music-theoretical practice and the construction of aesthetic ideas that reconfigure the perceptual situation as the diagrammatic condition for a mode of possible listening (where listening, in turn, is the process of hearing).
This talk will examine how some museums have responded to shifting public opinion around restitution, and some of the duplicitous strategies they resort to in order to hold onto artworks obtained by dubious means.
Sponsored by the Department of Classic, Department of Art and Art History, and the Museum Studies Minor
5:00 p.m. An OCB Warm-up Event Sam Pink (The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories), Big Bruiser Dope Boy (Something Gross), with guest musician Thomas Dollbaum
The End of All Music
6:30 p.m. The Future of the South Lecture Imani Perry (South to America: A Journey below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation), with Derrick Harriell
Nutt Auditorium
7:30 p.m. Book Conference Authors Party Co-hosted by the Friends of the Library
Memory House
406 University Ave.
(Advance Ticket Required)
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022
9:30 a.m. The Fight for Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer Kate Clifford Larson (Walk with Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer), in conversation with Ted Ownby
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
11:00 a.m. Welcome Lunch at Archives and Special Collections Hosted by the Friends of the Library
Archives and Special Collections
J.D. Williams Library
(Lunch is free, but registration appreciated)
11:30 a.m. Mississippi Humanities Council Presents “Reflecting Mississippi” Ralph Eubanks (A Place Like Mississippi: A Journey through a Real and Imagined Literary Landscape), welcome by Jennifer Ford
Archives and Special Collections
J.D. Williams Library
1:00 p.m. Remediating Region: New Media and the US South Gina Caison, Austin Svedjan, Sherita Johnson, and Margaret T. McGehee, with Katie McKee introducing session
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
2:30 p.m. National Book Foundation Presents Robert Jones Jr. (The Prophets) and Jason Mott (Hell of a Book), with Ralph Eubanks moderating
Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics
4:30 p.m. Poetry in the Gallery Charlotte Pense (Code), Joshua Nguyen (Come Clean), and Marcella Sulak (City of Skypapers), with Beth Ann Fennelly introducing session
Southside Gallery on the Oxford Square
6:00 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio Poet Kendra Allen (The Collection Plate: Poems), authors Jason Mott (Hell of a Book) and Nathan Harris (The Sweetness of Water), and musician Thomas Dollbaum
Harrison’s 1810 (1210 Harrison Ave., just off the Square)
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022
10:30 a.m. “Each Unhappy Family”: Memoir and Memory Liz Scheier (Never Simple: A Memoir) and Maud Newton (Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation)
Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square
1:30 p.m. Writing from the Southwest Review Sam Pink (The Ice Cream Man and Other Stories), Kendra Allen (The Collection Plate: Poems), and William Boyle (Shoot the Moonlight Out), with Bobby Rea moderating
Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square
2:45 p.m. Reading and Conversation Raven Leilani (Luster), with introduction by Christy Conner and Q&A with Ser Álida
Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square
4:00 p.m. The Presentation of the Willie Morris Awards in Southern Writing Monica Weatherly (“If I Had My Grandmama’s Praise”), introduction by Susan Kinsolving and in conversation with Derrick Harriell, and Nathan Harris (The Sweetness of Water), introduction by Jonathan Haupt and in conversation with Amber Nichols-Buckley
Off Square Books on the Oxford Square
5:15 p.m. A Willie Morris Awards and Oxford Conference for the Book Celebration Reception and Book Signing
Hosted by the Willie Morris Awards in Southern Writing
Off Square Books on the Oxford Square
Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah is an American philosopher, novelist, and scholar of African and African American studies, best known for his contributions to political philosophy, moral psychology, and the philosophy of culture. Named one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 public intellectuals and awarded a National Humanities Medal by the White House, Appiah currently teaches at NYU.
About the Dunbar Lectures: We often come across discussions of policy-related issues in law, and frequently hear about particular laws being passed by congress or considered by courts. But we rarely take the time to ask basic questions, such as "What is law?" Established in 1987 by Jack and Wylene Dunbar, the Dunbar Lectures in Philosophy and Law invites nationally renowned public intellectuals to the University of Mississippi campus to explore philosophical themes in law, and to stimulate creative and analytical thinking concerning the law's role in society.
For further information, or if you required assistance, please contact Dr. Neil Manson (namanson@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7020). This event is free and open to the public.
ALL EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN PEABODY
10:00 AM GRADUATE STUDENT Q&A PANEL (202)
11:00 AM POSTER SESSION (ROOM 202)
12:00 PM FREE PIZZA LUNCH
01:00 PM DATA BLITZ (ROOM 206)
03:30 PM CONFERENCE AWARDS (ROOM 206)
04:00 PM KEYNOTE BY DR. SERGIO IÑIQUEZ (ROOM 206)
Title: Behavioral and pharmacological preclinical approaches to study mood-related disorders.
QUESTIONS?
Email Dr. Todd Smitherman at tasmithe@olemiss.edu
Sara Stephens Loomis, a PhD candidate in the Department of English, is the 2021-2022 Frances Bell McCool Dissertation Fellow in Faulkner Studies. Her dissertation is entitled "Diluvial Epistemologies in Flood Narratives of the US South Since 1927." She also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College and State Univerity.
For more information or if you require assistance relating to a disability, please contact the University of Mississippi Department of English at msgilmo1@olemiss.edu or 662-915-7439.
Speaker Dr. Wafa Hassan is originally from Saudi Arabia and resides in Michigan. She has worked as an Arabic professor at Western Michigan University and Michigan State University and was Director of Outreach and K-12 Initiatives for the Arabic Language Flagship Program. She is currently the director of the Michigan Arabic Teachers' Council and the STARTALK Arabic Program. She is a co-author of the ACTFL National Standards for Learning Arabic as a Foreign Language and author of “Inclusion of ELL with Special Needs in General Education."
Sponsored by the Arabic Language Flagship Program and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies
The Honors Spring Art Showcase is returning to SMBHC! We are excited to come back together to celebrate art, music, and our creative community on campus. This year's theme explores ideas surrounding reconnection, resilience, and revival. The showcase is scheduled for April 13th, 2022 at 4:30pm in the Honors College. This show is open to all UM students & faculty. If you are interested in showcasing your physical artworks, performing for the showcase, or helping with the planning of the event, please fill out the HOCO Spring Art Showcase Participation Interest Form. If you have any questions, please contact Angel Morgan at ammorga3@go.olemiss.edu.”
6:00 pmHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Science is fun at the Oxford Science Café! Join us for an exciting presentation by Dr. Jason Hoeksema (University of Mississippi)
Dr. Jason Hoeksema, Professor of Biology at the University of Mississippi, will present: "Science and conservation for birds and humans on working lands in the Mississippi Delta."
The Mississippi Delta was historically a vast wetland, covered with flooded woodlands, swamps, and oxbow lakes. These wetland habitats provided essential ecosystem services, including flood control and wildlife habitat. Today, most of these wetlands have been drained or diverted for agriculture, which supplies food and represents a key economic base in our region. Is there a way we can conserve and restore the ecosystem services of wetlands, while maintaining sustainable agricultural production? Delta Wind Birds (DWB) is a conservation non-profit based in Oxford, working to conserve existing wetlands and especially to create temporary wetlands on private lands in the Delta, including crop farms. Scientists from the University of Mississippi, the USDA-ARS, and Mississippi State University are partnering with DWB to study how these temporary wetlands may benefit migratory water birds, conserve soil, reduce downstream nutrient pollution, and improve crop yields
Oxford Science Café: Monthly conversations about the science we know and the science we don't know. Everyone is invited, and children are welcome! Like us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Jake Bennett: jvbennet@olemiss.edu |
Event posted by: jvbennet@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Provost/VC for Academic Affairs, UMWiP
The Warren Debate Union (WDU) at the University of Mississippi would like to cordially invite you to a public debate event.
The event is open to the public and free of charge. We encourage anyone interested to attend.
The debate will be between 4 student members of the WDU and will cover the topic of transportation.
The city of Oxford recently passed a rule that shifts all taxi and rideshare application traffic to three designated pickup locations around the iconic Oxford square. The change has been supported by many students but faced criticism from taxi drivers. We believe the new rule creates an opportunity to debate transit issues facing Oxford and the entire nation. The rapid rise of rideshare applications such as Uber has revolutionized transportation in the United States and opened up a debate about the role of traditional public transportation options in an era where getting a ride is as easy as clicking a button on your phone.
We hope that the debate provides a unique educational opportunity to learn more about an important issue facing our community in Oxford, and that the debate can contribute to a conversation on campus about transportation policy.
Please feel free to spread the word about this event.
If you have any questions, please contact Director of Forensics Jacob Justice at jwjustic@olemiss.edu.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Andrew Davis: addavis@olemiss.edu | 662-915-8819
Policy Talks will bring University of Mississippi faculty, alumni, business and industry experts, and community members together to focus on the ethical issues surrounding the topic, and seek informed solutions from a variety of perspectives and fields. Through an afternoon of presentations and conversations, panelists and attendees learn about recent industry practices, explore current academic educational and research models, and consider ethical challenges and goals. Policy Talks provides a unique opportunity for participants to network and engage in collaborative recommendations, “best practices” guidelines, and ethically-informed policy solutions.
Theatre & Film at the University of Mississippi is proud to present William Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET. You may have seen this beloved classic before, but you have not seen this version! Join us for a fast-paced, modern retelling that is both a celebration of storytelling and a meditation on why we continue retelling this story in particular.
The Friday, April 22 performance will include ASL interpreting and live-captioning services. A reception will follow in Bryant Hall.
Tickets are $20 for the general public, $10 for students, and $15 for faculty and staff, and they may be purchased at the UM Box Office at the Ford Center by calling (662) 915-7411 or visiting olemissboxoffice.com
For assistance relating to a disability, please contact Jordan Smith at theatre@olemiss.edu or (662) 915-5816.
5:00PM-6:00PMHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Invitation: Every two Wednesdays, we meet for an hour to carry conversations in Spanish. Open to everyone in the Oxford community.
Are you a member of the Oxford community? Have you taken Spanish in the past, but forgotten most of it? Have you ever used your Spanish in actual conversation? Are you taking Spanish classes now, and want to find a place outside of class to use it? Are you a Spanish heritage speaker? Are you a native Spanish speaker?
"La hora de español en Oxford" invites you to join us. We meet at Heartbreak Coffee (former Uptown Coffee) by the Square, every two Wednesdays, at 5:00 PM.
No registration required. Just show up. You will make new friends while practicing your Spanish in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.
Meeting dates - Spring 2022: Feb. 2, 16; March 2, 23; Apr. 6, 20; May 4
For information: ikaufman@olemiss.edu
For assistance related to a disability, contact Irene Kaufmann Cotelo: ikaufman@olemiss.edu
7:30 pmGertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil, including “I Feel The Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got A Friend” and the title song, BEAUTIFUL has a book by and Tony® Award-nominee and Academy® Award-nominated writer Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni, choreography by Josh Prince, and took home two 2014 Tony® Awards and a 2015 Grammy® Award.
BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical is recommended for ages 10 and up. There is no foul language, but there is talk about the use of drugs.
For assistance related to a disability, contact Jennifer Pardoe: jgpardoe@olemiss.edu | 662-915-7411
Join us in historic Oxford, Mississippi for "live" old-time piano playing this May. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Contest is raring to go and contestants are signing up to compete. You can keep track of the 2022 contestants on our website.
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022
7:30 pm Tune-ups Party
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022
10:00 am Double-decker Bus Tour of historic Oxford
Invitation: Learn about experimental particle physics and actually investigate some real data from cutting edge experiments!
The University of Mississippi is hosting the 20th conference on Flavor Physics and CP Violation (FPCP2022), an international particle physics conference, from May 23-27. On the final day of the conference, a Masterclass will be hosted on campus. The Masterclass is FREE and open to the public and will feature the opportunity to learn more about experimental particle physics and actually investigate some real data from cutting edge experiments!
Join us for the annual LGBTQIA+ Welcome Back Social! We will have Oxsicles for you to enjoy. We want to welcome all LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and faculty, and allies to be in community as we start a new semester. Meet new people and connect with old friends.
Join us in the LGBTQ+ Lounge on the 4th Floor of Lamar Hall at 3:30-5pm for some Oxsicles and community!
For assistance related to a disability, contact Sarah Pinon: spinon@olemiss.edu | 662-915-1689
Meet new and returning LGBTQIA+ students and allies!
The 2022 Fall Pride Camp will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, in Bryant Hall. This event is designed to provide fun networking opportunities and exposure to campus resources for students who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community and Allies. All current UM undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are invited to attend.
Documentary photographer David Wharton will discuss images in his Gammill Gallery exhibition, which includes photographs from his recently published fourth book, Roadside South, the third in his Trilogy of the American South series. The exhibition, also titled Roadside South, is currently on view in the Gammill Gallery in Barnard Observatory through September 30.
David Wharton is an assistant professor of Southern Studies and the director of documentary studies at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. He is the author of four books of photographs: The Soul of a Small Texas Town: Photographs, Memories, and History from McDade, Small Town South, The Power of Belief: Spiritual Landscapes from the Rural South, and Roadside South.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
5:00 pmHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Are you a member of the Oxford community? Have you taken Spanish in the past, but forgotten most of it? Have you ever used your Spanish in actual conversation? Are you taking Spanish classes now, and want to find a place outside of class to use it? Are you a Spanish heritage speaker? Are you a native Spanish speaker?
"La hora de español en Oxford" invites you to join us. We meet at Heartbreak Coffee (former Uptown Coffee) by the Square, every two Wednesdays, at 5:00 PM.
No registration required. Just show up. You will make new friends while practicing your Spanish in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.
Meeting dates - Fall 2022: August 24; Sept. 7, 21; October. 5, 19; November 2, 16, 30
This panel will provide important context for understanding the significance of the bold and courageous work of James Meredith to integrate the University of Mississippi and help dismantle systems of white supremacy at our institution and beyond. Perspectives on Meredith and our understanding of how significant social change occurs (now and then) will be provided through a conversation between the current Chairs/Directors of African American Studies, History, and Sociology/Anthropology.
“Race Land: The Ecology of Segregation” is a global and environmental history of the Jim Crow South during the Cold War era. Segregationists not only exploited (and destroyed) human beings, but also the environment—human and natural resources were systematically mined to uphold the social ecosystem of the South. In this SouthTalk, Maarten Zwiers will discuss the multifaceted and transnational nature of US segregationist thought and practice and the global networks its proponents formed in the years after World War II to sustain their White-supremacist worldview.
Zwiers is a senior lecturer in contemporary history and American studies at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He is the author of Senator James Eastland: Mississippi’s Jim Crow Democrat. He is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Fellow at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
I Am from Here: Stories and Recipes from a Southern Chef
Vishwesh Bhatt and Sara Camp Milam
Vishwesh Bhatt has been the chef at Snackbar in Oxford since its opening in 2009. A native of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Bhatt is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. He moved to Oxford after college to begin a graduate program in political science but soon abandoned academia for restaurant kitchens. When folks in Mississippi ask him the loaded question, “But where are you really from?” his response is, “I am from here.” That’s the title of Bhatt’s cookbook. Throughout the book Bhatt tells stories of understandings forged over shared meals and explores the common ingredients that connect global cuisines, particularly those of India and the American South.
Bhatt will be in conversation with Sara Camp Milam, managing editor of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Milam has a BA in Spanish from Princeton University and an MA in folklore from UNC-Chapel Hill.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
5:00 pmHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Are you a member of the Oxford community? Have you taken Spanish in the past, but forgotten most of it? Have you ever used your Spanish in actual conversation? Are you taking Spanish classes now, and want to find a place outside of class to use it? Are you a Spanish heritage speaker? Are you a native Spanish speaker?
"La hora de español en Oxford" invites you to join us. We meet at Heartbreak Coffee (former Uptown Coffee) by the Square, every two Wednesdays, at 5:00 PM.
No registration required. Just show up. You will make new friends while practicing your Spanish in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.
Meeting dates - Fall 2022: August 24; Sept. 7, 21; October. 5, 19; November 2, 16, 30
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
“Coming Full Circle: My Journey through the University of Mississippi, to Many Points Beyond and Back”
Dorothye Quaye Chapman Reed
Author, columnist, academic, businesswoman, and 1974 UM alumna, Dorothye Quaye Chapman Reed said that she was “only three years old when Emmett Till was killed in neighboring Tallahatchie County, I was ten when James Meredith attempted to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Stores in my hometown would not allow us to sit on the stools to enjoy an ice cream cone or have a cold drink. Fortunately, Black men and women in my community taught us how to cope in this environment and strive for equality.”
As a part of the sixtieth anniversary of integration on the University of Mississippi’s campus, Chapman Reed’s presentation will not only focus on her early life in Water Valley, Mississippi, but her time at the University of Mississippi after its integration. She will also discuss her work on the “Black Families of Yalobusha County” oral history project with the University’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture.
The event is hosted by the University of Mississippi Libraries and the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Following the program all attendees are invited to join a University of Mississippi Slavery Guided Tour by history PhD candidate Don Guillory at 2:00 p.m. Attendees should meet on the steps of the Lyceum (304 University Circle). The tour will last forty-five to sixty minutes.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
We view the Moon, the planets, as well as double stars, though what we can see varies each month, depending on what is visible in the night sky during each scheduled open house.
The event is free, families are welcome.
Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy
"Development and Validation of Different Analytical Techniques for the Quantification of Cannabinoids and Cannflavins in Cannabis and Cannabis-based Products"
5:00 pmHeartbreak Coffee, 265 North Lamar Boulevard Suite G, Oxford Square
Are you a member of the Oxford community? Have you taken Spanish in the past, but forgotten most of it? Have you ever used your Spanish in actual conversation? Are you taking Spanish classes now, and want to find a place outside of class to use it? Are you a Spanish heritage speaker? Are you a native Spanish speaker?
"La hora de español en Oxford" invites you to join us. We meet at Heartbreak Coffee (former Uptown Coffee) by the Square, every two Wednesdays, at 5:00 PM.
No registration required. Just show up. You will make new friends while practicing your Spanish in a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.
Meeting dates - Fall 2022: August 24; Sept. 7, 21; October. 5, 19; November 2, 16, 30
"Studies of Microplastic Pollution in Wastewater Treatment, Airborne Particulate Matter, and Beach Sand, Microplastic Staining with Fluorescent Dyes, and Microplastic-Mercury Affinity"
“Region, Race, and History: Racial Palimpsests in the Southern US”
Angel Parham
The racial history of the US is too often defined monolithically in terms of a Black/White color line which has consistently dominated the country. But careful attention to particular regional histories, particularly in the US South with its connections to Latin America and the Caribbean, make clear that there have always been regional nuances that complicate the Black/White dualism often assumed to shape understandings of race across the United States.
Angel Adams Parham is associate professor of sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. Her research is in the area of historical and comparative-historical sociology of race. She is the author of American Routes: Racial Palimpsests and the Transformation of Race, which examineschanges in race and racialization in New Orleans under the French, Spanish, and Anglo-American administrations.
This event is cosponsored by the envisioned University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Race and Racism.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
Readers and critics alike embraced Deesha Philyaw’s The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a collection of nine short stories focused on Black women, sex, and the Black church. Yet the collection is rarely discussed as being “about race,” with emphasis placed instead on issues related to gender, sexuality, and religion. In this conversation between Ethel Scurlock and Philyaw, they will explore the significance of race in the book’s stories.
Philyaw’s short story collection won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the 2020/2021 Story Prize, the 2020 Los Angeles Times’ Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for fiction. Philyaw is also a Kimbilio Fiction Fellow and will be the 2022–23 John and Renée Grisham Writer in Residence at the University of Mississippi.
Scurlock is dean of the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, associate professor of English and African American studies, and senior fellow of the Luckyday Residential College. Scurlock became a faculty member at the University of Mississippi in 1996 and has taught honors courses for more than sixteen years. Prior to being named dean, Scurlock was also the director of African American studies.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
This panel will be moderated by Jodi Skipper, author of the book Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the US South, and feature cofounders of the Behind the Big House Program, Chelius Carter and Jenifer Eggleston, Members of Gracing the Table, Rkhty Jones and Wayne Jones, and cofounder of Gracing the Table, Alisea Williams-McLeod. Panelists will discuss the development of the Behind the Big House slave dwelling education program and its impacts and role in telling more inclusive historical narratives in the South.
This event is cosponsored by Rust College.
Doxey Auditorium, Rust College
150 Rust Ave., Holly Springs, MS 38635
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
We view the Moon, the planets, as well as double stars, though what we can see varies each month, depending on what is visible in the night sky during each scheduled open house.
The event is free, families are welcome.
Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Southern Studies students enrolled in SST 533 will present their work, which includes oral histories and videos that document the skateboarding community in Mississippi. The presentation will be followed by a performance from the punk band School Drugs.
Oxford Skate Park
400 Bramlett Blvd., across from the Oxford-Lafayette Public Library
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
“Humanists as Activists: Exploring Our Social Responsibility as Writers”
Clinnesha D. Sibley
This interactive SouthTalk will allow participants to explore characters and dramatic situations that reflect injustices in our current world. In the spirit of social change, urgency, and activism, participants will be able to create and discuss original literature that encourages radical empathy, activates the human heart, and holds the writer accountable.
Clinnesha D. Sibley is the author of plays, blogs, poetry, prose, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her work contributes authentic narratives about Mississippians, southerners, and Black women to the contemporary literary canon and has been recognized by Penumbra Theatre, Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Kentucky Women Writers Conference, Fade to Black Reading Series, and the New Stage Theatre, among others.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
All films have English subtitles • See the trailers at: SpanishFilmClub.com
For more information, contact Gabriel Garrido, gagarrid@olemiss.edu
Sponsored by the Department of Modern Languages, the Croft Institute for International Studies, and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement
We view the Moon, the planets, as well as double stars, though what we can see varies each month, depending on what is visible in the night sky during each scheduled open house.
The event is free, families are welcome.
Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy
6:00 pmBarnard Observatory, Tupelo Room and Gammill Gallery
The Fall Documentary Showcase is a celebration of the work by our documentary students. Each artist will present their work, followed by a Q&A session.
SouthTalks is a series of events (including lectures, performances, film screenings, and panel discussions) that explores the interdisciplinary nature of Southern Studies. This series is free and open to the public, and typically takes place in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory unless otherwise noted. There are quite a few interesting virtual offerings this semester. Virtual events allow us to connect to larger audiences unable to attend programming in person and allow speakers to participate in the series no matter their location. Visit the Center’s website for up-to-date-information about all Center events.
If you require special assistance relating to a disability, please contact Afton Thomas at amthoma4@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5993.
