OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Institutes of Arts and Letters is honoring the 24-volume New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, produced by the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture, with a 2014 Special Achievement Award. “It is fitting that The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture was chosen, as it is the seminalRead the story …
Arts Institute Honors New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
Resource recognized as 'seminal publication' of regional, national importance
April 30, 2014 by
Partnership to Screen Films on America’s Civil Rights Struggle
Initial film delayed by snow rescheduled for March 18, other events slated throughout year
March 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several community and University of Mississippi entities are partnering to offer film screenings and discussions of four documentaries focusing on civil rights in America. Some of the events, which were postponed from February because of winter weather, are set for March 18. The series of events is part of “Created Equal: America’sRead the story …
UM Southern Studies Director Edits Book on the Civil Rights Movement
Two UM alumni among authors of essays in the collection
December 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A symposium at the University of Mississippi has culminated in a book of essays about the civil rights movement. “The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi,” edited by Center for the Study of Southern Culture director Ted Ownby, is based on new research and combines multiple scholarly approaches. The 12 essays tell newRead the story …
Oxford Icon Leaves Major Support to Strengthen UM Library Resources
Hart assisted in editing the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture
December 15, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Widely known for its rich literary tradition, Oxford attracts a wealth of people who love to read, study and discuss literature. Bibliophile Sue Hart was a force of nature in this environment, spending almost 20 years as a research librarian and publications editor at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the StudyRead the story …
Taking ‘Pride and Joy’ on the Road
Joe York's film selected for South Arts grant for regional tour
December 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joe York is accustomed to traveling the country making documentary films, but he recently toured six cities in nine days as a recipient of a South Arts grant to screen and discuss his film “Pride & Joy.” A feature-length documentary about Southern food in all its regional variations – from beef barbecueRead the story …
Don’t Miss Pride and Joy, the Newest SFA Feature Documentary
November 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pride & Joy, the SFA’s feature documentary by Joe York, is coming to a small screen near you. So near you, in fact, that it’s probably in your living room. (For those of you who haven’t finished your coffee yet, we’re talking about your television.) Here are your chances to catch PrideRead the story …
Nashville Singer-Songwriter Featured in New UM Documentary
Filmmaker Rex Jones' 'Beautiful Jim' premieres Nov. 7 in Oxford
November 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Inspiration can strike at any time, even while searching through an old junk pile. For documentary filmmaker Rex Jones, the inspiration for his upcoming film came while studying old Coca-Cola bottles. “I’m always looking for movie ideas and I’m lucky here in that I have the freedom to make movies that reflectRead the story …
Private Gifts Endow Foodways Professorship
UM now searches for top scholar to fill position for 2014-15
October 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, has long led the nation in documentary work about foodways, the cultural and culinary practices of a region or group. With a new endowed professorship, the SFA aims to drive foodways scholarship,Read the story …
Rising Star of Acoustic Blues to Perform at UM
Music of the South Concert Series continues Oct. 16 with Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton
October 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Conjuring up the music of the past is Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton’s specialty, even though he is a mere 24 years old. He effortlessly embodies the spirit of early music including ragtime, ’20s jazz and Dust Bowl-era blues. The Music of the South series, which highlights intimate evenings with Southern performers atRead the story …
Harvard University Historian Examines Challenges of the 1850s
Walter Johnson to deliver lecture Sept. 18
September 4, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Slavery, capitalism and imperialism are the focus of this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern History at the University of Mississippi. Walter Johnson, the Winthrop Professor of History and professor of African-American studies at Harvard University, speaks at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Nutt Auditorium. The event is free and open to theRead the story …