Event set for March 22-24, preceded by Delta Literary Tour March 18-21 OXFORD, Miss. – Memoir, publishing and online writing will be examined at the 19th annual Oxford Conference of the Book, set for March 22-24. The 2012 conference opens with a lunch and lecture on the history of the book in the United StatesRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: Center for the Study of Southern Culture celebrating 25 years
March 1, 2012 by
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at Ole Miss hosts the Music of the South Symposium Friday and Saturday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the center’s Southern Studies master’s program. The main organizers of the free event are Ted Ownby, center director, and Mark Camarigg of Living Blues magazine, which is publishedRead the story …
Clarion Ledger: SFA Cookbook Handy for Holidays
November 3, 2010 by
Feast days are peeking over the horizon and a spate of new cookbooks are itching to get onto home kitchen counters and into action. And some settle just as smoothly on the lap for a good read. A substantial entry on the scene is the Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook (University of Georgia Press, $24.95)Read the story …
Commercial Appeal: SFA Cookbook Full of Southern Delights
October 27, 2010 by
It begins with Blue Ribbon Pimento Cheese and ends with Ambrosia Fruit Salad, and in between those classic bookends are a wealth of recipes that help define the South and its culinary culture. Read the story.
Southern Studies Spring Brown Bag Lunch Programs to Focus on Oxford
January 15, 2008 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Past and present ways of life in Oxford are the focus of the spring Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Beginning Jan. 23 and continuing each Wednesday for 13 weeks except during spring break, the free, public programs are scheduledRead the story …