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  • Community Conversations: War and Homecoming Across the Humanities

    Oxford Lafayette Library 401 Bramlett Blvd , Oxford, MS, United States

    University of Mississippi students, under the guidance of faculty and staff, will lead community discussions on the the war and homecoming, based on humanities texts (Homer's "Odyssey," Maximilian Uriarte's graphic novel "The White Donkey," and short-form poetry by veterans of the Post 9/11 conflicts) in two North Mississippi public libraries. The program is particularly designed […]

  • MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories

    The Mississippi Humanities Council and Mass Humanities announce a series of six interactive, online programs to facilitate conversation between our two states. We will be examining intersecting points in our histories, exploring our rich literary traditions, and engaging in cross-state dialogue. By reflecting on our states’ identities in relationship to each other, this series aims […]

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  • Crossroads @ Mt. Olive: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies

    Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church 501 Cotton Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

    On December 5, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on […]

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  • SB: Fault Lines: Living in Two Cultures

    Seetha Srinivasan, director emeritus of the University Press of Mississippi, discusses becoming a part of the American mainstream while retaining one’s ethnic (in this case Indian) identity and asks the following questions: Can it be done? To what extent? What are the challenges, frustrations, rewards? E-mail Peter Dean at the Ridgeland Public Library for information on how […]

  • Crossroads @ Mt. Olive: The History and Development of Mt. Olive

    Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church 501 Cotton Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

    On December 12, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Sandra Boyd, local archivist and librarian, to present her program "Mt. Olive: History & Development." The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive through December 12. Crossroads: Change in […]

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  • Ideas on Tap: Polarized: Politics and News in a Divided America

    On December 15, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a conversation on the polarization of American news and politics. The program will address the U.S.'s increasing division over political beliefs, how news silos have affected how we determine truth and reality, and what to do to combat the current polarization. Panelists include Dr. Talia Stroud […]

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  • MS+MA: Inside/Out–The Lessons of Freedom Summer

    The second “MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories” dialogue will take place Jan. 14, 2021, and will be entitled, "Inside/Out—The Lessons of Freedom Summer,” where we will explore the connections between our two states during the Civil Rights Movement. The January dialogue will feature veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, both from Mississippi and from […]

  • “Crossroads” Exhibit in Scooba

    Tubb-May Memorial Library 1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS, United States

    East Mississippi Community College will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from February 8 through March 12. The exhibit will be on display in the Tubb-May Library on EMCC's Scooba campus and is open to the public Mondays to Thursdays 10am-7pm, Fridays 10am-2pm, and Sundays 3pm-6pm. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered […]

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  • Music: A Universal Language

    New Hope Baptist Church's annual Black history celebration. The 2021 event celebrates music as an instrument to connect people through all social, economic, and cultural barriers. More details TBA.

  • Crossroads @ Scooba: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies

    Virtual Event

    On February 15, East Mississippi Community College in Scooba will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring Rural Mississippi through Population Studies.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Scooba […]

    Free

  • MS+MA 3: Coast to Coast

    Virtual Event

    On February 18, the third “MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories” dialogue will take place in partnership with Mass Humanities. MS+MA: Coast to Coast will explore our two state's coastal connections from the perspectives of cultural institutions and local individuals from the fishing industry in both states. Panelists will reflect on how coastal areas are […]

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