Jerry Jenkins presents "A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music" on January 24, 2026, at 11 a.m. This presentation will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally preserved in the minds and through the music […]
Dr. Caleb Smith will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Jones College titled “How the School of Pop Culture Unites, Divides, and Informs.” “How the School of Pop Culture Unites, Divides, and Informs” is on how popular culture in American society can unite people through shared experiences or divide people through factors like […]
Join us for a screening of Possum Town, a feature-length documentary that explores the legacy of O. N. Pruitt’s photographs in the lives of people from Columbus, Mississippi, at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 1, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. This 99-minute film focuses on a Columbus native who compares O. N. Pruitt’s photographic negatives from […]
Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program African American Read-In Monday, February 2, 2026 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Location: LIB 166 Theme: “Honoring the Mississippi Story: Local Luminaries Illuminating Paths to Knowledge” Program Description: In a full day of panels featuring Mississippi writers, many […]
Dr. Matthew Guinn will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Belhaven University titled "Carrying the Fire: Old Books and New Maps." The lecture will take place on the Belhaven University campus on February 2, 2026, at 4 p.m.
Kemeshia Swanson will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Mississippi State University titled “Mississippi Memory: Landscape, Loss, and Legacy.” “Mississippi as Memory: Landscape, Loss, and Legacy” will explore how Mississippi’s expansive history, rich culture, and complicated legacy remain imprinted on the landscape, shaping both progress and pride in ways that are deeply felt […]
Dr. Anna Morgan will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Itawamba Community College titled “Swiftly Romantic: The Parallel Lives of Clara Schumann and Taylor Swift.” “Swiftly Romantic: The Parallel Lives of Clara Schumann and Taylor Swift” is on the corresponding careers of Clara Schumann and Taylor Swift. Both were composer-performers who balanced their […]
T.K. Lee will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Mississippi University for Women titled “Not the Same Old Story: Learning How to Stop So You Can Start.” This is a craft talk offering tried-and-true tricks designed to help you turn procrastination into a priority when you sit down to face the page The […]
Dr. Cassie Sade Turnipseed presents "Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement" Ida B. Wells’s life has intriguing ties to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, President William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Duke of Argyll and Sir John Gorst. She was a journalist who wrote about human rights […]
Dr. Jason Beghtol will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Northeast Mississippi Community College titled “Preserving Our Musical Moment: New Works and New Possibilities for the Bass Trombone.” “Preserving Our Musical Moment: New Works and New Possibilities for the Bass Trombone” explores the bass trombone as both an artistic voice and a historical […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council will hold its regular board meeting at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Friday, February 20, at 11 a.m.
William Storey will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Millsaps College titled “The Death of William K. Storey: A Historian Investigates the Killing of His Great-Grandfather in Ireland.” The lecture will take place on the Millsaps College campus on February 10, 2026, at 4:15 p.m.
