Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From Northwest Mississippi Community College, this year’s recipient is Matthew Johnson. Topic: “A New Liberty: The Roots, Radicalism, and Repercussions of the American Revolution.” Lecture is at 10:30 am in the Haraway Center Read More >

Jackson Book Festival, 2nd Sat in March, Women's History Month. Book Talks, Vendor Pitches, Marketplace Sales, Speeches, Poetry Contest..

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, this year’s recipient is Dr. Gerardo Gomez. Topic: “A Polyglot's Journey on Language Acquisition and Five Secrets to Language Learning.” Lecture is at 12:30 pm in the Read More >

This presentation from Richelle Putnam investigates and highlights Welty’s imagination, creativity, discovery, and expression through her life events. Designed for elementary/middle grades (3-6), students draw from Eudora’s experiences and relate them to their lives, illustrating how a thoughtful exploration of a lived experience—our own or others’—helps us understand the people and the world around us Read More >

This presentation from Richelle Putnam investigates and highlights Welty’s imagination, creativity, discovery, and expression through her life events. Designed for elementary/middle grades (3-6), students draw from Eudora’s experiences and relate them to their lives, illustrating how a thoughtful exploration of a lived experience—our own or others’—helps us understand the people and the world around us Read More >

The Ocean Springs Municipal Library is proud to host “Welty,” a traveling exhibit of photographs taken by Eudora Welty during her time with the Works Progress Administration. Each photograph is connected with excerpts of Welty’s literary works. Join, Friday, March 15th @ 5:00pm for the exhibit opening. Writer of “The Inspiring Life of Eudora Welty”, Richelle Putnam, will Read More >

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From the University of Mississippi, this year’s recipient is Tom Franklin. Topic: “Dead Towns of Alabama: Looking for Stories.” Lecture is at 5:30 pm in the Tupelo Room, Barnard Observatory on the University Read More >

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From Tougaloo College, this year’s recipient is Thomas D. Lewis. Topic: “Linguistic White Privilege: Raciolinguistic Ideologies in the Gulf South.” Lecture is at 10:00 am in the Bennie G. Thompson Academic Building on Read More >

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From Hinds Community College, this year’s recipient is Frederick Melancon. Topic: “Authoring Your Story through Work.” Lecture is at 12:45 pm in the Reeves 165 on Hinds CC's Raymond Campus.

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From Southwest Mississippi Community College, this year’s recipient is Zach Mills. Topic: “Understanding Stereotypes from a Student-Athlete's Perspective.” Lecture is at 1:00 pm in the Horace Holmes Student Union Auditorium on SMCC's Campus.

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From East Central Community College, this year’s recipient is Mandy Quinn. Topic: “Evolution of Percussion: The Historical, Cultural, and Customary Impact of Percussive Arts.” Lecture is at 1:00 pm in the Carson Band Read More >

Each year the MS Humanities Council celebrates the Humanities with the Humanities Teacher Awards for all of the state’s universities and colleges.  From William Carey University, this year’s recipient is Dr. Marilyn Ellzey. Topic: “Communicating Sports.” Lecture is at 1:00 pm in the Asbury Academic Rm 100 on William Carey's Campus.

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating leaders in public humanities! Get your tickets now for the 2024 MHC Public Humanities Awards.

The short documentary film, "I Believe I'll Go Back Home," that will premiere Friday, March 22 at 6:15pm at Oxford Film Festival. I Believe I’ll Go Back Home:   Robert Johnson’s Copiah County Roots & Living Legacy In 1931 legendary bluesman Robert Johnson went home in search of his father. Instead, he became one. Johnson's Read More >

Dr. Max Grivno, Associate Professor, School of Humanities, University of Southern Mississippi will present a lecture entitled "Native American Diplomacy in the Colonial Period - The Natchez and Their Neighbors." Social time begins at 5:30pm Lecture starts at 6:00pm The Natchez Historical Society is a historical preservation organization, founded in 1954, and open to the Read More >

Join us on March 26th at the Old Capitol Museum for an evening celebrating the incredible women who sustained Freedom Summer! Discover untold stories of courage and resilience that shaped history.  Save the date and RSVP today! Panelists Dr. Daphne Chandler, Dr. Emlye Crosby, and civil rights veteran Euvester Simpson will join Pamela Junior, former Director Read More >

The event is two-fold, comprising a morning presentation and workshop on oral/community history and an afternoon panel on the modern legacy of investigative journalism in the vein of Ida B. Wells. Michelle Duster, an author and public historian, and the granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, will facilitate the presentation and workshop. Her presentation, called “Controlling Read More >

Oral history workshop with Michelle Dester, author of Ida B. the Queen and Great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells.