HTA Lecture: Ancient Foes, Modern Narratives: Framing the Ottomans as Trojans in Venetian Humanism

Belhaven University 1500 Peachtree Street, Jackson, MS

Seth Parry is Belhaven University’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Parry’s lecture, Ancient Foes, Modern Narratives: Framing the Ottomans as Trojans in Venetian Humanism, will be presented 2/7/25 at 3:00 pm on the college’s campus in the Student Center Theatre. The presentation will look at a linguistic construct used by Venetian Renaissance humanists in respect […]

Speakers Bureau: “The Cakewalk”

M.R. Davis Public Library 8554 Northwest Dr, Southaven, MS, United States

If you think the cakewalk is just a musical chairs game to win a cake, think again. Step back into the ’90s to recapture ragtime when the African American “cakewalk” dance was popular. Speaker Barbara J Clark allows you to meet the famous African American song and dance duo, Williams and Walker, who took the […]

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HTA Lecture: Stone Tools to Social Media: The Ubiquity and Relevance of the Visual Arts from Prehistory to the Forseeable Future

Coahoma Community College 3240 Friars Point Road, Clarksdale, MS, United States

Geoffrey Latham is Coahoma Community College ‘s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year.Latham’s lecture, Stone Tools to Social Media: The Ubiquity and Relevance of the Visual Arts from Prehistory to the Forseeable Future, will be presented 2/12/25 at 12:00 pm on the college’s campus. Latham will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards […]

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HTA Lecture: Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid

Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi

Micael Gleason is Millsaps College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Gleason’s lecture, Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid, will be presented 2/13/25 at 4:00 pm on the college’s campus in the McMullen Lecture Hall Room 122. Gleason will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 at the Two […]

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HTA Lecture: Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community

Mississippi Delta Community College Hwy 3 & Cherry St., Moorhead, MS, United States

Brandi Pillow is Mississippi Delta Community College's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Pillow's lecture, Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community, will be presented 2/18/25 at 11:00 am on the college’s Moorhead campus in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Pillow will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 […]

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HTA Lecture: Elevated: The Influence of Vernacular Music on American Art Music

Aven Hall 200 Capitol Street, Clinton, MS

Dr. Renee Wilson is Mississippi College's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Dr. Wilson's lecture, Elevated: The Influence of Vernacular Music on American Art Music, will be presented 2/18/25 at 6:00 pm on the college’s campus in Jean Pittman Recital Hall, Aven Hall Rm 202. The presentation explores vernacular music as music of the people. […]

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HTA Lecture: Service to Others: A Christian Perspective on Social Work Values

Alcorn State University 1000 ASU Drive, Lorman, MS

Valtreasa Tolliver-Cook is Alcorn State University's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Tolliver-Cook's lecture, Service to Others: A Christian Perspective on Social Work Values, will be presented 2/20/25 at 12:30 pm on the college’s campus in Dumas Hall Lecture Room 107. The presentation explores the alignment between Christian teachings and the core values of the social […]

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HTA Lecture: The Paradox of Narrating Violence

Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

Dr. Sol Peláez is Mississippi State University’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Dr. Peláez’ lecture, The Paradox of Narrating Violence, will be presented 2/20/25 at 3:00 pm on the college’s campus in the Grisham Room, Mitchell Memorial Library. Dr. Peláez will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 […]

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HTA Lecture: Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust

Meridian Community College 910 Hwy 19 N, Meridian, MS

Amanda Thompson is Meridian Community College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Thompson’s lecture, Stories That Save Us: Teaching Elie Wiesel and the Holocaust, will be presented 2/21/25 at 9:30 am on the college’s campus in the McCain Theatre. Thompson will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 at […]

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HTA Lecture: An Act of Hope: Teaching Research-Based Academic Writing Through the Literature of Octavia E. Butler

Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Hwy 51 N, Senatobia, 38668

Ramona Brawner is Northwest Mississippi Community College‘s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Brawner’s lecture, An Act of Hope: Teaching Research-Based Academic Writing Through the Literature of Octavia E. Butler, will be presented 2/21/25 at 11:00 am on the college’s campus. Brawner will be among those honored at the Mississippi Humanities Council Awards Ceremony March 28, 2025 […]

Speaker Series: Paula C. Johnson

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the Natchez area. Scheduled for February 25, 2025: Paula C. Johnson, Professor, Syracuse University College of Law; Co-Founder and Director of the Syracuse University College of […]

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HTA Lecture: Educators Perceive Biliteracy as a Resource for Students in Mississippi

Blue Mountain Christian University 201 W Main St, Blue Mountain, MS

Rosalynn Rutland is Blue Mountain Christian University’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Rutland’s lecture, Educators Perceive Biliteracy as a Resource for Students in Mississippi, will be presented 2/27/25 at 4:00 pm on the college’s campus in the Paschal Student Union Building. This is a presentation of portions of a qualitative study, “Listening to the Voices of […]

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