Join the Emmett Till Interpretive Center to discuss the importance of documenting Civil Rights stories in the Mississippi Delta, specifically around Emmett Till and how his life and memory have been commemorated.   The event will include clips from oral history interviews gathered as part of a MS Humanities Council oral history grant-funded project, an […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Tammy Townsend (Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College) will present her public lecture, “The Journey Home: Literary Narratives and PTSD”. This presentation will be held on the Harrison County campus in Building U, Room 202. The presentation will cover how cognitive therapy exists in psychoanalysis sessions and in English classes. According […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Heather Peerboom (Pearl River Community College) will present her public lecture, “Health and Social Wellbeing: The Benefits of Bookreading”. This presentation will be held in the PRCC Forrest County Center. Reception to follow. The average time Americans spend reading has been in steady decline. At the same time, many administrators are […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Eric Dogini  (Alcorn State University) will present his public lecture, “The Sound: Analog Vs Digital Audio and How Microphones Work for Broadcast Journalists.” This presentation will be held in the JD Boyd Library Auditorium. Reception to follow. Sound is the most fundamental building block of music, radio, television, and film […]

This event is a traveling multimedia exhibition that reveals life in northeast Mississippi based on the photography of O.N. Pruitt. From 1915 to 1960, Pruitt, a white man in a racially segregated society, recorded community celebrations as well as troubling violence. His work is distinguished from others of his time by his diligent and prolific […]

Part of the Black History Month Lecture Series presented by The Mississippi University for Women. Zoom Details located on flyer.  

Humanities Teacher Award winner Anne Lacy Johnson (Meridian Community College) will present her public lecture, “From Handprints on Cave Walls to Posting on Social Media; Seeking Validation Through our Personal Narratives.” This presentation will be held in the McCain Theater. Reception to follow. Our personal narratives inspire art, music, and prose. The theme of my […]

Part of the Black History Month Lecture Series presented by The Mississippi University for Women. Zoom Details located on the flyer.

Humanities Teacher Award winner Ron Wilson (Southwest Mississippi Community College) will present his public lecture, “The Internet - Past, Present, and Future.” Presentation will be held in the Horace C. Holmes Student Union Auditorium. Reception to follow. This presentation will consist of an overview of the history and development of the Internet from the 1960’s […]

This annual public event will honor civil rights activists who  played a vital role in the movement but did not receive the attention or recognition that was given to other more prominent participants. The activists will be honored with a plaque that lists each of their names. During the program, the activists will be asked […]

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