The
U. S. South in Global Contexts:
A Symposium at the University of Mississippi
February 13 - 15, 2004
February 13 - 15, 2004
Overview:
Amid current attempts at resituating Southern Studies in new geographical, theoretical
and pedagogical contexts, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the
University of Mississippi hosted a symposium that brought together a diverse
group of scholars to discuss "The US South in Global Contexts." This
interdisciplinary conference engaged, not only the changing outlines of geography
and the trends of demography, but current discussions of identity, transnationalism,
and regionality.
Southern Spaces presents short excerpts from the keynote addresses of the conference, as well as samplings of the roundtable talks given by several of the scholars in attendance. Follow the links below to access RealMedia excerpts (each less than 15 minutes) of each scholar's talk. Symposium participants plan to publish the proceedings of this event. For further information, contact the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at cssc@olemiss.edu.
Southern Spaces presents short excerpts from the keynote addresses of the conference, as well as samplings of the roundtable talks given by several of the scholars in attendance. Follow the links below to access RealMedia excerpts (each less than 15 minutes) of each scholar's talk. Symposium participants plan to publish the proceedings of this event. For further information, contact the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at cssc@olemiss.edu.
Video:
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Dr. Karla Holloway (10:34 min.)
"Martin Luther King's South Goes Global"
from her keynote address, "South Looking South: Surveillance, Science
and Homeland [In]Securities." Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, William R. Kenan Professor of English and African-American Studies, Duke University |
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Dr. Marshall Eakin (6:59 min.)
"Origins of the Old South" from his keynote
address, "When South Is North: The U.S. South from the Perspective
of a Brazilianist" Professor of History, Vanderbilt University |
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Dr. Natalie Ring (5:29 min.)
"Encountering the Problem South in the Late Nineteenth
Century" from a roundtable discussion Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Tulane University |
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Dr. Tara McPherson (4:27 min.)
"Wal-Mart Goes Global" from a roundtable
discussion Associate Professor and Chair of Critical Studies, University of Southern California, School of Cinema-TV |
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Dr. Barbara Ellen Smith (4:07 min.)
"Rethinking Southern Communities" from a roundtable
discussion Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Research on Women, University of Memphis |
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Jamie Winders (5:56 min.)
"Latino Migration and Nashville, Tennessee" from
a roundtable discussion Ph.D. candidate, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky |
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Dr. Eric Gary Anderson (6:47 min.)
"Framing Indian Removal" from a roundtable discussion Associate Professor of English, Oklahoma State University |
