MSU Institute for the Humanities fall events continue this month with history, stories shaping the South
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥亚洲色吧视频鈥檚 Institute for the Humanities continues its fall lecture series Oct. 29 with MSU Department of History Associate Professor Jim Giesen and University of Mississippi Faculty Fellow and Writer-in-Residence Ralph Eubanks in Mitchell Memorial Library鈥檚 John Grisham Room at 6 p.m.
Giesen and Eubanks will provide insight from their recent books which offer a deeper look at the South through its landscapes, history and stories, examining how place has shaped the region鈥檚 identity and how its past continues to influence its present.
骋颈别蝉别苍鈥檚 new University of Georgia Press book, 鈥The Land of Cotton: Culture, Landscape, and the Fabric of Southern History,鈥 examines approximately 150 years of cotton history and its cultural, environmental and economic influence on the American South.
Eubanks鈥 鈥淲hen It鈥檚 Darkness on the Delta: How America鈥檚 Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land鈥 is a 2026 Beacon Press book that discusses impacts including racism, economic instability and politics, as well as regional resilience and grass-roots movements toward meaningful change.
鈥淩alph and Jim are two of the nation鈥檚 leading experts on the history of the Mississippi Delta. They鈥檝e both recently published books covering that history, and we鈥檙e excited to hear them discuss their work,鈥 said Joseph M. Thompson, Institute for the Humanities director and associate professor of history. 鈥淭his discussion reflects the institute鈥檚 commitment to connecting our campus and the general public with the stories, history and art that make up the humanities.鈥
Later this fall, the institute will co-sponsor a screening of the documentary 鈥淣atchez鈥 on Nov. 18, followed by a conversation with the film鈥檚 director the next day.
Part of MSU鈥檚 , the promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines while raising their visibility within 亚洲色吧视频 and the wider community.
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