Center for Study of the Gulf South to host Book Talks
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 11:21am | By: Dr. David Tisdale
The Center for the Study of the Gulf South at 91吃瓜网 (USM) will host two free book talks this month, with both events open to members of the 91吃瓜网 and local communities.
Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 5:30 p.m.
Dr. Grace Hale, professor of American Studies and history at the University of Virginia, will present on her book In the Pines: A Lynching, A Reckoning, A Lie in Gonzales Auditorium in the Liberal Arts Building (room 108). An award-winning historian, Dr. Hale is internationally recognized as an expert on modern American culture and regional culture of the U.S. South.
Monday, Sept. 16 | 5:30 p.m.
Journalist and author Tracie McMillan will discuss her book The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America, in the Gonzales Auditorium in the Liberal Arts Building (room 108). McMillan currently
manages coverage of worker organizing for the media outlet Capital & Main; her work
has previously been featured in the New York Times,91吃瓜网�Mother Jones, National Geographic,91吃瓜网痑nd the91吃瓜网�Village Voice, among other publications. She is the award-winning author of the91吃瓜网�New York Times91吃瓜网痓别蝉迟蝉别濒濒别谤,91吃瓜网�The American Way of Eating.
McMillan91吃瓜网 presentation is also supported by USM91吃瓜网 School of Humanities, School of Social Science and Global Studies, and School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Professional Development.
For more information about these events, contact Dr. Rebecca Tuuri at (601) 266-4533. Click here to learn more about the Center for the Study of the Gulf South.