(photo by Jonah Holland) Research presentation by Dr. Kemeshia Swanson, Assistant Professor of English and African American Studies at MSU. Dr. Swanson will discuss respectability politics and how its limitations are challenged in the work of resilient authors like Mississippi native Jesmyn Ward. Hosted by the Martha Swain Speaker Series and the Ina E. Gordy […]
Presentation by Dr. Lindsey Stewart, author of The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism. Her research focuses on black feminist conceptions of political agency.
Join WCFR to discuss the history of gender-based pricing and ongoing efforts to reduce that gap. In 1994, consumers were made aware of price discrepancies among clothing items (ladies' blouses vs. men’s dress shirts) based on gender. We will review efforts to reduce the pricing gap and discuss why, thirty years later, we continue to […]
Presentation and discussion with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of First Gen: A Memoir, about navigating college and social mobility as a first-generation Latina. Sponsored by the MS Humanities Council and The Columbus Community Read Partners.
Melanie R. Anderson, co-author of Monster She Wrote, will be joining us for a discussion of Women in Horror.
Join Fant Memorial Library for another installment of their Spring Book Talk. This year’s book is Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson, and this month’s discussion will focus on chapters 8-11.
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.
Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W's TVA Investment Club, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler's guide is designed to provide "the essential information and ... the game plans that […]
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.
The W celebrates the birthday of our most famous alumna, Eudora Welty, born this day in 1909.