Fant Memorial Library

Name: “It Takes a Lot of Money to Look This Cheap”: Authenticity at the Heart of the Tacky South
Start: 2027-03-17T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2027-03-17T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

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“It Takes a Lot of Money to Look This Cheap”: Authenticity at the Heart of the Tacky South

Featured March 17, 2027 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Gordy Honors Forum

Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

Authors Katie Burnett and Monica Miller explore Dolly Parton and what it means to be "tacky" and southern.

Free

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