Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

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  • For (Colored) Girls Who Considered Maverick Feminism/When Respectability Is Not Enuf

    Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

    (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 Honors […]

  • Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

    The 2024 Martha Swain Speaker’s Series Lecture will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, March 7 in Parkinson Hall’s Nissan Auditorium. This year, we will welcome Dr. Cassie Turnipseed to campus for a lively and engaging discussion of the life and legacy of Mississippi’s fearless daughter, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The event is free and […]