A new, free, six-week online course that explores the stories, music and art of the American South will be offered Oct. 13 to Nov. 28, developed and taught by the Center’s Senior Associate Director, William R. Ferris, in conjunction with … Read more

Join us at UNC’s Wilson Library for the opening reception of a student-curated exhibit on Civil War poetry, fiction, images, and other archival materials. The exhibit, titled Imagining the U.S. Civil War, 1861-1900, grew out of a course on American … Read more

Our Spring 2014 issue of Southern Cultures takes a critical look at Kathryn Stockett’s bestseller The Help. A literary and film phenomenon, The Help has inspired ongoing debate, some controversy, and many adoring fans. In essays, interviews, photography, and poetry, … Read more

Please join us as we celebrate Southern Cultures‘s 20th anniversary with issue-release parties throughout the 2013-14 academic year. All events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The Spring 2014 issue takes a critical look … Read more

The first book length work of Asian American and southern studies, Asian Americans in Dixie: Race and Migration in the South  (University of Illinois Press, 2013) brings together scholars working in a variety of disciplines, all of whom are invested … Read more