Summersell Center for the Study of the South

The Summersell Center is pleased to cosponsor with the Department of American Studies a talk by Lois Leveen, author of the Civil War novel “The Secrets of Mary Bowser,” the story of a slave girl turned Union spy during the Civil War. Leveen, an academic and novelist, based her novel on true events. “History is often passed on to the public as much through novels and movies as through historical texts,” Lynne Adrian, chair of the UA American Studies department, said in a release. “What better way to discuss questions of race, gender and the war than through the fascinating story of an African-American woman spy in the heart of the confederacy? I know (Leveen) will bring a new level of interest for students to what seem to be ‘old’ questions.”

The Summersell Center is pleased to cosponsor with the Department of American Studies a talk by Lois Leveen, author of the Civil War novel “The Secrets of Mary Bowser,” the story of a slave girl turned Union spy during the Civil War. Leveen, an academic and novelist, based her novel on true events. “History is often passed on to the public as much through novels and movies as through historical texts,” Lynne Adrian, chair of the UA American Studies department, said in a release. “What better way to discuss questions of race, gender and the war than through the fascinating story of an African-American woman spy in the heart of the confederacy? I know (Leveen) will bring a new level of interest for students to what seem to be ‘old’ questions.”

Rob Nelson, Director of the Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Richmond, showcases new digital maps of the slave trade and planter migration.

Emory University History Professor Joseph Crespino lectures on his book, Strom Thurmond's America, for which he is also formally awarded the Deep South Book Prize from the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South.

Explanation of archaeological and historical research in Bermuda from the earliest days of permanent human settlement, with consideration of an ongoing dig and public outreach.

Watson Jennison, Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, lectures on the ideas of economist Robert S. Browne, the Republic of New Africa, and others who considered the prospect for black separatism in the South in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University, puts Greek life, segregation, and politics in the state of Alabama in historical perspective.

Explanation of archaeological and historical research in Bermuda from the earliest days of permanent human settlement, with consideration of an ongoing dig and public outreach.

Emory University History Professor Joseph Crespino lectures on his book, Strom Thurmond's America, for which he is also formally awarded the Deep South Book Prize from the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South.

Rob Nelson, Director of the Digital Humanities Lab at the University of Richmond, showcases new digital maps of the slave trade and planter migration.

Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University, puts Greek life, segregation, and politics in the state of Alabama in historical perspective.

Megan Kate Nelson, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Brown University, lectures on the landscapes created and destroyed by Civil War soldiers.

Megan Kate Nelson, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Brown University, lectures on the landscapes created and destroyed by Civil War soldiers.

Richard Bell, from the University of Maryland, lectures about his current research on free blacks kidnapped into slavery in the United States.

Public lecture by David Roediger, Babcock Professor of History at the University of Illinois

Panel discussion as part of "Where We Stand: A One-Day Conference Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 'Stand in the Schoolhouse Door'"

Panel discussion as part of "Where We Stand: A One-Day Conference Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the 'Stand in the Schoolhouse Door'"

Lila Weaver speaks about her upbringing in the American South as the child of South American immigrants during the civil rights era, and about her graphic novel-style memoir, "Darkroom"

What will become of the humanities in the Age of Google? Andrew Torget will talk about the unprecedented challenges and opportunities that face historians in the twenty-first century. Tracing the evolution of the digital humanities over the past two decades, Torget will explore how new research methods (such as geospatial analysis and text-mining) are creating a quiet revolution among historians, and what that could mean for how we understand the past.

Preston Lauterbach speaks about his book, "The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock n' Roll."

Ryan Swanson, Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Sport and American Culture Program at George Mason University, presents "Picking the Right Rivals: Debating the 'One-Year Rule,' Boycotting the Iron Bowl, and Forming College Athletic Conferences during the Gilded Age."

Ryan Swanson, Assistant Professor of History and Director of the Sport and American Culture Program at George Mason University, presents "Picking the Right Rivals: Debating the 'One-Year Rule,' Boycotting the Iron Bowl, and Forming College Athletic Conferences during the Gilded Age."

A public lecture by James Giesen of Mississippi State University, about the research in his book, "Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South"

A public lecture by James Giesen of Mississippi State University, about the research in his book, "Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South"