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\"umbrownbag.jpg\"OXFORD, Miss. – Past and present ways of life in Oxford are
\nthe focus of the spring Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series
\nat the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of
\nSouthern Culture.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nBeginning Jan. 23 and continuing each Wednesday for 13
\nweeks except during spring break, the free, public programs
\nare scheduled at noon in the Tupelo Room of Barnard
\nObservatory. The programs offer personal insight from
\nuniversity members, including documentary film producers,
\nprofessors and Southern studies graduate students, as well
\nas other Oxonians.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n


The first program each month, beginning in February,
\nfeatures staff from UM’s Center for Documentary Projects
\ndiscussing their project of documenting life in the
\nLafayette-Oxford-University community through videotaped
\noral histories. Their idea is to preserve personalities and
\nmemories of this rapidly changing small Southern town by
\ninterviewing people from every corner of the community.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\n“We all recognize that the Oxford area is in the middle of
\nsome profound change,” said Andy Harper, director of media
\nproduction and distributed learning. “That realization
\nshould inspire us to reflect on the history of our
\ncommunity as we look toward its future. We hope to use
\nthese brown bag forums to open that dialogue and this
\ndocumentary series to tell the stories.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nJoe York, producer\/director, said the staff is working a
\ndocumentary about the old Hoka theater, which will be the
\nfocus of the Feb. 6 lecture.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n“This film, titled ‘Sorry, We’re Open,’ is set to play at
\nthe Oxford Film Festival on Feb. 7, and tells the story of
\nthe Hoka, a cotton warehouse-turned-movie theater that
\nserved as the heart of Oxford’s cultural and
\ncounter-cultural life from the late 1970s through the
\nmiddle 1990s,” York said. “As the project continues, we
\nhope to turn our lens at many different aspects of the life
\nof this town and we plan to use the upcoming brown bags to
\nshowcase some of the footage we’ve already shot for the
\nHoka documentary, as well as to discuss possible ideas for
\nfurther documentaries with the community.”
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nYork was named Food Filmmaker of the Year at the New York
\nCity Food Festival in 2007.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nOther topics of discussion for the spring brown bags
\ninclude the native pleasures of north Mississippi, how the
\nAmerican dream comes true in Oxford and gardening.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFollowing is a list of the brown bag lectures:
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nJan. 23<\/b> – “A Brainstorming Session for Stories: Questions
\nfor Oxonians on Oxford,” Harper and York.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nJan. 30<\/b> – “A Reading and Conversation with Jack Pendarvis:
\n‘Awesome,'” Jack Pendarvis, UM’s 2007 Grisham
\nwriter-in-residence, and Tom Franklin, UM’s 2001 Grisham
\nwriter-in-residence.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFeb. 6 <\/b>– “Oxonians on the Hoka: Setting the Stage for
\nChange,” various guest speakers.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFeb. 13<\/b> – “Native Pleasures of the North Mississippi
\nWoodland,” Sherra Owen, environmental educator in New
\nAlbany.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFeb. 20<\/b> – “Anticipating Writing Women’s History: A Tribute
\nto Anne Firor Scott in the 33rd Porter Fortune Jr.
\nChancellor’s Symposium,” Elizabeth Payne, UM professor of
\nhistory.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFeb. 27 <\/b>– “Making the American Dream Come True in Oxford:
\nLOU Home Inc., the Amos Network and Habitat for Humanity,”
\nFrederick Laurenzo, president, LOU Home Inc.; Lynn Wilkins,
\nleadership committee member, Amos Network; Ocie Cook, new
\nhomeowner; Janice F. Carr, first-time homebuyer and
\neducation coordinator, Amos Network.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nMarch 5 <\/b>– “Oxonians on the Square: A Documentary Project of
\nthe Center for Media Production,” York.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nMarch 12 <\/b>– No program due to spring break.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nMarch 19<\/b> – “The Mother of All Gardens, or Thank You Mr.
\nWilson,” Carolyn Kittle, garden writer and
\nhorticulturalist, Memphis.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nMarch 26<\/b> – “The Woman on the Scaffold: Cultural
\nRepresentation of America’s Sensational Female
\nTransgressors,” Theresa Stark, doctoral candidate in
\nAmerican Studies, Emory University.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nApril 2<\/b> – “Oxonians on ‘The Town that Was’: A Youthful View
\nof the ’60s and ’70s”: A Documentary Project of the Center
\nfor Media Production,” various Oxford speakers.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nApril 9 <\/b>– “Collecting ‘Black’ Bodies,” Nancy Bercaw, UM
\nprofessor of history and Southern studies.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nApril 16<\/b> – “Blood, Tears, Boycotts and the National
\nMovement Toward Direct Action: Medgar Wiley Evers and the
\nMeaning of Civil Rights Struggle,” Michael Williams,
\ndoctoral candidate in history.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nApril 23<\/b> – “The Mississippi Encyclopedia,” Odie Lindsey,
\nresearch assistant, and Ted Ownby, UM professor of history
\nand Southern studies.
\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\nFor more information, go to <\/span>http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/south<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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