The Big River & The Delta Blues | Southern Art/Wider World
Thu, Nov 05
|Online Event (Registration Requested)
This live virtual program takes us onto the river and into the heart of "the most Southern place on earth," through the lens of Walter Anderson’s art and the scholarship of guest lecturer, Brian Foster, PhD.
Time & Location
Nov 05, 2020, 6:00 PM
Online Event (Registration Requested)
About The Event
UPDATE: RESCHEDULED DUE TO LIKELY HURRICANE POWER OUTAGES TO THU, NOV 5 | 6PM
This live virtual program takes us onto the river and into the heart of "the most Southern place on earth," through the lens of Walter Anderson’s art and the scholarship of guest lecturer, Brian Foster, Ph.D., whose work examines the African-American experience, past and present. This program is part of Southern Art/Wider World, a digital humanities project that places the treasured collection in dialogue with contemporary voices, in order to speak to the interconnectedness of Southern and American ways of life. Cost: Free to the public.
Registration requested. Click the RSVP button to register.
WHERE TO WATCH: 1) WAMA Facebook page; 2) WAMA Youtube page; or 3) WAMA website
DR. B. BRIAN FOSTER is a writer and storyteller from Mississippi. He currently holds a joint appointment in sociology and southern studies. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree…