Announcement: core and affiliate American Studies faculty explore relevance of 'Gone With The Wind'

Mark your calendars, everyone: on Wednesday, October 1 at 4:00pm, professors Daina Ramey Berry, Jacqueline Jones, Randolph Lewis, Thomas Schatz, and Coleman Hutchison will be participating in a panel discussion exploring Gone With The Wind's contemporary relevance, 75 years after its premiere in Atlanta.Dr. Lewis is a member of our core faculty, while Jones, Schatz, and Hutchison are American Studies faculty affiliates.The panel, held at the Harry Ransom Center, is a part of a series of events this semester occurring alongside the center's impressive and comprehensive Gone With The Wind exhibit, open until January 4, 2015.For more information, see the event announcement here.

Announcement: Deborah Willis Lecture This Thursday

On Thursday, September 18, Deborah Willis (NYU) will give a lecture as part of this year's Flair Symposium at the Harry Ransom Center. The Flair Symposium theme for 2014 is Cultural Life During Wartime, 1861-1865, and Dr. Willis will discuss the early years of American photography alongside a reading of iconic moments in Gone With The Wind whilst examining the role black history played in producing such a controversial and celebrated cultural phenomenon. The lecture will take place in Jessen Auditorium in Homer Rainey Hall at 6:30pm.