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Margaret Walker PRESENTED BY The Center for the Study of Southern Culture & Square Books THE 22ND OXFORD Conference for the Book Dedicated to Mississippi Writer Margaret Walker www.oxfordconferenceforthebook.com Photography by William Ferris, William R. Ferris Collection, Southern Folklife Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. March 25–27, 2015 THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI OCB15Program.indd 1 3/10/15 1:29 PM Study the South Special Events Welcome Lunch—Wednesday, March 25, at noon Two Special Essays Published in Hosted by the University of Mississippi Library, this lunch Conjunction with Conference in Archives and Special Collections is a wonderful kick-off event. On March 25, in conjunction with the Oxford Conference for Free, but reservations appreciated. Please sign-up at oxfordcon- the Book and in honor of Mississippi writer Margaret Walker, ferenceforthebook.com/attend. Study the South will publish two new essays. The first, “Sister Act: Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty,” is by Walker biogra- Opening Reception Benefiting the OCB—Wednesday, pher Carolyn J. Brown. The essay examines parallels in the two March 25, at 6:30 p.m. Mississippi writers’ careers, lives, and legacies. Brown recent- Held at the historic Barksdale-Isom Place, this much-loved ly published the first biography on Walker, Song of My Life: A opening reception is a lively fundraiser with wonderful food, Biography of Margaret Walker. drinks, and conversation between fellow conference attend- The second is “Margaret Walker: A Photography Essay,” by ees and guest writers. A portion of the $50 ticket proceeds is William Ferris, which includes seventeen photographs that “cap- tax deductible. ture two moments in Margaret’s career—a visit in the Beinecke Reservations required. Purchase tickets through the conference Library at Yale University in 1978 and a reading and book signing website, or contact Rebecca Lauck Cleary at 66-915-3369 of her Richard Wright, Daemonic Genius: A Portrait of the Man / A Poetry Workshop—Thursday, March 26, from 9:30 to Critical Look at His Work at Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi, 11:30 a.m. in 1988.” Ferris, a widely recognized leader in Southern studies, Poets Geffrey Davis and F. Douglas Brown will lead a poetry African American music, and folklore, is the Joel R. Williamson workshop, titled “The Daddy Workshop,” in Lamar Hall. As Eminent Professor of History at the University of North Carolina fathers, as sons, as poets, Davis and Brown will use Sylvia at Chapel Hill and the senior associate director of UNC’s Center Plath’s poem “Daddy” as a springboard to explore how to for the Study of the American South. negotiate parenting onto the page. Both essays can be found on the Center for the Study of Free event, advance registration required, 30 seats available. Southern Culture’s website and at southernstudies.olemiss.edu/ Register online at http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/htsdi. study-the-south. Study the South, founded in 2014, exists to en- courage interdisciplinary academic thought and discourse on the Thacker Mountain Radio—Thursday, March 26, at culture of the American South, particularly in the fields of histo- 6:00 p.m. ry, anthropology, sociology, music, literature, documentary stud- Thacker Mountain Radio will have a special OCB show ies, gender studies, religion, geography, media studies, race stud- at the Lyric Theater on the Oxford Square (1006 Van ies, ethnicity, folklife, and art. Buren Ave.). Authors will be Kent Russell, David Vann, Those interested in contributing to the journal should contact and Preston Lauterbach, and Lonnie Holley will be guest James G. Thomas, Jr. at [email protected]. musician. Free. Poetry Talk and Lunch—Friday, March 27, at noon Hosted by the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library (401 Barmlett Blvd.), this lunch includes a talk on craft by poet Barbara Ras. Free but reservations needed. Return the form, sign up at the The Sarah Isom Center conference website, or call 662-234-5751 to reserve your spot. Student Gender Conference Music Noir: An Evening of Words and Music—Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. The Sarah Isom Center Student Gender Conference began in Acclaimed concert pianist and recording artist Bruce 2000 as a small, intimate conference dedicated to providing Levingston returns to the Ford Center with a program undergraduate and graduate students with a supportive envi- that brings together the music of Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, ronment to present their own research and to a enhance their Satie, and Philip Glass along with readings of the evocative professional development and presentation skills. At the con- prose and poetry that inspired this exquisite music. Special ference, students teach, challenge, and inspire us with their guest artists include poet Beth Ann Fennelly, novelist Tom topics. This year’s lecture by David Simon, creator of The Wire Franklin, and Patricia Lewis. and Treme, is presented in partnership with the Sarah Isom Tickets can be purchased at the Ford Center box office. Center for Women and Gender Studies as part of the 15th Annual Isom Student Gender Conference. OCB15Program.indd 2 3/10/15 1:29 PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 9:30 – Poetry Workshop: 11:30 a.m. The “Daddy” Poetry Workshop 12:00 p.m. Welcome Lunch Geffrey Davis and F. Douglas Brown Hosted by the University of Mississippi Library Archives Lamar Hall Conference Room (Room 323) and Special Collections (Free Event, Advance Registration Required, 30 Seats Welcome by James G. Thomas, Jr.; Richard Forgette, Available) Dean of Liberal Arts; and Julia Rholes, Dean of the University Libraries 10:30 a.m. Writing with Pictures, Adventure Time 3rd Floor of J. D. Williams Library and Beyond Jack Pendarvis, moderator Margaret Walker Exhibition Kent Osborne, Seo Kim, and Natasha Allegri Archives and Special Collections Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics 3rd Floor of J. D. Williams Library 12:00 p.m. Lunch on Your Own 1:30 p.m. Keynote Lecture, Dedicated to Margaret Walker Maryemma Graham 1:30 p.m. Cave Canem: Poetry Readings and Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Conversation Comments and Reflections Chiyuma Elliot, moderator Robret Luckett, Moderator, Maryemma Graham, Geffrey Davis, F. Douglas Brown, Carolyn J. Brown, Jerry W. Ward and Caroline Randall Williams Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics 3:45 p.m. Square Books Reading 3:00 p.m. Square Books Reading and Conversation LaShonda Katrice Barnett Phil Klay and John Renehan Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics 5:00 p.m. Square Books Reading and Book Signing 5:00 p.m. Square Books Pop-up Shop and Book (Wednesday Authors) Signing (Thursday Authors) Kent Russell The Lyric Theater on the Oxford Square Off Square Books 6:00 p.m. Thacker Mountain Radio 6:30 p.m. Opening Reception Featuring Kent Russell, David Vann, and Preston Barksdale-Isom Place Lauterbach (Requires Purchased Ticket) The Lyric Theater on the Oxford Square THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 9:00 a.m. Sports and Race: How Athletics Transcended “But above all, the courthouse: the center, the focus, the hub; sitting Segregation looming in the center of the county’s circumference like a single cloud Curtis Wilkie, Moderator in its ring of horizon. .”—William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun Panelists David Maraniss, Andrew Maraniss, Charles Ross, Jody Hill, and Kyle Veazey 9:00 a.m. Poetry Readings and Conversation Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics Beth Ann Fennelly, moderator Chelsea Wagenaar, Mark Wagenaar, and Barbara Ras Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square The OCB Children’s Book Festival 10:30 a.m. Writing Place through Food: Lowcountry The 2014 Children’s Book Festival (CBF) will be held at the Educations Ford Center for Performing Arts, with more than 1,200 first Presented by the Southern Foodways Alliance graders and fifth graders from the public schools of Lafayette David Shields and Sean Brock County and Oxford in attendance. Sheila Turnage, author Moderated by John T. Edge of Three Times Lucky, will present at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square March 23, and, Adam Rubin, author of Those Darn Squirrels will present at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25. OCB15Program.indd 3 3/10/15 1:29 PM 12:00 p.m. Poetry Talk and Lunch (advance registration required) Margaret Walker (1915–1998) Barbara Ras Margaret Walker, a poet, novelist, biographer, and essayist, was Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library groomed for a literary life since birth. Born on July 7, 1915, Sponsored by the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library in Birmingham, Alabama, Margaret Walker was surrounded by numerous educated and gifted family members. Her grandfather, 1:15 p.m. David Simon, Creator of The Wire and Treme father, and mother all received college degrees—and expected the Introduction by Brandi Hephner LaBanc, same of their children. She finished elementary school by the age Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs of eleven and graduated from high school by fourteen in order Presented in partnership with the Sarah Isom Center to attend the University of New Orleans. She received her BA for Women and Gender Studies as part of the 15th Annual Isom Student Gender from Northwestern before attending the University of Iowa for Conference graduate school. Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square The poet belonged to an illustrious group of African Americans writing in the 1940s. Her college poetry was pub- 2:30 p.m. Square Books Reading and Conversation lished in W. E. B. DuBois’s Crisis, and she was the first African Tim Johnston, David Vann, and Skip Horack American writer to win the Yale Series of Younger Poets competi- Lafayette County Courthouse on the Oxford Square tion.
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