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Southern Documentary Project
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Teaching the Next Generation of Storytellers - Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi
MA - Documentary Track
MFA - Documentary Expression
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The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and SouthDocs presents the Fall 2025 Documentary Showcase on Dec. 5 at 6pm at Barnard Observatory. This event celebrates the doc work of undergraduate & graduate students of CSSC. This catered event is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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A perfect fall day for class outside! Prof. Shiraz Armed guides his fieldwork students as they build on their interviewing skills.
Want to share stories about the South? MFA & MA priority funding deadline is Feb. 1, 2026. Apply today!
#Documentary #Filming #GradSchool #SouthernStudies #ApplyToday
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Dr. Andy Harper’s article “Conceiving Nature: The Creation of Montana’s Glacier National Park,” first published in 2010 for Montana Magazine, was recently cited in George Bristol’s book “Glacier National Park: A Culmination of Giants.” Great research keeps inspiring new works and ideas!
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Congrats Angela Lynn Tucker! Her film "The Inquisitor" was awarded a Special Mention at this year's 34th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival!

#Documentary #FilmFestival #FilmScreening #Film #HSFF34
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Check it out! Dr. Cassandra Hawkins wil be presenting her research, "Palimpsests of Strength," during the Resistance and Resilience in Black Women's Networks panel at the Black Women and Girls in ntellectual Thought Symposium on October 29-30 2025, at Tougaloo College
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Did you miss Elaine's Q&A? No worries! Watch it on the CSSC's YouTube channel now!

#Documentary #Film #FilmScreening #DocumentaryFilm #KingCoal #SouthTalks
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We've got quite the line up this October!! Check out our film guide! #Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaking #Mississippi #FilmGuide
October 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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✨️MFA Alum Spotlight ✨️ Greta is hosting a cyanotype workshop Saturday September 20, 1-3pm at the Arts Center of Mississippi in Jackson! Sign up using the link in Greta's bio.

#Cyanotype #Workshop #Photography #Photo #JacksonMS #Mississippi #MSArts
August 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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“Beyond Borders” has been selected for its first screening at the 2025 Cset URegina’s Festival of Arts and Discourse (FOAD) in September! Congrats, Samson!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker #FilmFestival
August 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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“Afrissippi” has been selected for another screening - the 2025 Music Imbizo Film Festival! Congrats, Peter!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker #FilmFestival
August 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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MFA Alum Peter Muvunyi’s film ‘Afrissippi’ has been selected for the 2025 Bijou Music Festival. Congrats Peter!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker
August 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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2025 Memorialization Gathering, Sep. 5-7, 2025, Oxford, Mississippi. The 2025 Memorialization Gathering, hosted by the Lafayette Community Remembrance Project (LCRP), brings together communities engaged in truth-telling and historical racial justice work. Register at oneoxford.org/memorializat....
August 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Whoop Whoop! Logan Kirkland successfully defended his MFA thesis, “Wasted.” He’s seen here with his committee Andy Harper (Chair), Vanessa Gregory, and Melanie Ho. 🎓🎉 🥳 👏

#MFAThesis #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Documentary #StoryTelling
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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One of America’s most renowned photographers Sally Mann presents the 5th annual Ann J. Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies as part of this summer’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. This event is free and open to the public. For more details visit southernstudies.olemiss.edu.
July 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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✨Alum Spotlight✨Tonight is the opening of “Warped Southern Myth,” a solo exhibition by Greta Koshenina at the Arts Center of Mississippi! Greta’s artist talk is tonight 6-7pm and her exhibition will be up through July 27. Make sure to check it out!
#Documentary #Art #Artist #Exhibition #Mississippi
July 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Check it out! MFA candidate Christopher C. Fisher’s project “The Body Politic” is featured in Oxford American’s #EyesontheSouth series! (@oxfordamerican.bsky.social)

Find the full narrative here: oxfordamerican.org/eyes/the-bod....

#Documentary #Photography #Photo #Storytelling #OxfordAmerican
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Y'all make sure to tune in!! Congrats, Greta!!

#MSArtsHour #MSArts #Mississippi #MPB
June 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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“Country Punk Black” has been selected for the 2025 JXN Film Festival! 🎬 Congratulations Christopher & NEEN.!!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Filmmaking #Filmmakers #FilmScreening #SouthDocs #SouthernStudies #Music #Musician
May 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Want to share stories about the South? Southern Studies graduate students can pursue a documentary track MA degree as well as an MFA in Documentary Expression. Apply today!

#MFA #Documentary #Film #Filmmaking #Photography #Photo #Editing #Audio #Design #Storytelling #SouthernStudies #Mississippi
May 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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“Within the Frame” is a new series we’ve started here at SouthDocs. The goal of this series is to highlight the documentary photo work being created by our students, faculty, and staff. Our next look is at “Fishers of Men” by MFA candidate Dr. Christopher C. Fisher. Learn more-southdocs.org/showcase
May 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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“Within the Frame” is a new series we’re beginning here at SouthDocs. The goal of this series is to highlight the documentary photography work being created by our students, faculty, and staff. Our next look is at “Building Pressure” by undergraduate student Elaine Baker.

#Documentary
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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“Within the Frame” is a new series we’re beginning here at SouthDocs. The goal of this series is to highlight the documentary photo work being created by our students, faculty, and staff.

This first collection focuses on S ST 534, taught by Assistant Prof of Practice in Doc Expression Shiraz Ahmed.
May 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Logline vs. Synopsis – What’s the Difference?

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Writing #DocumentaryPhoto #Photo #Photography #Filmmaking #DocumentaryPhotography #Storytelling #Mississippi #OxfordMS #Narrative #StoryBuilding
May 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Y’all did it!! ❤️ 🎉 🎓

#HappyGraduation #MFA #Graduation #Graduates #Documentary #MFADocX #UniversityofMississippi #SouthernStudies #Mississippi #OxfordMS
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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✨It’s the best Film Friday of the semester! TONIGHT is the Spring 2025 Documentary Showcase!!! This event is free and open to the public.
#Documentary #Film #Photo #Photography #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryPhoto #SouthernStudies #Mississippi #Filmmakers #Photographers #Documentarians #Storytelling
May 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM