Nostalgia May Not Be the Right Word
...in poetry Part 6: Morgan discusses the tension between the particular and the universal Poems Terroir That quality that seems unique, as thriving from a special spot of soil, air flow...
I-26, Corridor of Change
...also about relationships, personal expression, detail and texture, framing, and curiosity about how something "real" might look as a photograph. My work is also about change and, to some degree,...
Deep Ellum Blues
...to mark subtle social distinctions in the areas that developed along its path. The most affluent regions of North Dallas were almost always located to the west of the expressway:...
LiFT Art Salon: Hammonds House
...the next planned stop on the Atlanta Beltline: the Westside. In addition to the Atlanta University Center (AUC), the Westside is home to several black cultural centers, including The Hammonds House Museum,...
And the Prize Goes to...
...seminar, “How to Study the South Today,” this exercise serves as the final step in a conversation about the scholarly tools needed to conduct intersectional research and produce multi-modal work....
"The Ohio River Was Not the River Jordan": A Review of Matthew Salafia's Slavery's Borderland
...insists, it was not the River Jordan (69). Along with a multifaceted explanation of these complications, Salafia also offers a provocative meditation on the meanings of southern spaces, both physical...
Flatlands in the Outlands: Photographs from the Delta and Bayou
...alluvial land and moss draped swamps, their single stoplight towns and rural architecture. Here a photographer sees the markers of preindustrial agricultural societies—the boarded plantation store, the lonely white-framed Missionary...
A Turning Point for Richmond: The Virginia Historical Society's Civil War Exhibition
...in Virginia (thirty six in all) and allows visitors to choose a battle and see all of the highlighted counties whose men fought there. In a battle such as Fredericksburg,...
Collaborative Atlanta Studies Website Gathers Original Scholarship, Research, and Projects on Atlanta
...reviewed by the editorial board. AtlantaStudies.org also offers a gateway to several projects and resources. Current featured projects are the ECDS's Battle of Atlanta smartphone-accessible tour; the Peoplestown Project about the...
Selma Bridge: Always Under Construction
...1996, Congress created the Selma to Montgomery National Voting Rights Trail along once-contested terrain. Historians gathered oral histories and wrote books. Local activists began museums and commemorative parks where the...