Newsletter: OHA and CASE Festival Call for Submissions, Job Openings, and Upcoming February Events
Your weekly newsletter for events and other exciting news from the Margaret Walker Center!
Oral History Association 2025 Call for Papers
The official 2025 annual meeting page for the upcoming OHA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, is now available on the OHA website! Inspired by the upcoming semi-quincentennial commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the 2025 Oral History Association Annual Meeting will convene a variety of shared experiences that ask and answer the question: What is America? The Program Committee welcomes panel and presentation ideas that offer broad, creative interpretations of this conference theme. View this page for more info about the 2025 Call for Proposals.
Ready to submit a proposal? The portal is now live and will accept submissions until February 21, 2025. For questions, contact Conference Co-Chair Alissa Rae Funderburk at annualmeeting@oralhistory.org or the OHA Executive Office at oha@oralhistory.org.
2025 CASE Festival Call for Proposals
The Margaret Walker Center invites proposals for papers, presentations, and panels for the 19th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 4 & 5, 2025. The CASE Festival will feature a keynote address by Natasha Trethewey, a Mississippian, former U.S. Poet Laureate, and Pulitzer Prize-winner.
Proposals must be submitted by Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The 2025 CASE Festival will highlight the life and legacy of Emmett Till and will open with a plenary conversation featuring the staff of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center. While the focus will be on the 70th anniversary of Till’s tragic death, the organizers welcome proposals from high school, undergraduate, and graduate students on any topic.
Read the full call for proposals on our website.
National Park Service Internship: Vicksburg Park
The Vicksburg National Military Park is searching for a current college student or recent graduate to serve as a US Colored Troops Burials Researcher from May 26 - Oct. 10, 2025. This is a paid position with benefits including relocation assistance, free park housing, and paid travel.
For more information visit the NPS's HBCU Internship program website and the posting for the position. Applications close Feb. 9.
Eudora Welty House & Garden Job Openings
Full-time Garden Lead: This position involves overseeing day-to-day garden care, developing events and programs, maintaining plant records, and supporting a mission-driven team across all areas of museum operations.
Part-time Collections Cataloger: This contract position focuses on cataloging books from the Eudora Welty House. Based at the Two Mississippi Museum's collections storage facility, the role works closely with the collections staff under the supervision of the Director of Collections.
A Glance Ahead…
New Stage Theatre Presents The Mountaintop
New Stage Theatre is proud to present Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, a powerful and thought-provoking drama that reimagines the final night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. Opening February 4 and running through February 16, The Mountaintop takes audiences behind the public figure to reveal a deeply human and vulnerable side of one of history’s most iconic leaders.
Curtain times and dates for performances are February 4 – 8, 11, and 13 – 15 at 7:00 p.m., February 12 at 1:00 p.m., and February 9 & 16 at 2:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $35.00 with discounts available for students, senior citizens, military, and groups. Tickets can be purchased at the box office, charged by phone by calling the theatre at (601) 948-3533 Ext 223, or ordered online. Security provided and patrols during performances. Recommended for ages 13+.
Dr. Vanessa Holden to Speak at Mississippi College
Head to the Entergy Theater at the Gore Arts Complex at Mississippi College on February 6, 2025, at 6:00pm to hear a talk by Dr. Vanessa Holden. Dr. Holden is the college’s 2025 African American Studies Lecture Series Speaker. Her book Surviving Southampton examines the 1831 rebellion led by Nat Turner in a new light, with a special focus on the women and children in the community and how the rebellion fit into a larger picture of resistance. The event will also feature a performance from the Hinds-Utica Concert Choir.
SNCC and Grassroots Organizing
February 7-8, 2025: Tougaloo College (Jackson, MS) (register here)
Featuring SNCC veterans, Jennifer Lawson and Charles McLaurin, and humanities scholars, Emilye Crosby and Robert Greene
Feb. 7, 10:00 am-12:00 pm CT: Organizing Tradition Roundtable Discussion (in-person & livestreamed)
Feb. 8, 10:00 am-12:00 pm CT: Black Power Roundtable Discussion & Workshop (in-person only)
Feb. 8, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm CT: Organizing Tradition Learning Toolkit Workshop (in-person only)
Southern Studies Internship Fair
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi is organizing a come-and-go networking event for any students looking to participate in internships. The event will take place in the Barnard Observatory on Friday, February 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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