Glenn Hinson will give the keynote address, “Signifying Style: Ecologies of Social Critique in African American Poetics” at the upcoming Department of Music conference: “Communities of Song: Performing Sung Poetry in the Modern World. The keynote address will be at 3:45 … Read more
If you missed it yesterday, Marcie, Sharon, and Katy appeared on WUNC’s The State of Things to discuss this weekend’s State of the Plate conference. Listen here! And State of the Plate kicks off on March 27 at the FedEx Global Education … Read more
Take a look at the great profile of folklorist Bill Ferris in this week’s Indy. Congratulations, Bill!
The State of the Plate: Food and the Local-Global Nexus, happening this Friday and Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, will bring together students, faculty, independent scholars, entrepreneurs, local organizations and community members to share current research, initiatives and insights … Read more
Congratulations to Philip, whose The Life of William Apess, Pequot has received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, which calls the book an”engaging, insightful, and thoroughly detailed biography.”
The New York Times has noticed that there are a lot of women growing, canning, preserving, cooking, and brewing in North Carolina: Women run the state’s pre-eminent pasture-raised meat and organic produce distribution businesses and preside over its farmers’ markets. They influence … Read more
Students in UNC’s Southern Music (History 571/Folklore 571) had the pleasure of sharing a class on “Southern Music and Food” over breakfast at Mama Dip’s Kitchen in Chapel Hill recently. The class opened with a brief lecture by William Ferris … Read more
MC Taylor, frontman for the ascending Hiss Golden Messenger, played (with Megafaun’s Phil Cook) on Late Night with David Letterman recently. Dave, who seemed … unfamiliar with the band, was blown away. And you will be too. Take a look. … Read more
The Center for Global Initiatives at UNC-Chapel Hill will host “The State of The Plate: Food and the Local-Global Nexus,” a conference on foodways and the global south, March 27-28, 2015. They have issued a call for proposals that will remain … Read more
This recent article in Western North Carolina Magazine examines Cherokee efforts to strengthen traditional culture and language. It also features UNC American Indian Studies postdoctoral fellow, Ben Frey.
