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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

10.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

09.10.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจ๏ธMFA Alum Spotlight โœจ๏ธ 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

25.08.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œBeyond Bordersโ€ has been selected for its first screening at the 2025 Cset UReginaโ€™s Festival of Arts and Discourse (FOAD) in September! Congrats, Samson!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker #FilmFestival

22.08.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œAfrissippiโ€ has been selected for another screening - the 2025 Music Imbizo Film Festival! Congrats, Peter!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker #FilmFestival

22.08.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MFA Alum Peter Muvunyiโ€™s film โ€˜Afrissippiโ€™ has been selected for the 2025 Bijou Music Festival. Congrats Peter!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaker

12.08.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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....

05.08.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whoop Whoop! Logan Kirkland successfully defended his MFA thesis, โ€œWasted.โ€ Heโ€™s seen here with his committee Andy Harper (Chair), Vanessa Gregory, and Melanie Ho. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘

#MFAThesis #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Documentary #StoryTelling

25.07.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of Americaโ€™s most renowned photographers Sally Mann presents the 5th annual Ann J. Abadie Lecture in Southern Studies as part of this summerโ€™s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference. This event is free and open to the public. For more details visit southernstudies.olemiss.edu.

16.07.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจAlum SpotlightโœจTonight is the opening of โ€œWarped Southern Myth,โ€ a solo exhibition by Greta Koshenina at the Arts Center of Mississippi! Gretaโ€™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

03.07.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#EyesontheSouth | The Body Politic | Christopher C. Fisher

Documenting Southern funeral traditions, Fisher captures how the spirit of the deceased โ€œremains eternal, carried forward by the love and resilience of the community left behind.โ€

๐Ÿ”—: https://shorturl.at/MAHmV

18.06.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Check it out! MFA candidate Christopher C. Fisherโ€™s project โ€œThe Body Politicโ€ is featured in Oxford Americanโ€™s #EyesontheSouth series! (@oxfordamerican.bsky.social)

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

#Documentary #Photography #Photo #Storytelling #OxfordAmerican

01.07.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Y'all make sure to tune in!! Congrats, Greta!!

#MSArtsHour #MSArts #Mississippi #MPB

19.06.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œCountry Punk Blackโ€ has been selected for the 2025 JXN Film Festival! ๐ŸŽฌ Congratulations Christopher & NEEN.!!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Filmmaking #Filmmakers #FilmScreening #SouthDocs #SouthernStudies #Music #Musician

27.05.2025 18:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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

23.05.2025 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWithin the Frameโ€ is a new series weโ€™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 โ€œFishers of Menโ€ by MFA candidate Dr. Christopher C. Fisher. Learn more-southdocs.org/showcase

23.05.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWithin the Frameโ€ is a new series weโ€™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 โ€œBuilding Pressureโ€ by undergraduate student Elaine Baker.

#Documentary

20.05.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWithin the Frameโ€ is a new series weโ€™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.

15.05.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Logline vs. Synopsis โ€“ Whatโ€™s the Difference?

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Writing #DocumentaryPhoto #Photo #Photography #Filmmaking #DocumentaryPhotography #Storytelling #Mississippi #OxfordMS #Narrative #StoryBuilding

14.05.2025 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yโ€™all did it!! โค๏ธ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐ŸŽ“

#HappyGraduation #MFA #Graduation #Graduates #Documentary #MFADocX #UniversityofMississippi #SouthernStudies #Mississippi #OxfordMS

12.05.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจItโ€™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

02.05.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whoa what an evening! THANK YOU to everyone who came out last night to support our students!! Special thanks to Assistant Prof of Film Production and Southern Studies - John Rash, Assistant Prof of Film Production - Juli Jackson, Yokna Arts Council, Mississippi Hills, CSSC, and UM Theatre & Film.

01.05.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Peter Muvunyi stands with his committee Shiraz Ahmed, Andy Harper (Chair), and Melanie Ho.

Peter Muvunyi stands with his committee Shiraz Ahmed, Andy Harper (Chair), and Melanie Ho.

And another successful defense!! Peter Muvunyi successfully defended his MFA thesis, โ€œAfrissippi.โ€ Congrats Peter! He is shown here with his committee, Shiraz Ahmed, Andy Harper (Chair), and Melanie Ho. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘

#MFAThesis #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Filmmaker #Documentary #StoryTelling

29.04.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Athula stands with MFA committee members John Rash, Melanie Ho, and Chair Andy Harper.

Athula stands with MFA committee members John Rash, Melanie Ho, and Chair Andy Harper.

Way to go Athula!!! Athula successfully defended his MFA thesis, โ€œRelocation to Dislocation: The Vanishing Adivasi Community of Sri Lanka, with Special Reference to the Hennanigala Vedda Community.โ€ He is shown here with his thesis committee members John Rash, Melanie Ho, and Andy Harper. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘

28.04.2025 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sela is shown here with thesis committee members Annemarie Anderson, Andy Harper (chair), and Shiraz Ahmed.

Sela is shown here with thesis committee members Annemarie Anderson, Andy Harper (chair), and Shiraz Ahmed.

Congratulations, Sela Ricketts, who defended her MA thesis "Don't Let Them In: Our Vampire Stories in the French Quarter." She is shown here with thesis committee members Annemarie Anderson, Andy Harper (chair), and Shiraz Ahmed. ๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ“๐ŸŽ‰
#MFAThesis #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Filmmaker #Documentary

28.04.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Greta stands with her committee Katie McKee, Melanie Ho, and Shiraz Ahmed. Each committee member holds a small cyanotype print that Greta made for them.

Greta stands with her committee Katie McKee, Melanie Ho, and Shiraz Ahmed. Each committee member holds a small cyanotype print that Greta made for them.

Congrats Greta! Greta completed her amazing MFA thesis, "Warping Southern Mythologies," which included a multimedia exhibition of her cyanotype photography. She is shown here with her committee Katie McKee, Melanie Ho, and Shiraz Ahmed. ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ŸŽ“
#DocumentaryFilm #Film #Filmmaker #Documentary

28.04.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ah oh its Film Friday!! ๐ŸŽฌ Congrats to MFA candidate Ashish Shrestha and MA candidate Olivia Whittington! Their films will be screening today at the RedFish Film Festival in Panama City, Florida!
#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #FilmScreening #Filmmaking #FilmFestival #FilmFriday #StoryTelling

25.04.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're getting closer!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryPhoto #Film #Photo #Photography #Filmmaking #StoryTelling #Showcase #SouthernStudies

22.04.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats on a beautiful exhibition, Greta!!! Thank you to everyone who came out Saturday to celebrate Gretaโ€™s amazing work!

Keep up with Greta's beautiful projects at gretakoshenina.com.

#Photo #Photography #Cyanotype #WaterValley #Mississippi #Documentary #DocumentaryPhoto #Art #DocumentaryArt

21.04.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shiraz smiles has he stands holding up his award.

Shiraz smiles has he stands holding up his award.

Shirazโ€™s award stands up against a solid background.

Shirazโ€™s award stands up against a solid background.

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Congratulations Shiraz!!!!! ๐ŸŽ‰Shirazโ€™s film, โ€œThis Worldโ€ was awarded the Audience Award for Best Short Documentary at the Rung Film Festival!!

#Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #Film #Filmmaker #FilmFestival #FilmAward #StoryTelling

21.04.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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