War and Memory Upcoming Events
Projects in Progress
"Experiencing War Memorials: Place, Feeling, and Public Memory," a conference to be held in partnership with the University of Alabama and featuring a keynote address by Jennifer Ladino, author of Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment and Public Memory at American Historical Sites. February 2023. See the Call for Papers here. Contact Susan McCready smccread@southalabama.edu
"Reckoning with the Past: Mobile's Confederate Monuments in Context," funded by the Alabama Humanities Alliance this is a multimedia project examining the history of Civil War monuments and memorial sites in the City of Mobile. Contact: David Messenger davidmesssenger@southalabama.edu
"Russia's Crimean War: A Cultural History in Documents," a scholarly edition by Mara Kozelsky. Contact mkozelsky@southalabama.edu
Journey to the Wilderness, a documentary based on Frye Gaillard鈥檚 book, Journey to the Wilderness: History, Memory, and a Southern Family鈥檚 Civil War Letters. Film companion website and resources for teachers.
War and Memory Podcast, a podcast series featuring conversations about books, films, and events related to War and Memory. Listen to our most recent interview on Sound Cloud. For more information, contact Susan McCready smccread@southalabama.edu