A University in Motion. Apply now!
Southern Studies Conference
April 7-8, 2023
The annual Southern Studies Conference is an interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the American South, with scholars typically drawn from more than a dozen states and several countries. All events are open to the public on the Auburn University at Montgomery campus. Please pre-register below and find other information related to the conference.
Additional Information
All attendees must register for the Conference. The Conference fee contributes to the host costs, including refreshments and meals. Registration packages include both early-bird (before January 1) and regular registration rates (after January 1).
The conference is held at Auburn University at Montgomery and runs from 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 through 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
We have a room block reserved at Hampton Inn & Suites Montgomery-EastChase for April 6, 2023 through April 9, 2023. Booking your room is simple, just select “Book a Room” to receive your group’s discounted rate. You must book your reservations no later than March 10, 2023 in order to receive the discounted rate and rooms. Note that when you open the page the reservation dates are selected for you. Please edit those dates if you need to.
The hotel is located conveniently off I-85 in The Shoppes at EastChase. Click on the hotel website below to get information such as directions to the hotel, hotel amenities, pictures and areas of interest surrounding hotel.
We’re looking forward to seeing you in April! We hope you enjoy your stay and your group’s event!
A parking pass is needed to park on campus Friday. Print and display it on your dashboard.
Southern Studies Conference Parking Pass
A map of the Auburn University at Montgomery campus is available for your convenience.
Do you want to take advantage of your time in Montgomery, but are unsure of what else you might do? There are lots of things to see and explore in the city and the region.
Southern Studies Conference 2023 Schedule
Past Conference Events
AUM Southern Studies Conference
Registrants to the two-day conference enjoy a variety of peer-reviewed panels, two distinguished keynote speakers, and a lecture and exhibition by a visiting artist. In 2020, the Conference will span January 30-February 1st and includes an opening reception the evening of January 30th, a professional session oriented towards graduate student attendees, a graduate student poster session competition, and a voluntary Montgomery-based cultural outing on the afternoon of Saturday, February 1st. Finally, registrants enjoy complimentary breakfasts, lunch, and one dinner.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by both the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the state partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, respectively.
AUM Southern Studies Conference
Featured Artist: Marcia Weber, Owner, Marcia Weber Art Objects, Original Self Taught, Contemporary Folk, Outsider Art.Weber has been a gallerist in Central Alabama since 1991 and is an expert in self-taught and outsider art, with particular focus on regional figures. Her talk “Visions of the South: Self-taught, visionary, and outsider art” addresses her work and experiences. It occurs on Friday, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in Goodwyn Hall 109. This lecture and the accompanying exhibition were generously supported by a grant from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. The exhibition Visions of the South: Self-taught, Visionary, and Outsider Art will be on view in the Auburn University at Montgomery art gallery from January 9 – February 27, 2019. Learn more about Goodwyn Gallery at AUM Work Pictured: Brenda Davis, My Spirit in Wind and Water … I am Free Here, 2010. Mixed media on wood, 32 x 48 inches, Courtesy of Marcia Weber Art Objects.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by both the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the state partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, respectively.
AUM Southern Studies Conference
Featured Artist: Annie B. Campbell, Assistant Professor, Art and Art History, Auburn University. Professor Campbell’s artworks, executed primarily in various ceramic media, range from installation and freestanding pieces to wall mounted sculpture. She has held prestigious artist residencies at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences in Rabun Gap, GA, Studio 550 in Manchester, NH, and the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Aberdeenshire. She will speak at the conference on her work, and her exhibition will be displayed in the campus’s Goodwyn Gallery from January 29 – March 23, 2018.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by both the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the state partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, respectively.
AUM Southern Studies Conference
Now in its ninth year, the AUM Liberal Arts Conference continues to center its theme on the American South. Registrants to the conference will be able to enjoy a variety of peer-reviewed panels over the course of two days on topics spanning the fields of anthropology, geography, art history, American history, American literature and theater, music history, communication studies, mass communication, and sociology. The conference also will host two distinguished speakers, offer a reading session of poetry and prose from local writers, and display a gallery exhibition.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by both the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the state partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, respectively.
AUM Southern Studies Conference
Now in its eighth year, the AUM Liberal Arts Conference continues to center its theme on the American South. Registrants to the conference will be able to enjoy a variety of peer-reviewed panels over the course of two days on topics spanning the fields of anthropology, geography, art history, American history, American literature and theater, music history, communication studies, mass communication, and sociology. The conference also will host two distinguished speakers, offer a reading session of poetry and prose from local writers, and display a gallery exhibition.
Acknowledgements
This project is supported by both the Alabama Humanities Foundation and the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the state partners of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, respectively.