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Southern Studies Conference

March 28-29, 2024

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. You can submit your paper, panel, poster, or other exhibit proposals using the link below. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis. Full consideration will be afforded all submissions received by January 31, 2024. Please pre-register below and find other information related to the conference.

Conference Program

Additional Information

The conference is held at Auburn University at Montgomery and runs Thursday, March 28 through Friday, March 29, 2024.

“Early Bird” registration ends on March 1, 2024. That rate is $125. The regular registration rate of $150 will begin March 2, 2024. Registration fees will be waived for students, retirees, and for AUM faculty or staff.

Register for the Conference

Attendees can arrange for lodging at the Hampton Inn & Suites Montgomery-Eastchase through the link below. The conference has a bloc of rooms reserved for the conference at a discounted rate. Attendees must reserve lodging no later than March 2, 2024 to secure one of these discounted rooms.

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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.

The Conference Committee’s Explore Montgomery Guide

Print the provided parking pass and display on your windshield for no-cost, on-campus parking throughout the conference.

Southern Studies Conference Parking Pass

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Past Conference Events

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April 6-8, 2023

AUM Southern Studies Conference

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January 31 - February 1, 2020

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.

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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.

February 1-2, 2019

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.

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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.

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February 9-10, 2019

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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.

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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.

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February 10-11, 2017

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.

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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.

February 5-6, 2016

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.

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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.

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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.

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