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In
conjunction with the two exhibits, THNOC will offer spotlight Louisiana’s role
in the Civil War as part of its 19th annual Williams Research Center Symposium
on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans. The full-day
event titled “Home Front,
Battlefront: Louisiana in the Civil War,” will feature presentations
on the Civil War from the perspectives of eight different scholars, who will
each explore Louisiana’s experience during the war, while relating wartime
events to broader and timeless themes.
Gaines
Foster, LSU dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, will serve
as the symposium moderator. Speakers include Jacqueline Glass Campbell,
associate professor of history, Francis Marion University; Michael Fraering,
curator, Port Hudson State Historic Site; Howard Jones, University Research
Professor Emeritus of History, University of Alabama; Andrew Lang, postdoctoral
teaching fellow, Rice University; Kelby Ouchley, biologist and author of “The
Wild Side of the Civil War in Louisiana: Considering the Flora and Fauna”;
Patricia Ricci, director of Louisiana’s Civil War Museum at Confederate
Memorial Hall in New Orleans; and Jeff Rosenheim, curator in charge, department
of photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Registration
is required and rates range between $40 and $85. Registration fees include the
full day of presentations plus special viewings of the companion exhibitions.
For more information, including a complete schedule of talks and links to
online registration, visit www.hnoc.org/programs/symposia.html.
Word Lab
Acadiana
Wordlab is an uncensored weekly writing workshop in Lafayette that’s free and
open to the public (although organizers add that it’s good to have a few bucks
on hand for the presenter’s trouble). There is no formal “membership,” and
Wordlab is a drafting workshop, rather than a critique workshop. Each
week, a guest presenter presents a work of art (literary or otherwise), a
discussion of art, or a lecture on craft. Attendees then write for 20 minutes
or so. After writing, attendees read what they’ve just been working on,
aloud. For
more information, contact organizers Clare L. Martin and Jonathan Penton
at wordlab@acadianawordlab.org.
New releases
Margaret
Media out of Donaldsonville has published a collection of short stories by Debra
Faircloth of Dry Prong titled “The Fifth Guest and Other Louisiana Stories.”
The book is available early this month in eBook form with a print edition to
follow.
Also
from the publisher’s web site is a “partner book” titled “Finding Octave: The
Untold Story of Two Creole Families and Slavery in Louisiana” by Nick Douglas.
In researching his Louisiana roots, the Oakland, Calif., native found “an
America where free people of color — unfettered blacks, Indians and Creoles — had
power and wealth that whites struggled to claim as their own.” He concludes
with his discovery of “the vigor, heart and tenacity of my ancestors and other
people of color, the vitality and determination essential to what America still
can be.” The trade paperback with photos and documents is $19.95. Partner books
are not published by Margaret Media but promoted by the Louisiana publisher to
complement its mission and other titles.
The
Gonzales Committee on Cultural Affairs (GCCA) has created a coffee table book
titled “Gonzales, Louisiana and its Surrounding Areas,” showcasing the town and
its historical and cultural sites. The book contains contributions from several
South Louisiana photographers. To obtain a copy, contact Karen Hatcher at (225)
253-1675.
O’Neil
De Noux of New Orleans has published his latest novel featuring private eye
Dino LaStanza in “The Blue Nude.” For information, visit www.oneildenoux.net.
Writing competition
The
annual Caffery Competition encourages UL-Lafayette students to conduct
scholarly research using primary source materials from the Special Collections
of Dupré Library with a $500 prize for the winning paper. Special Collections
includes the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection, the Cajun
and Creole Music Collection, the Ernest J. Gaines Center, the Louisiana Room,
the Rare Book Collection, Microforms, and U.S. Government Information.
Brochures explaining the competition are available at the
Reserve Desk and in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room. The submission
application and competition rubric can be found at http://louisiana.libguides.com/caffery. Entries
for this year’s competition must be submitted as email attachments to duprelibrary@gmail.com by March 7, 2014.
Provided there is a paper worthy of the award, the winner will be announced by
April 11. For more information about the Caffery Competition, contact Dr. Bruce
Turner, Assistant Dean of Special Collection Services, 482-5702.
Book events
Dr.
William B. Robison, professor of history at Southeastern Louisiana University
and author of several articles on early modern England, film history and
popular culture, will present a series on the life and times of “Henry VIII and
His Six Wives” from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 22-Feb. 26, at
South Regional Library. The program will feature costumes, film clips, audience
participation and readings from “The Wives of Henry VIII” by Antonia
Fraser. Register online or by phone at 981-1028.
Cheré Coen is the author
of “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic
Guide to Acadiana,” both from The History Press, and co-author of “Magic’s in
the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” She teaches writing
at UL-Lafayette’s Continuing Education. Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
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