{"id":112610,"date":"2021-07-21T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=112610"},"modified":"2021-07-25T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T23:08:11","slug":"university-of-mississippi-conference-to-explore-contributions-of-mississippi-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-conference-to-explore-contributions-of-mississippi-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Conference to Explore Contributions of Mississippi Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Annual event includes biographers and friends of William Faulkner, Eudora Welty and Richard Wright<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Renowned Mississippi <\/strong>authors William Faulkner, Eudora Welty<\/strong>, and Richard Wright<\/strong> are the focus of the University of Mississippi<\/strong>‘s 47th annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference<\/strong>, being conducted virtually July 18-21, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on the theme “Faulkner, Welty, Wright: A Mississippi Confluence,” the virtual international conference includes four days of lectures, panels and other presentations. All keynote presentations, panels, film screenings and teaching sessions will be held as Zoom meetings or webinars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collected Stories of William Faulkner<\/p><\/u><\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/a>\n\n\n\n

“For the first time in the 47-year history of the Faulkner conference, we’re moving the event off its single-author footing in order to take on the work of two other giants of 20th century Mississippi literature,” said Jay Watson<\/strong>, Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies<\/strong> and conference coordinator. “We think the possibilities for comparative perspectives on the work of the three authors are really exciting. They represent an entirely new direction for this conference.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote speakers and topics for the conference include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n