with merle black (pictured) lecture.
The Gordon College Southern Culture Series continues Oct. 4 with a lecture by Merle Black, the Asa G. Candler professor of politics and government at Emory University. He will speak on “The South in a Divided America.”
Black is the co-author of several books including “Politics and Society in the South,” “Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics” and “The Rise of Southern Republicans” with his twin brother, Earl.
Considered one of the foremost authorities on Southern politics, Merle Black graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1964 with a degree in government. He earned his master’s degree in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1972 both from the University of Chicago. He was at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill from 1970 to 1989 before being named the Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government at Emory University in 1989.
In their newest book, “Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics,” “the Blacks draw on extensive polling data and close analyses of presidential, senatorial and congressional elections over the past 50 years to show how partisan warfare has reduced both major parties to minority status and locked them into fierce power struggles in each election cycle, thereby making America less stable and more difficult to govern,” according to an Emory University press release.
“Divided America” was released earlier this year by Simon and Schuster.
Black will speak at 8 p.m. in the Gordon College Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
Other events in the Southern Culture Series, which are all open to the public, will include:
Poet and novelist Ed Francisco, “(Lie)fe Boat,” “Death, Child and Love,” “The Alchemy of Words,” “Til Shadows Fade” will speak on Thursday, Nov. 1. This event is free.
Two-time Grammy winner, Nashville Bluegrass Band will perform Friday, Jan. 25. The band’s music was featured on the movie soundtracks of, “O Brother Where Art Thou,” and “Cold Mountain.” The performance is at 8 p.m. and tickets for this event are $15.
The Gordon College Theatre will present “Crimes of the Heart,” a play set in Mississippi that focuses on three sisters who have been reunited because one shot her husband for beating up her boyfriend. Performances are set for Feb. 13-18, 2008.
John Shelton Reed, director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of North Carolina and author of “My Tears Spoiled My Aim,” “Minding the South,” and “1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the South,” will speak Thursday, March 13.
The Series will conclude in April with the annual BBQ and Blues Festival held in downtown Barnesville.
The Southern Culture Series is designed to “celebrate the rich diversity of our Southern culture,” according to Robert Vaughan, vice president of academic affairs who, along with a faculty committee chaired by Professor Marvin Thomas, developed the series. “We want to draw a wide audience of people to develop an appreciation for the uniqueness of Southern culture,” Vaughan added.
7 comments:
kent k says....
Way to go Gordon. Dr. Black is truly a national expert in his field. I would urge anyone with an interest in politics to attend Dr. Black's lecture.
Will there be punch and pie?
pork skins and cold beer is as southern as it gets or R C and moon pies
Seems we can't have anything positive for our community without someone saying something very ugly. It is very disappointing.
i guess old rev. and bro al ain't got a hold of this one yet. there will probably be hell to pay when they finally do though.
it was all in good fun, like picking on the poor kids for being poor
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