BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210527T230000Z DTEND:20210528T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Bartow History Museum Lecture: "The Relevance and Future of Southern Gothic" DESCRIPTION:The Relevance and Future of the Southern Gothic: More than Just Faulkner's Legacy\n\n\n\nMay 27\, 2021 at 7 PM\n\nOnline Lecture\n\n\n\nJoin us on Zoom as part of the Bartow History Museum's on-line lecture programming on May 27\, 2021 at 7 p.m. Kathaleen Amende\, Professor of English and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Alabama State University in Montgomery\, Alabama\, will present\, "The Relevance and Future of the Southern Gothic: More than Just Faulkner's Legacy." During her lecture\, Amende will talk about what the "southern gothic' is and how it differs from regular gothic. In addition\, she will discuss how now filmmakers\, especially black filmmakers\, have made use of this genre in recent and contemporary films. Lastly\, she will discuss how southern gothic grapples with the ecological future of America. Make plans to be a part of this event. The lecture is free for members and $6.50 for non-members. Tickets are required and available at www.BartowHistoryMuseum.org.\n\n\n\nGet to know your speakers:\n\nKathaleen Amende is a Professor of English and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Alabama State University in Montgomery\, Alabama. She has been teaching at ASU for fifteen years in the Department of Languages and Literatures. Under her leadership\, the College's research portfolio has grown\, programs in support of faculty research have been started\, and an institute dedicated to leadership mentoring is in the works. She received her BA from Bryn Mawr College\, her MA from the University of New Orleans\, and her PhD from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her specialties are in Southern and American literature\, and she explores these specialties in her manuscript Desire and the Divine: Feminine Identity in White Southern Women's Writing\, published through Louisiana State University Press. She has also published numerous articles and book chapters on the Civil Rights Movement\, William Faulkner\, southern religion\, and southern sexuality. Her most recent work\, including a second manuscript\, has been exploring the post-apocalyptic landscape in southern literature. Recently she has also been active in Immersive Theater and her theatrical work Fade was produced by Sinking Ship Productions in New York City. She was also recently invited to show her work at the Stockholm Fringe Festival in Sweden. She's a fan of running with her dogs\, playing poker\, and watching movies\, though she doesn't have enough time to do any of them as much as she'd like.\n\n\n\nAbout Bartow History Museum\n\nThe Bartow History Museum\, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville\, Georgia\, documents the history of northwest Georgia's Bartow County\, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area's primary residents. Artifacts\, photographs\, documents\, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement\, Cherokee life and removal\, Civil War strife\, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults\, children\, families\, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs\, documents\, newspapers\, rare books\, genealogy records\, oral history interviews\, and more. For additional information\, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Relevance and Future of the Southern Gothic: More than Just Faulkner'\;s Legacy
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\nMay 27\, 2021 at 7 PM
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\nJoin us on Zoom as part of the Bartow History Museum&rsquo\;s on-line lecture programming on May 27\, 2021 at 7 p.m. Kathaleen Amende\, Professor of English and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Alabama State University in Montgomery\, Alabama\, will present\, "\;The Relevance and Future of the Southern Gothic: More than Just Faulkner&rsquo\;s Legacy.&rdquo\; During her lecture\, Amende will talk about what the &ldquo\;southern gothic&rsquo\; is and how it differs from regular gothic. In addition\, she will discuss how now filmmakers\, especially black filmmakers\, have made use of this genre in recent and contemporary films. Lastly\, she will discuss how southern gothic grapples with the ecological future of America. Make plans to be a part of this event. The lecture is free for members and $6.50 for non-members. Tickets are required and available at www.BartowHistoryMuseum.org.
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\nGet to know your speakers:
\nKathaleen Amende is a Professor of English and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Alabama State University in Montgomery\, Alabama. She has been teaching at ASU for fifteen years in the Department of Languages and Literatures. Under her leadership\, the College&rsquo\;s research portfolio has grown\, programs in support of faculty research have been started\, and an institute dedicated to leadership mentoring is in the works. She received her BA from Bryn Mawr College\, her MA from the University of New Orleans\, and her PhD from Tulane University in New Orleans. Her specialties are in Southern and American literature\, and she explores these specialties in her manuscript Desire and the Divine: Feminine Identity in White Southern Women&rsquo\;s Writing\, published through Louisiana State University Press. She has also published numerous articles and book chapters on the Civil Rights Movement\, William Faulkner\, southern religion\, and southern sexuality. Her most recent work\, including a second manuscript\, has been exploring the post-apocalyptic landscape in southern literature. Recently she has also been active in Immersive Theater and her theatrical work Fade was produced by Sinking Ship Productions in New York City. She was also recently invited to show her work at the Stockholm Fringe Festival in Sweden. She&rsquo\;s a fan of running with her dogs\, playing poker\, and watching movies\, though she doesn&rsquo\;t have enough time to do any of them as much as she&rsquo\;d like.
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\nAbout Bartow History Museum
\nThe Bartow History Museum\, located at 4 East Church Street in downtown Cartersville\, Georgia\, documents the history of northwest Georgia&rsquo\;s Bartow County\, spanning more than 200 years since the Cherokee were the area&rsquo\;s primary residents. Artifacts\, photographs\, documents\, and a variety of interactive permanent exhibits tell the story of settlement\, Cherokee life and removal\, Civil War strife\, and lifestyles of years past. The Bartow History Museum also provides a variety of educational opportunities for adults\, children\, families\, and school groups. Our extensive archives and research library contains photographs\, documents\, newspapers\, rare books\, genealogy records\, oral history interviews\, and more. For additional information\, visit www.bartowhistorymuseum.org. LOCATION:Online Lecture UID:e.1202.147475 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260514T140331Z URL:https://business.cartersvillechamber.com/events/details/bartow-history-museum-lecture-the-relevance-and-future-of-southern-gothic-147475 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR