Cultural Crossroads

Join us for the eighth annual Cultural Crossroads, an Alabama history symposium, which will be held from 9 am to 4 pm on January 31, 2009 at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.

Auburn professors Angela Lakwete and Patience Essah of History and Gary Mullen of Entomology will join Auburn University Montgomery English professor Nancy Anderson; author Jeffrey Benton and Alabama Historical Commission architectural historian Robert Gamble; and Dr. Betsy Sheldon and Paula Weiss.  Entitled "Settling In," the program will focus on the settlement and early development period of Alabama, 1820s-1840s.

Cultural Crossroads is sponsored by Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. Major funding is provided by the Alabama Humanities Foundation, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Registration:  Members of Landmarks Foundation and the Montgomery Museum, $30; the general public, $35; and students and faculty members, $20. Registration fee includes refreshments and lunch.  For information and further details, please contact the Landmarks Foundation at 334-240-4518, 334-240-4500 or 1-888-240-1850 or the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts at 334-240-4333.

A registration form may be found here. (PDF)

View the Nordan Symposium Online - Live!

If you are not able to attend Lewis Nordan and the Heartbreaking Laughter of Transcendence and Hope: A Symposium in person -- you can attend virtually!

On January 23rd, visit www.connect.auburn.edu/cah to access live video of the symposium. Viewers will be able to chat with other participants and ask questions. If you are having trouble connecting, visit www.auburn.edu/img/connect for troubleshooting tips.

Would you like to see more events like this broadcast live? Or videos and podcasts available on our website? We would love to hear your comments and suggestions. Email us at cenarts@auburn.edu.

Winter 2009 Newsletter

The Winter 2009 Newsletter (PDF) is available on our website.

In this issue, you will find information about:

• Lewis Nordan and the Heartbreaking Laughter of Transcendence and Hope: A Symposium


• New Perspectives: Views from Alabama's Historically Black Colleges and Universities


• 2009 Draughon Seminars in State and Local History


• Daniel F. Breeden Eminent Scholar for the Humanities


• The Creek War and War of 1812 in the South: A Symposium


• and more!

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