Demographic changes challenge the cultural narrative about what it means to grow up in and to live in the South, and UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South looks at these questions in a series of 2016-17 events that kicks off with Puerto Rican Southern Belle: From Harlemworld to Disney World to Mississippi.
Join the conversation with Simone Delerme, McMullan Assistant Professor of Southern Studies and assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the program will begin...
Super Tuesday and the North Carolina primary are over. How will the 2016 presidential candidates attract (or not attract) Latino/a voters in the general election this November?
Thomas Negri of Nashville, Tenn., a long-time advocate of diversity, inclusiveness and opportunity for immigrants and refugees, will deliver UNC Charlotte’s annual Levine Lecture Wednesday, March 2, 2016, on Immigration Integration and Inclusiveness.
The 2016 Levine Lecture, held at the Levine Museum of the New South (200 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202), will focus on political, cultural, economic and social dynamics related to Latinos in our community and other communities throughout the South. What are southern cities doing in relation to this growing Latino community? What kind...
How do Latinos and African Americans in Charlotte get along? Since they often live near each other and deal with similar issues, do they discuss such matters? Or do the respective communities remain primarily to themselves? The answers vary, depending on who’s answering the questions.
To get a better sense of how these communities deal with these and other questions, UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee will convene a panel discussion at 6:30 on Wednesday, October 21, at the Palmer Building, 2601 East...
As a Charlotte resident, have you ever wondered how the landscape of our population is changing as our city grows? UNC Charlotte and its Center for the Study of the New South, as part of our partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, are hosting a panel discussion about Charlotte’s Latino population, engaging the audience in a conversation about the opportunities and challenges Latinos encounter living in Charlotte and the Mid-South.
The first in a series of community conversations this year that engages the museum’s ¡NUEVOlution! Latinos and the New South exhibit, the...
The final conversation in a year-long series of candid community conversations on the relevance of the American black male in the 21st century will focus on I am a Man! Black, Male and Gay. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at UNC Charlotte Center City. UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South is presenting the free series, titled “Real Talk: A Community Conversation – The Black American Male and Why He Still Matters in the 21st Century.” To RSVP, please...
Popular thought that North Carolina is experiencing heavy Latino migration is a demographic reality. Anthropologist Hannah Gill will discuss what the migration means to the state and to the immigrants as she delivers the Levine Lecture, “New Roots in the Old North State,” on Monday, Mar. 9, 2015.
The annual lecture is presented by UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South in partnership with Levine Museum of the New South.
The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. with a reception and book signing at 7 p.m. at...
The fourth in a yearlong series of candid community conversations on the relevance of the American black male in the 21st century will focus on Heart and Soul: What the Health of the Black American Male Means to the Entire Community. The event is scheduled for Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at UNC Charlotte Center City. UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South is presenting the free series, titled “Real Talk: A Community Conversation – The Black American Male and Why He Still Matters in the 21st Century.”
Foodies, farmers, educators and advocates will explore these and more “farm to table” and sustainability questions during a community discussion of “Soul Food: A Contemporary And Historical Exploration of New South Food” on Thursday, October 2 at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 E. Ninth St.
The day’s first discussion, “Rethinking Our Relationship to the Land,” will focus primarily on the sustainable food production system known as aquaponics and its impact on the environment, as well as on approaches to educating people about sustainability. Panelists will include architect Ron...
Tipton-Martin is a culinary journalist, author of the forthcoming book, The Jemima Code, co-founder of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and founder and executive director of the SANDE Youth Project. She will lead the discussion with her research on historical and contemporary African American cooks and chefs with roots in North Carolina.
The accompanying traveling exhibit to her book, The Jemima Code, will be on display at the museum for the event. Event co-sponsors in addition to the Levine Museum are UNC Charlotte’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the...
