by Stacey Gaines | Feb 23, 2024
I never thought I’d be a sociologist. I started out with a major in physical therapy and while taking electives, stumbled upon an introduction to sociology course and knew in that moment “this is it!” I was intrigued by understandings and...
by Stacey Gaines | Feb 23, 2024
My main area of research is the cultural and medical history of France and the Francophone regions of the lower Mississippi Valley. I have written about French political satire, medical disputes and dueling in New Orleans, and sickle cell and segregation in...
by Stacey Gaines | Feb 23, 2024
I am a papermaker, printmaker and book artist. My creative work explores clothing as material culture, uncovering implicit narratives from garments and the bodies that inhabit them. I employ a variety of techniques, including cyanotypes, screenprinting, stitching,...
by Summer Wilton | Feb 7, 2024
I am a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and I graduated from Millsaps College in 1999. I completed my Ph.D. in history at Mississippi State in 2009, and joined the Millsaps faculty in 2010. My book “Resisting Equality: The Citizens’ Council, 1954-1989” was...
by Summer Wilton | Feb 5, 2024
I am a philosopher and ethicist who specializes in moral psychology and applied ethics. I have a B.A. from the University of Mississippi in psychology, worked in laboratory neuroscience research for a few years at a major medical school and a primate research center....
