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Contact: Sarah Nicholas

STARKVILLE, Miss.β€”91ΒιΆΉΜμΓΐ’s Institute for the Humanities is hosting an end-of-year showcase this month highlighting the 2024 IH Faculty Fellows’ scholarship and creativity.

The IH Faculty Fellows Presentation on April 30, 11 a.m., in the College of Arts and Sciences Vault, Allen Hall Room 526, will be livestreamed at .

Fellows will present their year-long book projects in brief 10-minute, audience-friendly talks and will answer questions after. Presenters include:

β€”Jim Giesen, associate professor of history, β€œThe Land of Cotton: Culture and Environment in the American South”

β€”Peter Messer, associate professor of history, β€œDictated by Nature: Science, Theology, and Politics in Early American Natural History”

β€”Bonnie O’Neill, associate professor of English, β€œThe Good News from Plymouth Church: The Faith, Politics, and Celebrity of Henry Ward Beecher”

Β β€œWhile other disciplines which report on collections of data, humanities scholars not only have to report and interpret, but also weave analysis together, which takes a tremendous amount of time,” said Julia Osman, institute director and professor of history. β€œThe end result of all that research and writing makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of a subject.”

After leading the institute since 2017, Osman will pass the baton at the showcase to incoming IH Director Morgan Flow-Robinson, an 91ΒιΆΉΜμΓΐ assistant professor of history. Osman will return to full-time teaching, research and service at 91ΒιΆΉΜμΓΐ this fall after working to shine a light on how the humanities shape and inform society. Her tenure as director included widely lauded IH livestreams during the COVID-19 shutdown on a variety of helpful topics.

To apply for a 2025 Faculty Fellowship, email Osman at josman@history.msstate.edu or visitΒ .

Part of 91ΒιΆΉΜμΓΐ’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for the Humanities promotes research, scholarship and creative performances in the humanistic disciplines and raises their visibility, both within 91ΒιΆΉΜμΓΐ and the wider community. For more details about the college or institute, visit or .

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