IMAGINING THE DELTA
- Frances M. Malpezzi -
The Department of English and Philosophy at Arkansas State University (Jonesboro campus) held its eleventh annual Delta Blues Symposium, on 7-9 April 2005. The theme for Delta Blues Symposium XI was "Imagining the Delta."
Presentations were given by scholars and students of the humanities and social sciences in the areas of anthropology, art history, economics, folklore studies, geography, history, literature, musicology, political science, and sociology. Topics focusing on the Symposium's theme examined the ways in which the seven-state Mississippi River Delta has been imagined in mass media, history, and various forms of expressive culture; continues to be presented and represented; and is defined by those who foresee the Delta's future.
Featured participants on the program included novelist John Dufresne, folklorist Henry Glassie, and bluesman Little Milton.
For more information:
Delta Symposium Committee
Department of English and Philosophy
P.O. Box 1890
Arkansas State University
State University, AR 72467
E-MAIL: delta@astate.edu
PHONE: 870-972-3043
FAX: 870-972-3045
Symposium website: astate.edu/blues.
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