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Upcoming Events
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Conference
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The 2001 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will examine the topic "Faulkner and War" through six days of lectures and discussions by literary scholars and critics. In addition to formal lectures there will be a production by the Rivendell Theatre Ensamble of Chicago entitled Faulkner's Bicycle. There will also be discussions by Faulkner friends and family, sessions on "Teaching Faulkner" directed by James Carothers, University of Kansas, Robert Hamblin, Southeast Missouri State University, Arlie Herron, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Charles Peek, University of Nebraska at Kearney. The University's John Davis Williams Library will display Faulkner books, manuscripts, photographs,and memorabilia..
The Conference will begin on Sunday, July 22, with an exhibition of photographs at the University Museums entitled River Walk, as well as two exhibits from the Museums collectionrelating to the theme of the conference, one of Civil War memorabilia and the other of World War I posters. This will be followed by an afternnon program of readings from Faulkner and the announcement of the winners og the 12th Faux faulkner Contest. Other events will include a Sunday buffet supper served at the home of Dr. and Mrs. M. B. Howorth Jr., "Faulkner on the Fringe"--an "open-mike" evening at the Southside gallery, a picnic served at Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak, on Wednesday, and a closing party Friday afternoon at the Gary home, in which Faulkner lived when he and his family moved to Oxford in 1902.
Don Doyle, Vanderbilt University, author of New Men, New Cities, New South: Atlanta, Nashville, Charleston, Mobile, 1860-1910 and, most recently Faulkner's County: The Historical Roots of Yoknapatawpha, 1540- 1962.
Lothar Honnighausen, Director of the North America Program of the University of Bonne, author of William Faulkner: The Art of Stylization and William Faulkner: Masks and Metephors.
John Limon, Williams College, author of Writing After War: American War Fiction from Realism to Postmodernism and Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, Or, Abjection in America.
John Lowe, Louisiana State University, author of Jump at the Sun: Zora Neale Hurston's Cosmic Comedy and coeditor of The Future of Sothern Letters.
David Madden, Louisiana State University, author of over a dozen works of fiction and criticism, including The Suicide's Wife, and Founding Director of the United States Civil War Center.
Nicole Moulinouxis the founder and director of the William Faullner Foundation at the University of Rennes, in France, and the author of numerous essays on Faulkner and Welty.
Noel Polk, University of Southern Mississippi, has written and edited over a dozen volumes, including most recently Outside the Southern Myth, Children of the Dark House, and Reading Faulkner: "The Sound and the Fury."
James Watson, University of Tulsa, is the author or editor of four volumes on Faulkner, including most recently William Faulkner, Self Presentation and Performance.
The registration fee for the conference BEFORE July 2 is $150 for students, $175 for Friends of the Center, and $200 for other participants. The fee AFTER July 1 is $175 for students, $200 for Friends, and $225 for others. The fee includes admission into all program sessions and special events, a buffet supper on opening day, a picnic at Rowan Oak, conference session refreshments, and a closing reception. The fee does not cover lodging, the optional tours of Faulkner country, and food, except for those aforementioned. A deposit of $50, made payable to The University of Mississippi, should be submitted with a conference registration form. Please also include a deposit of $25 for a total of $75 if you are registering for an optional tour. The remainder of the fees will be payable at registration on July 22.
The student certification section of the registration form must be completed for all registrants who pay the student fee. Student registrations are considered incomplete until proof of enrollment is received. Registrants who contributed to the Center between August 2000 and July 2001 are eligible for the Friends fee.
Student Group Discount Package: A special package is available for ten or more students or other persons who attend the conference as a group. The package includes the conference registration fee, room and board, the Tuesday tour, and a linen set for $170. Students within the group may also register for seperate components of the package at these rates: Registration only - $75; dormitory housing and linen set - $75; and a meal card for for the week - $45. A designated person within the group must be identified as the group leader who should submit the registration forms and deposits by July 10. Receipts and correspondence will be sent to the leader, who will be responsible for collecting the balance, presenting fee checks at on-site registration on July 22, and otherwise assisting with arrangements for members of his or her group.
Other Group Discounts: For information on Elderhostel or other groups often or more, please contact The Institute for Continuing Studies at 662-915-7282.
Admission to the conference is limited. Applications with deposit checks will be accepted in the order in which they are received.
A refund will be made, less a $10 service charge, provided cancellations of reservations are made in writing and post-marked no later than July 10. No refunds will be made after this date.
REGISTRATION METHODS
SAKS INCORPORATED Fellowships, on behalf of McRae's Proffitt's, and Parisians Department stores, are available for 30 high school teachers in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. For additional information and application forms, contact the Institute for Continuing Studies.
If you require assistance relating to a disability or have special dietary requirements, please contact Rusty Cooper at 662-915-7282 prior to the conference.
On-campus lodging is available at the Alumni Hotel, a motel-type facility, and in dormitories. Commercial motels are available in Oxford. All facilities are air-conditioned. The cost of dormitory rooms is $15 per person per night, double occupancy, and $20 per person per night, single occupancy. Participants who stay in dormitories may provide their own linens or--so long as our supplies last--rent the following items for a $15 fee: sheets, a pillow with a pillowcase, a lightweight blanket, towels, and washcloths. Because our supplies are limited, rental linen requests should be received by July 10. The dorms are available from 5:30 p.m. on July 20 through 10:00 a.m. on July 28.
Persons desiring to stay in the Alumni Hotel or in a commercial facility should make their own reservations. Phone numbers (area code 662) are listed below.
| Alumni House | 234-2331 | Barksdale-Isom House | 236-5600 |
| Best Western Oxford | 234-9500 | Comfort Inn | 234-6000 (800-221-2222) |
| Ramada Inn | 234-7013 (800-272-6232) | Wall Doxey State Park | 252-4231 |
| Johnson's Motor Inn | 234-3611 | Ole Miss Motel | 234-2424 |
| Oliver-Britt House | 234-8043 | Puddin' Place | 234-1250 |
| Downtown Inn | 234-3031 | "Inn" the Country | 236-6111 |
Registrants who plan to attend sessions on "Teaching Faulkner" should attach a note to their registration form about the courses, Faulkner texts, and level of students they teach. All registrants, whether they are teachers or not, are welcome at these seminars.
The conference will open with registration at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 22, in the E. F. Yerby Conference Center. The opening session is set for 2:30 p.m. in the School of Education Auditorium. The conference will conclude with the closing party scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27. A detailed program will be provided with your conference acknowledgement letter.
You will be given an opportunity to spend a day touring one of the areas listed below. All tours depart from Oxford at 9:00 a.m. and return around 3:30 p.m. except where noted. There is limited space on all tours, but specifically, the Oxford and Lafayette County Architectural Tour is limited to 25 and the Mississippi Delta Tour is limited to 45. The tours are optional and are available for an additional fee of $70, which includes lunch. Preregistration is required as well as a $25 deposit, which is non-refundable after July 10.
Oxford (overview): This tour moves throughout Oxford/Jefferson and LaFayette/Yoknapatawpha County.
Oxford (architecture): This is a look at Faulkner-connected and other historic structures in the Oxford-University community with a side trip for lunch at College Hill Community Center and a tour of College Hill Church, where Faulkner and Estelle Oldham were married. The tour includes three or four private homes and "curbside tours" of others. Also included are the campus, the Square, and the Oxford cemetery. Some walking is required.
New Albany and Ripley: The Faulkners came to Oxford from Ripley and New Albany. Conducted by Faulkner scholar Robert Hamblin, this tour travels to New Albany via Greenfield Farm, where John Faulkner lived and William raised mules. Ripley County Library and its librarian, Tommy Covington, have been generous resources for Faulkner devotees for many years. Mr. Covington conducts the tour with Mr. Hamblin.
Holly Springs: William Faulkner's Jefferson is said to resemble four Mississippi towns: Ripley, New Albany, Oxford and Holly Springs. Holly Springs history is given as Jefferson history in Light in August. Several citizens of Holly Springs graciously open their homes to Faulkner pilgrims each year during the Faulkner Conference.
The Mississippi Delta: This tour consists of a circuitous drive to Clarksdale by way of Charleston, Sumner, and Tutwiler. We talk with Bill Pearson, a lifelong resident of the area, about farming and literature. The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale is the centerpiece of our visit there. The historic district includes the childhood home of Tennessee Williams. After a Delta Lebanese lunch, we wind our way back to Oxford via Moon Lake and Jonestown. This trip usually returns to Oxford between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.
Columbus: Columbus brings a different demension to our area tours. Highlights of this trip include a conversation with General Joseph L. Fant, a former professor of literature at West Point Military Academy, where Mr. Faulkner was a guest lecturer, and a visit to a recently restored Greek revival plantation home. This trip will return to Oxford around 6:00 p.m.
Persons who plan to fly to the conference should book their flights to and from Memphis (Tennessee) International Airport. The University will provide a shuttle service for conference participants who arrive at the Memphis International Airport (approximately 75 miles or 1 hour and 15 minutes drive). The cost of the shuttle is $55 round trip or $35 one way. Shuttle reservations must be made and paid for in advance. If you would like to use the University shuttle service, please copy and fill out the reservation form and enclose it with your conference reservation form. Please meet your shuttle driver at the Northwest Airline Baggage Claim Area, located on the ground floor in the center of the terminal. (AMTRAK shuttle cost is $60 round trip or $40 one way.)
Shuttle Service for participants arriving at the Memphis International Airport will be provided from Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 30 per the following schedule:
Memphis Departures* (Shuttle leaves the airport at these times) 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Oxford Departure** (Shuttle leaves Oxford at these times) 8:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
* Schedule your flight arrival 30 - 40 minutes (or more), prior to these shuttle departures times from Memphis.
** Schedule your return flight 2 hours (or more), after these departure times from Oxford.
*** Should your arriving flight be delayed, please call 662-915-7289 and leave a voice mail message with your name and new arrival time. However, should you be unable to meet the next shuttle(s) you will be required to stay over in Memphis and take the 10:00 a.m. shuttle the next day, or rent a car. The Sky-Port Inn is located in the terminal; the number is 901- 345-3220. There is also a Radisson Inn on the airport property and it can be reached at 901-332-2370.
Please complete the reservation form online or printable and submit no later than July 10, 2001 along with the appropriate payment. Please retain the duplicate copy for your information.
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