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O'Connor Scholar Bruce Gentry reflects on decades spent studying Flannery
News Story    Thursday, May 9, 2024
With dozens of academic publications to his credit on the subject of Flannery O’Connor, ’45, you would never know that Dr. Bruce Gentry had a negative reaction the first time he read the famous author’s work.“The first time I was given a Flannery O’Connor story to read, it scared me,” Gentry said. “I didn’t immediately fall in love with this author. But I couldn’t forget ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’”Gentry says that as an undergraduate student of English and journalism at the University...
Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities Announces winner of Jean M. and William C. Laidlaw Junior Scholar Fellowship
Announcement    Thursday, May 2, 2024
Georgia College & State University’s Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, which is dedicated to the study of Flannery O’Connor, proudly announces Alex Taylor as the inaugural recipient of the Jean M. and William C. Laidlaw Junior Scholar Fellowship. Taylor, a Ph.D. candidate in Literature and fellow for Criticism at the University of Dallas, brings a wealth of experience and expertise. He previously participated in the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute,...
NEH Oral History grant: Collecting the Past Celebration 
Announcement    Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Come, celebrate the National Endowment for the Humanities Oral History grant "Flannery O'Connor and Milledgeville: Collecting the Past" and Georgia College & State University students on April 24 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.at the Sallie Ellis Davis House. Georgia College students, with the assistance of the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, have been conducting interviews in the spring 2024 semester that focus on expanding the existing historical narrative of Milledgeville...
NEH Oral History grant: Collecting the Past Celebration 
Event    Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Come, celebrate the National Endowment for the Humanities Oral History grant "Flannery O'Connor and Milledgeville: Collecting the Past" and Georgia College & State University students on April 24 from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.at the Sallie Ellis Davis House. Georgia College students, with the assistance of the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities, have been conducting interviews in the spring 2024 semester that focus on expanding the existing historical narrative of Milledgeville...
Creative writers and writing in the K12 classroom registration open (Free event!)
Event    Thursday, June 6, 2024
This hybrid symposium showcases project results from the Writing for Success grant with the focus on creative writing in the K12 classroom. Educators, writers, scholars and students are invited to attend presentations about implementing an author study in fifth grade classrooms, creative writing and podcasting workshops for students and digital humanities connections to teaching literacy.    During the symposium, the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities will release the newly...
Creative Writers & Writing in the K12 Classroom registration now open (free event!)
Event    Thursday, June 6, 2024
This hybrid symposium showcases project results from the Writing for Success grant, focusing on the theme "Creative Writers & Writing in the K12 Classroom." Educators, writers, scholars, and students are invited to attend presentations about implementing an author study in 5th grade classrooms, creative writing and podcasting workshops for students, and digital humanities connections to teaching literacy.    During the symposium, the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities will...
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Creative Writers & Writing in the K12 Classroom registration now open (free event!)
Event    Thursday, June 6, 2024
This hybrid symposium showcases project results from the Writing for Success grant, focusing on the theme "Creative Writers & Writing in the K12 Classroom." Educators, writers, scholars, and students are invited to attend presentations about implementing an author study in 5th grade classrooms, creative writing and podcasting workshops for students, and digital humanities connections to teaching literacy.    During the symposium, the Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities will...
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GCSU announces name change for Andalusia Institute, now “Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities”
Announcement    Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Georgia College & State University’s Andalusia Institute is now the “Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities.” The O’Connor Institute – the public arts and humanities center of Georgia College – supports Flannery O’Connor scholarship, nourishes writing and the creative arts, and engages community members with public events centered on literary and creative works by O’Connor and other authors, scholars and artists. The renaming of the institute coincides with what would have...
Flannery O'Connor At The Crossroads
Announcement    Thursday, March 28, 2024
On Tuesday, April 2 - 7-8 p.m. (Eastern) Rosemary Magee and Amy Alznauer - the two O'Connor curators of the Emory exhibit "At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Walker" - will share the passions and curiosities that drew them to this archival work and shaped their curation. They will share images from the archive and touch on O'Connor's juvenilia, correspondence and views on race. Craig Martell will serve as the emcee.
Flannery O'Connor At The Crossroads
Event    Tuesday, April 2, 2024
On Tuesday, April 2 - 7-8 p.m. (Eastern) Rosemary Magee and Amy Alznauer - the two O'Connor curators of the Emory exhibit "At the Crossroads with Benny Andrews, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Walker" - will share the passions and curiosities that drew them to this archival work and shaped their curation. They will share images from the archive and touch on O'Connor's juvenilia, correspondence and views on race. Craig Martell will serve as the emcee.
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