O'Connor Institute

Members of the university community are invited to attend a candidate presentation and open forum for the position of Director of the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. The event will be held in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room on Friday, Aug. 7, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.The candidate will deliver a presentation addressing the following topic:The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities sits at the intersection of scholarship, education, public engagement, fundraising,...

Members of the university community are invited to attend a candidate presentation and open forum for the position of Director of the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities. The event will be held in the Mayfair Hall Presentation Room on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.The candidate will deliver a presentation addressing the following topic:The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities sits at the intersection of scholarship, education, public engagement, fundraising,...

The Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities partners with the Georgia Writers Museum and Professor Emeritus Bruce Gentry for a special book club meeting in conjunction with the Smithsonian's "Voices and Votes" traveling exhibit. We'll meet to discuss Alice Walker's story written in response to Flannery O'Connor, primarily in response to the story "Everything That Rises Must Converge." The title of the Walker story is "Convergence: The Duped Shall Enter Last: But They Shall Enter." You...

On Thursday, May 14, we'll meet to discuss chapters 6-12 of Flannery O'Connor's novel "The Violent Bear It Away." We shall meet in person at 2 p.m. in the Georgia Writers Museum, 109 South Jefferson Ave. on the square in Eatonton, Georgia. We shall also meet online at 7 p.m. — email oconnorinstitute@gcsu.edu for the link. Hosted by Bruce Gentry. 

Outdoor screening of the Coen Brothers' film "Oh Brother Where Art Thou?" Introduction by English Professor Matt Bryant Cheney, with discussion afterwards. Outside on the lawn. Bring chairs, blankets and picnics. Free popcorn and beverages for the first 40 people. Co-sponsored by the Flannery O'Connor Institute for the Humanities and Andalusia Farm.The screening will take place at Andalusia on the Interpretative Center lawn April 22, from 8 to 10:30 p.m.