O'Connor Institute

Keynote Speech by Karen M. Gravel, Lord Aeck Sargent, “Places of Influence–Understanding and Preserving the Environment of a Writer”
Event    Thursday, September 12, 2024
Karen M. Gravel, Lord Aeck Sargent Planning and Design, Inc. is a historic preservation architect practicing in Atlanta. She serves as a principal, the Director of Historic Preservation and chair of the governing board for the company. She is a Kentucky native, having graduated with a degree in History from Centre College in Danville, KY, in 1993, before earning a Master of Architecture from Georgia Tech in 1999. She has been working on old buildings for the past 25 years, including...
Free online oral history course now available
Announcement    Monday, August 26, 2024
Do you want to learn more about oral history? Are you interested in preserving family stories? Look no further.Register for "Oral History Basics," a free online course created by Dr. Stephanie Opperman, professor of history at Georgia College and program director of the NEH-funded grant “Collecting the Past.”The course will teach you how to capture and share meaningful stories and memories.Perfect for history enthusiasts and storytelling lovers alike, this workshop offers practical...
Flannery O'Connor's Second Century: Looking Forward, Looking Back Conference
Announcement    Thursday, July 25, 2024
September 12-15, 2024Free and open to the public! Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/681f51986368476793e40c1b64914e95Schedule: https://www.gcsu.edu/oconnorinstitute 
Flannery O'Connor's Second Century: Looking Forward, Looking Back Conference
Event    Thursday, September 12, 2024
September 12-15, 2024Free and open to the public! Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/681f51986368476793e40c1b64914e95Schedule: https://www.gcsu.edu/oconnorinstitute 
The Flannery O'Connor Institute Book Club, hosted by Bruce Gentry
Announcement    Thursday, July 25, 2024
Aug. 15, 2024 to discuss O'Connor's The Prayer Journal.2:00 p.m. at the Georgia Writers Museum, Eatonton, GA7:00-8:00 p.m. on Zoom.  https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7628c17be30a4e7dbc6fe3695a1532c1 
The Flannery O'Connor Institute Book Club, hosted by Bruce Gentry
Event    Thursday, August 15, 2024
Aug. 15, 2024 to discuss O'Connor's The Prayer Journal.2:00 p.m. at the Georgia Writers Museum, Eatonton, GA7:00-8:00 p,m, on Zoom.  https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7628c17be30a4e7dbc6fe3695a1532c1 
The Flannery O'Connor Institute Lecture Series    
Announcement    Thursday, July 25, 2024
Alex Taylor, "There is no [other] City: Flannery O'Connor and Evelyn Waugh on the Unreality and Necessity of Modern Political Life."Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/83ca101ff6bd42f5ad1f6a7d2cf8ccb8
The Flannery O'Connor Institute Lecture Series    
Event    Thursday, August 1, 2024
Alex Taylor, "There is no [other] City: Flannery O'Connor and Evelyn Waugh on the Unreality and Necessity of Modern Political Life."Register: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/83ca101ff6bd42f5ad1f6a7d2cf8ccb8
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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,...
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