On Tuesday, September 13 at 6 p.m., Daina Ramey Berry will deliver this year’s Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Studies. The lecture is free and open to the public and will take place in Nutt Auditorium on the University of Mississippi campus.

She is the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Before joining U.C.S.B. she was the Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin.  She also served as the associate dean of the Graduate School.

In addition to her work at the university as an administrator and internationally recognized scholar of slavery, Professor Berry is one of the most sought-after consultants for public-facing projects offered by museums, historical sites, K-12 educational initiatives, syndicated radio programs, online podcasts, and public television. 

The Gilder-Jordan Lecture Series is organized by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, the UM Department of History, African American Studies Program, and the Center for Civil War Research.