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Mississippi ´óÏóAPP’s Institute for the Humanities is hosting an end-of-year showcase this month highlighting the 2024 IH Faculty Fellows’ scholarship and creativity.

The IH Faculty Fellows Presentation on April 30, 11 a.m., in the College of Arts and Sciences Vault, Allen Hall Room 526, will be livestreamed at .

Fellows will present their year-long book projects in brief 10-minute, audience-friendly talks and will answer questions after. 

Presenters include:

—Jim Giesen, associate professor of history, “The Land of Cotton: Culture and Environment in the American South�

—Peter Messer, associate professor of history, “Dictated by Nature: Science, Theology, and Politics in Early American Natural History�

—Bonnie O’Neill, associate professor of English, “The Good News from Plymouth Church: The Faith, Politics, and Celebrity of Henry Ward Beecher�