The mission of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature is encapsulated in its name. We aim to promote reading, writing, and dialogue about the literature of the American South and the cultures from which that literature has sprung. We pursue our goals in a variety of ways, including the sponsoring of conferences and other discussion forums, the publication of scholarship, and the awarding of prizes for excellence in southern literary study. Anyone interested in these goals is welcome to join the Society.

SSSL sponsors a number of programs, including:

• Bibliography of Southern Literature: an ongoing bibliographic record of all books and articles by and about southern writers. Headquartered at Mississippi State University, the project produces an annual annotated bibliography published by Mississippi Quarterly.
• The Biannual SSSL Conference : a conference with papers and discussion panels--and other activities--at different sites throughout the South. [Call for Papers]
• Current and Recent SSSL Newsletters: The Newsletter informs the members of the SSSL as to what the Society and their colleagues are doing and offers an ongoing bibliography of notable scholarship published in southern studies.
• SSSL Conference Panels: the SSSL sponsors lively and provocative panels for meetings of leading literary conferences, including the Modern Language Association, South Central Modern Language Association, and the American Literature Association.

Call for Contributors

Modernist Magazines: A Critical and Cultural History, Volume Two

Professors Peter Brooker and Andrew Thacker, co-directors of a Research Council-funded project, seek contributors for Volume Two of Modernist Magazines: A Critical and Cultural History, which will be published by Oxford University Press. Part 3 of this volume, “The Metropolis and Regionalism,” will include sections on Southern modernist magazines (or magazines in relation to modernism). Magazines currently being considered include The DoubleDealer, The Lyric, The Fugitive, Contempo, and Southwest Review. Please contact Peter Brooker for more details: peter.brooker1@btinternet.com

Post-doctoral Fellowships

Through the generosity of the Watson-Brown Foundation, ISS invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship to be awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year (August 16, 2007 through May 15, 2008). The successful applicant must be prepared to begin residence in Columbia by August 15, 2007. The fellow will teach one course each semester in the interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Southern Studies and organize a scholarly conference in his/her field of interest. The selection process will attach substantial weight to the potential of the candidate to revise for publication a dissertation that promises to make a valuable contribution to understanding of the South in any academic discipline.

Recently acquired Ph.D. in any discipline of Southern Studies, including, but not limited to, anthropology, botany, geography, history, literature, material culture and sociology. Applicants should apply on line at http://hr.sc.edu/employ.html.

Application review will begin on November 15, 2006. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. USC is an AA/EOE.

Nominations for Executive Council of SSSL

Here is a list of nominees (with a short biography of each nominee) for the Executive Council of SSSL.