Jed Horne, distinguished visiting lecturer in the University of Southern Mississippi College of Arts and Letters, will offer The Katrina Seminar, a weeklong examination of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, during the May 17-21 mini-session.Read the rest at the link above.
Horne is the former metro editor of The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, which garnered two Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
He is also the author of the critically acclaimed "Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City."
"We're approaching the fifth anniversary of the storm (Aug. 29), and I think the seminar will have a lot of interest for our students and for other members of the public," said Denise von Herrmann, dean of the College of Arts and Letters. "Mr. Horne certainly brings an informed perspective to the seminar."
Horne plans to feature a number of guest speakers in the class, which will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 to 21.
Guests will include storm surge expert Ivor van Heerden, WLOX-TV news director Dave Vincent, filmmaker Lolis Elie, photojournalist Ted Jackson and Reilly Morse of the Mississippi Center for Justice along with several other experts and municipal leaders.
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ReplyDeleteI read something the other day that made me think of your blog.
It was one of those Tao Zen Thingies...
"The usefulness of a vessel is not found in what it carries, but the empty space inside."
Cool huh?
Anyway,,,Ivor van Heerden is also supposed to speak along with a bunch of other cool heroleroes.
I'd like to make this thing even if I had to camp or something. We'll see. If I do you'll hear all about it, way up there in poor, non-southern, budan-less, gumbo challenged Delaware bless yer'heart.
Wish I could be present for this seminar as well. As a So. Calif. tourist on vacation for Southern Decadence, I ended up trapped in the Superdome. The Airport, Amtrak, and Greyhound all shut down 2 days prior to the storm and a day before the evacuation. I'm sure this Katrina Seminar will be invaluable. Hope someone can tape it.
ReplyDeletePaul Harris
Author, "Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina"