{"id":3461,"date":"2022-04-01T19:03:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T19:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2024-03-10T16:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T16:27:19","slug":"2022-case-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/margaretwalkercenter\/2022\/04\/01\/2022-case-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 CASE Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Margaret Walker Center is pleased to announce the schedule of events for the 16th\u00a0<\/sup>Annual Creative\u00a0<\/em>Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival<\/strong>, featuring musical greats Cassandra Wilson, Nellie Mack, Rhonda Richmond, and Yvonne “Niecie” Evers, scheduled to be held in a hybrid format, virtually and in-person, on Friday and Saturday, April 8 & 9<\/strong>,\u00a02022<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These events are made possible by the general support of the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Greater Jackson Arts Council.<\/span><\/p>\n

All events are free and open to the public, and all plenary sessions will be livestreamed on the Margaret Walker Center\u00a0Facebook<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0YouTube<\/a><\/span>\u00a0pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference theme, \u201cPast, Present, Future: A Legacy in Music,\u201d <\/strong>recognizes music as a universal language that has had and continues to have a strong influence and role in many events and situations across time and place. We can mark events, recognize people, and express emotions and ideals through the diversity of music we create or that we engage as we traverse our individual and collective journeys. As such, the 2022 CASE Festival will examine the impact and importance of music (and the entertainment industry) on society in regards to such dynamics as gender, race, culture, politics, health, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n

At 2 p.m., Friday, April 8, the opening CASE Festival plenary will engage four Mississippi music legends and JSU alumna–Cassandra Wilson, Nellie Mack, Rhonda Richmond, and Yvonne “Niecie” Evers<\/strong>–in a conversation facilitated by professor C. Liegh McInnis. Together at Jackson State, they comprised the band Past, Present, and Future. This event will be livestreamed on the Margaret Walker Center Facebook<\/a><\/span> and YouTube<\/a><\/span> pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>We are sorry to announce that the second plenary will have to be cancelled.<\/span><\/strong> It was scheduled to be livestreamed at 5 p.m. on Friday, with hip hop scholar Charlie Braxton<\/strong> and Dr. Regina N. Bradley<\/strong>, an alumna Nasir Jones HipHop Fellow (Hutchins Center, Harvard University, Spring 2016), Associate Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University, a faculty editor for Southern Cultures <\/em>journal, and co-host of the critically acclaimed southern hip hop podcast Bottom of the Map with music journalist Christina Lee.\u00a0<\/em>Her 2021 book, Chronicling Stankonia: the Rise of the Hip-Hop South<\/em>, was named the best music book of the year by\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Saturday, April 9, the CASE Festival will shift to an hybrid in-person and virtual convening with a welcome breakfast and reception at the Margaret Walker Center in Ayer Hall on the Jackson State campus at 8:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Student presentations during concurrent sessions will begin in multiple locations at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Two plenary sessions will highlight the day on Saturday, including a special visual arts presentation,\u00a0Centering Creation<\/em>, at 10:30 a.m. in the College of Liberal Arts, featuring daniel johnson<\/strong>, the Mellon Graduate Assistant at the Margaret Walker Center; Kat Wright<\/strong>, Public Art Director, City of Chattanooga; and Vicki Meek<\/strong>, Art League of Houston, 2021 Texas Artist of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kat Wright<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Vicki Meek<\/span><\/p>\n

The closing plenary will feature the annual $1,000 Margaret Walker Award for the best essay by a JSU student as well as the $500 Dr. Doris Derby Social Justice and Visual Arts Award, to be presented for the first time since the passing of Dr. Derby in March 2022. Please make plans to join us for a free boxed lunch served in Ayer Hall.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, April 8, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Past, Present, Future: A Legacy in Music
\n<\/strong>Plenary Session<\/span>
\nRhonda Richmond, Nellie Mack, Cassandra Wilson, Yvonne \u201cNiecie\u201d Evers<\/span>
\nModerated by C. Liegh McInnis<\/span>
\nMargaret Walker Center Facebook<\/a><\/span> and YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Keynote<\/strong><\/span><\/del> Conversation<\/del>\u00a0 CANCELLED<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Plenary Session<\/span><\/del><\/span>
\nCharlie Braxton and Regina Bradley<\/span><\/del><\/span>
\nMargaret Walker Center Facebook<\/a> and YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/del><\/span>
\n5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.<\/span><\/del><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Saturday, April 9, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Registration and Q&A: Continental Breakfast<\/span>
\nAyer Hall, Jackson State University<\/span>
\n8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Concurrent Session I
\n<\/strong>9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 1: <\/strong>Poetry, Spoken Word, Written<\/span>
\nVirtual Only: Zoom<\/a> (Meeting ID: 812 9151 3484)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Black in a White Wasteland
\n<\/em>Darius Grant, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Voices through Time<\/em><\/span>
\nJordyn Hill, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

The History of Music: The Southern Influence
\n<\/em>Jada Bronson, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Johnnie Robinson, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 2: <\/strong>Written<\/span>
\nJohnson Hall Art Gallery<\/span><\/p>\n

Thelma Collins: HERstory
\n<\/em>Aisha Saffold, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

When Skin-Color and Gender Determine Worth<\/em><\/span>
\nChris Winter, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Singing<\/em> \u01b2ba Isht Taloa Holisso<\/span>
\nChoctaw Christian sacred songs, 1820-present
\n<\/em>Sarah Waters, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Tiffany Caesar, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 3: <\/strong>Written<\/span>
\nAyer Hall Reading Room, 2nd<\/sup> Floor\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Southern Hospitality
\n<\/em>Iyanna Sobers, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Unpeacefully Resting: Critical Race Theory
\n& the African American Fight against Racism<\/em><\/span>
\nShirley Collins, Jackson State University<\/span>
\nMia Thompson, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Reclaiming My Womb
\n<\/em>Victoria Washington, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Thomas Kersen, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 4: <\/strong>Written, Phi Alpha Theta<\/span>
\nHybrid: Ayer Hall Conference Room, 4th<\/sup> Floor and Zoom<\/a><\/span> (Meeting ID: 875 4492 2866)<\/span><\/p>\n

Civil Liberties and Marginalization<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSole and Separate\u201d: The Progression of Married
\n<\/em>Women\u2019s Property Rights in the State of Mississippi
\n<\/em>Maggie Ellis, Mississippi University for Women<\/span><\/p>\n

The Guarani and the Jesuit Expulsion<\/em><\/span>
\nCaleb Bates, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Freedom of Speech and the Abolitionist Movement
\n<\/em>Todd McInnis, Mississippi College<\/span><\/p>\n

The Silent Killer<\/em><\/span>
\nChastity Quick, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Janice Brockley, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Plenary Session<\/strong><\/span>
\nCentering Creation
\n<\/em>daniel johnson, Mellon Graduate Assistant, Margaret Walker Center<\/span>
\nKat Wright, Public Art Director, City of Chattanooga<\/span>
\nVicki Meek, Art League of Houston, 2021 Texas Artist of the Year<\/span>
\nJSU College of Liberal Arts, room 166\/266
\nMargaret Walker Center Facebook<\/a><\/span> and YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

LUNCHEON<\/strong><\/span>
\nAyer Hall Gallery, 2nd<\/sup> Floor<\/span>
\n12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Concurrent Session 2
\n<\/strong>1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 5: <\/strong>Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Writing<\/span>
\nAyer Hall Reading Room, 2nd<\/sup> Floor<\/span><\/p>\n

My People, Our Past!
\n<\/em>Jessica Johnson, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacake Memories<\/em><\/span>
\nAisha Saffold, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Bury My Body Down by the Highway Side
\n<\/em>Maya McFadden, Murrah High School<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus and Joe<\/em><\/span>
\nMcKenna Light, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Shanna Smith, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 6: <\/strong>Visual Arts<\/span>
\nAyer Hall Gallery, 2nd<\/sup> Floor<\/span><\/p>\n

Finding Your Photographic Vision
\n<\/em>Jasmine Johnson, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Music across the African Diaspora<\/em><\/span>
\nJuliana Rincon, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

The Seeds Planted
\n<\/em>Tyler Duncan, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Brittany Myburgh, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 7: <\/strong>Written, Phi Alpha Theta<\/span>
\nHybrid: Ayer Hall Conference Room, 4th<\/sup> Floor, and Zoom<\/a><\/span> (Meeting ID: 817 6195 2938)<\/span><\/p>\n

African American Perspectives<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Digital Storytelling: A History of
\n<\/em>Enslaved Christian Women in Antebellum Mississippi
\n<\/em>Ellen Quinn, Mississippi College<\/span><\/p>\n

African Americans in Sandusky, Ohio<\/em><\/span>
\nMichelle Rankins, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Oscar Micheaux and the Myth of the American West
\n<\/em>Chris DiGiovanni, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Daphne Chamberlain, Tougaloo College<\/span><\/p>\n

———————————————–<\/span><\/p>\n

Panel 8: <\/strong>Written, Phi Alpha Theta<\/span>
\nJohnson Hall Art Gallery<\/span><\/p>\n

The Social Impact of Slavery<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Skin Color, Scars, and Slavery\u2019s Silences:
\n<\/em>Describing Runaways and Constructing Race
\n<\/em>in the Bahama Islands, 1783-1807
\n<\/em>Matthew Drew, Mississippi College<\/span><\/p>\n

Foundations of Mississippi
\nSlavery, Christianity, and Crisis<\/em><\/span>
\nDrew Gardner, Jackson State University<\/span><\/p>\n

Slavery and Social Order in Rome
\n<\/em>Jordan Cobb, Mississippi College<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Melissa Jones, Mississippi College<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Closing Reception and Awards
\n<\/strong><\/span>JSU String Ensemble: Adoration<\/em> by Florence Price<\/span><\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Azaiah Ambrose (Violin), Kiden-Aloyse Smith (Violin), Darren Smith (Violin),<\/span>
\nMonet Spencer (Violin), Stephanie Hughes (Viola), Dorien Bruce (Bassoon)<\/span>
\nTyler Dennis, Violin: Courante<\/em> from Partita No. 1<\/em> in B Minor by Bach<\/span>
\n$1,000 Margaret Walker Award<\/span>
\n$500 Doris Derby Social Justice and Visual Arts Award<\/span>
\nJSU College of Liberal Arts, room 166\/266
\nMargaret Walker Center Facebook<\/a><\/span> and YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Past, Present, and Future
\nA Legacy in Music
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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