Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
July 11-14, 1999
In collaboration with The Nashville Network,
the Country Music Foundation and
Vanderbilt University Press10 Fellowships Offered to Working Journalists
How to Apply
Program
With the upcoming presidential election, much attention will be focused on the South and the heritage that shaped so many of today's political leaders. This program is designed to engage journalists, Vanderbilt faculty and other experts in discussions about the Southern tradition—virtually everything from music and literature to history, politics, religion—and its impact on the region and its people. The fellowship is on-the-record, with an emphasis on informal discussion among fellows and speakers.
The fellowship will feature senior faculty from Vanderbilt University, writers, music industry experts as well as other leading national and regional figures. The program will also involve a number of field trips to local historical and cultural points of interest, including the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Topics include:
- How Nashville Became Music City
- Race Relations: The Southern Crucible
- Storytelling—The Narrative Tradition of the South
- Campaign 2000—A Southern Election?
- Globalization, Industrialization and the Wal-Martization of the South
- Country Music: A Symbol of the South?
- God, Family and Country: The Southern Moral Tradition The South and American Culture
- Southern Politics: Shifting Sands
Application deadline is June 30 at 5 p.m. Please send a letter indicating why you would like to attend, a bio and a clip to:
Jill Bratina
Vanderbilt University
511 Kirkland Hall
Nashville, TN 37240
jill.bratina@vanderbilt.edu
Fax (615) 343-7708Vanderbilt University
Division of Media Relations
511 Kirkland Hall Nashville, TN 37240 Telephone 615-322-2706 Fax 615-343-7708
