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Summer 2026—February 2027
2026 SFA Film Residency, with multi-city in-person experiences and monthly virtual workshops ⟶ October 10–11, 2026
2026 Southern Foodways Symposium ⟶
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Summer 2026—February 2027
2026 SFA Film Residency, with multi-city in-person experiences and monthly virtual workshops ⟶ October 10–11, 2026
2026 Southern Foodways Symposium ⟶

Education

The Southern Foodways Alliance is an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi.

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Betty Joyce Chester-Tamayo is the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

More Lectures

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Aunt Myrtle’s Table

Charles McKinney

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Nuevo Memphis

Simone Delerme

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Poetry

Maria Zoccola

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Protecting Memphis Environments

LaTricea Adams, Derravia Rich, and KeShaun Pearson

Lecture

2026 Keeper of the Flame Award

Payne's Bar-B-Q, presented by Joe York

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

2026 Egerton Prize

Sunshine & Daisy Mobile Food Pantry

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

A Generational Beat

Jared "Jay B." Boyd

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Understanding Memphis

Otis Sanford

2026 Southern Foodways Symposium

Welcome

Zaire Love

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