Derrick Lanois
University of Mississippi, Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Graduate Student
- Georgia State University, History, AlumnusNorfolk State University, History and Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty MemberUniversity of Memphis, Journalism, Alumnusadd
- Film Studies, Journalism, Film History, Documentary Film, African American Studies, African American History, and 20 moreJournalism History, Film Production, American South, Southern History, Documentary Filmmaking, Online publishing, Womanism, African American Masculinity, History, Black Masculinity, Black Manhood, Women's History, Education, African Diaspora Studies, Folklore, Popular Culture, Studies On Men And Masculinity, American Studies, U.S. South, and Cultural Historyedit
- I am interested in the African Diaspora especially in the Southern United States during the post-slavery era. In Spri... moreI am interested in the African Diaspora especially in the Southern United States during the post-slavery era. In Spring 2014, I received my PhD in History focusing on African American history and culture. I have a Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies focused on Black Masculinities, Womanism, Black Feminisms, and Black Sexualities. I am interdisciplinary in the way I approach the African Diaspora combining history, gender, and culture. Currently, I am a MFA student in Documentary Expressions at The Center for the Study of Southern Culture at Ole Miss with a concentration in documentary storytelling (film and audio—podcast, oral history, & folklore) and Southern Studies (African Americans culture). Lastly, I have two MAs-- one in Journalism focusing on New Media and the other in Liberal Studies focusing on African American Culture and History.
The dissertation examines African American Freemasonry in the South during its height--manhood, economics, class, leadership, business savvy, intraracial problems, & activism.
The MFA thesis examines the Black Southern aesthetic, embodied knowledge, and womanism. The project is a multimedia website of 10 interviews of artists from or living in the South and myself discussing our Black aesthetic, inspirations, motivations, responsibilities, and Black Lives Matter.edit
Research Interests:
Prince Hall Freemasonry has been an invisible army fighting for human and civil rights. Prince Hall Grand Masters such as John Wesley Dobbs of Georgia James Shepard of North Carolina and Charles Williams of Tennessee had at their command... more
Prince Hall Freemasonry has been an invisible army fighting for human and civil rights. Prince Hall Grand Masters such as John Wesley Dobbs of Georgia James Shepard of North Carolina and Charles Williams of Tennessee had at their command thousands of men women and ...
This paper will explore Prince Hall family in three Southern states---Tennessee Alabama and Georgia in the late 19th to early 20th century. Historians of African American life and culture have greatly ignored the significance of... more
This paper will explore Prince Hall family in three Southern states---Tennessee Alabama and Georgia in the late 19th to early 20th century. Historians of African American life and culture have greatly ignored the significance of organizations and organizational life for African Americans ...
This paper will examine African American Greek letter organizations songs chants and allegories utilizing the discipline of folklore. Folklore gives the scholar not only the ability to explore certain themes and topics that have been... more
This paper will examine African American Greek letter organizations songs chants and allegories utilizing the discipline of folklore. Folklore gives the scholar not only the ability to explore certain themes and topics that have been erased by history but also gives the scholar the ability ...
