History Is Lunch: Ted Atkinson, "Developing a Cultural Region: Mississippi in the TVA"

At noon on Wednesday, December 3, author Ted Atkinson will present "Monumental Designs: Infrastructure and the Culture of the Tennessee Valley Authority" as part of the History Is Lunch series. Atkinson, associate professor at Mississippi State University, will explore representations of the power and influence of the TVA in books, film and art from the New Deal era to the present.

This program will take place in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/MDAHVideo. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email aW5mbyB8IG1kYWggISBtcyAhIGdvdg==.

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