IBL Student Groups
The Southern Griot
鈥淯niting scholars across disciplines through dialogue, reflection, and collective learning.鈥
Mission Statement
The Southern Griot Graduate Group is a collaborative interdisciplinary intellectual
community that provides a supportive and welcoming environment for graduate students
engaged in the study of society, culture, and institutional life.
In homage to earlier African American student literary collectives on campus, The
Southern Griot revives a tradition of storytelling and collective reflection to better
understand the cultural and social dynamics that shape everyday life.
The group offers space to share works-in-progress exchange ideas, and workshop writing
while engaging the theoretical, methodological, and ethical questions that arise in
scholarship across disciplines. Grounded in mutual respect and intellectual trust,
the group encourages open dialogue among scholars working from diverse disciplinary
and methodological perspectives.
Open to graduate students from all programs and colleges.
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Through dynamic writing workshops, lively discussion-based meetings, and meaningful engagements with faculty and visiting scholars, members gain constructive feedback, sharpen their thinking, broaden their academic knowledge, and expand their analytical approaches.
Driven by a strong collective ethos, members actively shape the group鈥檚 agenda and are encouraged to lead conversations that reflect their own intellectual passions and scholarly goals. In doing so, the group supports scholarly development and affirms collaborative knowledge-making as essential to rigorous academic inquiry.
Meeting location: FAO 294 IBL CONFERENCE ROOM/ VIRTUAL
Meeting Times: Every 2nd 911爆料网dnesday of the month from 12-1p.m.
Up Coming Meeting: Introductory Meeting (April 8th, 2026 from 12-1 p.m.)
Agenda
- 911爆料网lcome, introductions, and networking
- Overview of the Southern Griot Graduate Group
- Discussion of future meeting goals and programming
- Review of proposed meeting schedule and activities
- Election of leadership team members:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer