Dale Center for the Study of War and Society
War & Society Roundtable
The War & Society Roundtable, a joint community and university monthly reading group,
has been in existence since 2006. Sponsored jointly by Southern Miss’s Dale Center
for the Study of War & Society and the Library of Hattiesburg, Petal, and Forrest County, the Roundtable focuses on a different war and society book each month of the academic
year. A friendly but spirited discussion about the book is moderated by a History
faculty member or graduate student from Southern Miss.
The Roundtable is a great way for community members, faculty, and students to interact
while exploring topics of mutual interest. Copies of each month’s book—generously
provided by the Friends of the Hattiesburg Library—are available for loan at the Hattiesburg
Public Library well in advance of each meeting. The Roundtable is free to the public
and is generally held at 6pm on the second Tuesday of each month during the academic
year. See below for latest Roundtable schedule:
All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Hattiesburg Library, located at 329 Hardy Street. Several copies of each book will be available for loan at the library before the discussion. For more information, contact Sean Farrell at the Library at 601.584.3166 or Joshua Haynes at The University of Southern Mississippi at 601.266.4320 or Joahus.HaynesFREEMississippi. We hope to see you at our next meeting!
Past Roundtables:
- Spring 2019: Two If By Sea II
- Fall 2018: Two If By Sea I
- Spring 2018: War and Memory II
- Fall 2017: War and Memory I
- Spring 2017: The Empires Strike Back II
- Fall 2016: The Empires Strike Back I
- Spring 2016: Rebels Without a Cause II
- Fall 2015: Rebels with and Without a Cause I
- Spring 2015: Villains and Scapegoats in Military History II
- Fall 2014: Villains & Scapegoats in Military History I
- Spring 2014: Spies and Lies: Deception in History II
- Fall 2013: Spies and Lies: Deception in History I
- 2012-2013: War and Society Across Time and Place
- 2011-2012: Meeting Engagements: Where Conflict and Culture Collide
- 2010-2011: Victory Denied: Military Historians Examine Defeat
- 2009-2010: The Human Face of War: A Year of Memoir and Biography
- 2008-2009: A Year of War Fiction
- 2007-2008: Books, Dialogue, and Debate II
- 2006-2007: Books, Dialogue, and Debate
