▁investigation , ▁documentation , ▁interpretation ▁and ▁teaching ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁its ▁culture . ▁The ▁CSS C ▁includes ▁the ▁Southern ▁Document ary ▁Project ▁division ▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁Food ways ▁Alliance ▁inst itute , ▁and ▁a ▁partner ▁publication , ▁Living ▁Blues ▁magazine . ▁It ▁also ▁hosts ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Conference ▁for ▁the ▁Book , ▁the ▁Music ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Con cert ▁Series ▁and ▁Sym pos ium , ▁the ▁G ilder - J ord an ▁L ect ure ▁in ▁Southern ▁Cultural ▁History , ▁the ▁Blues ▁Today ▁Sym pos ium , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁will ▁present ▁the ▁first ▁Southern ▁Document ary ▁Festival . ▁The ▁Center ▁supports ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁Southern ▁Studies ▁academic ▁department . ▁Form er ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁include ▁William ▁Ferr is ▁and ▁Charles ▁Re agan ▁Wilson . ▁Ted ▁O wn by ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁director . ▁CSS C ▁published ▁the ▁award - win ning ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Southern ▁Culture ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Southern ▁Culture . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁CSS C ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁online ▁journal ▁called ▁Study ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁In ▁Bar n ard ▁Observ atory , ▁the ▁Center ' s ▁G amm ill ▁Gallery ▁hosts ▁changing ▁exhib its ▁of ▁document ary ▁phot ography ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁South . ▁Among ▁the ▁many ▁collections ▁perman ently ▁hous ed ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁is ▁the ▁Kenneth ▁S . ▁Gold stein ▁Fol kl ore ▁Collection . ▁ ▁Study ▁the ▁South ▁La unch ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1