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Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Induction Event

Deborah Blum, celebrated author of The Poisoner’s Handbook and The Poison Squad, will return to Athens, where her investigative journalism career began, for a discussion about the science and safety of food. The Sept. 23 event, ""What's on the Table? Food Safety in Georgia, the South, and Beyond," with author Deborah Blum and Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, has been designated as a University of Georgia Signature Lecture, and will serve…


Guest speaker: Andreas Etges

Join us for a talk by Andreas Etges, "Destination Berlin: Staging Visits in a Divided City. Kennedy, Khrushchev, King, and Springsteen." Free and open to the public. This is an FYO event. Andreas Etges is senior lecturer in American history at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. The Cold War specialist has curated several historical exhibits on US history and is frequently interviewed by German and international media on US politics,…


Graduate Student Career Workshop (jobs and fellowships)

A workshop for advanced graduate students on applying for jobs and fellowships. Any graduate student can come for general advice; if you would like more in-depth feedback, bring drafts of job and/or postdoc applications. You can attend in person or on zoom via https://zoom.us/j/97886419138?pwd=Jbvd4QEZhkKU7X0RKb5RbqJRNz0vab.1   With Dr. Palmer and Dr. Levine.


Book Release reception: Akela Reason's Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York

The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will host a reception honoring the new book release by Akela Reason, associate professor of history and director of the Museum Studies Certificate Program. Her new book is Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York (Yale University Press, 2025). Snacks and light refreshments will be on hand, and the reception is open to all. From the publisher: A rich history of Gilded Age…


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Theodora Light

Tedi Light will defend her doctoral dissertation, ""On the Road to Rebel”: Indigenous Maroons in Cuba and Florida, 1500-1739." The major professor is Dr. James Brooks. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Steven Krug

Steven Krug will defend his doctoral dissertation, "“An Entire Revolution in Fortune”: Wealth, Risk, and Crisis in the Post-Revolutionary Virginia Plantation Economy." The major professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


UGA Geography Colloquium Series: "Renewal: Owning our histories and strengthening university-community partnerships"

UGA Geography Colloquium Series presents -  "Renewal: Owning our histories and strengthening university-community partnerships."   Davarian L. Baldwin is an internationally recognized scholar, author, and public advocate. He is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Baldwin is the award-winning author of several…


Inaugural Morrow Lecture in African American and Military History: with Matthew Delmont

Save the Date!  More details will be forthcoming. Join us for the inaugural Morrow Distinguished Lecture in African American and Military History. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments.    


Hands-on Grant Proposal Workshop for Graduate Students

Presented by the Willson Center for the Humanities and Arts -   The purpose of this session is to workshop grant proposals you plan to submit in 2025 or 2026. Examples include the ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship (deadline 29 Oct 25), Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (1 Nov 25), and residential fellowships at institutions like the Newberry Library, Huntington Library, Folger Shakespeare Library, and John Carter Brown…


Dirty History: Heather Roller (Colgate University)

Featuring Heather Roller, History and Environmental Studies, Colgate University. "Legacy Chemicals: A Half Century of Pesticides in American Farming and Rural Life." Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism. Dirty History workshops are attended mainly by faculty and graduate students from UGA and area universities. The authors whose work we discuss come…
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