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UGA Main Libraries: Primary Sources Workshop

Explore the rich world of primary sources in this interactive workshop!  Participants will learn how to discover and analyze original materials—such as letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents—using tools like Adam Matthew’s curated digital collections. Questions: Contact Sheila Devaney sdevaney@uga.edu. Presented by the University of Georgia Libraries and GradUp.


The Workshop in History and Gender Studies presents:“What is Owed to Me”: Reimagining Ideas of Legitimacy and Honor among Black Women in Colonial Mexico

Join us for a talk by Danielle Terrazas Williams, “What is Owed to Me”: Reimagining Ideas of Legitimacy and Honor among Black Women in Colonial Mexico. Danielle Terrazas Williams is associate professor in the School of History at the University of Leeds. She won the Kimberly S. Hanger Prize from the Southern Historical Association for the research and writing of material included in her book, The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and…


Grad student Info session: UGA/Leeds partnership

Danielle Terrazas Williams from the University of Leeds will meet with grad students to talk about potential opportunities for grad students through the new UGA/Leeds partnership.


Professional Development Workshop: Academic Publishing Panel

Academic Publishing Panel hosted by the History Graduate Student Association. Monday, November 17 2025 3:00 – 4:15 pm, LeConte 101 Join us for a panel on academic publishing with the editor-in-chief from UGA Press and three professors from the History Department! We’ll discuss book proposals, the peer review process, tips for turning a dissertation into a monograph, and more. Bring any questions you may have regarding the wide world of academic…


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.
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