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Andrew Liu: Tea War: A History of Capitalism In China and India

Dr. Andrew Liu (Assistant Professor, History, Villanova University) presents a talk on his book, Tea War: A History of Capitalism In China and India. Presented via Zoom - scan the QR code on the flyer or select the following link to register - https://zoom.us/j/95831727275?pwd=Qk1wdXcvajQ3VHNHclZKb0Myc01IUT09. Andrew B. Liu is an assistant professor of history at Villanova University near Philadelphia. His interests include modern China,…


Maren Ehlers: Samurai on Sakhalin: Ōno Domain, Mercantilist Reform, and the Japanese 'Northern Frontier'

Dr. Maren Ehlers (Associate Professor, History, UNC-Charlotte), presents: "Samurai on Sakhalin: Ōno Domain, Mercantilist Reform, and the Japanese 'Northern Frontier,' 1855-1869.”  Presented via Zoom - registration required. Please  go to the link https://zoom.us/j/91746748777 to register. Ehlers is the author of Give and Take: Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.…


History at Work: Public History in the National Parks Service

The History at Work Speaker Series explores the many ways of putting a history degree to use after college. Join us, and bring your questions as Fred Boyles talk to students about working in the National Park Service. A free and public event. All majors are welcome Fred Boyles spent 33 years in the National Park Service working in public history.  After graduating from UGA and teaching public school for two years, he obtained a Masters…


Accepted Graduate Student Virtual Open House

For our accepted graduated students in history. This one-day event will allow our new admits to meet our faculty, graduate students, and other accepted applicants and to become acquainted with the opportunities available in Athens. A Zoom invite and further details and times will be forthcoming via email to newly admitted students.


Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the War on the Union

Join us as alum David K. Thomson (Ph.D. '16) discusses his research and new book, Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union (University of North Carolina Press, April, 2022). Dr. Thomson is an Assistant Professor of history at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. His forthcoming book, Bonds of War, explores Union bond markets during the American Civil War. This is a free and public event.


A Georgian in Greece: Exploring the Life of John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923)

Join us via Zoom for this special presentation. Professor John W. I. Lee of UC Santa Barbara will discuss his new book, The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert (Oxford University Press 2022), with a particular focus on Gilbert’s community, educational, and scholarly connections in Georgia. John Wesley Gilbert, today recognized as the first professionally trained archaeologist of African American descent, was born…


Made Visible: Collecting and Curating Black Artists at the Georgia Museum of Art

Join us for a talk with Dr. Shawnya Harris, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art of the Georgia Museum of Art. Shawnya L. Harris, Ph.D. is the Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, where she has worked since 2015. Harris has curated numerous exhibitions including Mary Bendolph: Quilted Memories, Richard Hunt: Synthesis,…


The Linnentown Project, with Hattie Whitehead

Featuring Hattie Whitehead, Co-Chair of the Linnentown Project, with guest Bobby Crook. Hattie Thomas Whitehead is the author of Giving Voice to Linnentown: A Memoir. The Linnentown Project is a community-led initiative to celebrate the history of the historic Athens black neighborhood 'Linnentown' and to educate community stakeholders and decision makers about the legacy and violent impacts of urban renewal on black communities in Athens, GA.…


The Deportation Express: A History of America through Forced Removal

Please join Dr. Ethan Blue as he presents his new book The Deportation Express: A History of America through Forced Removal (University of California Press, 2021).   The Deportation Express: A History of America through Forced Removal is a history of the United States' systematic expulsion of "undesirable" immigrants, told through the lives of the passengers who traveled from around the world, only to be locked up and forced…


Info Session: 2022 Washington DC Summer Program in Public History

All students are invited to attend a brief information session about the 2022 Washington Summer Program in Public History to be held on Wednesday, December 8th at 2:00 pm via Zoom. Interested students should email Dr. Reason at areason@uga.edu for the Zoom link.  Note: the priority deadline for applications has been extended to December 31! ........... Applications are still being accepted for the 2022 Washington Summer …
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