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Lunchtime Time Machine: How Did We Double Human Life Expectancy?

Our ever-popular Lunchtime Time Machine talk series presents Dr. Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era as he explores the question "How did we double human life expectancy?" Berry feels compelled to study "old, unhappy, far-off things." A historian of mortality, his research explores the intersections of race, class, gender, family, violence, and death in the nineteenth-century South. All majors are welcome. Free admission, free…


History at Work: Museums and Educators

The History at Work Speaker Series explores the many ways of putting a history degree to use after college. This episode features history and Double Dawg alum and Museum Educator Isabel Mann. As a museum educator and digital specialist, Mann designs educational resources and facilitates a wide range of programs related to World War II and the Holocaust.  Pizza will be served to attendees. All majors are welcome!


M.A. Thesis Defense: Christian Choe

H. Christian Choe will defend his M.A. thesis, "Under New Management: U.S. Administration of the Panama Canal Zone, 1904-14"  via remote conference with the graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office by 10 AM Wednesday July 14.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Imani Rose Carter

Imani Rose Carter will defend her M.A. thesis, "Acts of Resistance: Black W.A.C.S At War Against Discrimination" via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. John Morrow. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office  by 9 AM Monday July 12 for the event link.


Capitalist Souths Keynote Lecture: The Global Cowboy

The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to welcome the keynote speaker for the Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference Friday, May 21.This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative. Historian Dr. Tore Olsson will present the conference keynote address, "The Global Cowboy: Country Music and American Empire in the…


May 14, 1:30 - 3:00 PM; A Gift for our Graduates!

Graduating Spring or summer 2021? Here for commencement in May?  In lieu of our annual graduation reception, the history department wants to give you a graduation gift!  You may pick up your graduation gift in LeConte Hall during any of the following days and times listed below.  We’ll have a table set up on the 2nd floor close to rm 211. If you need us to meet you downstairs on the first floor instead, just email history@uga.edu…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Robert Carpenter

Robert Carpenter will defend his M.A. thesis, "“By Land and Water:” Fleeing Forced Labor in Coastal Colonial Georgia" in virtual conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. The university community is invited to attend. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Sara Small

Sara Small will defend her M.A. thesis, "If the Masters be Cruel": Violence and Masculinity in the Early Modern British Caribbean, via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Rood. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


HSUGA 2022 Community Event: "Tell the Whole Story"

May 21, 2022 History of Slavery at the University of Georgia 2022 Community Event “Tell the Whole Story” All day at the Brooklyn Cemetery, 820 Westlake Dr., and Morton Theatre, 195 W. Washington St. Tentative Schedule (Details and updates at https://www.slaveryatuga.org/)     10am-noon: Brooklyn Cemetery     1:00-2:30pm: Archival Readings and Vignettes at the Morton Theatre     4:00-6:00pm: Music and…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Sachen Pillay

Sachen Pillay will defend his M.A. thesis entitled, "The Sovietization Period: Cold War Propaganda and the Soviet-Cuban Alliance" Monday, April 3. The Major Professor is Dr. Joseph Kellner. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.
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