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"In Plenty and in Time of Need": with Dr. Lia Bascomb

Dr. Lia Bascomb, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies, Georgia State University, will discuss her book In Plenty and in Time of Need: Popular Culture and the Remapping of Barbadian Identity (Rutgers U Press, 2019). This talk will be presented remotely via Zoom, space will be limited.  Students who register and attend will receive a copy of the book in advance. A short presentation about the book will be followed…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Devin Jerome

Devin Jerome will defend his Master's thesis, "'Lay Down the Hammer and Hoe":The Delta Council and Cotton Mechanization in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, 1942-1955" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


Graduate workshop with Dr. Toyin Alli: Back to Grad School

Dr. Toyin Alli is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at UGA and the founder of The Academic Society. This workshop will help history grad students set major goals for the semester, figure out how to manage their time, and create a productive weekly schedule that includes "me" time and self-care.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Ashley Paige Collins

Paige Collins will defend her M.A. thesis, "Idyllic Imperialism: The California Mission Replica at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904" via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Christopher Bowers

Christopher Bowers will defend his Master's thesis, "A Spur in the Practice of Virtue: Catholic Civil Society and Institutional Syncretism in Veneto 1866-1915" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Steven Soper. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Savannah Guenthner

Savanna Guenthner will defend her M.A. thesis, "Imagining an Identity: the Activism and Photography of James Brady as a Catalyst for Renewed Metis Self-Determination Efforts"  via remote conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. James Brooks. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


Virtual Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremonies

University of Georgia announces plan for rescheduling of Commencement ceremonies The University of Georgia announced today that the Fall 2020 undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies, previously scheduled for Stegeman Coliseum on Dec. 18, 2020, will be held virtually. This difficult decision was made after extensive dialogue with faculty leaders and public health officials to address concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 in…


PhD Oral Comprehensive Examination: Terrell Orr

Terrell Orr will take his oral doctoral comprehensive examinations via Zoom. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. Members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in history at least 4 days in advance to ensure remote access.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Thomas McShea

Thomas McShea will defend his M.A. thesis, "The Cromwell Brothers: New York Confronts the Civil War" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Amrish Nair

Amrish Nair will defend his M.A. thesis, "Confessional Frontiers: Conversion and Captivity in the Early Modern Mediterranean" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Ben Ehlers. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.
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