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Please join us on April 1, 3:00pm, in the Conference Room of LeConte Hall as we discuss Charles Chesnutt's The Marrow of Tradition, a novel set against the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898. GRS reading group meetings are open to all graduate students, regardless of department affiliation. A Zoom link will be made available to those who would prefer to join virtually. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Choe (christianchoe@uga.edu…
Please join us as the history department’s Soviet expert, Dr. Joey Kellner, will explain Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and answer questions from students about the crisis. A FREE and public event.
Please join us for this event featuring Dr. Cassia Roth as she discusses her book, A Miscarriage of Justice: Women’s Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-Century Brazil, (Stanford U Press, January 2020). A Miscarriage of Justice examines women's reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cassia Roth is Assistant Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the…
Join us for a talk with Simon Taylor, PhD (Senior Researcher, Twitter) as he discusses "From Academia to Industry: Applying a History Degree Beyond the Classroom." Prior to entering industry, Taylor was Collegiate Assistant Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, where his work focused on the history of medicine and science. Presented via Zoom, registration is required. Register by scanning the QR code below, or at the…
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,…
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.…
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…
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.
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…
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,…

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