Faculty Book Talk: Cassia Roth's "A Miscarriage of Justice" Join us in celebrating the release of Dr. Cassia Roth's forthcoming 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 University of Georgia. Read more about Faculty Book Talk: Cassia Roth's "A Miscarriage of Justice"
Capitalist Souths, a Graduate Student Conference The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to announce the first Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held March 13-14, 2020, at the UGA campus in Athens, Georgia. This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative. Our conference invites graduate students to submit proposals that illuminate new work that draws Read more about Capitalist Souths, a Graduate Student Conference
Capitalist Souths, Graduate Student Conference University of Georgia May 21-22, 2021 The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to announce its second Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held May 21-22, 2021. Because of the ongoing pandemic, it will be held virtually. This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative. Read more about Capitalist Souths, Graduate Student Conference
Scott Nelson Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship Scott Nelson, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Humanities in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Nelson, who specializes in 19th-century American social history in the department of history, has authored or co-authored five books, most recently A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America’s Financial Disasters. Read more about Scott Nelson Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Black Histories at UGA The history of the university is intertwined with the lives of African Americans — and we are committed to investigating that past, even when the campus landmarks don't adequately commemorate it. Read more about Black Histories at UGA
Black Histories at UGA: A Campus Tour On February 23, 2019, the Department of History hosted a walking tour that highlighted how the histories of persons of color, African Americans in particular, are intertwined with the namesakes and landmarks on UGA's campus. Read more about Black Histories at UGA: A Campus Tour
Honors class field study - Natives & Newcomers in the Transformation of North America The honors section of Natives & Newcomers in the Transformation of North America (HIST 3055H) took academic analysis into the field this semester, with a trip to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina, guided by Dr.s James Owens (Institute of Native American Studies) and James F. Brooks (History). Read more about Honors class field study - Natives & Newcomers in the Transformation of North America
History Faculty Graduate student spring event History faculty, graduate students and staff are invited. Please check your email for RSVP details. Questions? Contact Cindy Hahamovitch at cxhaha@uga.edu. Read more about History Faculty Graduate student spring event
GLC @ Lunch: Dr. Cassia Roth, "Black Nurse, White Milk: Slavery and the Politics of Breastfeeding in Nineteenth Century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." Dr. Cassia Roth, Associate Professor in History and LACSI joint-appointment faculty at the University of Georgia will present her research on advertisements for enslaved wet nurses in nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using newspaper sources. Register to attend via Zoom, https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Og2jksduRECqhxUH4xX-ng Read more about GLC @ Lunch: Dr. Cassia Roth, "Black Nurse, White Milk: Slavery and the Politics of Breastfeeding in Nineteenth Century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."
Opening Reception: Student Curated Projects Read more about Opening Reception: Student Curated Projects
