The University of Georgia, Department of History

Joshua Haynes

18th c. southeastern Indians; theft and violence on the Creek-Georgia frontier, 1773-1812

Graduate Teaching Assistant
M.A., University of Mississippi, 2001

Office: 332 LeConte
jhaynes@uga.edu

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Joshua S. Haynes is currently completing his dissertation focused on theft and violence on the Creek-Georgia frontier between 1770 and 1796. He has presented his research at several conferences, has taught the survey and upper level undergraduate courses, and recently won multiple awards including a research grant from the American Philosophical Society's Phillips Fund for Native American research.

Research and Teaching Interests

[Early America]
[Native American]
[U.S. South]
[War and Diplomacy]

Dissertation

"Patrolling the Border: Theft and Violence on the Creek-Georgia Frontier, 1770-1796," supervised by Dr. Claudio Saunt (In Progress)

Selected Publications

"Constructing Authenticity: The Indian Arts and Crafts Board and the Eastern Band of Cherokees, 1935-1985," in Native South, ed. (, Fall 2010) More Info

Honors and Awards

Thomas Pleasant Vincent Sr. History Scholarship, UGA History Department, Presented to a distinguished graduate student with interest in Georgia history (2012)

Phillips Fund Research Grant, American Philosophical Society (2012)

Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship, UGA Graduate School (2012)

Gregory Fund Research Grant, UGA History Department (2012)

Courses Taught

HIST2111: U.S. History to 1865 [Syllabus]

HIST3050: American Indian History to 1840 [Syllabus]

HIST4480: The Indians of the Old South [Syllabus]