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Chad Williams: the wartime experience of African American soldiers in World War I

Chad Williams will give a talk on the wartime experience of African American soldiers in World War I and the rise of the New Negro as part of The U.S. in the First World War, a lecture series commemorating the centennial of the entrance of the United States into World War I, sponsored by the department of history and the Willson Center. Chad Williams is associate professor of African and Afro-American studies at Brandeis University. He is the…


The U.S. in the First World War: Lynn Dumenil – “Modern American Women and World War I”

Lynn Dumenil will give a talk on “Modern American Women and World War I” as part of The U.S. in the First World War, a lecture series commemorating the centennial of the entrance of the United States into World War I, sponsored by the department of history and the Willson Center. Lynn Dumenil is the Robert Glass Cleland Professor of American History, Emerita at Occidental College. She is the author of The Second Line of Defense: American…


Stephen Mihm: "A Nation of Counterfeiters"

Dr. Stephen Mihm of the UGA history department will talk about his book, A nation of counterfeiters: capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States, in conjunction with the exhibit "Gold-digging in Georgia."


Drew Swanson: the History of Southern Gold Mining

"From Georgia to California and Back: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Southern Gold Mining," Drew Swanson (UGA PhD history, 2010), history professor at Wright State University. Gold nuggets, historic maps, photographs, postcards and other artifacts help tell the story of Georgia’s antebellum gold rush, which preceded the frenzy in California by two decades, in an exhibit at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library. A centerpiece of the…


Movie Myth Bustin': U.S. and Memory of WWI

Looking for a way to decompress after the last day of classes and before exams - come hang out, eat pizza, and talk about the first World War! Epsilon Pi, UGA's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, Inc., is hosting a lecture and screening of the WWI film, The Lost Battalion'. History doctoral student Alex Nordlund will discuss the US and its memory of WWI. Nordlund will look at America's entry and participationn in the conflict and the war's impact on…


Robert A. Pratt: "Witness to Freedom"

Please join us for a lecture and book signing event with Robert A. Pratt, (UGA Professor of history), for a presentation of his newest book Selma’s Bloody Sunday: Protest, Voting Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Equality. Robert Pratt’s articles and essays have appeared in numerous journals and other publications. He is the recipient of several national fellowships and grants, including a Danforth Foundation Fellowship (1980-1984), a Spencer…


Phi Alpha Theta's annual spring dinner lecture: presenting Steven Soper

Phi Alpha Theta's annual spring dinner lecture - "Between a Dungeon and the Deep Blue Sea" presented by Dr. Steven Soper (UGA, History) . Mark your calendars for a great night of history, community, and dinner from Dondero's kitchen. Limited seating. Advance tickets are required for this event, tickets are sold out. From Dr. Soper: "Anyone interested in the trauma of deportation in the contemporary world might wonder how the experience of…


Burgers in the Age of Black Capitalism: How Civil Rights and Fast Food Changed America after 1968

Marcia Chatelain presents “Burgers in the Age of Black Capitalism: How Civil Rights and Fast Food Changed America after 1968”. Dr. Chatelain is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University.  


Athens Illuminated, a Phi Alpha Theta history series: UGA, Athens, and Native Americans

     Join us for our first Athens Illuminated lecture of the Spring semester. This semester our local Athens history lecture series will focus on Native American history. Don't miss out on this great lecture by Dr. Jace Weaver from the Religion department and free pizza!      From Dr. Weaver,"Athens, of course--I grew up around the University of Georgia, and from its charter in 1785 through 1835, UGA's…


Book Presentation /Lecture: Intimate Bonds: Family and Slavery in the French Atlantic

Book presentation and reception with Dr. Jennifer Palmer (UGA, Department of History), who will discuss her book Intimate Bonds: Family and Slavery in the French Atlantic (The University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016). See the symposium website for details. Sponsored by: Department of History, the Office of the President, the Program in World History and Cultures at Georgia State University, and The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence at…
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