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UGA Main Libraries: Primary Sources Workshop

Explore the rich world of primary sources in this interactive workshop!  Participants will learn how to discover and analyze original materials—such as letters, diaries, newspapers, and government documents—using tools like Adam Matthew’s curated digital collections. Questions: Contact Sheila Devaney sdevaney@uga.edu. Presented by the University of Georgia Libraries and GradUp.


The Workshop in History and Gender Studies presents:“What is Owed to Me”: Reimagining Ideas of Legitimacy and Honor among Black Women in Colonial Mexico

Join us for a talk by Danielle Terrazas Williams, “What is Owed to Me”: Reimagining Ideas of Legitimacy and Honor among Black Women in Colonial Mexico. Danielle Terrazas Williams is associate professor in the School of History at the University of Leeds. She won the Kimberly S. Hanger Prize from the Southern Historical Association for the research and writing of material included in her book, The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and…


Georgia Writers Hall of Fame Induction Event

Deborah Blum, celebrated author of The Poisoner’s Handbook and The Poison Squad, will return to Athens, where her investigative journalism career began, for a discussion about the science and safety of food. The Sept. 23 event, ""What's on the Table? Food Safety in Georgia, the South, and Beyond," with author Deborah Blum and Dr. Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, has been designated as a University of Georgia Signature Lecture, and will serve…


Guest speaker: Andreas Etges

Join us for a talk by Andreas Etges, "Destination Berlin: Staging Visits in a Divided City. Kennedy, Khrushchev, King, and Springsteen." Free and open to the public. This is an FYO event. Andreas Etges is senior lecturer in American history at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. The Cold War specialist has curated several historical exhibits on US history and is frequently interviewed by German and international media on US politics,…


Book Release reception: Akela Reason's Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York

The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts will host a reception honoring the new book release by Akela Reason, associate professor of history and director of the Museum Studies Certificate Program. Her new book is Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York (Yale University Press, 2025). Snacks and light refreshments will be on hand, and the reception is open to all. From the publisher: A rich history of Gilded Age…


UGA Geography Colloquium Series: "Renewal: Owning our histories and strengthening university-community partnerships"

UGA Geography Colloquium Series presents -  "Renewal: Owning our histories and strengthening university-community partnerships."   Davarian L. Baldwin is an internationally recognized scholar, author, and public advocate. He is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Founding Director of the Smart Cities Research Lab at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Baldwin is the award-winning author of several…


Inaugural Morrow Lecture in African American and Military History: with Matthew Delmont

Join us for the inaugural presentation of the Dr. John H. Morrow and Dr. Diane B. Morrow Lectureship Series: Matthew Delmont (Dartmouth College) will present a lecture on his recent book and research entitled, "Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad." A UGA Signature Lecture. Free and open to the public. Dr. Matthew Delmont is the Frank J. Guarini Associate Dean of International Studies and…


Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York

The American Antiquarian Society presents the following book talk: Join virtually, or in person, to hear Akela Reason discuss her new book, Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York (June 2025, Yale Univ Press), a rich history of Gilded Age partisan politics, aesthetics, and the creation of New York City’s Civil War monuments. Illuminating the historical context of Civil War soldiers’ monuments in New York City, Reason…


Dirty History: Heather Roller (Colgate University)

Featuring Heather Roller, History and Environmental Studies, Colgate University. "Legacy Chemicals: A Half Century of Pesticides in American Farming and Rural Life." Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism. Dirty History workshops are attended mainly by faculty and graduate students from UGA and area universities. The authors whose work we discuss come…


Dirty History: Joseph Lanning and Bram Tucker

Featuring Joseph Lanning, Anthropology, University of Georgia and School for International Training, and Bram Tucker, Anthropology, University of Georgia. "Farming as Gambling: Illusionary Profits and Agricultural Decision-making in the Malawian Green Revolution." Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism. Dirty History workshops are attended mainly by…
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