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LeConte forum

Joseph LeConte was a geologist, a naturalist, and a Darwinist. He was also energetically, unabashedly racist. So the Department of History is holding a forum for its students and faculty to discuss what we should do about his portrait — which until recently faced the main entrance of LeConte Hall. LeConte Hall is named after Joseph LeConte, a man emblematic of his times in his support for science, evolution, and Darwin — as well as his…


Book tour guest lecture: David Silkenat

David Silkenat presents a talk on his new book,  Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War. Silkenat is a senior lecturer in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh. He is also the author of Moments of Despair: Suicide, Divorce, and Debt in Civil War Era North Carolina. He is a co-host of The Whiskey Rebellion, an American History podcast. This is a FREE and public event.


Gender, Race, & Sexuality Reading Group Meeting


Gender, Race, and Sexuality Reading Group meeting

For graduate students and faculty only.  The first GRS meeting of this semester will be Wednesday, February 6th @ 6:30pm at the Globe. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend. For the readings, please contact Lauren Titley (let94308@uga.edu) or Jeffrey Jones (jeffrey.jones@uga.edu).


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series: Cassia Roth

Cassia Roth, History and Latin American & Caribbean Studies, presents: "Policing Pregnancy: Statecraft, Poverty and Reproductive Health in Early Twentieth-Century Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."


Dirty History Seminar for Faculty and Graduate Students

Faculty and graduate students are invited to join us on Friday, January 18th at 3:30 in 320 LeConte to discuss the paper “A Terrible Transformation: Creating an Agro-Carceral Landscape in the Texas Sugar Bowl, 1843-1912” with its author, Jermaine Thibodeaux, Ph.D. Candidate, History, University of Texas. This is a graduate student and faculty workshop. Please email Dan Rood danrood@uga.edu for a copy of the paper to read in advance.


Reading Day

These days have been designated by the University Council to provide time for students to prepare for final exams. No mandatory assignments are to be scheduled for completion during reading days -- either for course work or for co-curricular activities. Exceptions for good cause can be made to this policy by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction. Nothing in this policy limits an instructor from scheduling optional study reviews for…


Athens MLK Day of Service

  Athens MLK Day of Service is an annual celebration in support of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and commitment to service. In 1994, Congress made the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday an official day of service. Athens, Georgia is one of the thousands of cities across the United States that decided to make this "A Day On and Not a Day Off." We invite you to honor Dr. King's legacy at the 17th Annual…


History faculty meeting

For history faculty only.


Franklin-Liverpool lecture: Dr. Christienna Fryar

Franklin-Liverpool visiting faculty lecture. Dr. Christienna Fryar will be presenting, “Fears of Jim Crow: British Sovereignty, American Expansionism, and the 1907 Kingston Earthquake.” This is a FREE and public event.
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