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"They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South", with Dr. Stephanie Jones-Rogers

Dr. Stephanie Jones-Rogers, associate professor of history at the University of California, Berkeley, will discuss her book They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South (Yale U Press, 2020). This talk will occur remotely via Zoom.  Click here to make a Zoom reservation Graduate students in history who attend will receive a copy of the book in advance. A short presentation about the book will be followed by a Q…


"Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial Lima", with Dr. Tamara Walker

Dr. Tamara Walker will join us to discuss her most recent book, Exquisite Slaves: Race, Clothing, and Status in Colonial Lima (Cambridge, 2017). Walker's scholarship focuses on three interrelated thematic areas: the history of slavery and freedom in Latin America; the process of racial formation in the region; and the ways in which gender shaped the experience of enslavement and racialization. This talk will be presented remotely via Zoom, space…


Constitution Day: “The Consistency of James Madison: the Bill of Rights”

The School of Public and International Affairs invites you to our annual Constitution Day lecture in celebration of the day that Constitutional Convention representatives in Philadelphia completed and signed the United States Constitution in 1787.  The centerpiece of these festivities is a virtual lecture open to the public by Professor Michael Zuckert, the Nancy R. Dreux Professor of Political Science, Emeritus, University of Notre Dame,…


Gender, Race, and Sexuality Reading Group

This will be the first virtual meeting for 2020-21 of the Gender, Race, and Sexuality Reading Group. Topics and discussion will vary based on collaborative input from history graduate students. Check back for updates and future events! Please contact Ally Velez or Valerie McLaurin for an invitation link.


History of Capitalism Reading Group

This will be the first meeting for 2020-21 of the History of Capitalism Reading Group. The readings will be precirculated based on interest to graduate students in the department who would like to attend the Zoom call. Readings will vary temporally and geographically, and will include new works from UGA scholars, first books, historiographical articles and/or works of theoretical significance to what has become a vibrant field of historical…


"In Plenty and in Time of Need": with Dr. Lia Bascomb

Dr. Lia Bascomb, Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies, Georgia State University, will discuss her book In Plenty and in Time of Need: Popular Culture and the Remapping of Barbadian Identity (Rutgers U Press, 2019). This talk will be presented remotely via Zoom, space will be limited.  Students who register and attend will receive a copy of the book in advance. A short presentation about the book will be followed…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Devin Jerome

Devin Jerome will defend his Master's thesis, "'Lay Down the Hammer and Hoe":The Delta Council and Cotton Mechanization in the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta, 1942-1955" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


Graduate workshop with Dr. Toyin Alli: Back to Grad School

Dr. Toyin Alli is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at UGA and the founder of The Academic Society. This workshop will help history grad students set major goals for the semester, figure out how to manage their time, and create a productive weekly schedule that includes "me" time and self-care.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Ashley Paige Collins

Paige Collins will defend her M.A. thesis, "Idyllic Imperialism: The California Mission Replica at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904" via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.


M.A. Thesis Defense: R. Shaw Bridges

Robert Shaw Bridges will defend his Master's thesis, ""To Be Considered As Salvors": Risk and Value in the Brokered World of the Early Nineteenth Century American Whale Fishery" in conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office at least 48 hours in advance.
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