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History of Capitalism Reading Group: Das Kapital, Part VI

For the 2015 Spring Semester, we will be reading Karl Marx's major contribution to political and economic theory, Das Kapital, Vol. I. At our brown bag lunch meetings, we will explore the book chronologically. Students, Faculty and the public are encouraged to attend. For the full schedule, please visit our website at capitalism.uga.edu.


PhD Dissertation Defense: Ashton G. Ellett

Ashton Ellett will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Recasting Conservatism: Georgia Republicans and the Transformation of Southern Politics since World War II" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. James Cobb. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Kathleen Nehls

Kathleen Nehls will defend her dissertation entitled, "Red-Tape Fraternities: State-building in the Age of Associationalism, 1870-1935" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Paul Sutter. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Marvin Chiles

Marvin Chiles will defend his doctoral dissertation, " An Honest Conversation About Race: Racial Reconciliation in Richmond, Virginia, 1954 to the Present " in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Robert Pratt. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Christina Davis

Christina Davis will defend her dissertation entitled, "The Collective Identities of Women Teachers in Black Schools in the Post-Bellum South" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Robert Pratt. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture: James Cobb

The Phinizy Lectures rank as UGA's most distinguished lecture series in the humanities. This year's lecture is etitled "Divided by a Common Past: Southerners and the Struggle to Secure Their Version of History", presented by James C. Cobb, B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Research Professor in the History of the American South. Cobb is an expert in the history and culture of the American South and has written and lectured extensively on these…


"Been in the Storm So Long: Remembering 1864 and 1964 in 2014"

Georgia Public Broadcasting's Rickey Bevington hosts a stellar line-up of local scholars, poets, artists, and musicians in a far-reaching roundtable discussion of the coincident anniversaries of the 1864 Battles of Atlanta and 1964 Civil Rights Act. Panelists include Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey; artist Robert Morris; singer-songwriter Caroline Herring; and historians Robert Pratt, Brett Gadsden and Joseph Crespino. Featuring Robert Morris's…


Research Funding Strategies for Graduate Students and Postdocs in the Humanities and Arts

The Willson Center and the Graduate School will host a panel discussion on funding strategies for graduate students and postdocs in the humanities and arts. Panelists will discuss both internal and external research funding strategies. Panelists include Chad Howe (Romance Languages), Mathew C. Hulbert (Ph.D. candidate, History), Scott Nesbit (CED, Digital Humanities), Chloe Wigston Smith (English), and Elizabeth Wright (Romance Languages). Cathy…


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Kevin Krause

Kevin M. Krause will defend his Doctoral dissertation entitled, "A Different State of Mind: Ben Tillman and the Transformation of State Government in South Carolina, 1885-1895."  The major professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Reading Day

examinations. No mandatory assignments are to be scheduled for completion during reading days--either for course work or extra-curricular or co-curricular activities. More information
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