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Global Georgia Initiative – "Moving Statues: A Conversation of the Global South" Apr. 10 at GMOA

The Willson Center will present “Moving Statues: A Conversation of the Global South” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium of the Georgia Museum of Art as part of the 2019 Global Georgia Initiative. The event will include a panel discussion and a presentation by photographer and video artist Christo Doherty, an associate professor and deputy head of the Wits School of Arts of the University of the Witwatersrand,…


Guest Lecture: Mariana Ivanova

Mariana Ivanova, assistant professor of German, Miami University of Ohio, will speak about "The American West in Cold War Eastern European Cinema: Transnational Agenda and Commentary on Race in DEFA's Indianerfilme." The event includes the lecture, film screening at 3:30 p.m., and Q&A with Ivanova. Sponsored by the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies with additional support from the Department of Theatre and Film…


Dirty History Workshop's Annual Guest Lecture: Jason Moore

Jason Moore, Associate Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, will give the annual Dirty History lecture: "Slaveship Earth: Climate Crisis, Planetary Justice, and the Rise of Capitalism." From the author's web site: "Jason W. Moore is an environmental historian and historical geographer at Binghamton University, where he is professor of sociology. He is author or editor, most recently, of Capitalism in the Web of Life (Verso,…


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…


Lunchtime Time Machine: Why was a Revolutionary War fort missing for a century?

This installment of the Department of History's undergraduate lecture series features Jonathan D. Hepworth, a PhD candidate in history and winner of this year's grad student LTTM competition. Free admission, free pizza.


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.


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."


History at Work: Journalism

The History at Work Speaker Series invites former history majors, minors, and advocates to discuss how they have transformed historical thinking into post-college careers, and to show current majors how to think about the strengths and possibilities of their own training.  This installment is dedicated to journalism. It features Brad Schrade, a Putlizer-Prize-winning reporter who now works at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He received…


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…


Spring 2024 last day of classes

No tests or quizzes are to be administered on the final instructional day of a course, unless the course has not been assigned a final examination time slot by the University. All labs may administer tests or quizzes on the final instructional day. For purposes of this policy, student presentations to the class in a seminar or graduate course shall not be considered a test or a quiz.
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