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Internships and Career Resources for History Majors

Join us Tuesday Oct. 3rd at 12:45 p.m., for a presentation from our Internship and Career Coordinator for the Humanities Christine Lasek-White. Christine will talk about all things job and internship related--what history majors bring to the hiring table, how to look for/assess/and apply for jobs and internships, and other career resources you have at your disposal here at UGA.  And if that’s not enough fun for you, there will also be…


HUMANITIES@WORK Speaker Series

The HUMANITIES@WORK speaker event will highlight four folks with careers at UGA who started out as humanities majors. This panel will take place on Wednesday, October 11th at 3 p.m. in the Park Hall Auditorium (room 265). This free event is the first in a series that will take place every October. This year's speakers include: Alan Flurry, Director of Communications in the Franklin College at UGA Dr. Mike Merva, Coordinator, Franklin College…


Dr. Sarah Case: Race, Reform, and Religious Faith: The Life and Tragic Death of Athens’ Juliette Derricotte

Join us for a research talk by Dr. Sarah Case, “Race, Reform, and Religious Faith: The Life and Tragic Death of Athens’ Juliette Derricotte.”  Sarah Case is a lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Editor of The Public Historian. Athens-born Juliette Derricotte was a nationally known early twentieth-century reformer and educator, active in the leadership of the YWCA and Dean of Women at Fisk University in…


Lunchtime Time Machine: How did a tiny man with an upset tummy terrify southern Democrats after the Civil War?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Doctoral student Bryant Barnes, who presents the question, "How did a tiny man with an upset tummy terrify southern Democrats after the Civil War?" Barnes studies interracial political movements in the Gilded Age US South. More specifically, he researches the connections between capitalism and the rise of Jim Crow segregation and disfranchisement. Barnes…


2024 Annual Graduating Seniors Luncheon & Awards

The Annual History Department Graduation Luncheon is the afternoon of May 10, Commencement Day. All students who RSVP;d have a seat at a luncheon table. Our luncheon tables are full, but students can still get a seat around the room if they have not RSVP'd, so please join us! This event is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2024 – 12:00-1:30 PMThe room will open by 11:30 am, and Special Collections has a lot of great exhibits to view in the building…


Lunchtime Time Machine: How did the murder of a Black activist end Reconstruction in North Carolina?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Scott Reynolds Nelson, who presents the question, "How did the murder of a Black activist end Reconstruction in North Carolina?" Professor Nelson writes about 19th-century history including the history of slavery, international finance, the history of science, and global commodities. His most recent book is Oceans of Grain: How American Wheat…


Lunchtime Time Machine: How did the bandleader of the Harlem Hellfighters become the "Martin Luther King" of Jazz?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Andrew Walgren. Walgren will talk about the research behind the question, "How did the bandleader of the Harlem Hellfighters become the "Martin Luther King" of Jazz?" Dr. Walgren is currently teaching courses in U.S. and military history at UGA. Walgren's research broadly focuses on the relationship between mass media, popular culture, the military, and…


Lunchtime Time Machine: What Greek god performed the best healing miracles?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Susan Mattern, as she presents the question, "What Greek god performed the best healing miracles?" Professor Mattern's latest book is the critically acclaimed The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause (Princeton U Press, 2019). It is a world history of menopause from about 2 million BCE. Mattern's research interests include…


Lunchtime Time Machine: Where have all the Indians gone?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. James F. Brooks. Brooks is an interdisciplinary scholar of the Indigenous and Colonial past. He served a decade on the Board of Directors of the Western National Parks Association, which supports research, preservation and education in 67 National Parks, including Coronado National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and Channel Islands…


Lunchtime Time Machine: Why were so many "witches" executed at Salem?

This installment of the Department of History’s popular undergraduate history talk series features Dr. Michael Winship, as he answers the question, "Why were so many "witches" executed at Salem?" Michael Winship's most recent book is  Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America (Yale UP, 2018), a Choice Academic Title of the Year for 2019. Winship teaches courses on Early America and colonial history. Free…
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