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Their Determination to Remain: A Cherokee Community’s Resistance to the Trail of Tears in North Carolina

Join us as Dr. Lance Greene discusses is research and new book - "In his book Their Determination to Remain: A Cherokee Community’s Resistance to the Trail of Tears in North Carolina (U Alabama Press, March, 2022), Lance Greene explores the lives of wealthy plantation owners Betty and John Welch who lived on the southwestern edge of the Cherokee Nation. John was Cherokee and Betty was White. Although few Cherokees in the region participated in…


Book Talk: Timothy Yang, "A Medicated Empire: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Modern Japan"

Join us as Dr. Timothy Yang discusses his research and new book, A Medicated Empire: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Modern Japan (Cornell University Press, 2021). Yang was recently awarded a prize for the best book in business history by The Hagley Museum and Library and the Business History Conference. A free and public event. Timothy Yang teaches courses on the history of East Asia, Japan, science and medicine, capitalism, and memory. His…


Panel: Kudzu and the Boll Weevil in Modern Georgia

Panel: Kudzu and the Boll Weevil in Modern Georgia The Russell Library is hosting a panel featuring Drs. James C. Giesen, associate professor of history and Grisham Master Teacher, Mississippi State University, and Derek Alderman, professor of geography, University of Tennessee. Discussion will include the social, cultural, and economic impact of notorious pests such as the boll weevil and kudzu in modern Georgia. Dr. Brian Drake, senior…


Panel: “Understanding the War in Ukraine: Cultural and Historical Perspectives”

Panel: “Understanding the War in Ukraine: Cultural and Historical Perspectives” Panelists: Victoria Hasko (Language and Literacy Education), Yuliia Kabina (Fulbright Researcher, National University of Cherkasy, Ukraine), Joseph Kellner (History), Alexandra Shapiro (Germanic & Slavic Studies) Moderator: Charles Byrd (Germanic & Slavic Studies) Sponsored by: Office of Global Engagement, Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies…


Gender, Race, and Sexuality Reading Group

Please join us on April 1, 3:00pm, in the Conference Room of LeConte Hall as we discuss Charles Chesnutt's The Marrow of Tradition, a novel set against the Wilmington Insurrection of 1898. GRS reading group meetings are open to all graduate students, regardless of department affiliation. A Zoom link will be made available to those who would prefer to join virtually. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Choe (christianchoe@uga.edu…


Making Sense of War in Ukraine: A brief history and student Q&A

Please join us as the history department’s Soviet expert, Dr. Joey Kellner, will explain Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and answer questions from students about the crisis. A FREE and public event.


Book Talk: A Miscarriage of Justice

Please join us for this event featuring Dr. Cassia Roth as she discusses her book, A Miscarriage of Justice: Women’s Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-Century Brazil, (Stanford U Press, January 2020). A Miscarriage of Justice examines women's reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cassia Roth is Assistant Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the…


Simon Wolfe Taylor (Twitter), "From Academia to Industry: Applying a History Degree Beyond the Classroom"

Join us for a talk with Simon Taylor, PhD (Senior Researcher, Twitter) as he discusses "From Academia to Industry: Applying a History Degree Beyond the Classroom." Prior to entering industry, Taylor was Collegiate Assistant Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, where his work focused on the history of medicine and science. Presented via Zoom, registration is required. Register by scanning the QR code below, or at the…


Andrew Liu: Tea War: A History of Capitalism In China and India

Dr. Andrew Liu (Assistant Professor, History, Villanova University) presents a talk on his book, Tea War: A History of Capitalism In China and India. Presented via Zoom - scan the QR code on the flyer or select the following link to register - https://zoom.us/j/95831727275?pwd=Qk1wdXcvajQ3VHNHclZKb0Myc01IUT09. Andrew B. Liu is an assistant professor of history at Villanova University near Philadelphia. His interests include modern China,…


Maren Ehlers: Samurai on Sakhalin: Ōno Domain, Mercantilist Reform, and the Japanese 'Northern Frontier'

Dr. Maren Ehlers (Associate Professor, History, UNC-Charlotte), presents: "Samurai on Sakhalin: Ōno Domain, Mercantilist Reform, and the Japanese 'Northern Frontier,' 1855-1869.”  Presented via Zoom - registration required. Please  go to the link https://zoom.us/j/91746748777 to register. Ehlers is the author of Give and Take: Poverty and the Status Order in Early Modern Japan. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.…
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