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Phi Kappa Literary Society Debate: on Confederate Monuments

In light of Black History Month, the Phi Kappa Literary Society would like to invite all students, faculty, and staff to join us to debate the resolution: 'BIHR: The relocation of the Confederate Monument on Broad Street is beneficial to the Athens Clarke County community.' The Phi Kappa Literary Society is the second oldest Greek-lettered collegiate society in North America as well as part of the oldest collegiate rivalry in the United States.…


Dirty History Paper Workshop: James Wall

Faculty and graduate students only. This Friday's paper is by James Wall, a doctoral candidate in history: “The Man Who Owns the Land Owns You”: New Communities, Incorporated and the End of the Rural War on Poverty." To provide a space for the further development of interdisciplinary, historically-grounded scholarship around issues of agriculture, environment, and capitalism, the organizers of “Dirty History” invite both faculty and advanced…


James Marten lecture: "Civil War Veterans and the Emergence of Modern America"

James Marten, Professor of History at Marquette University will present a talk on veteran's history. We tend to imagine Union veterans of the Civil War as slightly stooped, white-bearded old men who appeared on Decoration Day and the Fourth of July to bask in the warmth of their country’s gratitude for saving the Union.  They embraced their role in history and drew their self-esteem and sense of worth from the past.  This is, however,…


Transcribe-a-thon: Freedmen's Bureau Papers

In honor of the 200th birthday of Frederick Douglass, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Smithsonian Transcription Center and the Colored Conventions Project are jointly hosting an event bringing together people to transcribe the Freedmen's Bureau Papers. No experience with transcribing is necessary. Instructions, as needed, will be provided during the session. Participants may stay for any amount of time and may…


Holmes-Hunter Lecture

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, an award-winning journalist and University of Georgia alumna, will present the 2018 Holmes-Hunter Lecture Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel. The lecture is named in honor of Hunter-Gault and her classmate Hamilton Holmes, the first African-American students to attend UGA. Sponsored by the Office of the President, the Holmes-Hunter Lecture focuses on race relations, civil rights and education and has been held annually since…


History Faculty Meeting

Monthly meeting of history department faculty.


History of Capitalism Reading Group: What are the real causes of racial wealth inequality?

History of Capitalism reading group: This special edition of our group will host a group discussion to which the university community is invited. What are the real causes of racial wealth inequality?  Find out at the History Book Club, History of Capitalism Edition Mehrsa Baradaran, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and J. Alton Hosch Associate Professor of Law, UGA will discuss her book The Color of Money: Black Banks and…


Black History Month Book Club II : "Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America"

In honor of Black History Month, the History Department is hosting two book clubs. The second book club will focus on Martha Jones's Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America. Not yet published, students who sign up for this seminar will receive a free copy of a manuscript draft of Jones’s work and will get an in-depth look of how history books are researched, written, and published. Moderator: Kate Dahlstrand. To…


History Graduate student meet & greet w/ candidate

Graduate students in the history department are invited to meet informally with our search candidates in modern East Asian history.


History Graduate student meet & greet w/ candidate

Graduate students in the history department are invited to meet informally with our search candidates in modern East Asian history.
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