Join us in celebrating the release of Dr. Cassia Roth's forthcoming 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 University of Georgia.

The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to announce the first Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held March 13-14, 2020, at the UGA campus in Athens, Georgia. This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative. Our conference invites graduate students to submit proposals that illuminate new work that draws

University of Georgia May 21-22, 2021

The University of Georgia Department of History and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is pleased to announce its second Capitalist Souths interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held May 21-22, 2021. Because of the ongoing pandemic, it will be held virtually. This conference is part of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Global Georgia Initiative.

Scott Nelson, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Humanities in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

Nelson, who specializes in 19th-century American social history in the department of history, has authored or co-authored five books, most recently A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America’s Financial Disasters.

The history of the university is intertwined with the lives of African Americans — and we are committed to investigating that past, even when the campus landmarks don't adequately commemorate it.

On February 23, 2019, the Department of History hosted a walking tour that highlighted how the histories of persons of color, African Americans in particular, are intertwined with the namesakes and landmarks on UGA's campus.

Morgan Geiser, a double dawg from the UGA Department of History, is inspiring the next generation of historians. 

Geiser (BS History, ‘20; MS History, ‘21) has spent the past five years teaching history to middle and high school students, and he is currently a teacher for Ignite Christian Academy, an online K-12 learning platform. 

“My experience at UGA was truly transformative,” he said. 

A fourth-year History and English major, Priya Storey is applying for the final year of the Double Dawg program in graduate school to complete her master’s degree in history next year. She noted the numerous and diverse academic opportunities available at UGA are what first caught her attention when looking at prospective colleges. She’s taken advantage of many of those opportunities as a double major (History and English) and studying abroad.

The History Department is delighted to announce a new endowed lecture series in African American History and War & Society. The Morrow Lecture will be given annually on a rotating basis by distinguished scholars of African American History or the History of War and Society. The lecture series is endowed by John and Diane Morrow, two beloved professors who recently retired after years of dedicated scholarship, teaching, and service to the University of Georgia History Department.  Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr.

The Lunchtime Time Machine - where each month the History Department brings you a interesting history and lunchtime pizza - for free!

All majors are welcome.

This is an FYO event.