Joseph Kelly, a doctoral candidate from the University of Liverpool, will  present his research Tuesday afternoon entitled, "Shareholder Anti-Slavery? Capitalism and Slavery in the Joint-Stock Economy." 

Kelly is a 2017 Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellow. His week-long research stay at UGA is sponsored by the Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellowship program and Franklin College, and the History Department.

The university community is invited to attend. Pizza will be served.

Sophie Jones, a doctoral candidate from the University LIverpool, will  present a paper on "Negroes, Mollatoes, and other Improper Persons": The Motivations and Activities of Black Loyalists in the American War for Independence on Wednesday afternoon. Jones is a 2016 Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellow. Her week-long research stay at UGA is sponsoredd by the Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellowship program and Franklin College, and the History Department. The university community is invited to attend.

For graduate students in history.

 

History honor society meeting - for new and returning members. Come for updates and information on activities and ideas for our history t-shirt!

Don’t miss out on your chance to become a member of Phi Alpha Theta, Epsilon Pi--UGA's local chapter of the national history honor society! If you love history and want to share that love with others, then Phi Alpha Theta is the honors society for you!

We are excited to announce our PDW event for March! If you would like to attend, please RSVP Nicole Gallucci .

This month’s PDW focuses on one of the most important (and grueling) aspects of graduate school− writing. In addition to free lunch, you will get the opportunity to hear two incredibly talented writers, Dr. Claudio Saunt and Dr. Jamie Kreiner, talk about everything from process and style to publishing.

Kevin Young will defend his Doctoral dissertation entitled, "The World of Broadus Miller: Homicide, Lynching, and Outlawry in Early Twentieth Century North and South Carolina" in the conference rm., LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. John Inscoe. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.

“‘The Civil Rights Queen’: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Racial and Gender Equality in America," Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law and professor of history at Harvard University. Brown-Nagin’s 2011 book, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement, won the Bancroft Prize in American History, making her the first woman of color to win the honor

By invitation only. Sponsored by the history graduate student association and department of history.

Provost Pamela Whitten will host a Digital Humanities Faculty Reception at 5:30 p.m. March 23 in the Willson Center DigiLab, located on the third floor of the Main Library. The reception is open to any faculty interested in attending.