Steve Soper wins award for best book in Italian history Congratulations to Steve Soper, whose has been awarded the Society for Italian Historical Studies Marraro prize for the best book in Italian history in 2013! Soper previously took First Prize in the 18th-19th C category of the American Association of Italian Studies Book Award for his book, Building a Civil Society: Associations, Public Life, and the Origins of Modern Italy (U Toronto, 2013). Tags: Faculty and Staff News Read more about Steve Soper wins award for best book in Italian history
PhD Comprehensive Examination: Maggie Neel Maggie Neel will take the oral comprehensive examination in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Read more about PhD Comprehensive Examination: Maggie Neel
McGuire's Civil War class visits Chicamauga On Saturday, October 25, ten members of Sam McGuire’s Civil War class took part in a voluntary field trip to Chickamauga National Military Park. Chief park historian, Jim Ogden provided a four-hour educational program and guided tour of the battlefield. Jacob McClendon recalled the tour “made me proud to be a History major” and that “going to the battlefield was a chance to come as close to reliving the actual battle” as possible. Tags: Undergraduate Miscellaneous Read more about McGuire's Civil War class visits Chicamauga
Bart Elmore – “Citizen Coke” Dr. Bart Elmore is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama. His book, Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism, is forthcoming from W. W. Norton. In this new book Elmore explores Coke through its ingredients, showing how the company secured massive quantities of coca leaf, caffeine, sugar, and other inputs. Its growth was driven by shrewd leaders, bringing jobs and development to every corner of the globe. Details. Read more about Bart Elmore – “Citizen Coke”
Ruth Fisher wins Study Abroad Scholarship Ruth Fisher is the first recipient of the History Department's new Undergraduate Study Abroad Scholarship. Ruth already has plans to work on an internship in D.C. while she is in Washington and talks about her proposed trip -- "I am a senior History Major at the University of Georgia, with a passion for politics and law. I have been a member of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women since 2011, and have sat on the standards board since my freshman year. Tags: Undergraduate Read more about Ruth Fisher wins Study Abroad Scholarship
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Marvin Chiles Marvin Chiles will defend his doctoral dissertation, " An Honest Conversation About Race: Racial Reconciliation in Richmond, Virginia, 1954 to the Present " in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Robert Pratt. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating. Read more about Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Marvin Chiles
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Christina Davis Christina Davis will defend her dissertation entitled, "The Collective Identities of Women Teachers in Black Schools in the Post-Bellum South" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The major professor is Dr. Robert Pratt. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating. Read more about Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Christina Davis
Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture: James Cobb The Phinizy Lectures rank as UGA's most distinguished lecture series in the humanities. This year's lecture is etitled "Divided by a Common Past: Southerners and the Struggle to Secure Their Version of History", presented by James C. Cobb, B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Research Professor in the History of the American South. Read more about Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture: James Cobb
E. Merton Coulter Award to Lester Stephens Lester D. Stephens, UGA emeritus professor of history, received the Georgia Historical Society's 2014 E. Merton Coulter Award for the best article published in the Georgia Historical Quarterly in 2013. His article, "John Ruggles Cotting and the First State Geological Survey of Georgia," appeared inthe summer 2013 issue. Tags: Faculty and Staff News Read more about E. Merton Coulter Award to Lester Stephens
"Been in the Storm So Long: Remembering 1864 and 1964 in 2014" Georgia Public Broadcasting's Rickey Bevington hosts a stellar line-up of local scholars, poets, artists, and musicians in a far-reaching roundtable discussion of the coincident anniversaries of the 1864 Battles of Atlanta and 1964 Civil Rights Act. Panelists include Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey; artist Robert Morris; singer-songwriter Caroline Herring; and historians Robert Pratt, Brett Gadsden and Joseph Crespino. Featuring Robert Morris's "Slavery By Another Name" exhibit. Read more about "Been in the Storm So Long: Remembering 1864 and 1964 in 2014"