On Thursday, Feb. 13, Michael Thurmond will discuss his book James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia: A Founder’s Journey from Slave Trader to Abolitionist, published by the UGA Press. The book explores Oglethorpe’s relationships with Ayuba Suleiman Diallo and Olaudah Equiano, two of 18th-century England's most influential Black men, and how they influenced his philosophy on the issue of enslavement.

Featuring Kathleen A. Brosnan, Travis Chair of Modern American History, University of Oklahoma. "Crises: Bugs, Temperance, and Napa Wine, 1880-1920."

Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism.

Dirty History workshops are attended mainly by faculty and graduate students from UGA and area universities. The authors whose work we discuss come from all over. Participants should come having read the papers in advance. 

Featuring Pablo Lapegna, Associate Professor of Sociology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Georgia. "Toxic Prosperity: The Ambivalences of Herbicide Exposure in Argentina."

Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism.

Dirty History workshops are attended mainly by faculty and graduate students from UGA and area universities. The authors whose work we discuss come from all over. Participants should come having read the papers in advance. 

The UGA community is invited to a research lecture.

The UGA community is invited to a research lecture.

The UGA community is invited to a research lecture.