POSTPONED- "How Physics Flew the Philosophers’ Nest" POSTPONED due to inclement weather: "How Physics Flew the Philosopher's Nest".", with Katherine A. Brading. Read more about POSTPONED- "How Physics Flew the Philosophers’ Nest"
Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Chris Choe Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Chris Choe Our September Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence features doctoral student Chris Choe. Chris recently developed a history film series, Visions of the Past, open to the university community, which began this month. This series is designed to provoke curiosity and get students wondering about how the historian’s craft can leap out of books and the written word.
POSTPONED: Ben Gillespie, "Archives Fever" POSTPONED. Ben Gillespie, UGA alum (BA, BS '09). "Archives Fever: Preserving History in Motion." For students and alumni in the humanities-all majors are welcome! Gillespie is a historian in Archives and American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. He graduated from UGA in 2009 with degrees in Physics and English. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by UGA Libraries and the History Department. Read more about POSTPONED: Ben Gillespie, "Archives Fever"
The New History Film Series Watch history come alive, and see the past unfold! This film series is designed to provoke curiosity and get you wondering about how the historian’s craft can leap out of books and onto the silver screen. Join us for a short introduction, and the screening of historically significant films each month. Each month, the History Department presents a different film, accompanied by an introduction about the film and its historical context, from one of our faculty. Read more about The New History Film Series
PhD Comprehensive Exam: Devin Jerome Devin Jerome will take his oral comprehensive examinations in room 201 LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr.Cindy Hahamovitch. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Read more about PhD Comprehensive Exam: Devin Jerome
Civil War Ghosts of Georgia, with Courtney McInvale Courtney McInvale is the founder of Seaside Shadows - A history and haunts walking (and boat) tour company based in Connecticut. She has interned at NCIS (Cold Case Homicide Unit) and worked with Homeland Security. At an early age, she focused on American War History. She has been a guest on many Discovery/Travel Channel shows including Ghost Adventurers, and she routinely interviews on GAIA and Coast to Coast. Read more about Civil War Ghosts of Georgia, with Courtney McInvale
History Film Series: "Roma" The History Film series presents: Roma. An award winning drama, Roma was written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Set in 1970-71, Roma follows the life of a live-in indigenous housekeeper of an upper-middle-class Mexican family, as a semi-autobiographical take on Cuarón's upbringing in Mexico City. The film stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira in the leading roles. An international co-production between Mexico and the United States. Read more about History Film Series: "Roma"
History Film Series: Tokyo Story (1953) The History Film series presents: Tokyo Story (1953, dir. Yasujiro Ozu) 136 mins. Rated NR. Drama. Directed by Yasujiro Ozu. Starring Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, and So Yamamura. FREE and open to the public. Refreshments. ....... Read more about History Film Series: Tokyo Story (1953)
History Film Series: Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948) Ladri di biciclette (1948) 89 mins | Rated NR | Drama Directed by Vittorio De Sica | Starring Lianella Carell, Lambertp Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Vittorio Antonucci, Gino Saltamerenda. FREE and open to the public. Refreshments. ....... Join us as we watch Bicycle Thieves and learn a little Italian history along the way. With special guest speaker Dr. Steve Soper. Read more about History Film Series: Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948)
DeLisa Hawkes, on "Olivia Ward Bush-Banks and Black/Indigenous Solidarities" In this talk, Dr. DeLisa D. Hawkes (University of Tennessee) will discuss how the under-examined writer Olivia Ward Bush-Banks reflects on Black and Indigenous solidarities in her early twentieth-century literary works and the value of teaching-in-place to thinking about the intersections between African American Studies and Native American and Indigenous Studies. Free and open to the public. Read more about DeLisa Hawkes, on "Olivia Ward Bush-Banks and Black/Indigenous Solidarities"
