Lunchtime Time Machine: Why did Nazis admire U.S. Indian Policy? This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Claudio Saunt, as he presents the question, "Why did Nazis admire U.S. Indian policy?" Read more about Lunchtime Time Machine: Why did Nazis admire U.S. Indian Policy?
Lunchtime Time Machine: Where have all the Indians gone? This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. James F. Brooks. Brooks is an interdisciplinary scholar of the Indigenous and Colonial past. He served a decade on the Board of Directors of the Western National Parks Association, which supports research, preservation and education in 67 National Parks, including Coronado National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and Channel Islands National Park. Read more about Lunchtime Time Machine: Where have all the Indians gone?
Lunchtime Time Machine: Why were so many "witches" executed at Salem? This installment of the Department of History’s popular undergraduate history talk series features Dr. Michael Winship, as he answers the question, "Why were so many "witches" executed at Salem?" Michael Winship's most recent book is Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America (Yale UP, 2018), a Choice Academic Title of the Year for 2019. Winship teaches courses on Early America and colonial history. Free Admission. Free history. Free Chik fil A for lunch! All majors are welcome. Open to the public. Read more about Lunchtime Time Machine: Why were so many "witches" executed at Salem?
2023 Graduate School Info Day The UGA Career Center will host an information day for prospective graduate students. Stop by for information on our graduate degree programs. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. All majors are welcome! For more information, click on the link https://career.uga.edu/calendar/details/uga_graduate_school_information_day_2023. Read more about 2023 Graduate School Info Day
Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Maya Brooks Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Maya Brooks This month we are featuring Maya Brooks, a third year doctoral student in the history department who is actively engaged in the university and local community. Brooks is a public historian who studies the U.S. South and the African American past. She is passionate about highlighting the voices of Black Americans in the historical imagination as evidenced by her chosen research topics. Recently, she got the opportunity to present her research at two different conferences.
History Department announces creation of Sheffield Hale Fellowship UGA News - Read more about History Department announces creation of Sheffield Hale Fellowship
Hispanic Heritage Month guest lecture: New Histories of the Latino South: A Conversation with Cecilia Márquez and Sarah McNamara Hispanic Heritage Month guest lecture, "New Histories of the Latino South: A Conversation with Cecilia Márquez and Sarah McNamara". Cecilia Márquez is the Hunt Family Assistant Professor in History and previously taught Latino/a Studies at New York University. She earned her MA and PhD in American History at the University of Virginia. Read more about Hispanic Heritage Month guest lecture: New Histories of the Latino South: A Conversation with Cecilia Márquez and Sarah McNamara
Dirty History presents Kris Lane: Cash for Your Gold! Precious Metals, the Environment, & Early Modernity Join us for a talk by Dr. Kris Lane, "Cash for Your Gold! Precious Metals, the Environment, & Early Modernity." A historian of early modern mining, Kris Lane revisits precious metals extraction and circulation in light of new approaches to materialism and environmental degradation. Read more about Dirty History presents Kris Lane: Cash for Your Gold! Precious Metals, the Environment, & Early Modernity
Dirty History Workshop: Kris Lane Faculty and graduate students from any department are invited to join us to discuss the paper (TBA) with its author, Kris Lane. The draft paper will be distributed to the Dirty History listserv two weeks in advance. If you'd like to get on the Dirty History listserv to receive the papers, email srnelson@uga.edu. Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism. Read more about Dirty History Workshop: Kris Lane
Dirty History Workshop: Dr. Ashton Merck Faculty and graduate students from any department are invited to join us to discuss the paper "Cooperation, Collusion, and the Chicken Cartels" with its author. The draft paper will be distributed to the Dirty History listserv two weeks in advance. If you'd like to get on the Dirty History listserv to receive the papers, email srnelson@uga.edu. Dirty History is an interdisciplinary workshop for scholars working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and capitalism. Read more about Dirty History Workshop: Dr. Ashton Merck