Chris Suh: “Asia, Asian America, and the American South: Doing Transpacific History in Georgia” Join us as Dr. Chris Suh (Assistant Professor, Emory University) presents: “Asia, Asian America, and the American South: Doing Transpacific History in Georgia”. Suh's talk will draw from his new book, The Allure of Empire: American Encounters with Asians in the Age of Transpacific Expansion and Exclusion (Oxford University Press, March 2023). A free and public event. Pizza lunch for attendees. Read more about Chris Suh: “Asia, Asian America, and the American South: Doing Transpacific History in Georgia”
From Confrontation to Détente? Controversies about a planned Cold War Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin Join us for a talk by Dr. Andreas Etges (University of Munich), " From Confrontation to Détente? Controversies about a planned Cold War Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin". Free and open to the public. Read more about From Confrontation to Détente? Controversies about a planned Cold War Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Documentary screening: "To What Remains" To What Remains is the story of Project Recover, a small team of accomplished scientists, oceanographers, archaeologists, historians, researchers, and military veterans, who have dedicated their lives to scouring the depths of the ocean and the farthest corners of the earth, to search for, recover, and repatriate the remains of the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action since WWII. Read more about Documentary screening: "To What Remains"
History Information table: stop by for a cookie, and news on upcoming events! Stop by our 2nd floor information table, grab a holiday cookie and find out what's happening in the history department this semester. We have a ton of upcoming history lectures, Lunchtime Time Machine talks, and career talks coming soon! All students are welcome. Read more about History Information table: stop by for a cookie, and news on upcoming events!
Dr. La Shonda Mims (UGA Alum), “A Black Gay Political Force”: Drastic Dykes in Late-Twentieth Century Atlanta Please join us for a talk by Dr. La Shonda Mims, (PhD, UGA) in which she presents her new book, Drastic Dykes and Accidental Activists: Queer Women in the Urban South (UNC Press, 2022). Read more about Dr. La Shonda Mims (UGA Alum), “A Black Gay Political Force”: Drastic Dykes in Late-Twentieth Century Atlanta
Documentary screening: "To What Remains" with UGA alum Pat Scannon To What Remains is the story of Project Recover, a small team of accomplished scientists, oceanographers, archaeologists, historians, researchers, and military veterans, who have dedicated their lives to scouring the depths of the ocean and the farthest corners of the earth, to search for, recover, and repatriate the remains of the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action since WWII. Read more about Documentary screening: "To What Remains" with UGA alum Pat Scannon
Grad student meetup with Dr. Garrett-Scott History Graduate student meetup with Dr. Garrett-Scott. Please stop by 3-4pm to welcome Dr. Garrett-Scott, and chat. Refreshments will be provided. Professor Shennette Garrett-Scott will be visiting us from Texas A&M to deliver a talk (“All the Other Devils This Side of Hades”: Jim Crow and Early Black Banks) at 12:45 pm in LeConte 101. Read more about Grad student meetup with Dr. Garrett-Scott
Indian Slavery and Maronnage in Early Modern Florida This presentation analyses instances of Indian maronnage across La Florida and the circum-Caribbean during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. As Indian slavery spread across the Spanish and English territories, distinct communities of displaced peoples appear across the historical record. Using the frameworks of maronnage, this presentation examines the role of these communities in the early colonial south. Read more about Indian Slavery and Maronnage in Early Modern Florida
Book Talk with James Cobb Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 04:00 pm - 07:00 pm Read more about Book Talk with James Cobb
