The History of Capitalism Reading Group (for graduate students) will have its first meeting of the semester, 3:30 PM at The Globe, walking distance from UGA's North Campus. We will be reading two essays by cultural theorist Stuart Hall on the relationship between race and capital. For the readings or any questions contact: terrell.orr@uga.edu.

The event will be co-hosted with our friends in the Gender, Race, and Sexuality Reading Group.

Join us in celebrating the release of Peter Hoffer's latest book, The Search for Justice: Lawyers in the Civil Rights Revolution, 1950-1975, (U Chicago Press, 2019).

History fans! The history department is starting a community listserv for those interested in being notified of our upcoming events that we open to the Athens community. If you are interested in attending lectures, films, book releases and other events on topics related to history and brought to you by Georgia's history department, please send your first and last name and email to history@uga.edu and we'll add you to the listserv being created. (Listserv members should be in driving distance to UGA to attend events). Thank you!

HGSA Town Hall. We will discuss all information relevant to history department grad students, including events, deadlines, and procedures. Lunch will be provided. History graduate students only.

The Dupes (Arabic: المخدوعون‎; Al-makhdu'un) is a 1973 Syrian drama film directed by Tewfik Saleh and starring Mohamed Kheir-Halouani, Abderrahman Alrahy, Bassan Lotfi, Saleh Kholoki and Thanaa Debsi.

Free and open to the public.

"Paradise Now", a 2005 film directed by Hany Abu-Assad, about two Palestinian men preparing for a suicide attack in Israel. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category.

Free and open to the public.

A presentation of the Middle East Film Series.

Free and open to the public.

Graduate students are invited to speak with Sean Vanatta in an informal discussion about topics such as career paths for historians, and research in capitalism. Vanatta will also be giving a lecture hosted by the UGA Russell Libraries (details forthcoming).

Join Dr. Akela Reason, associate professor of history, for a special talk in the exhibition “Celebrating Heroes: American Mural Studies of the 1930s and 1940s from the Steven and Susan Hirsch Collection.”