News from the Chronicles - November 2021

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Dodd Market

Ceramics, painting, drawings, photos, jewelry and more created by students in the Lamar Dodd School of Art make great gifts for others – or for yourself. On Friday, November 19 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on the first floor and in the courtyard of the Main Art Building, school of art students provide the latest opportunity to browse their wares in its newest incarnation, the Dodd Market: Organized by Lamar Dodd School of Art’s Dodd Ambassadors at the…

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2022 Bulldog 100

The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled the 2022 Bulldog 100, a list of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. 38 Franklin College majors are among the UGA alumni business owners and entrepreneurs recognized. In addition, 14 Franklin affiliates, including two Redcoat members, three members of Glee Club/Choir, are also among the awardees. Congratulations to all those recognized – UGA…

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Roth book wins 2021 McLeod Prize

"A Miscarriage of Justice," Women’s Reproductive Lives and the Law in Early Twentieth-Century Brazil by Cassia Roth, Assistant Professor of History and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, has won the 2021 Murdo J. MacLeod Book Prize, sponsored by the Southern Historical Association, Latin American and Caribbean Section. A Miscarriage of Justice examines women's reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio…

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Heroic archetypes and the silver screen

Despite the rise of feminism, a new UGA research study describes how romance films persist in stereotyping women’s roles. Based on a sample of 250 romance films—from “The Notebook” to “Up in the Air”—that were released between 2000 and 2014, the study found that many of those movies seem to initially question the gender status quo by positioning the female lead as adventurous and independent. But they typically end essentially the same way: with…

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An artful influence

Professor of art Ted Saupe, who has built a career on campus that has inspired decades of students, embodies the spirit that fosters a community of ceramic artists. He is one of the one of many reasons why the ceramics program in the Lamar Dodd School of Art is so special: Together with fellow ceramicist and professor of art Sunkoo Yuh, they have built a program where students work side-by-side loading kilns, working with clay (either…

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