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"They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South," Stephanie Jones-Rogers, associate professor of history, University of California, Berkeley.  Part of a series on Gender, Race, and Slavery in the Atlantic World, presented by the History and Gender Workshop, a Research Seminar of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Jones-Rogers will discuss her book They Were Her Property: White Women as…
"Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise," remote lecture by Lina Brito, assistant professor of history, Northwestern University. Presented by the Georgia Workshop on Culture, Power, and History, a research seminar supported by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Link and registration information for remote presentation available soon. Britto is an historian of modern Latin America and the…
"Buddhist Nuns in Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910)," presented by Hyangsoon Yi, Comparative Literature.
Dr. Suzanne Higgs is a professor in the Department of Psychobiology of Appetite and deputy head of Research at the University of Birmingham. Those interested in attending this seminar should email Amber Tweebeeke to receive the Zoom link and password.
The Dodd Galleries has partnered with Artists 4 Democracy to bring a series of lectures in which artists talk about their work and why they vote. The virtual lectures will start on Sept. 16 and, after, will be held every Tuesday at 8 p.m. up until the election.  Read more about Artists 4 Democracy: https://www.artists4democracy.com/ Christina Quarles was born in Chicago, IL in 1985 and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She completed…
"Lazos Hispanos: A Feminist and Decolonizing Approach to Community-Based Participatory Research, Outreach, and Activism in Athens, GA," presented by Maria Bermudez, Human Development and Family Science, Family & Consumer Sciences
Eidson Distinguished Professor in American Literature LeAnne Howe presents writer Jennifer Elise Foerster (Mvskoke (Creek) Nation) for her annual American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk.  This year's AIR Talk will take place on the Autumnal Equinox, Thursday, September 24th, at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom.  Stay tuned for Zoom login information. Foerster received her PhD in English and Literary Arts at the University of Denver and her…
"In Support of Feminist Science: Exploring Identity and Representation in Academia," presented by Rebecca Atkins, PhD student, Ecology; Carol Yang, PhD student, Ecology; Christina Crespo, PhD student, Integrative Conservation, Anthropology and the Institute for Women's Studies; Michelle Evans, PhD student, Integrative Conservation and Ecology; Dr. Patricia Yager, professor, Department of Marine Sciences.
"Digital flesh: a feminist approach to the body in cyberspace," presented by Hyungjoo Yoon, Korea National Open University.  
"Pathways into the Political Arena: The Perspectives of Global Women Leaders," presented by Dionne Rosser-Mims, Troy University; Janet R. McNellis, Holy Family University; Juanita Johnson-Bailey, University of Georgia; and Chrys Egan, Salisbury University.
We regret that we need to cancel this event. Thanks for your understanding.  "Daring to Disappoint in Full Color," Özge Samanci, associate professor, Northwestern University School of Communication. Samanci is a graphic novelist and media artist. Her autobiographical graphic novel Dare to Disappoint: Growing up in Turkey was published by Farrar Straus Giroux in 2015. The book received international press attention and was…
We regret that we need to cancel this event. Thanks for your understanding.  "Feminism and Scholarly Publishing," Lisa Bayer and Melissa Gamble, UGA Press.  
We regret that we need to cancel this event. Thanks for your understanding.  "Searching for Home: Africans in Europe," Helon Habila, award-winning Nigerian-American author. Habila's talk is the department of comparative literature’s annual Betty Jean Craige Lecture. It is also presented as part of the Global Georgia Initiative of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, and in partnership with the African Studies Institute.…
Please check back for rescheduling information.  We thank you for your understanding.  Nell Andrew and Isabelle Wallace will present lectures focused on their ongoing research. The Lamar Dodd School of Art is a community of makers and scholars dedicated to pursuing advanced research in the fields of art, art history and art education. Several times each year, faculty share current research and work in progress with colleagues and…
We regret that we need to cancel this event. Thanks for your understanding.  "Selling Effortless Beauty at Glossier," Jaleesa Reed, Ph.D. candidate, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors  
The Louise McBee lecture has been postponed until fall 2020.  Check for updates: https://ihe.uga.edu/louise-mcbee-lectures   Dr. Joan Gabel, president of the University of Minnesota, will deliver the 31st annual McBee Lecture.  
Bart Elmore, environmental historian at the Ohio State University, presents the Capitalists Souths, Graduate Student Conference Keynote lecture: "Countryside Capitalism: How Businesses from the American South Transformed Global Economies and Ecosystems in the 20th Century" Elmore is an associate professor of history at Ohio State University and a member of the Sustainable and Resilient Economy Discovery Group at OSU. His first book, Citizen Coke…
Artist talk with performer and artist Dynasty Handbag (also known as Jibz Cameron), part of Ad•verse Fest. Jibz Cameron is a performer and video artist living in Los Angeles. Her multi-media performance work as alter ego Dynasty Handbag has spanned 15 years and been presented at such institutions as MOCALA, PS1, The Kitchen, REDCAT, and The Broad Museum, among others. She has been heralded by The New York Times as “the…
"Walking with My Ancestors," Ama Aduonum, professor of ethnomusicology, Illinois State University. Franklin College Visiting Artist/Scholar and African Studies Spring Lecture. Sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the African Studies Institute, the Institute for Women’s Studies, the Institute for African American Studies, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the departments of religion, history, and English, Dr. Steven Valdez, Dr…
The Ann Orr Morris Memorial Fund presents Beverly Penn, Visiting Artist in Jewelry and Metalwork.  Penn’s sculpture speaks to the power of this desire. Her work explores the contradicting need to both idealize and modify the natural environment. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships including a Rockefeller Foundation residency in Bellagio, Italy; a Connemara Conservancy Artist Grant; grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts and a…
Friends of the Georgia Museum of Natural History will be supporting monthly informal talks by local scientists who work with or benefit from interactions with the Georgia Museum of Natural History. Talks are planned to be outdoors next to the lovely Mary Kahrs Warnell Memorial Garden and Pond, also known as the "Turtle Pond" on South Campus. If the weather is less lovely, meet in the nearby River Basin Center building. The Friends will provide…
“Whitewashing: How Obama Used Implicit Racial Cues as a Defense Against Political Rumors,” Vincent L. Hutchings, Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor and Research Professor, The University of Michigan.
"Music, Black Feminism and the Transatlantic: Black Brazilian Artists, Affirmation, Critique and Experimentation in the 21st Century," Lesley Feracho, Romance languages and African American Studies.  
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright will speak on “The Future of Terrorism” as the Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture of the department of history. The lecture is presented in partnership with the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts as part of the Global Georgia Initiative public event series, and with the School for Public and International Affairs and the Center for International Trade and Security. The event is also part of UGA's Spring…
The UGA English Department's Ballew Lecture Series presents "Victorians on Broadway: Melodrama and Gender Performance in Jekyll and Hyde," a talk by Dr. Sharon Aronofsky Weltman, the William E. "Bud" Davis Alumni Professor at Louisiana State University. A specialist in nineteenth-century British literature and culture with approximately 70 publications in print, forthcoming, or under contract, her current research branches into two areas:…

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