The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is proud to partner in presenting the fourth annual UGA Humanities Festival, a dynamic showcase of humanities research, creativity, and public engagement across campus. From March 16 through April 2, the festival will bring together scholars, students, and community members for lectures, panel discussions, readings, and events held across campus and throughout the Athens community. 

Presented by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts in collaboration with the UGA Humanities Council, the University of Georgia Office of Research, the University of Georgia Office of the Provost, and Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the festival reflects a university-wide commitment to advancing humanities scholarship and connecting it to the broader public. More than 30 colleges, schools, and departments contribute to this multidisciplinary exchange of ideas and creative work. 

Events begin Monday, March 16, with DIY Dawgs: A FanZine Frenzy, hosted by the department of English, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Forecourt of Park Hall. 

The opening celebration, presented by the departments of English and creative writing, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at Founders Memorial Garden. 

Additional highlights include: 

• A Faculty Perspectives lecture by Dr. Cecilia Herles, UGA Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, at the Georgia Museum of Art 

• Max Kade Writer-in-Residence Jan Brandt will present “Transatlantic Writing,” sponsored by the department of Germanic and Slavic studies, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Room 053 of the Fine Arts Building 

• The Phinizy Lecture, sponsored by the department of history, will feature Rick Atkinson at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 27, at the UGA Chapel 

• The Georgia Museum of Natural History Lecture, sponsored by the department of history, will present “Underwater Archaeology” with Ashley Lemke at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at Ciné 

The festival also includes panels on publishing, discussions on artificial intelligence and the humanities, lectures in classics and postcolonial studies, and a reception at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. 

All events are free and open to the public.