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Women's Studies Virtual Friday Speaker Series

"Play Like a feminist: Why Feminism Needs Video Games (and vice-versa)," Dr. Shira Chess, Entertainment & Media Studies, College of Journalism and Mass Communication  


Women's Studies Virtual Friday Speaker Series

"Open Digital Initiatives at UGA Press," Lisa Bayer and Melissa Gamble, UGA Press.  


Lecture: Lia T. Bascomb

"In Plenty and in Time of Need," Lia T. Bascomb, associate professor of African American studies, Georgia State University.  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. Bascomb will discuss her book In Plenty and in Time of Need: Popular Culture and the Remapping of Barbadian Identity (…


Women's Studies Virtual Friday Speaker Series

"Islam, Slavery, and the Russians: Josefa Amar’s Construction of European Women’s Authority in Enlightenment Spain," Dr. Dana Bultman, Spanish, Romance Languages, University of Georgia


2021 Boyd Lecture: Finding Your Inner Fish: From Expeditions to Enhancers

2021 George H. Boyd Distinguished Lecture "Finding Your Inner Fish: From Expeditions to Enhancers" Neil Shubin Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Anatomy, University of Chicago Register for Zoom webinar https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sJoEBAXkQoC1SmVhyYmP2A Shubin leads fossil expeditions around the world while directing a molecular biology laboratory that studies the great transitions in the history of life. His team…


Women's Studies Virtual Friday Speaker Series

"Recent works for microtonal saxophones," Emily Koh, School of Music.  


Fall 2020 Franklin College Visiting Scholar Lorgia Garcia-Peña, Harvard University

Former UGA Assistant Professor and current Roy G. Clause Associate Professor at Harvard University, Dr. Garcia-Peña has gained national and international recognition for her outstanding and innovative research on Latinx in the USA and Latin American’s diaspora in the USA and Europe.   In her talk titled “Against Death: Afro-Dominican Feminist Counterdiscourse in the Diaspora,” Professor García-Peña will discuss her work on Afro-Dominican…


2020 Virtual African Studies Fall Lecture

The 2020 Virtual African Studies Fall lecture will on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 3:30pm on Zoom (https://zooom.us/j/95154360979). The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Alexander Fyfe, Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. He will be talking on the topic, "Humanism Beyond the Subject: Early African Prose Fiction and the Politics of the Human." 


Lecture: Stephanie Jones-Rogers

"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…


Lecture: Lina Brito

"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…


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

"Buddhist Nuns in Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910)," presented by Hyangsoon Yi, Comparative Literature.


Social Influences on Eating: How Eating With Others Affects Food Intake

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.


Artists 4 Democracy: Christina Quarles

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…


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

"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


American Indian Returnings (AIR) Talk Featuring Writer Jennifer Elise Foerster

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…


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

"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.


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

"Digital flesh: a feminist approach to the body in cyberspace," presented by Hyungjoo Yoon, Korea National Open University.  


Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

"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.


CANCELLED - Lecture: Ozge Samanci

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…


CANCELLED - Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

We regret that we need to cancel this event. Thanks for your understanding.  "Feminism and Scholarly Publishing," Lisa Bayer and Melissa Gamble, UGA Press.  


CANCELLED - Betty Jean Craige Lecture in Comparative Literature: Helon Habila

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.…


POSTPONED: Faculty Research Lecture Series: Nell Andrew and Isabelle Wallace

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…


CANCELLED: Women's Studies Friday Speaker Series Lecture

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  


POSTPONED - Signature Lecture: Louise McBee Lecture in Higher Education

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.  


Capitalist Souths Keynote Speaker: Bart Elmore

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…
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