2018 Susie King Taylor Mami Wata Rising International Conference The Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center is sponsoring a two-day conference on Susie King Taylor and her place in history. Taylor was the first African American to teach openly in a school for former slaves in Georgia. As the author of Reminiscences of My Life in […]
co:CREATE Arts Innovation Conference Presented by Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, this educator conference aims to answer the following questions: What is the state of arts education? What’s new, relevant, valuable, possible, and next in creative fields? How can all teachers prepare students for a world with increasing creative demands and expectations? Jessica Booth, Fine Arts […]
Georgia Art and Criminal Justice Forum Join elected representatives, justice reform advocates, artists and arts organizations, and corrections officials in discussion of the role of art in the criminal justice reform in Georgia. Panels and workshops will highlight the work of Georgia arts organizations and artists, provide technical knowledge on how to engage the arts […]
The United States in World War I Symposium Commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I, this symposium features sessions on the homefront, technology and public health, American forces and their allies in combat, and the postwar years, and will be held at the Wardlaw Center at Georgia Tech. The event is free and open […]
Humanistic Perspectives on Moral Injury Conference The Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University (GSU) presents a conference on moral injury, featuring original research by leading experts and scholars who will draw on the tools of the humanities to theorize moral injury. The event will be held on the campus of GSU in downtown […]
Ethics, Resilience, and Recovery: Learning from Moral Injury Symposium The Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University presents a public symposium on moral injury, intended for those in the armed forces, mental health students and clinicians, journalists, first responders, students and scholars in the ethics of trauma, and those with interests in trauma and […]
Revival: Lost Southern Voices This third annual literature and arts festival is organized and hosted by Perimeter College at Georgia State University, with the Friday event taking place at the Georgia Center for the Book auditorium in the Decatur Public Library. Writers, scholars, and artists will discuss the work of southern writers and other artists […]
Revival: Lost Southern Voices This third annual literature and arts festival is organized and hosted by Perimeter College at Georgia State University. Writers, scholars, and artists will discuss the work of southern writers and other artists whose work either is not well recognized or has fallen out of recognition. The festival is free and open […]
Celebrating Lillian Smith The Lillian E. Smith Symposium on Arts and Social Change, titled Celebrating Lillian Smith for 2019, will celebrate the life and works of Lillian Smith through presentations and conversation with special guest speakers and artists. Throughout her career as a writer and humanitarian, Lillian Smith examined how the arts engage people around […]
Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Intersecting Identities: Perspectives on Culture and Nationhood of African and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas is an interdisciplinary seminar held during Native American Heritage Month that seeks to bring together scholars, cultural preservationists, and community members to discuss the intersections and […]
