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 […]
The 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts The theme of the 10th Henry D. Green Symposium of the Decorative Arts is "Georgia Matters: Celebrating Two Decades of Scholarship," to be held January 30–February 1, 2020, at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel in Athens. The keynote address on […]
Georgia Humanities Symposium The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia will host the second Georgia Humanities Symposium, a national conversation on the public humanities, in the Columbus Museum in Columbus, Georgia. The event is free and open to the public.
Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 Planet Deep South: ATL 2020 is an interdisciplinary conference open to all scholars, artists, and students that explores the intellectual and creative expression of African people. Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, the conference is designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital, historical […]
Women, Sex, and Violence in Georgia: The 75th Commemoration of the Execution of Lena Mae Baker This one-day symposium will highlight contemporary issues in the age of the "Me Too" movement. Through a series of panel discussions, topics including the law, activism and advocacy, the response of the faith-based community, and student perspectives. The symposium, […]
"Start with Something True: How Research Can Be a Springboard for the Imagination in Screenwriting," Plenary 1 This plenary session(the first of two) is part of a conference celebrating undergraduate research in the classroom and in print. Writer and producer Sarah H. Haught will discuss the role of research in writing for prime-time TV. Register […]
"The Consequences of Reading: Early Modern English Universities, Books, and the Parnassus Plays (1599-1606), " Plenary 2 This plenary session (the second of two) is part of a conference celebrating undergraduate research in the classroom and in print. Dr. Brandi K. Adams, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss how the diversity of university students […]
Revival: Lost Southern Voices is a celebration of lost or underappreciated southern writers' work. During this free and virtual literary festival invited authors and scholars discuss writers whose literary voices no longer receive the attention and reading they deserve. On March 24 former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey gives a keynote address, followed by five […]
