Alkinoos Ioannidis is a world-renowned Greek and Cypriot singer-songwriter who occupies a unique place in contemporary Greek music. In anticipation of his first-ever Atlanta concert, Ioannidis will give a lecture on songwriting sponsored by the Georgia State University Center for Hellenic Studies. This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Empathy involves compassion for others and understanding their perspectives, and it helps to inspire kind behaviors like giving and volunteering. Presented by Wesleyan College as part of their Art of Empathy series, this virtual lecture from social psychologist Sara Konrath will explore evidence-based strategies that increase empathy and kindness. This program is supported by a […]
The Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University presents its fall Georgia Seminar. Moderated by Katherine Smith, professor of art history at Agnes Scott College, the seminar considers the art of Georgia-born artist Jasper Johns (b. 1930 in Augusta), whose career spans almost 70 years. The sessions will be held on […]
Isaac Veysey-White, a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University, will discuss the memory, solidarity, trauma, and collective action found in 20th- and 21st-century Spanish literature and comics. Sponsored by the Augusta University Department of English and World Languages and the Department of Music, this virtual event series highlights academic work in languages other than English. […]
The Georgia State University Department of Aricana Studies presents The World(s) She Made: Composing the Radical Lives of Kathleen Neal Cleaver workshop series. Presented by John Stephens, this workshop will explore the role of photography in the world of activism. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
The Georgia State University Department of Africana Studies presents The World(s) She Made: Composing the Radical Lives of Kathleen Neal Cleaver workshop series. Presented by Sierra King, this workshop will explore how to build a personal archive, one photo at a time. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Jonathan Coulis, oral history program coordinator at the Stewart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Books Library at Emory University, will lecture about the process of conducting oral history interviews, why they matter, and how they can be used. Sponsored by the Upson Historical Society, this program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, kicks off an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. The series will include sessions on Mary Musgrove, Susie King Taylor, and Juliette Gordon Low, among others. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, presents an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. This session will feature Hal Jacobs discussing the documentary Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence (2019). This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Presented by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and moderated by Dr. Christina A. Crawford, this seminar will drop into New Deal Atlanta to understand the economic, political, racial, and spatial context that made the city the birthplace of American public housing. The Georgia Seminars are sponsored by Georgia Humanities.
