"Small Works Inspired by Poetry" "Small Works Inspired by Poetry" is a small-scale, abstract and figurative exhibition inspired by poems contributed by Clela Reed, Cart Britton, Dana Smith, Pat Adams, and Rebecca Baggett. The poems were written especially to stimulate a visual response. Listen to the poets read their poems while you reflect on the […]
An Education in Georgia: Then and Now To kick off a campus-wide reading event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of desegregation at the University of Georgia, UGA alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault will participate in a conversation with longtime New Yorker columnist and author Calvin Trillin to discuss his book An Education in Georgia: Charlayne Hunter, Hamilton […]
The Six Triple Eight: A Documentary Screening The 6th Cavalry Museum presents a documentary film, The Six Triple Eight, by Lincoln Penny Films, on February 11. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the Six Triple Eight, was the only all-Black female battalion to serve in Europe during World War II. Confronted with racism […]
Lillian Smith: Anti-Racist Ally Panel Discussion Join the Athens branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), in partnership with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia, for a virtual panel discussion of Lillian Smith and a screening of the documentary film Lillian Smith: […]
"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 […]
