The Decatur Short Docs Film Festival, presented by the Georgia Center for the Book The Decatur Short Docs Film Festival is a Decatur/Atlanta-based festival series showcase of short documentaries about people and places primarily in the South. The festival provides a platform for filmmakers to showcase their work, and provides a forum for fresh perspectives […]
Jericho Brown, Keynote, Decatur Book Festival Pulitzer Prize–winner Jericho Brown is the keynote speaker for the 2020 virtual Atlanta-Journal Constitution Decatur Book Festival. In conversation with book festival board president, Mathwon Howard, Brown will discuss his most recent book, The Tradition, that details the normalization of evil and its history at the intersection of the […]
The 2020 Lillian Smith Book Awards The Lillian Smith Book Awards are sponsored by the Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries, DeKalb County Public Library/The Georgia Center for the Book, and Piedmont College. The awards are presented annually at the Decatur Book Festival. Selected by a panel of judges, nominated books represent outstanding creative […]
Flash Here and There Like Falling Stars: The Life and Work of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III In memory of Dr. Pellom McDaniels III, the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University will host a virtual discussion of Dr. McDaniels’s life and work as part of the Rosemary Magee Creativity Conversation […]
Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections This online panel discussion, "Health Care Access and the 2020 Elections," is the second of the fall 2020 series, "Ethics and the 2020 Elections," presented by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University. This discussion will consider how health care affects, and should affect, […]
Nomination Deadline - The Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities The Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities—a partnership with the Office of the Governor, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and Georgia Humanities—recognize and honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the civic and cultural vitality of our state. Read […]
Democracy and the Informed Citizen What is the role of journalism in society? With so much information coming at us all the time, how should we know what to believe? What are the responsibilities of the public to protect free speech, local news, and to be informed, for the good of our democracy? Join GPB […]
Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory Claudio Saunt, the Richard B. Russell Professor in American History at the University of Georgia, discusses his new book Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory, in which he explores how Native American expulsion became national […]
Book Festival of the MJCCA: In Your Living Room The virtual Book Festival of the MJCCA begins October 13, and continues through December 2, 2020. For twenty-eight years, the Book Festival of the MJCCA has provided an exciting lineup of the year's most exceptional authors, celebrities, and influencers. Although this year's festival will be held […]
Ballot Access, Voter Fraud, and Voter Suppression The virtual panel discussion, “Ballot Access, Voter Fraud, and Voter Suppression,” hosted by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University, will discuss criticisms of the upcoming election in the United States, focusing on such issues as ballot access (particularly in underrepresented communities), the evidence […]
