Georgia Humanities

National History Day regional competition: Augusta University
2018-03-03 | Augusta University, 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA, 30912, United States
National History Day regional competition: Augusta University, Summerville Campus

National History Day students will gather at Augusta University, Summerville Campus, for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

National History Day regional competition: Georgia Southwestern State University
2018-03-02 | Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Georgia Southwestern State University Dr., Americus, GA, 31709, United States
National History Day regional competition: Georgia Southwestern State University

National History Day students will gather at Georgia Southwestern State University for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

National History Day regional competition: Georgia College
2018-03-02 | Georgia College, 231 W. Hancock Street, Milledgeville, GA, 31061, United States
National History Day regional competition: Georgia College

National History Day students will gather at Georgia College for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

93rd Annual Meeting of Medieval Academy of America
2018-03-01 - 2018-03-03 | Emory Conference Center Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
93rd Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America
The Medieval Academy of America will hold its 2018 annual meeting at Emory University. Registration fee is waived for K-12 teachers. Special sessions for K-12 teachers will be held on Saturday, March 3.
Click here for the conference program and to register.
This is a community event.

NEH Regional Application-Writing Workshop at UGA
2018-02-28 08:30 - 12:00 UTC | Center for Continuing Education, UGA
NEH Regional Application-Writing Workshop at the University of Georgia
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will present a Regional Application-Writing Workshop at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Daniel Sack, NEH Senior Program Officer, will lead the workshop, which is free, but pre-registration is required. Registration deadline is February 14.
The workshop is supported by the University of Georgia Office of Research and is hosted by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with Georgia Humanities.

Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White
2018-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series
This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Atlanta actor Ryan Vo presents excerpts from John Jung’s memoir Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South, and Eddie Huang’s memoir Fresh Off the Boat.
All performances take place at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s (the first LEED-certified theater in the United States and Atlanta’s first restaurant to integrate its tables voluntarily), home of Theatrical Outfit, at 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta. Events are free and open to the public. Southern Writers Onstage was developed by Dr. Pearl McHaney of Georgia State University.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

National History Day regional competition: Thomas County Middle School
2018-02-23 | Thomas County Middle School, 4681 US HWY 84 Bypass, Thomasville, GA, 31792, United States
National History Day regional competition: Thomas County Middle School

National History Day students will gather at Thomas County Middle School for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

Slavery and the U.S. Supreme Court
2018-02-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Slavery and the U.S. Supreme Court
Legal historian Paul Finkelman, author of Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court, will give a lecture followed by a book signing at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. The three most important Supreme Court justices before the Civil War—Chief Justices John Marshall and Roger B. Taney and Associate Justice Joseph Story—upheld the institution of slavery in ruling after ruling. These opinions cast a shadow over the Court and the legacies of these men, but historians have rarely delved deeply into the personal and political ideas and motivations they held.
The event is hosted by the Baton Foundation in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library.
Click here to reserve your seat.
This event is supported by Georgia Humanities.

National History Day regional competition: University of Georgia
2018-02-17 | Center for Continuing Education, UGA
National History Day regional competition: University of Georgia

National History Day students will gather at University of Georgia for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

National History Day regional competition: Thomas County High School
2018-02-06 | GA
National History Day regional competition: Thomas County High School

National History Day students will gather at Thomas County High School for the regional contest.
National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia Historical Society, East Georgia State College, Fort Valley State University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Kennesaw State University, Thomas County Schools, Troup Historical Society and LaGrange College, and the University of Georgia.

Carrie Mae Weems lecture
2018-02-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Carrie Mae Weems lecture

Visual artist Carrie Mae Weems will give a lecture in conjunction with an exhibition of her work on display at the Hammonds House Museum. Entitled From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, the exhibition exposes how photography has played a key role throughout history in shaping and supporting racism, stereotyping, and social injustice.
Registration is required.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts Keynote by Peter Kenny
2018-02-01 17:30 - 19:00 | GA
Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts Keynote by Peter Kenny
At the ninth Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts, Peter Kenny, the co-president of the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, will deliver a keynote lecture on America’s best-known cabinetmaker, Duncan Phyfe, who designed furniture for New Yorkers as well as clients in Georgia and the South. This year’s symposium theme is “Belonging: Georgia and Region in the National Fabric.”
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts
2018-02-01 - 2018-02-03 | Classic Center, 300 N Thomas St., Athens, GA, 30601, United States
Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts
Sponsored by the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, the ninth Henry D. Green Symposium for the Decorative Arts takes place in Athens, Georgia. This year’s theme is “Belonging: Georgia and Region in the National Fabric.”

Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White
2018-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series
This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Atlanta actress Diany Rodriguez presents excerpts from Judith Ortiz Cofer’s memoir The Cruel Country.
All performances take place at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s (the first LEED-certified theater in the United States and Atlanta’s first restaurant to integrate its tables voluntarily), home of Theatrical Outfit, at 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta. Events are free and open to the public. Southern Writers Onstage was developed by Dr. Pearl McHaney of Georgia State University.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Writing Successful Proposals in the Humanities
2018-01-26 13:00 - 17:00 | GA
Writing Successful Proposals in the Humanities
Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and Morehouse College invite humanities faculty in the Atlanta area and beyond to attend a workshop to support their development as successful grant writers. The workshop will be held in the LLC auditorium at Spelman College.
The featured speaker is Dr. Mary Macklem, senior program officer from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
2018-01-24 - 2018-02-15 | Various, Atlanta, GA, United States
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
The largest film festival in Atlanta and the largest Jewish Film Festival in the world, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival presents outstanding international and independent cinema that fosters intergroup understanding among Atlanta’s diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious populations.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White
2018-01-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Balzer Theater at Herren’s, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Southern Writers Onstage: Beyond Black and White series
This series of readings/performances tells the stories of the contemporary South, and the diverse southerners who make it an interesting place to live, through the writings of southerners who claim heritage beyond black or white. Author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy tells stories from her book Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia.
All performances take place at the Balzer Theater at Herren’s (the first LEED-certified theater in the United States and Atlanta’s first restaurant to integrate its tables voluntarily), home of Theatrical Outfit, at 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta. Events are free and open to the public. Southern Writers Onstage was developed by Dr. Pearl McHaney of Georgia State University.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Sewell Mill Museum Ribbon Cutting
2017-12-14 11:30 - 12:30 | Sewell Mill Community Center, 126 Hamilton Ave., Bremen, GA, 30110, United States
Sewell Mill Museum Ribbon Cutting: A Celebration of the Textile Mill Heritage of West Georgia
The Sewell Mill Historical Museum will officially open on December 14, in advance of the 2018 centennial of the Sewell Mill, which produced the first tailored garment made in the South. The museum is one of several official stopping sites of Georgia’s Textile Heritage Trail, which runs from Dalton, Georgia, down the Highway 27 corridor, and ends in Columbus, Georgia.
The West Georgia Textile Heritage Trail is a heritage tourism initiative managed by the Center for Public History at the University of West Georgia.
This is a community event.

Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn: "History of the Candler Field Museum and the Youth Aviation Program"
2017-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA, 30260, United States
Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn Program

The Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn program will be “The History of the Candler Field Museum and the Youth Aviation Program: Where History Comes Alive and Education Lights the Future” by Dave Moffett and Scott Coile.

Lunch and Learn: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records
2017-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA, 30260, United States
Lunch and Learn: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records
Christine Garrett, Electronic Records Manager at the Georgia Archives, will present “Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Planning for Personal Records.” She will discuss identifying essential records – records of historical and sentimental value to families. She will also discuss records needed to recover from a disaster and how to protect records from a disaster before one happens.

Rome International Film Festival
2017-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 | GA
Rome International Film Festival
In partnership with Georgia Humanities and the Chieftains Museum, the Rome International Film Festival will host a performance by Cherokee musician Tommy Wildcat, followed by a screening of Mankiller, a documentary exploring the legacy of Wilma Mankiller, the Cherokee Nation’s first woman principal chief.

The United States and World War I
2017-11-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Thomas County Public Library, 201 N. Madison St., Thomasville, GA, 31792, United States
The United States and World War I
As part of its World War I: Lessons from 100 Years Ago initiative, the Thomas County Library will present a lecture by Professor Gale Whitehurst, of Thomas University, about how Germany’s geography influenced World War I and why the United States’s entrance into the war became so crucial.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement
2017-11-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 111 James P Brawley Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30314, United States
Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement author talk and signing
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, of Harvard University, will discuss her book, Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement.

Almost Sunrise film screening
2017-11-06 19:00 - 22:00 | GA
Almost Sunrise film screening
This 2016 documentary shows the struggles of two Iraq combat veterans who walked across the USA to come to terms with their combat experiences. A panel discussion will follow, featuring Nick Irving, a veteran and author of the autobiography The Reaper; Sarah Cook, associate dean of Georgia State University’s honors college; and Major General Maria Britt. Event is free and open to the public.
This event is sponsored by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University.

World War I and the Movies
2017-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Thomas County Public Library, 201 N. Madison St., Thomasville, GA, 31792, United States
World War I and the Movies
As part of its World War I: Lessons from 100 Years Ago initiative, Thomas County Public Library will host a screening of The Road to Glory, a 1936 film depicting the realities of trench warfare in France during World War I. A discussion will follow the screening.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

War Is Hell; Coming Home Can Be Harder
2017-11-06 13:30 - 14:45 | GA
War Is Hell; Coming Home Can Be Harder
Author and veteran Nick Irving will lead a panel discussion about the ethics of reintegrating people returning from war. Panelists will include Sue Verhoef of the Atlanta History Center and Mark Eister, director of military outreach at Georgia State University and Perimeter College at Georgia State. Event is free and open to the public.
The event is sponsored by the Jean Beer Blumenfeld Center for Ethics at Georgia State University.

King Cotton in the Georgia Piedmont
2017-11-05 14:00 - 16:00 | GA
King Cotton in the Georgia Piedmont
The cotton industry dictated the present-day Morgan County as we know now, from the landscape to commercial downtown businesses, the historic homes, culture, and pace of life. This symposium will present the history and importance of the cotton industry in Morgan County and discuss the place of the industry in a wider southern context. Historian Brad Rice will present a local history, and keynote speaker Dr. Scott Nesbit will speak on the transition to sharecropping. The afternoon will also include the premier of the Morgan County Landmarks Society’s Voices from the Fields, a short film in which cotton field workers discuss how the work shaped their lives and families. A panel discussion will focus on the present and future of the industry. A light reception will follow.
This project is supported by a Georgia Humanities grant.

26th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA
2017-11-04 - 2017-11-20 | Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, GA, 30338, United States
26th Edition of the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
For more than 25 years, the Book Festival of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta has offered a two-week literary extravaganza featuring an exciting lineup of the year’s most exceptional authors. Each year, thousands of book lovers come together to listen, meet, and interact with their favorite authors in a variety of forums, including panel discussions, author meet-and-greets, a community read, children’s activities, and much more.
Keynote authors include Justice Stephen Breyer (The Court and the World); Walter Isaacson (Leonardo da Vinci); Jeff Rossen (Rossen to the Rescue); Reza Aslan (God: A Human History); Joy Mangano (Inventing Joy); Dave Barry, Adam Mansbach, and Alan Zweibel (For This We Left Egypt?); Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush (Sisters First); Dan Rather (What Unites Us); and Al Franken (Giant of the Senate).
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Documenting the Present: Archival Conscience and Proactive Archives
2017-11-02 - 2017-11-03 | Brasstown Valley Resort, 6321 U.S. 76, Young Harris, GA, 30582, United States
Documenting the Present: Archival Conscience and Proactive Archives
The 2017 Society of Georgia Archivists Annual Meeting will reflect on the particular challenges archives face with contemporary material, and how archivists preserve our present cultural environment for future generations.
Anne Gilliland, of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California Los Angeles, will deliver the keynote lecture and Morna Gerrard, of Georgia State University, will deliver the plenary lecture.
Click here to register.
This is a community event.

L'Chaim Sandy Springs! A Toast to Jewish Participation in Our City
2017-11-01 - 2018-01-05 | GA
L’Chaim Sandy Springs! A Toast to Jewish Participation in Our City
Heritage Sandy Springs is partnering with local Jewish organizations and the Breman Museum to collect, archive, and preserve the Jewish history of Sandy Springs. A traveling exhibition explores the community’s founding and the growth of Jewish life and culture in the city. The exhibition is on display at Temple Sinai through January 5, 2018.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
