Georgia Humanities

How Journalists and the Public Shape Our Democracy
2019-03-21 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Gwinnett Public Library-Suwanee, 361 Main Street, Suwanee, GA, 30024, United States
How Journalists and the Public Shape our Democracy
A panel of journalists will discuss the role of the media in a democracy, the responsibilities of citizens to inform themselves, how to spot “fake news,” and more at the Gwinnett Public Library in Suwanee. Karyn Greer, CBS46 news anchor, will moderate the panel. Audience Q&A will follow. The program is part of the Democracy and the Informed Citizen initiative.
6:30pm – 7:00pm reception
7:00pm – 8:00pm program
This program is presented by Georgia Humanities, the Atlanta Press Club, and the Gwinnett Public Library System.
We thank The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership.

Black Heritage of Rockdale County
2019-03-16 14:00 - 17:00 | J.P. Carr Community Center, 90 Hardin Street, Conyers, GA, 30012, United States
Black Heritage of Rockdale County
The Conyers Rockdale Council for the Arts will host its first Black Heritage Symposium of Rockdale County with Pulitzer Prize winner E.R. Shipp serving as the event’s emcee. The exhibition will highlight contributions related to individuals and organizations of historical significance to the city and county at large.
For more information, contact Lisa Sloben at ssiebert@conyersarts.org or 770-922-3143.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
2019-03-14 17:30 - 19:30, 2019-03-07 17:30 - 19:30, 2019-02-28 17:30 - 19:30 | South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Rd, Mableton, GA, 30126, United States
PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
Established by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, PRIME TIME Family Reading Time is facilitated in Georgia by the Georgia Public Library Service in partnership with Georgia Humanities. PRIME TIME is a free children’s program of reading, storytelling, and discussion, targeting families with illiteracy or low-literacy issues. The program uses award-winning children’s books on humanities themes to facilitate discussion both at home and during the program sessions.
Programs can serve up to 25 families for children from ages 6-10 and their parents; parent participation is mandatory. Programs may be facilitated in English or in a bilingual Spanish/English format. Programs are closed to the general public; registration is required.
For more program information, please contact Elaine Black, Director of Youth Services, Georgia Public Library Service, at eblack@georgialibraries.org.
This event is sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

PRIME TIME Family Reading Time
2019-03-05 17:30 - 19:30, 2019-02-26 17:30 - 19:30, 2019-02-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Tucker-Reid Cofer Library, 5234 Lavista Rd, Tucker, GA, 30084, United States

Teaching the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Grade 5: Economics in U.S. History
2019-02-28 08:30 - 15:00 | Forsyth County Schools, 1120 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
Georgia Council for Economic Education (GCEE): Economic History Teacher Workshop

The GCEE will host a teacher workshop designed to highlight economics in U.S. history during the 20th century in accordance with the Georgia elementary school curriculum in social studies. Teachers will receive six NEW lessons designed specifically for the implementation of the new Georgia Standards of Excellence.
For information contact Glen Blankenship at gblankenship@gsu.edu.
This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

3rd Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival
2019-02-21 - 2019-02-23 | Georgia Southern University, 1332 Southern Dr, Statesboro, GA, 30458, United States
3rd Annual Ogeechee International History Film Festival
The Ogeechee International History Film Festival is the only open submission, juried, international cinema program of its kind. Opening night, February 21, will be held in the Nesmith-Lane Theater on the Georgia Southern campus. The remaining festival events will take place in the Russell Union Theater on campus. The full schedule and list of films will be announced on January 31, 2019.
For more information, contact Jamie Bond at ogeecheefilmfestival@gmail.com.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Economic Decision Making and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Grades 5-8
2019-02-18 08:30 - 15:00 | Gwinnett County Schools, 437 Old Peachtree Road NW, Suwanee, GA, 30024, United States
Georgia Council for Economic Education (GCEE): Economic History Teacher Workshop

The GCEE will host a teacher workshop designed to highlight economics of the Civil Rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Teachers will receive lessons and activities focused on Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the March on Washington.
For information contact Glen Blankenship at gblankenship@gsu.edu.
This event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Economic Decision Making and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Grades 5-8
2019-02-08 08:30 - 15:00 | GA

Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Kwame Anthony Appiah
2019-02-07 16:30 - 18:00 | GA
Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Kwame Anthony Appiah

Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy at New York University, will deliver a lecture entitled “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” on the Georgia State University campus, Student Center East, Speakers Auditorium, 55 Gilmer Street. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This is a community event.

Readings and Conversations with Marilyn Chin
2019-02-06 12:00 - 13:00 | UNG – Gainesville Campus, 3820 Mundy Mill Rd, Oakwood, GA, 30566, United States
Readings and Conversations with Marilyn Chin
The University of North Georgia will host a book reading and conversation with renowned poet Marilyn Chin on her most recent work Portrait of the Self as Nation. The conversation will be held in the Cleveland Ballroom, Nesbitt 3110.
For more information, contact Anastasia Lin at anastasia.lin@ung.edu or 706-867-3234.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
2019-02-06 - 2019-02-26 | GA
2019 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
As 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 inter-group understanding among Atlanta’s diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious populations.
Please visit www.ajff.com for more information on ticket purchases and a copy of this year’s program guide.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Readings and Conversations with Marilyn Chin
2019-02-05 17:00 - 18:00 | UNG – Dalonega Campus, 82 College Cir, Dahlonega, GA, 30597, United States
Readings and Conversations with Marilyn Chin
The University of North Georgia will host a book reading and conversation with renowned poet Marilyn Chin on her most recent work Portrait of the Self as Nation. The conversation will be held in the Hoag Great Room located in the Hoag Student Center.
For more information, contact Anastasia Lin at anastasia.lin@ung.edu or 706-867-3234.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Teaching the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Grade 5: Economics in U.S. History
2019-02-05 08:30 - 15:00 | Rockdale County Schools, 954 North Main Street NW, Conyers, GA, 30012, United States

Evening for Educators
2019-01-31 18:00 - 20:30 | Michael C. Carlos Museum, 571 South Kilgo Cir NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States
Evening for Educators
On January 31, Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library and the Carlos Museum will co-host an Evening for Educators. Teachers will have the opportunity to explore Atlanta artist Dr. Fahamu Pecou’s DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, and Resistance at the Carlos, and Building Emory’s African American Collections: Highlights from the Curatorial Career of Randall K. Burkett at the Rose. Guests will hear from curators and other experts, participate in hands-on activities, receive materials for use in the classroom, and be able to register for school tours onsite. Wine and light refreshments will be served.
Registration is required at Emorylib.info/educatorsevening.
This is a community event.

Teaching the Georgia Standards of Excellence in Grade 5: Economics in U.S. History
2019-01-28 08:30 - 15:00 | GA

Exhibit: Sankofa "Through the Eyes of East Liberty County"
2019-01-28 - 2019-02-28 | GA
Sankofa African American Geechee Heritage Trail of East Liberty County
Midway First Presbyterian Church will be curating an exhibit that features photography of the historic sites that will be included on their walking tour Sankofa African American Geechee Heritage Trail of East Liberty County. The tour will be made available digitally through the use of OpenTour Builder software, developed by the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) at Emory University. The grant award announcement will be held on January 28 at 12pm.
For more information, contact Jamil el-Shair at elshairj@gmail.com or 912-884-5967.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts Opening
2019-01-24 18:00 - 19:00 | GA
Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts Opening
Wesleyan College will host an opening reception and exhibition with Georgia artist Ellen Blalock, and Macon artists Carolyn Mendes, Rudy Mendes, and Wini McQueen. These artists will present and give a gallery talk on their art on exhibit. With aesthetics ranging from highly representational to abstract, the artworks will be on display in the East and West galleries of the Porter Family Memorial Fine Arts building on the Wesleyan College campus. Galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 1-5pm from January 24-March 1, 2019.
For more information, contact Lisa Sloben at lsloben@wesleyancollege.edu or 478-757-5171.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts Discussion
2019-01-24 11:00 - 12:30 | Pierce Chapel, Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA, 31210, United States
Common Thread: Contemporary African American Quilts – Panel Discussion
Wesleyan College will host a panel discussion with four Georgia artists, lead by Jeffrey Bruce, Director of Exhibitions and Collections for the Tubman African American Museum. The artists’ work includes historical American quilting techniques and African designs based around themes of gender, identity, beauty, wealth, and justice. Panelists will include Ellen Blalock, Carolyn and Rudy Mendes, and Wini McQueen.
With aesthetics ranging from highly representational to abstract, the artworks will be on display in the East and West galleries of the Porter Family Memorial Fine Arts building on the Wesleyan College campus. Galleries are free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 1-5pm from January 24-March 1, 2019.
For more information, contact Lisa Sloben at lsloben@wesleyancollege.edu or 478-757-5171.
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The Breman Museum's 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta Pop-up Exhibition
2019-01-13 | GA
The Breman Museum’s 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta pop-up exhibition
The first stop for the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum’s 18 Artifacts: The Story of Jewish Atlanta traveling exhibit will be at the annual Atlanta Jewish Life Festival, held at the Georgia Aquarium. The Breman-curated exhibition explores the Jewish history of Atlanta from the Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History and will travel to Atlanta community centers, public libraries, universities, and schools in Georgia.
For more information, contact Isabel Schneider at ischneider@thebreman.org or 678-222-3742
This is event is sponsored by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940
2018-12-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Bartow County History Museum, 4 East Church Street, Cartersville, GA, 30120, United States
Walking Tour: African American History in Downtown Cartersville 1870-1940
In partnership with the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority, the Etowah Valley Historical Society will host a presentation on the project Digital Walking Tour of Downtown Cartersville: African American Business Districts, 1870-1940.
Presenters will discuss the project’s origin, a timeline of the cultural history for African Americans in the downtown district, and how the project fits with larger research on African American history in Bartow County.
A guided walking tour of each site will be hosted after the presentation. Light refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia
2018-11-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-11-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | GA
Georgia Great Works Seminar: The New Era of Documentary Filmmaking in Georgia
This Georgia Great Works Seminar will be moderated by Hal Jacobs, a Decatur-based documentary filmmaker who also organizes a bimonthly screening of “short docs” on southern people and places. Jacobs will share excerpts from his own work, including stories about segregation at the Fox Theatre; efforts by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper to protect Atlanta’s waterways; biographies of two different women from the north Georgia mountains, Lillian Smith and Mary Hambidge. Guests will include interviewees from his films as well as other area filmmakers who focus on Georgia topics.
The seminar will meet at the Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University for four Tuesday evening sessions: November 6, 13, 20, and 27. Event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact the Fox Center at foxcenter@emory.edu or 404-727-6424.
This program is co-sponsored by Georgia Humanities.

The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Lessons of Cabbagetown, Past and Present
2018-11-18 15:30 - 17:30 | The Patch Works Art and History Center, 593 Gaskill Street SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316, United States
The Patch Works Humanities Lecture Series: Cabbagetown Music – Its Past, Present, and Future
This year, The Patch Works Art and History Center brings a lecture series on the lessons of Cabbagetown, past and present. The lecture, Re-surfacing Cabbagetown: Mapping the Emergence of Waterways and Stories, will feature Rebecca Page, Ashley Cheyemi McNeil, and Brennan Collins from Georgia State University’s Student Innovation Fellowship Program. Speakers will discuss how they brought together historical maps of Cabbagetown and stacked them with present-day interviews of long-time residents for their mapping collaboration with The Patch Works on ATLmaps.org.
There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP to nina@thepatchworks.org.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

World War I: A Look Back 100 Years
2018-11-11 14:00 - 16:00 | GA
World War I: A Look Back 100 Years

The Madison-Morgan Cultural Center will host a symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended WWI on November 11, 1918. The program will feature local and regional historians, including a keynote address from Dr. Jamil S. Zainaldin, President Emeritus of Georgia Humanities. A reception will immediately follow the program.
For any questions please contact Rebecca Bonas Doolittle at 706-342-4743 or rbonas@mmcc-arts.org.
This event is free and open to the public.
This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg
2018-11-08 17:00 - 18:30 | GA
Humanities Research Center Lecture Series: Noah Isenberg
A film historian and professor of culture and media at the New School in New York, Noah Isenberg will discuss his recent book, We’ll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood’s Most Beloved Movie.
The event will take place on the Georgia State University campus, 25 Park Place, 2d floor auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This is a community event.
