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African Food Policy - Institute for African Studies Fall Lecture

Dr. Esenduge Greg Fonsah received his BS in Management and Executive Secretarial (Berea College), MBA in Business Administration/Management (Morehead State University), MS in Agricultural Economics (University of Kentucky), and PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of Nigeria). He now works for the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at The University of Georgia. Dr. Fonsah has conducted research in Farm Management, Agricultural…


Blues for an Alabama Sky

The UGA Black Theatrical Ensemble presents Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage and directed by Graduate Student Pedro E. Alvarado. Showing Thursday, September 26th and Friday, September 27th at 7:30 PM at the Morton Theatre in downtown Athens, Georgia, located at 195 West Washington Street. Tickets: $15 ($10 for UGA students) Follow @UGABTE on social media platforms for information regarding future shows!


Let the Beat Hit'em: Case Studies in DJ Scholarship

Join us at Cine Athens on October 17, 2019, as we welcome Atlanta Music Scholar Harold Pride and DJ Lynnee Denise for a talk, community mixer, and DJ set around the topic "Let the Beat Hit'em: Case Studies in DJ Scholarship." FREE event made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Willson Center for the Humanities & the Arts. 


Donuts with the Director

Our Director of the Institute for African American Studies, Dr. Carolyn Jones Medine, invites current and prospective undergraduate or graduate AFAM students to a drop-in "Donuts with the Director" event. This event allows you all the opportunity to connect with one another, explore resources available in IAAS (including computers, printing, and a library), and to ask questions about the Giles Encouragement Award (recipients chosen each spring…


Conference on James Baldwin

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and global response, the Conference on James Baldwin has been postponed until June 2021. Additional details forthcoming. Original article updated March 19, 2020.  The Institute for Academic American Studies is proud to announce the 2021 Conference on James Baldwin for Academics, Artists, and Activists. In addition to the conference’s ongoing scholarly exploration of all things Baldwin, this year’s…


Was it Justice? Convict Labor & the Practice of Punishment in America

Please join us on Monday September 16 at 5:30PM at the Special Collections Library for the lecture, “Was It Justice? Convict Labor And The Practice Of Punishment In America,” by Dr. Mary Ellen Curtin, Associate Professor of History at American University. The lecture will explore the history of forced labor as legal punishment for men and women, black and white. Institute for African American Studies students are also invited to join…
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