Tag: Willson Center for Humanities and Arts
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10th annual Spotlight on the Arts festival set for November
More than 60 events in the literary, performing and visual arts.
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Athens Chautauqua Society sets Oct. 14 performance
The Athens Chautauqua Society brings history to life in a performance of “Three Palaces at…
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University of Georgia Press launches the Georgia Open History Library
The open-access library will be available Oct. 15.
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UGA announces fall 2021 Signature Lectures
Nationally recognized scholars and leaders to share perspectives with campus community.
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Wright earns NEH collaborative research grant for conference, journal issue
The project will draw attention to how the Atlantic slave trade and resulting African diaspora…
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UGA announces virtual spring 2021 Signature Lectures
Several events commemorate the 60th anniversary of UGA’s desegregation.
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Willson Center receives $1M Mellon Foundation grant
It will fund community engagement in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.
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UCLA scholar addresses ‘authority of knowledge’ in Signature Lecture
Drucker, Distinguished Professor and Breslauer Professor in the department of information studies at UCLA, spoke…
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Spotlight on the Arts returns with 17 days of virtual events
Festival set for Nov. 4-20.
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Professor’s book finalist for National Book Award
The winners in each category will be announced Nov. 18.
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Museum of Art Collectors purchase Rutstein work
Wall-mounted sculpture “Shimmer” will stay at the University of Georgia.
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UGA announces virtual fall 2020 Signature Lectures
They feature renowned scholars and leaders in wide variety of fields.
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The role of the humanities in higher education
Nicholas Allen is a leader in the University of Georgia’s efforts to place its humanities…
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Shelter Projects to reflect on pandemic experience
Willson Center offers micro-fellowships in the humanities and arts.
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Pulitzer-winning writer to visit UGA for Phinizy Lecture, Global Georgia
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright will speak on “The Future of Terrorism” as the Ferdinand…
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UGA celebrates 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Events will be held throughout the semester to educate and inspire action.
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Musician, UVA scholar meet in ‘DJ Summits’
Composer, percussionist and DJ Val Jeanty will share the stage at Ciné with Ashon Crawley,…
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‘English Patient’ author to visit UGA as Delta Chair
Author Michael Ondaatje’s main public event will be a reading and conversation on Oct. 24…
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Screening of ‘The English Patient’ held in advance of Ondaatje visit
Author Michael Ondaatje is the 2019-2020 Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding at the University…
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Lynnée Denise brings ‘DJ scholarship’ to Athens
Denise will bring her unique brand of scholarship to the UGA and Athens communities with…
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‘We Need New Names’ author to give 2019 Betty Jean Craige Lecture on April 15
Bulawayo’s talk on “The Immigrant Experience in America” is also part of the Global Georgia…
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Global Georgia panel seeks an international perspective
“Moving Statues: A Conversation of the Global South” on April 10 at 6 p.m. is…
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A scientist and an artist illuminate the darkness
Samantha Joye and Rebecca Rutstein collaborate on a deep-sea expedition.
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Lecture looks back at reconstruction
McCurry’s talk considered the institutions and legacies of slavery from the point of view of…
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