KSU obtains historic property

See the article on the University's site.
http://news.kennesaw.edu/access/story.asp?sto=430

Dunwoody Politics and History Club Fall 2008

On Monday, November 17 beginning at 12:30 PM the Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view “Into the Wild” (a postmodern Thoreau) in Room 2200 of the Learning Resources Center.

On Wednesday, November 19 at 3:30 PM in E 0300 we will hear our newest Dunwoody historians speak on their research: Professor Dana Wiggins will speak on “From Countrypolitan to Neo-traditional: Gender, Race, Class, and Region in Female Country Music, 1980-1999” and Professor David Moon will discuss “Southern Baptists and Southern Honor: Negotiating Masculinity in the South.” Hope to see you there.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

On Thursday, October 30 at 12:30 P.M. in A 2200 (Dunwoody) the Dunwoody History and Politics Club will sponsor Dunwoody poet and Humanities Professor Charles Fox thinking with us about “Truth in Punditry: How Poetry Can Save Us From the Experts.” He will be analyzing how politicians use language to craft “reality.”

Professor Fox will encourage the audience to make up their own poems about Campaign 2008…. ……

Professor Fox writes:

Nobel Prize winning poet Czeslaw Milosz says in his book The Witness of Poetry: “The poetic act changes with the amount of background reality embraced by the poet’s consciousness…So man constructs poetry out of the remnants found in the ruins.” Just like political pundits who twist and shape their arguments to maximize their candidates position, so too must poets carefully construct their poems. The difference, however, is that the shaping of a poem requires the difficult and unusual task of telling a truth which the poet may not know, or that the poet is not ready to speak. Poetry is an act of searching; it is not always the act of discovering. When we take the words of the pundits and shape them into poems, we sometimes find truths that none of us expected—truths that the pundits might not be willing to admit.

Hope to see you Thursday in A 2200 at 12:30 P.M.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

Two opportunities this week for political engagement through film:

On Wednesday, October 22 Humanities Professor Paul Gaustad will lead us in discussion and viewing of “Bulworth” at 3:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody) and on Thursday, October 23 at 3:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody) we will view parts 3 and 4 of the “John Adams” series.

Hope to see you there.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

The following opportunities are available at Dunwoody for the week of October 20 -24:

1) Mon. October 20 at 12:30 in C 1100……Dunwoody Library Professor Steve Koplan will lead us in a discussion of “The War Room” (about the innards of the Clinton campaign);

2) Tues. October 21 at 2:00 in C 1100…….Dunwoody students debate the merits and demerits of Obama and McCain

3) Wed. October 22 at 3:30 in C 1100…..Dr. Paul Gaustad leads us in a discussion of “Bulworth”

4) Thur. October 23 at 3:30 in C 1100….Parts 3 and 4 of “John Adams”

Hope to see you at any or all of these events.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view the award winning John Adams documentary beginning on Monday, October 13 at 12:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody); continuing on Thur. Oct. 23 at 3:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody); and on Wed. Oct. 29 at Dunwoody Learning Resource Center 2200 at 2 PM. Hope to see you there.

Teaching the Middle East VI

Dear Faculty and Staff,

As a free part of the Teaching the Middle East Workshop on October 10 and 11, two evening films will be presented. Students are encouraged to attend. Consider whether your course work might be enriched by offering either film opportunity as an additional assignment. Descriptions follow.

Friday 7:30 JCLRC Clarkston T.V.'s Promised Land and News War excerpts;

Saturday 6:45 Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?

T.V.'s Promised Land and clips from NEWS WAR

Disney's Aladdin, Indiana Jones.., Warner Brothers' cartoons of crazed Middle Eastern villains, international terrorists... These are America's pop culture depictions of Arabs and Muslims.

With T.V.'s Promised Land, director Nicholas Dembowski creates a clever montage of found footage from Hollywood movies, cable news networks, European news broadcasts, American Westerns, etc. The accumulated evidence powerfully asserts that Western media has long demonized a catch-all "Arab/Muslim world" via selective coverage and dehumanizing imagery that boosts the "good vs. evil" rhetoric of politicians and pundits. By offering no narration or other commentary of its own, T.V.'s Promised Land lets news outlets, Hollywood and politicians incriminate themselves.

News War examines the political cultural, legal and economic forces challenging the news media today and how the press has reacted. FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism from the nixon administrations' attacks on the media to the post-WAtergate popularity of the press, to the challenges presented by the war on terror and other global forces now changing the role of a free press in our society.

Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?

Documentarian Morgan Spurlock rocketed to fame after daring to take on the fast food industry in the entertaining and much-lauded SUPERSIZE ME. For his follow-up, Spurlock wades back into controversial waters, and attempts something even more dangerous than a month of eating Big Macs: he decides to hunt down the globe's foremost terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. When the film opens, Spurlock has just learned that his wife, Alex, is pregnant. Using this news as a springboard, he decides he must hunt down the "world's most dangerous man" in order to guarantee the safety of his new child. Thus begins Spurlock's journey into some of the most wartorn and perilous places on the globe: Egypt, Israel, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco. Spurlock travels from country to country, popping into mosques, fundamentalist Muslim schools, shantytowns, army bases, the Gaza strip, and the local mall, asking everyone along the way if they might know where he can find Osama. The provocative question never fails to elicit an interesting response, and Spurlock uses it to open up a dialogue about the people's feelings and attitudes toward America and the war on terror. Throughout the film, Spurlock comes across as one of the most genial fellows you could ever meet, and his good-natured charm goes a long way in getting interviews with people who might otherwise become hostile when smirkingly asked, "Where's Osama?" Some viewers might find fault with Spurlock's rather gimmicky, stunt man techniques, but others might enjoy his light approach to such a complex and heavy issue. While the film will undoubtedly spark a few heated debates, one thing is for certain: Spurlock does nice job of removing some of the mystery that surrounds the Middle East. He creates a very human portrait of the people, and reminds us that, at the end of the day, we are perhaps not so different.

Debra Denzer Center for International Education, Georgia Perimeter College

Alta Schwartz, Director of Outreach
The Middle East Institute
Georgia State University

Phone 404-413-6146
Fax 404-413-6141

Visit our web site:
http://www.gsu.edu/mideast

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view the award winning John Adams documentary beginning on Monday, October 13 at 12:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody); continuing on Thur. Oct. 23 at 3:30 in C 1100 (Dunwoody); and on Wed. Oct. 29 at Dunwoody Learning Resource Center 2200 at 2 PM. Hope to see you there.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club Fall 2008

As Campaign 2008 intensifies, the Dunwoody History and Politics Club invites you to its film series “Hollywood and Politics.”

Hope to see you for viewing and discussing these classic films:

Date and Time	Film	Leader of Discussion
Wed. Oct. 1 12:30 C-1100 Dunwoody	All the King’s Men (1949 version)	Randy Finley History/Dunwoody
Wed. Oct. 8 2:00 C-1100 Dunwoody	Wag the Dog	Thomas Graham History/Dunwoody
Wed. Oct. 15 11:00 AM C-1100 Dunwoody	Citizen Kane	Will Simson History/Dunwoody
Mon. Oct. 20 12:30 C-1100 Dunwoody	The War Room	Steve Koplan Library/Dunwoody
Wed. Oct. 22 3:30 C-1100 Dunwoody	Bulworth	Paul Gaustad Humanities/Dunwoody

Shorter College Russia Symposium

The Department of History, Political Science and International Studies is preparing for its 2009 History and Political Science Symposium on the topic of "A New Cold War? The Return of Russian Power". We would like to invite interested members of your department to participate in this program. I am attaching a call for papers that you may post or transmit to appropriate persons in your department.

Sincerely,

James M. Scarry

A Call For Papers

“A New Cold War? The Return of Russian Power”

2009

History and Political Science Symposium

The Department of History, Political Science and International Affairs at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia wishes to invite proposals for papers on the topic of its 2009 History and Political Science Symposium “A New Cold War? The Return of Russian Power” which will be held on Tuesday 3 March, 2009 at 7:30 pm on the campus of Shorter College. Format of the Symposium is essentially that of a scholarly conference session. Further information about the Symposium and previous topics is available at www.shorter.edu/academics/history/ symposiums.htm. The Symposium is seeking three presenters from all disciplines, on the resurgence of Russian power in the world and its relationship to the Cold War and international relations. Selected speakers will be asked to prepare a ten page paper and make a twenty minute presentation to an audience primarily composed of undergraduate students and the general public and take questions from the audience.

The Symposium Proposals must: be one-page; fewer than 400 words; include paper title, author's name, e-mail and c.v.. Travel expenses and a small speakers stipend will be provided by the Symposium. Deadline for consideration is 1 November, 2008. Submit proposals to James M. Scarry, Assistant Professor of History, Shorter College, 315 Shorter Ave. NW, Rome, GA 30165 send e-mail submissions to jscarry@shorter.edu.

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Dr. James M. Scarry Assistant Professor of History Director of Museums and Archives Shorter College 315 Shorter Avenue Rome, Georgia 30165 706-233-7317

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view and discuss the 1949 classic “All the King’s Men” in C 1100 (Dunwoody) on Wednesday, October 1 at 12:30 as a part of its “Hollywood and Politics” Campaign 2008 series. Hope to see you there.

Focus on Central and South Asia Symposium

A Focus on Central and South Asia Symposium
Saturday 27 September 2008
Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Campus—New Student Center

A cross-disciplinary symposium of workshops, luncheon, and plenary address open to faculty, students, and the public generally, presented by Georgia Perimeter College, the Center for International Education, and Phi Theta Kappa.

The day long event at Clarkston’s Student Center will feature discussions and presentations by major university professors and professionals on issues of concern for the region including:

• United States regional foreign relations—Dr. Marion Creekmore, Emory University

• Historical roles of women in South Asia—Dr. Ruby Lal, Emory University

• Regional infrastructure and business developments—Mr. Saiful Khandaker, President Mi3 Inc.

• Afghanistan in world history—Dr. Tim Furnish

• Afghanistan in world history—Phi Theta Kappa (Q & A session, Will Simson)

• Asia themed luncheon

• Plenary address: India beyond the IT boom: the other 98% of Indian society Dr. Rina Agarwala, Ph.D. Princeton, -currently Johns Hopkins University, Department of Sociology

REGISTRATION (includes workshops, luncheon and plenary address): Faculty and the public $25 Students $10. REGISTRATIONS RECEIVED BEFORE 22 September WILL INCLUDE THE MEAL. Call the Center for International Education to verify you will attend the meal when you send in your registration.

Registration form [link]

Fill out form, print, and mail with a check made payable to Georgia Perimeter College Send to: Georgia Perimeter College, Center for International Education, 555 North Indian Creek Drive, Clarkston, GA 30021-2396

For additional registration information or to volunteer contact: Will Simson—symposium chair Asst. Professor of History Georgia Perimeter College—Dunwoody Campus, Social Science wsimso(at)gpc.edu / 770.274.5469

Teaching the Middle East VI

Teaching the Middle East VI
10-12 October 2008

Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston campus--Student Center

http://www.gpc.edu/~gpcglobe/Forms/TME%20VI%20Flyer.pdf

A weekend of lectures, films, food, and workshops exploring
the relationship between Middle Eastern media and society.
Presenters include:
• Mona Eltahawy, award-winning syndicated columnist and
international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues.
• Dr. Sam Cherribi, Emory University and former
Member of Parliament in The Netherlands
• Dr. Jim Winship, Model Arab League, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
This workshop is open to all non-Middle East specialists in the University System of Georgia. Selection is based upon a first-come, first-served basis but preference will be given to first time participants. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.cas.gsu.edu/dept/mec/outreach/resources.htm or send an e-mail
to Alta Schwartz at aschwartz@gsu.edu.

The cost of this workshop is $35, which covers: optional field trip to Muslim community center, lectures, film screenings, one lunch and two Middle Eastern dinners. There is an additional $10.95 fee for the Sunday morning brunch at the Holiday Inn in Decatur. The conference rate at the Holiday Inn is $109 for a double room.

Hudson article

Dr. Paul Hudson, Clarkston campus Social Science chair, is featured in an article about Time Capsules in the June 6 Chronicle of Higher Education.

Here is the link: http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i39/39a00104.htm

Congratulations Paul!

History and Politics Club--Clarkston

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Lyceum Committee and the History and Politics Club of Clarkston Campus is sponsoring an event Wednesday, April 16^th from 12:30 to 2:00pm in D 2180 that current GPC students should find interesting and useful. The event is called, ‘You CAN Get There From Here,’ and the program includes 3 recent GPC grads in various stages of the their post-GPC careers. They have agreed to come and talk to current GPC students about how our school helped prepare them for what they are now doing. Of course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions later on.

We think this idea would be very useful to our current GPC student body. Students often know that coming to college is a good idea, but sometimes it is great to see some concrete evidence of the utility of the GPC experience. Our speakers are Adel Powell, a PhD candidate at UGA, David Dechant, a former recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship and arborist, and Ali Lakhani a new employee of a forturne 500 company. Each student credits his and her time at GPC as critical to reaching their goals.

Once again, the event is Wednesday, April 16^th 12:30pm to 2:00pm in D2180. Of course, if you can offer a little extra credit for attendance, that helps motivate students too!

Thank you all in advance,

Marc Zayac

History and Politics Club Co-advisor

Clarkston campus

Georgia State University history lecture

Friends/Colleagues,

A reminder that next Thursday, April 24 we will be hosting UNC's Fitzhugh Brundage for our 2008 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture. Professor Brundage's writing centers on historical memory in the South since the Civil War. His works include The Southern Past: A Clash of Race and Memory (2005), Socialist Utopia in the New South: The Ruskin Colonies in Tennessee and Georgia, 1894-1901 (1996) and Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880-1930 (1993).

This year's activities will be composed of two events:

1) Dr. Brundage will conduct an informal faculty development seminar on the topic "Beyond Blackface; African Americans and the creation of American Mass Culture, 1890 to 1930". This is in 804 GCB from 1.30-3.00 pm.

2) The lecture itself: "Is Southern History still a front in the Culture Wars?" This is at 4pm in Troy Moore Library (9th floor GCB). We will also be awarding our 2008 Dale Somers Memorial Book Awards to David McCreery and Rob Baker in recognition of their contributions to scholarship.

Please mark your calendars, and feel free to publicize this far and wide. Bring your students! Flier attached.

Best,

Jake Selwood.

--
Jake Selwood, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History
Georgia State University

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

Professor Pamela Hecht, GPC alumni and business law instructor at Dunwoody, will present "How To Get Into Law School: A Practical Guide" on Tuesday, April 22 at 9:30 AM in C 1100 (Dunwoody). Sponsored by the Dunwoody History and Politics Club. Hope to see you there.

Phi Theta Kappa-Gods, Guns, and Glory No. 3

Phi Theta Kappa's--Alpha Zeta Mu Chapter

Presents Gods, Guns, and Glory No. 3:

Afghanistan After the Taliban

All students and faculty are invited to attend!

Come join us for an exciting, unique, and thought provoking presentation!

This educational experience will offer a video presentation followed by a group

discussion facilitated by Dr. Tim Furnish and Professor William Simson that will explore:

-How the Taliban came to be

-The American military intervention and its impact

-The contending players on the Afghan scene

-The “reconstruction” of Afghanistan

-Whether and why Afghanistan is slipping into chaos

When: Thursday, April 17th at 7:00 pm

Where: GPC Dunwoody in the C

building auditorium (Room C-1100)

This is a free event and refreshments will be provided

If you have any questions, contact Dave Hocevar at dhlifeisgood@yahoo.com

Dunwoody P and H Club

You are invited to the following end-of-the-year events sponsored by the Dunwoody History and Politics Club:
Wed. April 9: Viewing of "Fahrenheit 911": 2PM C 1100 (Dunwoody);

Tuesday April 15: Viewing of "In the Valley of Elah": 2 PM C 1100
(Dunwoody);

Tuesday April 22: Professor Pamela Hecht: "How To Get Into Law School: A
Practical Guide": 9:30 AM C 1100 (Dunwoody).

Hope to see you there.

Congressman Hank Johnson

Congressman Hank Johnson is hosting a panel discussion in the library
auditorium (Clarkston Campus) on Saturday, March 29, 10 am - 2 pm on the
topic "Making Education a Priority Again Among Black Males". The panel will
include folks such as Mayor Shirley Franklin, Judge Gregory Adams, Kevin
Liles (Executive VP, Warner Music Group), Armstrong Williams (syndicated
radio host), Roberta Shields (President, the Ludacris Foundation), and our
own Dr. Anthony Tricoli, among others. The discussion will be moderated by
TV journalist Karla Winfrey and CNN commentator Roland Martin.

This is a very important topic for our community and an opportunity for GPC
to be represented in a national panel discussion on this important issue.
Please consider attending and encourage your students to take the time to
attend.


Margaret H. Venable, Ph.D.

Assistant VP, Early Colleges & Academic Initiatives
Georgia Perimeter College
3251 Panthersville Road
Decatur GA 30034
(678)891-2770
(404)244-5109 (fax)

Social Science Colloquium

The 20th Annual Francine King Social Science Colloquium will be held this Friday, 29 March from noon to 3pm at the Clarkston Campus Student Center.

The Colloquium was designed by Dr. Francine King so as to allow GPC students to participate in a jury reviewed presentation of their work before a scholarly audience. Students present essays, projects, webpages, and other examples of their work in the Social Sciences. The GPC Foundation provides prize money for the event.

The Colloquium Committee urges all Social Science faculty to attend.

GHS Summer Seminar

The Georgia Historical Society

presents

African-American History & Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry:

Savannah & The Coastal Islands, 1750-1950

The Georgia Historical Society announces its upcoming Landmarks in American History and Culture Workshop for Community College Faculty, entitled “African-American History & Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry: Savannah & The Coastal Islands, 1750-1950.” Two week-long workshop sessions are available, the first from July 13-18, 2008, and the second from July 20-25, 2008. The workshops are free of charge and participants will receive a $500 stipend for lodging and travel. These workshops are part of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People initiative. Full-time and adjunct Community College Humanities faculty may apply.

Through a combination of course readings, scholarly lectures, landmark site visits (to Sapelo Island, Ossabaw Island, and other Historic Savannah Landmark District sites), community presentations, guided tours, and research at GHS’s Library and Archives, participants will be engaged in a scholarly dialogue focused on examining the centrality of place in the urban and rural African-American experience in Georgia’s Lowcountry and the larger Atlantic world.

For more information about workshop objectives and activities, please visit the Georgia Historical Society’s website at www.georgiahistory.com and follow the Landmarks link, or contact the Program Assistant, Charles Snyder, by phone at 912.651.2125 x.40, or by e-mail at csnyder@georgiahistory.com.

Please forward this e-mail to any colleagues you think might be interested in the program.

Project funding provided by: The National Endowment for the Humanities, and NEH’s We The People

The Queen at Dunwoody--P and H Dunwoody

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view on Thursday, March 13 at 2PM in C 1100 (Dunwoody) "The Queen," an account of the media, Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Diana.

We will be especially interested in pondering the role of the media in the postmodern world. Hope to see you there.

Board of Regents- proposed education models

During a recent retreat, the USG Core Curriculum Initiative committees jointly considered the question of what our students should be learning through their studies in the core curriculum to prepare them to work, live well and lead in the technologically interconnected global environment of the 21^st century. See the link below and scroll down the site till you find the links for the two proposed models. These were recently discussed at Faculty Discipline Day. WS

http://www.strongfoundations.usg.edu/news/news.html

From Joel McMahon--look no hands!

Georgia Perimeter College Streaming Media Library

HIST 2111 Streaming Media Library

Comments and Instructions

The digitally reproduced videos and clips below are suited to accompany your virtual or traditional classroom instruction. For presenting in your virtual classroom, copy-and-paste the URL to the location you desire via the appropriate WebCT tool. For presenting in your traditional classroom, copy-and-paste the URL of the film of your choice into your presentation and point your browser to the link for a streaming presentation during your class. For technical support or to report a broken link, contact Joel McMahon (jmcmahon@gpc.edu).

The McGraw-Hill American History Lecture Launcher Series:

America Before Americans

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/america_before_americans.wmv

Early Explorers

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/early_explorers.wmv

The Middle Passage

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/middle_passage.wmv

Andrew Jackson: Battle of New Orleans

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/battle_new_orleans.wmv

The Spirit of Reform

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/spirit_of_reform.wmv

Manifest Destiny

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/manifest_destiny.wmv

The Aftermath of War

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/aftermath_of_war.wmv

Building America

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/building_america.wmv

Life in the West

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/life_in_the_west.wmv

Black Robe:

Set in New France in the 1640s, this 1991 film tells the story of a Jesuit missionary, called “Black Robe” by the indigenous, who hires an Algonquin tribe to guide him and his companion 1500 miles into the Canadian frontier to convert the “savage and godless creatures.” Along the way, they are captured by a rival Huron tribe and forced to run “the gauntlet.” A story of colliding and changing worlds. These two chapters depict well the material culture of the Huron. Both are quite graphic.

Chapter 12: The Gauntlet

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/br_chap_12.wmv

Chapter 13: Why do I want your heaven? There are only Black Robes.

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/br_chap_13.wmv

HIST 2112 Streaming Media Library

The McGraw-Hill American History Lecture Launcher Series:

Yellow Journalism

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/yellow_journalism.wmv

Harlem Renaissance

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/harlem_renaissance.wmv

Tuning in the Radio in the 1920s

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/radio_in_the_20s.wmv

The New Deal

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/the_new_deal.wmv

Japanese-American Internment

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/japanese_american_internment.wmv

America Takes to the Roads

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/america_take_to_the_road.wmv

Civil Rights

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/civil_rights_movement.wmv

Caesar Chavez

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/ceasar_chavez.wmv

The Nam

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/vietnam_a_different_war.wmv

Watergate

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/mh_series/watergate_breakin.wmv

Saving Private Ryan – D-Day: Omaha Beach

The stunning and startling first scenes of “Saving Private Ryan,” Stephen Spielberg’s nostalgic glimpse of a war-hardened band of brothers during the invasion.

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/spr_ch_2-6.wmv

Found Voices: The Slave Narratives

Ted Koppel chronicles the slave narratives digitally re-mastered rebirth. A 20/20 special.

http://gpc-wm1.gpc.edu/dun/jmcmahon/found_voices.wmv

Compiled by Joel McMahon and Nelson Young: Spring 2008

Georgia Association of Historians

Register now!

Annual Meeting

"Crossing Boundaries"

Feb. 22 - 23, 2008

[click logo for link]

Members are invited to attend a Lecture at Fort Valley State, in the Pettigrew Auditorium on Feb. 21 at 5 PM.

The speaker is Robert A. Pratt, professor of history and department chair at the University of Georgia. He is author of The Color of Their Skin: Education and Race in Richmond, Virginia, 1954-89 (1992)— named an Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States—and We Shall Not Be Moved: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia (2002).

Our conference will begin on Friday, and on that evening we will hear a talk by Vernon Burton, who is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. He is the author of the new award-winning book The Age of Lincoln. A reception will follow.

A Plenary Session at mid-day on Saturday will feature Gary M Fink who is Professor Emeritus at Georgia State University, where he was on the history faculty from 1970 to 1998. Fink was a leader in the development of the field of southern labor history, author and editor of nine books in labor and political history, and a promoter of the Southern Labor Archives at GSU and the Atlanta Seminar in the Comparative History of Labor, Industry, and Technology (SCHLITZ). He is a long-time member and Past President of the Georgia Association of Historians.

Gary and Mary Fink

All sessions will be held at the Pettigrew Conference Center on Friday and continue on Saturday morning; then the noon luncheon and business meeting will conclude our meeting.

As usual, our President-elect is the program chair; this year's it is Gene Hatfield of Clayton State University. Local arrangements are under the leadership of Fred van Hartesveldt and his colleagues at Fort Valley State University. Of course, our current president, Jamil Zainaldin of the Georgia Humanities Council will be facilitating everything.

Planning is under way; so check back to this site for more developments, which will include:

	conference program
	tour information
	registration information and form
	accommodations information

Our last meeting in Milledgeville was a great success, with over 100 registrants. Let's try to bring even more historians who work in Georgia to meet one another at Fort Valley.

Glory--Dunwoody History and Politics Club

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view the classic movie "Glory"
(regarding the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War) on Thursday, February 21 at 2 PM in C 1100 (Dunwoody). Hope to see you there.

Dunwoody Politics and History Club

The Dunwoody History and Politics Club will view the documentary "The Murder of Emmett Till" on Thursday, February 7 at 2 PM in C 1100 (Dunwoody). The film lasts one hour. Hope to see you there.

Dissertation discussions at Dunwoody

The History and Politics Club of Dunwoody invite you to presentations by historians Heather Lucas and Will Simson on Thursday, January 31 at 3:30 PM in B 2310 (Dunwoody).

Professor Lucas will speak on "Eastern Secrets, American Markets: Oriental Products in the 1920s" and Professor Simson will speak on "Maintaining an Industrial Peace in the Old Red Scar: Working and Living in the East Tennessee Copper Basin, 1914-1945." Hope to see you there.

Conference on the Americas

TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAS

(An Interdisciplinary and Inter-cultural Conference)

February 8-9, 2008

Atlanta, Georgia

Sponsored by the

The Americas Council and the

Office of International Education for the University System of Georgia

ADMISSION FOR GPC STUDENTS IS FREE:

The Americas Council provides an annual conference for presenters and participants to explore critical socio-cultural, political, economic, global, regional and national issues including the challenges and opportunities facing Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Proposals for individual papers and panels on specific topics are now being requested.

While the focus of this conference is primarily for university/college faculty members, the Americas Council also encourages secondary school faculty along with graduate and undergraduate students to participate. The conference typically includes at least two graduate and two undergraduate panels.

Schedule of events for Saturday 9 Februar include:

Keynote Address: Dr. Howard J. Wiarda, Dean Rusk Professor of International Relations and Founding Head of the Department of International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His topic will “Is Latin America Going to the Left? Or is Something Else Going On?” There will be a special musical performance by David Marcus, Latin American musician and historian.

Students are also welcome to attend the paper presentations held throughout the day.

For more information contact Professor Ernie Guyton, wguyton@gpc.edu
or Professor Luise Strange de Soria lstrange@gpc.edu

"Primary Colors"at Dunwoody

The History and Politics Club of Dunwoody will view the timely political satire "Primary Colors" on Wednesday, January 30, at 2PM in C 1100/Dunwoody campus. Hope to see you there.