The American Chestnut tells the story of the titular tree from Native American prehistory through the Civil War and the Great Depression. Some of the tree’s history dates to the very founding of our country, making the story of the American chestnut an integral part of American cultural and environmental history. The following is a Q&A…
Prophet of Discontent is a new look at King’s economic and political theories amid expanding awareness of the Black radical tradition. The following is a Q&A with the authors, Andrew J. Douglas and Jared A. Loggins, about past and present develops in the world of Black radical discourse and how they pertain to King. 1)…
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a list of recent UGA Press publications that include memoirs, biographies, and deep dives into subjects ranging from literature to medicine, all with a focus on the lives and histories of women. For more information, click the link in the caption.
Catch up on your reading with the UGA Press Summer Sale and get 40% off all books during the month of June! Today we’re highlighting history. Take a look at some of our best history titles below, and use code 08JUNE40 at checkout to get 40% off. You can buy books that are out now…
Today is day four of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. Today’s theme is “History,” and we are spotlighting a new series at the UGA Press: Gender and Slavery. It’s been almost three years since our first announcement of the Gender and Slavery series, and early this October, we released Sexuality and Slavery, the inaugural…
Today is day two of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. The theme is “Politics,” and we are looking at two books that seek to define southernness in a time of political and social upheaval. By understanding the politics behind our history, we understand not only the politics of today but also the social,…
Today’s episode features another book talk from the Decatur Book Festival: Staci L. Catron and Mary Ann Eaddy discuss Seeking Eden: A Collection of Georgia’s Historic Gardens, a project years in the making. Seeking Eden promotes an awareness of, and appreciation for, Georgia’s rich garden heritage. Updated and expanded here are the stories of nearly thirty designed landscapes first…
Ahoy, readers! Today be the day of Talkin’ like a Pirate. Since 2002, pirate enthusiasts across all the seven seas and four oceans have donned their bandanas, eyepatches, and peg legs to celebrate their favorite swashbuckling scallywags. If ye be worried about lookin’ like a landlubber, a pirate lingo glossary will be (almost) as valuable…
On April 1, Dr. Edward Hatfield began work as the new Managing Editor for the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Hatfield earned his M.A. in history at the University of Georgia in 2006 and completed his Ph.D. in history at Emory University in 2015. He is currently an editorial board member for Atlanta Studies, the open access digital…
by Chad Williams, Kidada Williams and Keisha N. Blain June 17, 2016 marks the one year anniversary of the Charleston massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial terrorism in American history. Like so many others, we were devastated by the news of the shooting, which took the lives of Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance,…
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