"Reflections of the Past in Modern Islamic Gardens" D. Fairchild Ruggles, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will give a lecture on Islamic gardens from Spain to India, which were historically shaped by geometry, water, abstract ornament, color, and viewsheds, and how modern gardeners both reflect the past and offer reinterpretations of historic elements. […]
The UGA English Department and UGA Willson Center for Humanities and Arts are thrilled to announce a remote public presentation from Dr. Jill Bradbury, Professor and Chair of the English Department at Gallaudet University, on April 20th, 2021 at 1pm EST. Dr. Bradbury studies American Sign Language theatre companies that bring Shakespeare to Deaf, Deaf +, […]
Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time and Place features beautiful Iznik tiles and plates from the late 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Named after a town in western Turkey, Iznik ceramic art is known from the 15th century, reaching its height during the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Sultans admired the vibrant cobalt and coral colors against […]
Memoirist and nature writer Janisse Ray recounts and redeems her unique upbringing in a junkyard near the Altamaha River. Her book, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, is the inspirational embrace of humble origins and has been celebrated as a classic of American writing.
Poet and writing teacher Carlyn Bland explores the many and varied literary reactions to rivers and marshes, coastlines and beaches, islands and estuaries. Using Lanier's "Marshes of Glynn" as a starting point, she leads a literary journey centering on the water.
Historian and policy expert Chris Manganiello demonstrates how through the centuries humans have exploited Georgia's rivers to fit their needs. He shows that rivers can give or take away the power of humans, and how the human spirit adapts.
Environmental historian Will Bryan examines the history of the Savannah River from the pre-colonial era to European settlement and into the modern day. He also contextualizes the historic city of the banks of the Savannah that shares the river's name.
The 1803 mass suicide of enslaved people at Glynn County's Dunbar Creek is recounted by historian Dionne Hoskins-Brown. She reveals the desperation of slavery through lyrical motifs about the Back body, water, and life and death in coastal Georgia.
Join The Learning Center at Senior Citizens, Inc. as they present "African-American Literary Voices of the 20th Century," a lecture series exploring the lives and work of African-American writers. This installment of the 8-part series will focus on Booker T. Washington.
Join The Learning Center at Senior Citizens, Inc. as they present "African-American Literary Voices of the 20th Century," a lecture series exploring the lives and work of African-American writers. This installment of the 8-part series will focus on W.E.B. Dubois.
