Author Archives: Jill Anderson

New Primary-Source Database: History Vault, Black Freedom I and II

photo, Bayard Rustin at news briefing on the Civil Rights March on Washington in the Statler Hotel, half-length portrait, seated at table

The Georgia State University Library now provides access to two modules of the ProQuest History Vault, a project involving the digitization of historical primary sources previously available on microfilm. These two modules focus on 20th-century African-American history and are a … Continue reading

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New Faculty Publication: Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century

cover, Alex Sayf Cummings, Democracy of Sound

Georgia State University Department of History’s Prof. Alex Sayf Cummings has recently published Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century (2013). “In Democracy of Sound, Alex Sayf Cummings uncovers the little-known history … Continue reading

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New Faculty Publication and Book Talk/Signing: We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement

The Georgia State University Department of African-American Studies announces the publication of Prof. Akinyele Omowale Umoja‘s new book We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement (2013; on order). Prof. Umoja will give a talk and sign … Continue reading

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Department of African-American Studies Speaker: Dr. Deborah Gray White, “Lost in the USA: Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality on the Eve of the Millennium”

Deborah Gray White

Dr. Deborah Gray White, Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University, will speak at Georgia State University on Wednesday, April 24. Dr. White is the author of the groundbreaking historical study of female slavery, Ar’n’t I a Woman? … Continue reading

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Department of History’s 2013 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture: Dr. Tyler Stovall, “Consumerism and Resistance: Paris 1919″

Prof. Tyler Stovall

The Department of History will host its 2013 Dale Somers Memorial Lecture on Friday, April 26. Dr. Tyler Stovall, Professor of History at the University of California at Berkeley, will speak on “Consumerism and Resistance: Paris 1919.” Dr. Stovall is … Continue reading

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Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Speaker: Dr. Roopali Mukherjee, “Cadillac Consumer: Black Material Culture and the Care of the Racial Self”

cover, Roopali Mukherjee and Saran Banet-Weiser, eds., Commodity Activism: Cultural Resistance in Neoliberal Times

The Georgia State University Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (formerly the Women’s Studies Institute) proudly announces the final speaker in their 2012-2013 Speakers Series, on the theme of “Progressive Cool, Inc.: The Commodification of Progressive Politics.” Dr. Roopali … Continue reading

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New Resources for Women’s History Month

cover, Jeanne Theoharis, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Like Black History Month, Women’s History Month began as a designated week. Inspired by the success of a Women’s History Week celebration in Sonoma County, California, participants at the 1979 Women’s History Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, under the chairmanship … Continue reading

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New Resources for African-American History Month

In 1925, African-American historian Carter G. Woodson, trained at Harvard and considered a founder of African-American history, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) … Continue reading

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New Resources: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

cover, Britta Waldschmidt-Nelson, Dreams and Nightmares: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Struggle for Black Equality in America

January 21 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday which falls on the third Monday of January each year, near the time of King’s birthday, January 15. The Georgia State University Library has a number of new resources … Continue reading

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Department of History Regional Speaker Talk: “Strom Thurmond’s America and the Origins of Modern Conservatism”

cover, Joseph Crespino, Strom Thurmond

The GSU Department of History announces its inaugural Regional Speaker Talk, on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. The speaker will be Joseph Crespino, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies in history at Emory University. He will be … Continue reading

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