Alana Barnes – A Pioneering Black Political Scientist and Legislator: Introducing the Robert A Holmes Collection
Alana Barnes discusses the Robert A. Holmes collection at the Auburn Avenue Research Library....
16 July, 2019
Casey P. Cater – Electrifying Race Relations: Atlanta’s Streetcars and the 1906 Race Riots
In this excerpt from his new book Regenerating Dixie: Electric Energy and the Modern South, Casey Cater discusses the racial conflicts on the city's streetcars that were part of the lead up to the infamous 1906 race riots. ...
14 May, 2019
Marni Davis – Georgia Avenue as Palimpsest
Marni Davis discusses her digital storytelling project about the rich history of Georgia Avenue ...
07 May, 2019
Rethinking Resilience at the 2019 Atlanta Studies Symposium
A recap of the 2019 Symposium hosted by Georgia Tech on April 9...
30 April, 2019
Alex Karner – MARTA Rebranding Rooted in a Racialized History of Public Transit
Alex Karner discusses MARTA's new branding "The ATL" and its connection to Atlanta's historical racial tensions....
23 April, 2019
John Bernau – Introducing DOIs to Atlanta Studies
The editorial staff of Atlanta Studies is proud to announce the introduction of DOIs: the latest development in our mission to develop and distribute high-quality digital scholarship about and for Atlanta....
18 April, 2019
CFP: Interdisciplinary OA Journal Atlanta Studies Seeks Blog Posts & Articles
Join the conversation about the past, present, and future of Atlanta!...
04 April, 2019
Allen Hyde – Don’t Forget about the People Who Are Already Here: Teaching Urban Sociology through Oral Histories in Grove Park
Allen Hyde discusses how he used oral history interviewing in a neighborhood next to Georgia Tech to teach urban sociology...
26 March, 2019
Announcing the Keynote Speakers and Program for our 2019 Symposium
Learn about the keynote speakers for this year's symposium on April 9 - J. Marshall Shepherd and Bartow Elmore - and check out the full program for the day's events. ...
19 March, 2019
Andrew Kingston – “This Weird Cable Program”: Queer Atlanta and the Archives of The American Music Show at Emory’s Rose Library
Andrew Kingston discusses the archive of the American Music Show at Rose Library as a window into the history of Queer Atlanta....
12 March, 2019