UGA Willson Center

The Willson Center supports research and creativity in humanities and arts at UGA, bringing the world to Georgia and Georgia to the world.

[UGA Willson Center @WillsonCenter]

We have released our 2023-24 annual report, which shows all we've been busy with over the past year. Take a look, explore our programs, partners and points of pride, and get in touch if you'd like to learn more about what we do.
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[UGA @universityofga]

The Center for Writing is based in Park Hall and housed in @UGAFranklin, but it is a resource for the entire campus! UGA students who visit the Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing benefit greatly from the 1:1 attention provided by writing consultants.https://t.co/gdOtvQg1tM

[UGA Willson Center @WillsonCenter]

7pm Thu Apr 18 at the Delta Hub, 210 Spring St Athens

This will be a great conversation, free and open to all, no registration.

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@UGABasketball @UGA_Arts @SportsMediaUGA @SportMgmtUGA @edpavlic @EmoryAASDept @EnglishEmory @redandblack @vmbcollective

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Don’t miss @UGATheatre’s opening performance of the “Little Shop of Horrors” at 8 p.m. on April 12! Tickets and more details are available at https://t.co/TvqwtXynHS.

📸 Alex Bass as “Seymour” and Brie Hayes as “Audrey.” (Photographer: Delaire Gackle)

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Award-winning poet Stephen Sexton (@ssexton02) will be at the @universityofga on Thursday for a reading and conversation at 5:30 p.m. in the @WillsonCenter. Learn more at https://t.co/skRD3TMHqe

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

The Dance Theatre of Harlem is coming to Athens! The multi-ethnic company will perform "Higher Ground," a ballet by company director Robert Garland featuring music by Stevie Wonder and J.S. Bach. Performances: 2pm & 7:30pm, Jan. 27, Fine Arts Theatre. https://t.co/RSJPGEzeGa

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Suchitra Vijayan is a writer, essayist, lawyer and photographer working across oral history, state violence and visual storytelling. She'll be visiting today at 5 p.m. in the @ugalibs' Graduate Reading Room and speaking about her book "How Long Can the Moon Be Caged?"

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

It’s the last week of Spotlight on the Arts, but that doesn’t mean the end of excellent arts programming and research on campus. We invite you to continue celebrating the literary, performing and visual arts at the @universityofga throughout the year. #spotlightuga

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead will visit UGA on Wednesday for the Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Whitehead is the No. 1 NYT bestselling author of 11 books including "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys." #spotlightuga

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Mark your calendars! We’ve got another great run of events for week three of Spotlight on the Arts! For a full schedule of festival events, visit https://t.co/ag81O2gGIn. #SpotlightUGA #ArtAtUGA

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Highlights include the 4’33” live research competition, a lecture by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead, the @UGAPress Annual Campus Book Sale, several @UGAMusic ensembles and the third annual Dodd Market.

[The Arts at UGA @UGA_Arts]

Author Mona Susan Power is coming to Athens this week! She'll be doing a reading and book signing of her new novel, A Council of Dolls, on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. at @AthensCine. More details at https://t.co/tnSZnJAqhY

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[UGA History Dept @UGAHistory]

Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era in the department of history, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars grant for his book project, The Original Black Panther: Prince Rivers and the Lost City of Hamburg. https://t.co/p5IyjyLnN8

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[UGA Willson Center @WillsonCenter]

What a privilege to associate with so many amazing people, undertakings, and events in just a year. Please take a look at our annual report, share it, look further into anything that interests you, and let us know what you think. @UGAFranklin @UGAResearch
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[Cynthia Barnett @cynthiabarnett]

"Look at the Water Coming!" As #Idalia nears, a deep dive into the Cedar Keys #Hurricane of 1896 frm primary sources. The Cat 3 storm led a major town to move inland. Our @ArcGISStoryMaps to help Floridians remember. @UF @UF_Humanities @UF_CLAS @UFJSchool https://t.co/YXW0YkyAUO

[Seamus Heaney @HeaneyDaily]

Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Seamus Heaney.

“Walk on air against your better judgement”

[UGA CREATIVE WRITING @CWPUGA]

The Creative Writing Program at UGA & the @WillsonCenter are delighted to host Willson Center Distinguished Lecturer: Bhakti Shringarpure in Fall '23. She will speak on contemporary publishing culture: "Publishing at a Crossroads: Notes on the "D" word"
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