Check out our 2021 year in photos below, and then read our 2021 year in review to explore more top stories, achievements, media coverage, and more from the School of History and Sociology!
Pop-up Museum Exhibit: April 2021
Students in Associate Professor Carla Gerona’s HTS 3100 Introduction to Museum Studies class held their pop-up exhibit on the front patio of the Old CE building. Callie Barrentine and Talley Motes (third-years) and Kelsey Durick (fourth-year) said they worked on the exhibit for the entire semester, starting with research and building from there. The class chose the topic by submitting ideas to Gerona, who combined common themes to develop the final subject: Atlanta in the 1910s.
Vergara Publishes 'Fueling Mexico' - June 2021
Assistant Professor Germán Vergara's first book, Fueling Mexico, Energy and Environment 1850-1950, was published in June 2021. Read more about it here.
Summer YPAR Institute - July 2021
Summer YPAR Institute participants Haile Kini, Tossa Tiku, Ashik Sunuwar, Doss Sebarenze, UPPER90 Mentor Munda Sheriff, Assistant Professor Allen Hyde, Amani Nsanze, and Abdul Kamara. Read more about the program, led by Assistant Professor Allen Hyde and others, here: Summer YPAR Institute Empowers Youth to Create Change
Students in the summer YPAR Institute present their research findings to local leaders in Clarkston, GA.
HCON Historical Costume Contest - October 2021
Spring 2022 Course Preview Party - October 2021
Students with their books from the faculty book raffle, including Grains by Professor Bill Winders, War Fever and Blood Brothers by Associate Professor Johnny Smith, and many more.
Teresa Muñoz used her great grandparent's farm in Cuba as a case study in her research on Sugarcane and National Identity in Matanzas, Cuba. “Her [great grandmother’s] testimony through oral history is what really motivated me to explore this topic,” she said.
Jake Windham works in fine dining and was inspired by the sommelier at his job to research wine in Napa Valley. He looked at how events such as prohibition affected the industry in the past and how climate change may affect it in the future.
Olivia Villanova presents her research on Sustainability in Vogue: A Cultural History of Sustainable Fashion. "What I wanted to look at was 'how has the concept of sustainable fashion evolved over time?'" she said.
Yihua Xu, Phillip Carnell, and Grace Swift present their contributions to Assistant Professor Allen Hyde's ongoing community-partnership project Disaster Resilience and Youth Advocacy in Savannah, Georgia.
HSOC Holiday Reception - December 2021
Interim Chair Hanchao Lu presented Senior Academic Professional Amy D'Unger with a thank you plaque for her 16 years of service to the School.
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies Jennifer Singh presented flowers to D'Unger, who is also the Associate Director of Undergraduate Affairs.
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