Georgia Institute of Technology School of History and Sociology

Current News and Events

• New Inter-Campus Seminar Series on "The Practice of Democracy"

  
  September 11, 2017
  This seminar aims to bring students and faculty from across the Atlanta area together for monthly seminars.

• “Can One Belt/One Road Improve Indo-China Relationships?” Event

  
  September 5, 2017
  This event will discuss One Belt, One Road and how it may affect Indo-China relationships at the Carter Center.

• John Krige Appointed Distinguished Visiting Fellow

  
  September 5, 2017

  John Krige has been appointed a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Green College, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

• Dr. John Krige Organizes Workshop

  
  August 29, 2017

  John Krige, along with Axel Jansen (German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.) and Jessica Wang (Department of History, University of British Columbia), is organizing a workshop in Vancouver on the theme ‘Empires of Knowledge.’

• Allen Hyde’s Forthcoming Article in ‘Social Currents’ and Faculty Development Grant

  
  August 24, 2017

  Allen Hyde, assistant professor of history and sociology, has a forthcoming article in the Southern Sociological Society flagship journal Social Currents analyzing the impacts of financialization on income inequality and redistribution, which served as inspiration for his dissertation completed in 2016.

• Dr. Mary McDonald Co-Edits Special Journal Issue, “Doing Sport History in the Digital Present”

  
  August 18, 2017
  Dr. McDonald recently co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Sport History, “Doing Sport History in the Digital Present” (Vol. 44, No. 2, Summer 2017).

• ISSF Roundtable 9-19 on Sharing Knowledge, Shaping Europe

  
  August 14, 2017
  A new roundtable has been published discussing Dr. Krige's book: Sharing Knowledge, Shaping Europe

• Graduate Student Positions in HSOC

  
  August 14, 2017
  Here are the results of the nominations for HSOC grad student positions.

• HSOC Faculty Member Receives Accolades for Research

  
  June 23, 2017

  Johnny Smith, assistant professor of History and Shaw Professor, receives awards at the North American Society for Sport History conference. 

• HSOC Faculty Member’s Work Published in ‘BELT Magazine’

  
  June 21, 2017
  Dr. Todd Michney’s research on “white flight” is featured in the summer edition.

• HSOC Fall 2017 Speakers Series Announced

  
  June 20, 2017
  The speakers who will be participating in the fall series are now available on the HSOC website.

• Smith Named to Inaugural Shaw Professorship In Sports, Society, and Technology

  
  June 20, 2017

  The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved the creation of the Julius C. “Bud” Shaw Professorship in Sports, Society, and Technology. The board also approved the appointment of Johnny Smith, assistant professor in the School of History and Sociology, as the inaugural holder of the Shaw Professorship. 

• Kranzberg Professor Discusses the Importance of the History of Science and Technology

  
  June 19, 2017

  John Krige, Ph.D., in the School of History and Sociology reflects on the importance of understanding the historical roots of scientific and technological developments.

• Professor Schneer Presents Keynote Talk at Balfour Declaration Symposium

  
  May 8, 2017
  Princeton University is hosting a symposium on the Balfour Declaration, with Dr. Schneer as the keynote speaker.

• Smith Named Distinguished Lecturer by Organization of American Historians

  
  May 1, 2017

  The Organization of American Historians (OAH) has named Johnny Smith Distinguished Lecturer. Smith is an assistant professor in the Ivan Allen College School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech.

• HTS Majors Win at President’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Spring 2017 Symposium

  
  May 1, 2017

  Two History, Technology, and Society majors were winners in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts awards category at the President’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) symposium held April 18, 2017.

• HSOC Research Symposium

  
  April 18, 2017
  The School of History and Sociology will hold its first HSOC Undergraduate Research Symposium this spring.

• Excerpt: ‘Multiple Autisms’

  
  April 6, 2017
  Jennifer S. Singh sets out to discover how autism emerged as a genetic disorder and how this affects those who study autism and those who live with it.

• Upcoming Symposium on Atlanta After the Civil War

  
  March 28, 2017
  The School of History and Sociology is collaborating on a symposium titled "Resilient Atlanta: New Perspectives on the Civil War and its Aftermath," to be held on March 30th.

• Kate Pride Brown Wins Best Article Prize

  
  March 6, 2017
  Congratulations to Dr. Kate Pride Brown, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for winning the 2016 Social Movement Studies Best Article Prize.