Atlanta Studies

EVENT TOMORROW: Georgia History Under Threat: A Panel Discussion on Proposed Revisions to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act Tuesday, the 22nd of September, 6 – 7 pm Room 223, 25 Park Place (2nd Floor), GSU Downtown Campus More information available on the below flyer!

Thanks to GSU historian Marni Davis’ new article and map, you can now take a step back in time to 1896 to explore the state of Atlanta's immigrant population long before Atlanta developed its reputation as a destination for newcomers. Check it out 👇 atlantastudies.org/2026/07/21/i...

We’re very excited to share our first ever “visual note” publication in Atlanta Studies, by GSU master’s student Aaron Pacheco! This note focuses on mapping the oft-overlooked impacts of toxic pollution on suburban Atlanta’s growing Latinx communities. atlantastudies.org/2026/04/27/m...

We're excited to announce the release of the preliminary program for the 13th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium! We hope to see you all on Thursday, May 14th at Georgia State!

Many thanks to all who have already submitted proposals for the 13th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium! However, in order to maximize participation in this year's symposium, we are extending the abstract and session submission deadline by TWO WEEKS to Friday, February 27th!

📆🚨 REMINDER ⏰⚠️ Abstract submissions for the 13th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium are due in EXACTLY ONE MONTH! Be sure to submit your proposal for a paper, poster or organized session by February 13th! More info at the CFP below 👇👇 atlantastudies.org/2025/12/17/c...

As we ring in the new year, it's time to recap all the excellent Atlanta-focused scholarship from 2025 that was published outside of our own (virtual) pages! Catch up on all that you missed throughout the year with our annual round up here: atlantastudies.org/2026/01/01/s...

In his new article in Atlanta Studies, Robert Birdwell makes the case for a racially integrated people’s movement across metro Atlanta to prefigure the kind of racially integrated and equitable society we hope to build. Check it out below 👇👇 atlantastudies.org/2025/12/09/t...

Did you know that the Atlanta Braves' move to Cobb County in 2017 wasn't the first time the suburban county tried to lure a professional team with the promise of a new stadium? Check out @andrewbramlett.bsky.social's new article in for more of this history! atlantastudies.org/2025/10/20/c...

Check out our latest note from GSU librarian Bryan Sinclair on the recently published online exhibit “The Elevated City”, which explores the various ways Atlanta city leaders, designers and engineers have sought to raise the city about street level over time. atlantastudies.org/2025/08/19/t...

In this excerpt from his new book, Augustus Wood examines one chapter in the long-neglected history of Atlanta's Black working class, telling the story of strikes against unjust labor practices and housing conditions by working class Black women in the 1970s atlantastudies.org/2025/08/06/t...

In this excerpt from his book “America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy”, Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar reframes the politics of early 1970s Atlanta around what he calls Afro-self-determinism. Give it a read 👇👇 atlantastudies.org/2025/07/24/a...

We’re delighted to share our latest article, an excerpt from Hannah Palmer’s latest book “The Pool is Closed”. As she writes in the introduction, this piece “feels like the emotional heart of my book and it isn’t even about pools.” Check it out 👇👇 atlantastudies.org/2025/07/02/f...

We look forward to having an excerpt of Augustus Wood's new book on "Class Struggle in Black Atlanta" featured on ATLS in the coming months!

Be sure to check out Morehouse professor Keith Hollingsworth's new article in ATLS, providing new evidence about the perseverance - and growth - of Atlanta's Black business community in the wake of the city's infamous 1906 race massacre. atlantastudies.org/2025/05/27/p...

How would @archiveatlanta.bsky.social fix Atlanta? Looking to our past can help us better solve our current problems—especially since we've had many of the same issues since 1837. It's time for Atlanta to hire an official historian. how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-victoria...

Anyone out there want to write a review of this new book for Atlanta Studies and connect the legacy of Angelo Herndon's case to the present day? Let us know!

Don't forget to register for next week's 12th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium! We hope to see you at Morehouse on May 2nd! Program: atlantastudies.org/2025/04/08/a... Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It means a lot to me that this piece—which I originally wrote as a preface to my dissertation—found a home in @atlstudies.bsky.social

“Calling it Weelaunee signals the utopic visioning of the Stop Cop City movement, which refuses a forward march of history that erodes commons and public spaces and treats any resource, like the Weelaunee River, as a tool for the state or for corporations.”

Check out our latest article by @dezmiller.bsky.social, a personal account of their experiences with the movement to Stop Cop City and learning to engage with the forests, creeks and streams around which Atlanta was built. atlantastudies.org/2025/04/22/w...

📣 We are excited to announce the program for the 12th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium, to be held May 2, 2025 at Morehouse College! Be sure to check out all the awesome sessions we have planned and register for the symposium at the link below! atlantastudies.org/2025/04/08/a...

In honor of tonight's home opener for the Atlanta Braves, revisit Andy Walter’s ATLS classic “Mapping Braves Country” to learn more about how the Braves used maps to justify their move out of Atlanta's urban core and into to the suburbs of Cobb County atlantastudies.org/2015/09/09/m...

Don't miss 2025's Night of Ideas next Saturday, March 29th at The Goat Farm! Hosted by Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, Atlanta’s edition will question how we live in cities and embrace the diversity of worlds. Registration is free, but required!

Take a step back in time to the streetscapes of south downtown in the late 1920s with GSU librarian Bryan Sinclair's new piece, which highlights archival images held by the GSU Library that were stitched together to show these streets prior to their elevation atlantastudies.org/2025/02/15/b...

📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED 🙏 Abstract submissions for the 12th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium are now being accepted through February 14th! If you weren't already able to get your submission in, be sure not to miss the opportunity to submit by the extended deadline!

🚨 Don't forget that abstracts for the 12th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium are due this Friday, January 24th! 🚨 Be sure to submit before it's too late!

Haven't kept up-to-date on all the Atlanta-based scholarship of the last year? We've got you covered. Check out our 2024 Atlanta scholarship round-up for all the books, articles, theses and dissertations about Atlanta from this year! 👇👇

We are pleased to announce the 12th Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium, to be held May 2nd, 2025 at Morehouse College! See the link below for more info on our call for proposals, which are due January 24th! atlantastudies.org/2024/12/09/c...