On Tuesday, March 28, the Emory Center for Digital Scholarship, in collaboration with the Emory Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and The Bill & Carol Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry, presents a discussion of the digital research platforms, projects and publications about Atlanta at Emory. Read More
Call for proposals for seventh annual Atlanta Studies symposium on April 9, 2019 Read More
Introducing Atlanta Studies, an open access digital publication offering thoughtful analyses of the metro region’s past and present for a public audience. Read More
Joe Hurley discusses the history of parking and car-focused urban design in Atlanta Read More
Darin Givens of ThreadATL reflects on the conflicting perceptions of contemporary South Downtown’s potential. Read More
Check out the program for the 2017 Atlanta Studies Symposium and register to join us on Wednesday, April 26. Read More
Sameera Fazili reviews a new book that examines the economic and historical constraints faced by African American banks in addressing America's enduring racial wealth gap Read More
The program for the 2018 Atlanta Studies Symposium, to be held at Emory on April 20, 2018, addresses a number of critical issues to preparing for the metro region's projected growth. Read More
Joe Hurley reviews the new "Renewing Inequality" digital project with an eye to what it tells us about urban renewal in Atlanta Read More
Philip Cherry examines the effects of the recent I-85 bridge collapse and the long history of planning decisions that led to Atlanta's reliance on a limited number of transportation routes. Read More
Terry Easton explores the 1990 occupation of the Imperial Hotel and its impact on the development of affordable housing in Atlanta Read More
Winston Grady-Willis reviews a new book about how attending to class and politics complicates the image of post-Civil Rights Atlanta as a 'Black Mecca' Read More