The Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series was established in 1990 as a gift to the Department of History, the Department of Literature and Philosophy and the Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University. The purpose of the lectureship is to enhance on-campus academic and cultural life for students, faculty, and the community. Published versions of the lectures are available from the University of Georgia Press.

The 2008 Averitt Lecturer

Dr. Theda Perdue

The 18th Annual Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series will be held on October 14 and 15, 2008. The theme for this year's series is "Race and the Cotton States Exposition." The speaker is Dr. Theda Perdue, who is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina. The schedule for the series is as follows:

Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 p.m. "Beyond the Atlanta Compromise "
Wednesday, October 15, 9:30 a.m. "Vanishing Indians"
Wednesday, October 15, 2:00 p.m. "The Global South "

Lectures are open to the public and held in the Fielding Russell Union Ballroom.

Past Averitt Lecturers

Peter Coclanis 2006
Anne J. Bailey 2004
David R. Goldfield 2002
Don H. Doyle 2000
Betty Wood 1998
Houston A. Baker, Jr. 1997
Catherine Clinton 1996
Barbara Hardy 1995
Samuel S. Hill 1994
Tony Tanner 1993
George B. Tindal 1992
James Olney 1991
Eugene D. Genovese 1990

Program Committee, Department of History:
Dr. Alan C. Downs
Dr. Anastatia Sims
Dr. Lisa Denmark

For more information, please contact the Department of History at (912) 478-4478.