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Hurston, Herod and the work before me

I had a good first week back in the saddle. I did so as a Professor History at the University of Alabama. I don’t usually cling to titles…

Aug 24

Aug 24

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Gramercy, a short film

My short film “Gramercy” is now live on the Association for American Geographers’ website. It addresses my ironic experiences while living…

Mar 1, 2022

Gramercy, a short film

Mar 1, 2022

Being our whole selves, or on public history storytelling

Two days ago, I gave the closing keynote speech at the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) conference in Mobile, AL…

Sep 16

Being our whole selves, or on public history storytelling

Sep 16

The presentation of my “Finding Zora Neale Hurston in the British Empire” paper at the 2024 Britain…

I loved the comments and questions I heard afterwards. It was an honor to present with co-panelist University of Glasgow’s Dr. Rachel Chin…

Jun 21

The presentation of my “Finding Zora Neale Hurston in the British Empire” paper at the 2024 Britain…

Jun 21

Kafka exhibit at Bodleian delights

As shared elsewhere, Franz Kafka’s absurdity has always delighted me. I thoroughly enjoyed the Kafka exhibit at Oxford’s Bodleian…

May 31

Kafka exhibit at Bodleian delights

May 31

V & A Museum’s Tropical Modernism exhibit brought memory of black Miami

“Can you find your way home, Lilith?” — Dawn, Octavia Butler

May 22

May 22

Revisiting black Miami’s history with fellow scholars and artists

As shared elsewhere, yesterday, I remotely joined several scholars and artists for a follow up gathering to the one held last September.

May 18

Revisiting black Miami’s history with fellow scholars and artists

May 18

new public history touches on college football and student protest history

Routledge published my public history book this week on April 30.

May 4

new public history touches on college football and student protest history

May 4

Coconut Grove — Mapping Change

It touched me that so many on Twitter responded to the map made yesterday about Sun Ra’s Birmingham and Chicago. I have long told my…

Mar 26

Coconut Grove — Mapping Change

Mar 26

Moon Winx motel site for sale

It’s the end of an era in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A motor lodge dating back to early last century was demolished right before the December…

Jan 7

Moon Winx motel site for sale

Jan 7

Sharony Green

Sharony Green

Professor of History, University of Alabama; Recent books address Zora Neale Hurston in Honduras & teaching public history creatively . www.sharonygreen.com

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