Christopher Lawton
Lecturer
- School of History and Sociology
Overview
Christopher Lawton is a historian whose work is focused on the cultural and social history of the American south. His public-facing projects over the last decade have been funded by multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (2017, 2018, 2023), as well as Georgia Humanities (2012), the Spencer Foundation (2021), the Spencer and William T. Grant Foundations (2022), and Monument Lab (2024). He is co-author, with Laura Nelson and Randy Reid, of Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians (UGA Press, 2021), which won the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council’s Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia's History and was shortlisted for the American Library Association's Best Historical Materials. He has published articles on 19th-century southern history, history and K-12 education, and the historical landscapes of Georgia. He is co-founder and director of a non-profit dedicated to connecting digital humanities with place-based education across the state. These community-based projects (often in partnership with UGA's Willson Center for Humanities and Arts) have been profiled by the National Humanities Alliance and in BuzzFeed News, Georgia Magazine, Flagpole, the Athens Banner-Herald, and UGA College of Education News. He has spoken about his work across the United States, as well as in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the U.K.
- Ph.D., History, University of Georgia
Interests
Focuses:
- United States
- United States - Georgia
- United States - Southeast
- Race/Ethnicity
- Digital Humanities
- Education
- History and Memory
Courses
- HIST-2111: The United States to 1877
- HIST-2112: The United States since 1877
- HTS-3024: African-Amer His to 1865
Publications
Recent Publications
Books
- Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians
Date: 2021
Journal Articles
- Humanities Education in the US Rural South: Design, Development, and Practice
In: Journal of Applied Instructional Design [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- "History Comes Alive": Implications for Teacher Professional Development on Place-Based Local History
In: Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
- Digital, Experiential, and Embodied: Reckoning with the Past in Putnam County, Georgia
In: Revue de l'Institut des langes and cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie, et Australie [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
Internet Publications
- Remembering Cornelia Walker Bailey, a Georgia Legend
In: Saporta Report
Date: 2017
All Publications
Books
- Seen/Unseen: Hidden Lives in a Community of Enslaved Georgians
Date: 2021
Journal Articles
- Humanities Education in the US Rural South: Design, Development, and Practice
In: Journal of Applied Instructional Design [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- "History Comes Alive": Implications for Teacher Professional Development on Place-Based Local History
In: Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
- Digital, Experiential, and Embodied: Reckoning with the Past in Putnam County, Georgia
In: Revue de l'Institut des langes and cultures d'Europe, Amérique, Afrique, Asie, et Australie [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2020
- Constructing the Cause, Bridging the Divide: Lee's Tomb at Washington's College
In: Southern Cultures [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2009
- The Pilgrim's Progress: Thomas J. Jackson's Journey Towards Civility and Citizenship
In: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2008
Internet Publications
- Remembering Cornelia Walker Bailey, a Georgia Legend
In: Saporta Report
Date: 2017