Join us for the first lecture of the year on Jan. 22 with Dr. Katie Marages in JSB Lecture Hall 125. We hope to see you there!

Katie Marages is an Assistant Professor in the College of Environment and Design. Dr. Marages’ research focuses on the relationship between architecture, housing policy, race, and visual culture, especially in the context of public housing in Atlanta. While focused on Atlanta, she seeks to address larger questions about how visual rhetoric works as an agent in urban politics and in understandings of race. In addition, Dr. Marages has extensive experience in public history and oral history and has worked in collaboration with organizations such as the Atlanta History Center and UGA’s Russell Library. Her teaching incorporates primary documents, site visits, and public scholarship as much as possible. In addition to her research and teaching, Dr. Marages serves as Director of the College of Environment and Design’s Circle Gallery.

Framing Public Housing: How Public Relations Built Up and Brought Down Public Housing, Atlanta, Georgia

Katie Marages | Assistant Professor | College of Environment + Design

Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 | Jackson Street Building | Lecture Hall 125