Spring 2016 Archives

Adventures in Ideas – Spring 2016 (click titles for detailed descriptions)

People, Cities, and Urban Life around the Globe
February 6, 2016

American Christianity from Colonial Times to the Culture Wars
Featuring Molly Worthen
February 12-13, 2016

Music and Modern African American Culture
In collaboration with the Carolina Performing Arts presentation of The Count Basie Orchestra
February 20, 2016

Visualizing and Mapping the Ancient World Then and Now
Featuring Richard Talbert
February 27, 2016

Emotions: A Pathway to Truth?
The E. Maynard Adams seminar
April 2, 2016

Prejudices in Print: Reading European Antisemitism
The Uhlman Family Seminar
April 8-9, 2016

Churchill’s Ideas, Actions, and Historical Legacy – SOLD OUT*
April 16, 2016

Jesus Before the Gospels: Distorted Memory and the Historical Jesus – SOLD OUT*
Featuring Bart Ehrman
April 22-23, 2016

The Bard at the Barre
In Collaboration with the Carolina Ballet production of Macbeth
April 29-30, 2016

Spotlight on Scholars Tuesdays – Spring 2016  (click titles for detailed descriptions)

Educational Leaders Without Borders
Fenwick W. English, Robert Wendell Eaves, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership, School of Education
February 2, 2016

Courage as a Cornerstone of Leadership
Kimberly Strom-Gottfried, Smith P. Theimann Jr. Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Professional Practice, School of Social Work and Director, Academic Leadership Program, Institute for the Arts and Humanities
February 9, 2016

Leadership Challenges in the College Sport Industry
Deborah Stroman, Director, Sport Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement, Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and Adjunct Associate Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School
February 16, 2016

Rethinking Workplace Equality: Gender and Rights in Modern America
Katherine Turk, Assistant Professor of History
March 1, 2016

Humanities in Action Wednesdays – Spring 2016  (click titles for detailed descriptions)

Two Chinas, One Cook: Culture and Conflict between Taiwan and the People’s Republic
Michelle King, Associate Professor of History
March 2, 2016

“Plato to Nato”: What You Need To Know About Central Asia
Eren Tasar, Assistant Professor of History
March 9, 2016

The Idea of India: From Gandhi to Modi
Iqbal Singh Sevea, Assistant Professor of History
March 16, 2016

Muslim Societies since 1945
Cemil Aydin, Associate Professor of History
March 23, 2016

The Challenges to Democracy in Latin America
Cecilia Martinez-Gallardo, Associate Professor of Political Science