Adventures in Ideas Weekend Seminars

Adventures in Ideas is our flagship program. We have hosted over 850 seminars since 1979, educating and entertaining over 55,000 participants. These sessions feature in-depth explorations of topics drawing on the latest scholarship and the most dynamic faculty from UNC and other area institutions. Built around a single topic, theme, approach, or sometimes purposely eclectic, these seminars help us appreciate the depth and interwoven nature of knowledge. This spring, all seminars take place on Saturdays. Some are full-day offerings which include an optional lunch, while others are afternoon-only programs.

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Spring 2013

Rethinking the Ottoman Empire: Origins, Development, and Legacies
A Distinguished Scholar Seminar Featuring Cemil Aydin
April 27, 2013
SOLD OUT*

Japan in World War II
A Distinguished Scholar Seminar featuring Gerhard L. Weinberg
May 4, 2013
SOLD OUT*

Summer 2013

The Invention of Religion from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
A Distinguished Scholar Seminar featuring John Jeffries Martin
May 31-June 1, 2013

Cold War: Crisis, Character, and Competition
June 8, 2013

Great Britain and France in World War II
A Distinguished Scholar Seminar featuring Gerhard L. Weinberg
June 22, 2013

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*If a seminar is marked “sold out,” we urge you to sign up for the waiting list as a place may become available. Also, if there is a significant demand, we may repeat the seminar and you will have the opportunity to register first. To be placed on a waiting list for a sold out seminar, please send an email with your name(s), address, and daytime phone number to human@unc.edu or contact us by phone at (919) 962-1544.