Spring 2023 Schedule
Spring 2023 In-Person and Virtual Schedule
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Dialogues seminars
- Democracy and Rule of Law in America | Saturday, March 11 (9:00am-12:30pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Migration and Identity in Western Europe: Then and Now | Saturday, April 1 (9:00am-12:30pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL (This seminar was originally scheduled for February 4.)
- The Many Voices of the Piano | Saturday, April 1 (9:00am-12:30pm) – CANCELLED
- American Empire in the 19th-Century Pacific: A Cultural Exploration | Saturday, April 15 (2:00pm-5:30pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
Adventures in Ideas Distinguished Scholar seminars
- The Great Battles Against Germany in 1943: The Turning Points of World War II | Saturday, February 25 (9:30am-3:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- The Book of Revelation (Encore, with New Observations) | Friday, March 3 (4:30pm-8:30pm) & Saturday, March 4 (9:00am-12:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- France’s World War II: Division, Defeat, and Denial | Saturday, April 22 (2:00pm-5:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
Humanities in Action at Flyleaf Books
- War or Peace? One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine | Wednesday, February 15 (5:00pm-6:30pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL *Note the special start time*
- Nationalism and Democracy in Eastern Europe | Wednesday, February 22 (4:30 pm-6:00 pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Can Humans Live Sustainably on Our Planet? | Wednesday, March 1 (4:30pm-6:00 pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Politics and Populism in Mexico | Wednesday, March 8 (4:30pm-6:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Iranian Women’s Rights Movement: Past and Present | Wednesday, March 22 (4:30pm-6:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Ethics, Integrity, and Gender in the US Border Patrol | Wednesday, March 29 (4:30pm-6:00pm) CANCELLED
- **SOLD OUT** The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot | Mondays, January 30, February 6, and February 13 – IN-PERSON and LIMITED VIRTUAL
- **SOLD OUT** Electra by Sophocles vs Electra by Euripides | Tuesdays, February 21 and 28 – IN-PERSON
- Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig | Wednesdays, March 8 and 15 – IN-PERSON and LIMITED VIRTUAL
- Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn | Wednesday, March 22 and 29 – IN-PERSON
- Between Past and Future (select essays) by Hannah Arendt | Tuesdays, April 4 and 11 – IN-PERSON and LIMITED VIRTUAL
- The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Stories by Edgar Allan Poe | Wednesday, April 19 – IN-PERSON and LIMITED VIRTUAL
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Margaret Edds presents WHAT EYES CAN’T SEE: RALPH NORTHAM, BLACK RESOLVE, AND RACIAL RECKONING IN VIRGINIA, with Dr. Lloyd Kramer and Dianne Jackson | Tuesday, February 7 (6:00-7:00pm) – IN-PERSON
- The Art of Blaming and Forgiving: The 2023 Adams Symposium for the Humanities | March 24-25, 2023 – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Duets with Banjo and Classical Guitar | Wednesday, April 12 (7:00pm-8:30pm) – IN-PERSON
- Adult Spelling Bee | Friday, April 28 (7:00pm-8:30pm) – IN-PERSON
- Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe: Complicity and Conscience in America’s World War II Concentration Camps | Thursday, May 4 (6:00pm-7:00pm) – IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL
- Black Love in American History – In collaboration with Neuse Regional Library | Thursday, February 2 (6:30pm-7:30pm)
- Stoicism: Ancient Wisdom for an Unsettled World – In collaboration with Durham County Public Library | Saturday, February 4 (10:30am-12:00pm)
- Indivisible: Connecting Classrooms and Communities Through History, Humanities, and Conversation – In collaboration with Southwestern Community College | Thursday, March 30 (11:00am-1:00pm)
- Stay tuned!
**Please note that due to UNC regulations, masks are not required, but are recommended for all in-person events regardless of vaccination status. In-person and hybrid events may switch to virtual-only based upon recommendations from local, state, and national public health officials. If an in-person or hybrid event is designated “virtual-only,” the CPH staff will contact registrants and provide them with information on how to attend virtually or with options for receiving credits or refunds. If you have any questions, please email human@unc.edu or call 919.962.1544. We appreciate your flexibility.