- This event has passed.
Digging Down and Going Up! *POSTPONED*
June 3, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. ALL REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD’VE RECEIVED AN EMAIL WITH INFORMATION ABOUT REFUNDS AND CREDIT.
A Dialogues Seminar
Join us for this eclectic examination of advances in transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries. We’ll begin with New York City’s solution to moving people across a rapidly expanding urban landscape—local trains that soared above and below the busy streets. We will place the development and expansion of the “subway system” in the context of the city’s political, social, and cultural life and will explore the lives of those who worked on the trains—including our speaker! We’ll then focus on the development of heavierthan-air flight, exploring the Wright Brothers’ famous invention and the birth of aviation in the 20th century. This historical examination of the science and business of getting off the ground will take us from Ohio to Kitty Hawk to the busy airports of today.
TOPICS & SPEAKERS
The Birth of Trains from a New York Point of View
Fred Naiden, Professor of History
From Sky-High Hopes to Jet-Lagged Folks: The Wright Brothers and the Takeoff of Modern Flight
Greg Seltzer, Independent Scholar
The Impact of the Transportation Revolution
A panel discussion with our speakers
TIME & TUITION
9:00am-12:30pm, May 20. The tuition is $65 to attend in person or $50 for virtual viewing. A meal will not be offered with this seminar.
UNC Students can attend for free, but pre-registration is required. Discounts are available for UNC faculty, & staff. To register as a UNC Student, Staff, or Faculty, see our Registration Policy here.
Co-Sponsored by the General Alumni Association. For information about GAA discounts and other scholarships available to Humanities Program participants, click here.
In-person tuition for teachers is $32.50. Current K-12 teachers interested in receiving a complimentary virtual viewing registration for this seminar can apply here.
*In-Person Registration for this event closes on May 19 at 3pm*
Register online or call us at 919.962.1544.
Participants will receive an email with venue information and background information about 1 week before the program.
**Please note that due to UNC regulations, masks are recommended, but not required 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 during these trying times.**
