featuring Al Duncan, Assistant Professor of Classics Meeting Dates:Â Tuesdays, May 21 and 28 "Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of … Read more
Russell Johnson, Lecturer in Music and Director, Carolina Bluegrass Band Also featuring: Reese Krome, Rick Lafleur, Max Owre, and Alice Zincone. Russ Johnson, former member of the popular bluegrass band Grass Cats, will share his insights on how the music … Read more
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this seminar has been cancelled All past roads lead to now, but what if we had taken another route? Would we end up in the same place? This seminar explores how thinking counterfactually can help explain … Read more
featuring Hilary Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 4 and 11 "Considered by many the greatest bildungsroman in the English language"—Encyclopedia Britannica "James Joyce’s supremely innovative fictional autobiography is also, in the apt phrase … Read more
William L. Andrews, E. Maynard Adams Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature LaToya A. Lain, Assistant Professor of Music Readings and discussion of William Andrews’ new work, Slavery and Class in the American South: A Generation of Slave Narrative … Read more
Images of eavesdropping technicians in vans and trenchcoat-wearing operatives exchanging information in dimly lit alleyways dominate our public imagination of espionage, but what is the reality behind these fanciful cinematic notions? This Dialogues seminar will pair two experts on spywork … Read more
featuring Hilary Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, June 4 and 11 "Considered by many the greatest bildungsroman in the English language"—Encyclopedia Britannica "James Joyce’s supremely innovative fictional autobiography is also, in the apt phrase … Read more
Laurie E. McNeil, Bernard Gray Distinguished Professor of Physics What makes a guitar sound like a guitar, and a flute like a flute? Join physicist and mezzo-soprano Laurie McNeil as she demonstrates key mathematical and acoustic concepts behind tone, timbre, … Read more
Local newspapers have long been essential contributors to public debates, investigations of government institutions, economic information, community identities, and demo- cratic political life.The rise of new social media and the rapid decline of newspapers, however, is now transforming the ways … Read more
This event is sold out. Email human@unc.edu with your name and phone number to be added to the waitlist. featuring Rachel Gurvich, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law "Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen’s first mature work and, with its quiet … Read more
Singapore and Chicago became vibrant centers of global commerce in the late 19th century, and they remain major cities in contemporary economic and cultural life. They are also places in which the most notable patterns of modern social life continue … Read more
This event is sold out. Email human@unc.edu with your name and phone number to be added to the waitlist. featuring Rachel Gurvich, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law "Mansfield Park is considered Jane Austen’s first mature work and, with its quiet … Read more
A combination of spirituals, protest songs, and inspiring gospel, this performance by acclaimed singer Mary D. Williams will take you on an aural history tour from slavery through the Civil Rights Movement. This event is free & open to the … Read more
The end of the Cold War led some analysts to believe that the demise of communism in Eastern Europe would ensure a steady expansion of democracy throughout the world. Democratic values and institutions are currently facing new challenges around the … Read more
