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Southern Sounds: Our Music & Culture

Carteret Community College 3505 Arendell St. , Morehead City, NC, United States

In Collaboration with Carteret Community College This seminar will feature two scholars exploring one of the great cultural contributions of the South: our music! UNC Professor of Music Jocelyn Neal will present Song of the South:  Assimilation and Secession in … Read more

Russia: Then & Now

Wayne Community College 3000 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC, United States

In Collaboration with Wayne Community College What led to the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty after 300 years? Discover the social polarization that unfolded afterwards. What challenges does Russia face now? What roles do President Putin's policies and the Russian … Read more

Remembering Kristallnacht with Dr. Gerhard Weinberg

Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Rd,, Pinehurst, NC, United States

This Special Event in Collaboration with Sandhills Community College is sponsored by The Vivian and Ralph Jacobson Sandhills Community College Fund for Holocaust and World War II Studies   This seminar will feature UNC Professor Emeritus Gerhard Weinberg as he … Read more

Jazz: From New Orleans to the Heart of America

Alamance Community College 1247 Jimmie Kerr Rd, Graham, NC, United States

In Collaboration with Alamance Community College  Wednesday, January 24 Lunch: 11:30 am–12:30 pm Lectures and concert: 12:30–3:30 pm Alamance Community College (Patterson Auditorium), Graham, NC Please join us for a Louisiana-style buffet, prepared by culinary students from Alamance Community College, … Read more

The Cultural and Political Power of Modern Nationalism

Wayne Community College 3000 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC, United States

In Collaboration with Wayne Community College Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History and Director of Carolina Public Humanities, will discuss the emergence of nationalism in late 18th-century revolutions and examine why nationalist movements, ideas and identities remain powerful cultural and political … Read more

Beyond Tolerance, Diversity in our Communities: Living in Mixed Race America

Carteret Community College 3505 Arendell St. , Morehead City, NC, United States

In collaboration with Carteret Community College The subject of race continues to be one of the most enduringly divisive and controversial subjects in the United States. And even at the turn into the 21st century, despite the historic election of our … Read more

EU: The Big Picture

Davidson Community College 297 DCC Road, Thomasville, United States

In Collaboration with Davidson Community College From the populism that influenced “Brexit” to the rise of nationalist political parties in France and Germany, there is a sense that European politics are increasingly unpredictable and unstable. This event, featuring Professor Holger … Read more

Free

The Rise of the Heroine in American Film

Walnut Creek Country Club 508 Lakeshore Dr, Goldsboro, NC, United States

In Collaboration with Wayne Community College Walnut Creek Country Club, Goldsboro, North Carolina In this “Lunch & Learn” event, Rachel Schaevitz will trace the rise of powerful female characters in American film across generations and genres and discuss how this … Read more

$30

The State of Journalism: Fake News in Context

Wayne Community College 3000 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC, United States

In collaboration with Wayne Community College News reporting and journalism have always been shot through with ideological influences, but our contemporary news landscape presents citizens with increasingly partisan options, not to mention a president who tosses the term “fake news” … Read more

Free