In collaboration with the Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for European Studies The Uhlman Family Distinguished Scholar Program for 2020 will feature Christopher Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor Emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill. This special event, co-sponsored by the … Read more
Thursday, April 30 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Complimentary livestream - A Zoom link will be emailed to all registered participants the day of the event. Sign up here. What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on mental health? … Read more
The current pandemic has brought fresh attention—much of it based on negative stereotypes—to Chinese cultures of food and hygiene. Ranging from debunked rumors of “bat soup” in Wuhan to the eschewing of Asian food in the US early in the … Read more
Click here for resources related to this event. Featuring Dr. Deborah Stroman (UNC Gillings School of Public Health and Director of Carolina Sport Business Club), Dr. Sonny Kelly (UNC Department of Communication), Rodney Pierce (Educator, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools), Ted Shaw … Read more
In this panel discussion, our speakers will draw on their research to discuss shifting and competing visions of urban life. Together, we will explore what histories of urbanization can teach us about our current moment. What have cities represented to … Read more
On May 25, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd by continuing to subdue him despite his pleas that he could not breathe. The death of Floyd and other Black Americans at the hands of the police brought renewed … Read more
This event is sponsored by the UNC General Alumni Association and Carolina Public Humanities. Complimentary livestream on Zoom The results of the 2020 Elections will have a major impact on how the country moves forward. The months leading up to … Read more
featuring Brett Whalen, Associate Professor of History In the era of COVID-19, the memory of the Black Death, the fourteenth-century plague, speaks to us in new and urgent ways. Professor Whalen will explore parallels, similarities, and divergences between the Black … Read more
Featuring Don Raleigh, Professor of History, and Leonid Brezhnev Click in with Carolina Public Humanities’ Max Owre for Virtual Lunch With Friends and Strangers: Conversations With Faculty. Don’t miss this series of one-on-one talks with Tar Heels as they discuss … Read more
CPH Advisory Board Member James W. Clark, Jr. receives the John Tyler Caldwell award from the North Carolina Humanities Council with remarks by Christie Norris on the “Humanities and Public Education.” Re-watch and share the ceremony on YouTube with this direct … Read more
