This summer and fall, Carolina Public Humanities will team up with the Chapel Hill Public Library, UNC-TV, and Flyleaf Books to present free public forums on the power of reading. Based on the PBS documentary series,The Great American Read explores … Read more
This public forum will bring together a panel of speakers from UNC and the community, including faculty, students, church leaders, and local activists. There will also be opportunities for artistic commentaries. The goal is to expand the conversation about how … Read more
In collaboration with Flyleaf Books Forty years ago, on November 27, 1978, Harvey Milk’s iconic journey was ended by an assassin’s bullet. The generation of out LGBTQ leaders he inspired went on to transform the world we live in. UNC-Chapel … Read more
This summer and fall, Carolina Public Humanities will team up with the Chapel Hill Public Library, UNC-TV, and Flyleaf Books to present free public forums on the power of reading. Based on the PBS documentary series,The Great American Read explores … Read more
Featuring acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley. Play written by Howard Craft & by Directed by Hilda Willis Mike Wiley's one-man theatrical adaptation, inspired by David Cecelski's book of the same name tells the story of Abraham Galloway, a young slave … Read more
On the tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes threaten to destroy the island’s unique character. Twelve years in the making, the film One Big Home follows Thomas Bena, a local carpenter, on his very … Read more
In collaboration with the UNC General Alumni Association Walk the Carolina Blue Carpet at the Varsity Theatre for our sixth annual Oscars Preview Event with film experts Dana Coen and Rachel Schaevitz. 6:00 pm-6:45 pm Carolina Blue Carpet arrivals 6:45 … Read more
This event is sold out. Email human@unc.edu with your name, phone number, or email. Carolina Public Humanities is teaming up with the Ackland Art Museum to explore the ways in which art can help us understand the complexity of the … Read more
The Goethe-Institut is sending its "wanderbUS“ on the road and all across the United States in 2019. The wanderbUS is a travelling show and mobile exhibit that visits high schools, universities, and public events. A small team of education professionals … Read more
Carolina Public Humanities and the Chelsea Theater present a special screening of An Unlikely Friendship, the story of how civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Klansman CP Ellis came to work together for the betterment of the Durham community. Following … Read more
