In the face of populist pressures, many nations around the world are turning to authoritarian leaders whose attachment to the liberal values of democracy, transparency, and human rights is questionable at best or outright denied. What inspires people to prefer … Read more
This Great Books class is sold out. Please email human@unc.edu with your First & Last name, and phone number to be added to the waitlist. featuring Eren Tasar, Associate Professor of History Grossman's great moral reckoning with the crimes of Stalinism Everything … Read more
featuring A. Dirk Moses, Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Global Human Rights History Join us this semester as we bring Humanities in Action online! This series has long been our forum for “topics in the news,” and we … Read more
featuring “salonnière” Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History and Director of Carolina Public Humanities Join Professor Kramer in a small-group conversation about the recent article by UNC-Chapel Hill historian Molly Worthen in the New York Times: "The Trouble With Empathy." The … Read more
featuring Jennifer Mackenzie, Assistant Professor of Italian Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming virtual environment? Bring your own brown bag lunch to any computer, tablet, or smartphone, and join UNC faculty discussion … Read more
This Language Lunch is sold out. Please email human@unc.edu with your First & Last name, and phone number to be added to the waitlist. featuring Hannelore Jarausch, Teaching Professor Emerita, UNC Romance Studies Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking … Read more
Contemporary American politics and public debates have become highly polarized, raising concerns about how a democratic political culture can be sustained amid such partisan anger. This is not the first era of extreme partisan division, however, and this seminar examines … Read more
Contemporary American politics and public debates have become highly polarized, raising concerns about how a democratic political culture can be sustained amid such partisan anger. This is not the first era of extreme partisan division, however, and this seminar examines … Read more
This Great Books class is sold out. Please email human@unc.edu with your First & Last name, and phone number to be added to the waitlist. featuring Eliza Rose, Assistant Professor of Central European Studies A modern classic as wise … Read more
Contemporary American politics and public debates have become highly polarized, raising concerns about how a democratic political culture can be sustained amid such partisan anger. This is not the first era of extreme partisan division, however, and this seminar examines … Read more
