Although religious freedom is widely touted as a fundamental human right, debates churn on about what it ought to look like, how it should be achieved, and what its limitations should be. This seminar will examine religious freedom within a … Read more
featuring Chloe M. Hill, Teaching Assistant Professor of Portuguese The devastating final work by Brazil's greatest modern writer Every page vibrates with feeling. It’s not enough to say that Lispector bends language or uses words in new ways. Plenty of … Read more
Dr. Hasan Jeffries wrote in his preface to “Teaching Hard History” that “the saga of slavery is not exclusively a story of despair; hard history is not hopeless history.” While the study of American slavery is filled with complex and … Read more
featuring Margaret Foster, Post-doctoral Research Associate in Political Science 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 continue that tradition with five … Read more
featuring Ashley Anderson, Assistant Professor of Political Science ***If you signed up for a HUMANITIES IN ACTION SEASON PASS, this event is included as a bonus lecture.*** Join us this semester as we bring Humanities in Action online! … 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 James J. O'Hara, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics The epic poem that changed the course of … Read more
featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German and Comparative Literature 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 … Read more
Human societies have long used non-human animals for economic purposes, food supplies, transportation, sports, religious rituals, and even protection. Human beings are thus always connected to animals, as we also know from the complex relationships that bind people to the … Read more
featuring Victoria Rovine, Professor of African Art History, and the Pith Helmet Meet a friend and a stranger over lunch! Click in with Carolina Public Humanities’ Max Owre for Virtual Lunch With Friends and Strangers: Conversations With Faculty. Don’t … Read more
Human societies have long used non-human animals for economic purposes, food supplies, transportation, sports, religious rituals, and even protection. Human beings are thus always connected to animals, as we also know from the complex relationships that bind people to the … Read more
