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The Lesser-Known Theaters of World War II: Scandinavia, Burma, and New Guinea

Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact location

A Distinguished Scholar Seminar featuring Gerhard L. Weinberg   TOPICS Scandinavia Burma New Guinea ........ Gerhard L. Weinberg is the William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of History Emeritus. He is an internationally known expert on all aspects of World War … Read more

The Gamification of War

This virtual panel discussion will look at how games – from video games to tabletop games to classroom simulations – have been used to translate military experience for a civilian audience. Tune in for a live discussion of these questions … Read more

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Poems by W. B. Yeats

Zoom

**This Great Books class will be held virtually over Zoom** featuring Hilary Edwards Lithgow, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature   The first Irish writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature —W. B. Yeats was not only … Read more

War Movies and the Public

War Movies and the Public • May 23 • 5-6 PM (EST) via Zoom Using the iconic 2002 film "We Were Soldiers" as a jumping-off point, this event will focus on how movies represent war to the civilian public. Two … Read more

A Morning with Liszt

A Distinguished Performer Half-Day seminar featuring Robert Buxton, Lecturer (Piano) This event will focus on the music and life of Franz Liszt, composer and pianist extraordinaire of the 19th century, through interspersed performance and discussion of his works with pianist … Read more