featuring Maximilian Owre, Carolina Public Humanities Winner of the 1996 Neustadt International Prize for Literature —Djebar's exceptional descriptive powers bring to life the experiences of girls and women caught up in the dual struggle for independence—both their own and … Read more
featuring Jeffrey B. Welty, Professor of Public Law and Government This fall promises to be a contentious election season, and our Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series offers six programs focused on topics of critical importance to our country and … Read more
featuring Marcie Cohen Ferris, Professor, the Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill In this seminar, participants will take a deep dive into North Carolina’s rich and diverse food cultures, from fisheries, farms, and … Read more
Food has the power to bridge cultures, empower communities, and ultimately change the world. In this presentation, Dr. Cristina Carrasco will explore the power for food to bring us together, especially during moments of crisis. Highlighting international examples of activist chefs who … Read more
featuring Maximilian Owre, Carolina Public Humanities Winner of the 1996 Neustadt International Prize for Literature —Djebar's exceptional descriptive powers bring to life the experiences of girls and women caught up in the dual struggle for independence—both their own and … Read more
featuring Mary-Rose Papandrea, Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law This fall promises to be a contentious election season, and our Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series offers six programs focused on topics of critical importance to our country and … Read more
a DIALOGUES seminar There are more privately owned guns than people in the United States, and “gun culture” is more pervasive in American society than in any other modern, industrial nation. How did a distinctive view of guns influence the … Read more
**This Great Books class will be held virtually over Zoom** featuring Joseph Fletcher, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature One of the best-known and best-loved poems in the English language —Coleridge is a master of mellifluous poetic … Read more
featuring Admiral Dennis C. Blair, Knott Distinguished Visiting Professor of Peace, War, and Defense This fall promises to be a contentious election season, and our Humanities in Action hybrid lecture series offers six programs focused on topics of critical importance … Read more
a DIALOGUES seminar Recent political events serve to remind Americans that the United States is “a republic, not a democracy.” Indeed, our Founding Fathers were inspired by the most famous republic in world history, Rome’s, when they wrote the Constitution. … Read more
