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“MOURNING AND MELANCHOLIA” by Sigmund Freud

Flyleaf Books

featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German; Adjunct Associate Professor of Comparative Literature   "Sigmund Freud…created an entirely new approach to the understanding of the human personality. He is regarded as one of the most influential—and controversial—minds of the 20th … Read more

Flyleaf Music Series – Juan Álamo

Flyleaf Books

featuring Juan Álamo, Associate Professor of Music Join us for an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage. Juan Álamo is an internationally known performer, composer, and educator. Originally from Cidra, Puerto Rico, Dr. Álamo has presented solo … Read more

Flyleaf Music Series – Juan Álamo

Flyleaf Books

featuring Juan Álamo, Associate Professor of Music Join us for an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage. Juan Álamo is an internationally known performer, composer, and educator. Originally from Cidra, Puerto Rico, Dr. Álamo has presented solo … Read more

Art, Music, and the Aesthetics of Power in Early Modern Europe

Blue Hill Event Center at Extraordinary Ventures 200 South Elliot Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

an EVENING DIALOGUES seminar   Take an evening trip to Europe as we investigate the sights and sounds of courtly life in the Early Moden era. From the portraiture of the powerful in the Renaissance, to the study and performance … Read more

The Screenplay as Literature: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION by Frank Darabont, Adapted from the Novella by Stephen King

Flyleaf Books

featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature   Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, and named one of the 100 Best Films of All Time by the American Film Institute "A … Read more

Art and Literature at the Ackland

Ackland Art Museum 101 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

featuring  Dana Cowen (Sheldon Peck Curator for European and American Art before 1950, Ackland Art Museum) and Ellen Welch (Professor of Romance Studies)   Join us for light refreshments, lively discussion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s last great work, Reveries of the … Read more

The Screenplay as Literature: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION by Frank Darabont, Adapted from the Novella by Stephen King

Flyleaf Books

featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature   Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay, and named one of the 100 Best Films of All Time by the American Film Institute "A … Read more

Black Women in Politics

Flyleaf Books

featuring Christopher J. Clark, Associate Professor of Political Science   Learn about the deeper contexts behind issues too often reduced to sound bites.   DETAILS Guests may attend Humanities in Action lectures IN PERSON or VIRTUALLY. Cost: $20; $15 with … Read more

Poverty in North Carolina and Beyond

Flyleaf Books

featuring Gene R. Nichol, Professor of Law   Learn about the deeper contexts behind issues too often reduced to sound bites.   DETAILS Guests may attend Humanities in Action lectures IN PERSON or VIRTUALLY. Cost: $20; $15 with a Carolina … Read more