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The New Politics of the 21st Century

Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact location

It has become increasingly clear to many in America and throughout the world that the political norms of the 20th century no longer accurately describe conditions on the ground. Severe polarization, public distrust of institutions, racial unrest and reckoning, and … Read more

Russia

Flyleaf Books

featuring Graeme Robertson, Professor of Political Science   This hybrid lecture series will travel around the world to explore topics of current interest. Lectures will be held 4:30–6:00 pm on Wednesdays. Your registration fee of $20 ($15 for GAA) lets … Read more

Sacred Sites Across Cultures and Time

Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact location

People all over the world and through the ages have imbued physical spaces with spiritual significance. This seminar will take us back in time to explore a variety of sacred sites, their meanings, and how people used or engaged with … Read more

Jazz, Social Justice, & Anti-Racism

Neuse Regional Library 510 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC

Join us at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library for an afternoon with jazz musician Rahsaan Jelani Barber and his quartet for a vibrant celebration of Kinston’s musical history. This free, public program is sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of … Read more

Alcestis by Euripides

Flyleaf Books

featuring William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics Emeritus   Euripides' earliest surviving classic is a profound meditation on human mortality —Alcestis is a rarity, a tragedy reversed. With typical Euripidean irony, a superman triumphs where a god … Read more

Ecuador

Flyleaf Books

featuring Gabriela Valdivia, Professor of Geography and Assistant Dean, Honors Carolina   This hybrid lecture series will travel around the world to explore topics of current interest. Lectures will be held 4:30–6:00 pm on Wednesdays. Your registration fee of $20 … Read more

Institutions, Rights, and Society: A Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Exploration

Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact location

In collaboration and with support from the UNC-Duke Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program First created at Oxford University in the 1920s, the field of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) cultivates unique interdisciplinary perspectives on ideas that shape our socioeconomic and … Read more