Sacred Sites Across Cultures and Time
Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact locationPeople 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, NCJoin 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
Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America
Chelsea Theatre 1129 Weaver Dairy Rd, Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSunday, February 27 | 4pm | The Chelsea Theater Few seats remain for the Feb. 27 showing at 4 pm of Who We Are. If you are unable to purchase a ticket, see below for a link to participate in … Read more
Alcestis by Euripides
Flyleaf Booksfeaturing 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
Institutions, Rights, and Society: A Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Exploration
Chapel Hill Campus Please Contact Carolina Public Humanities for exact locationIn 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
Frank Bruni presents THE BEAUTY OF DUSK: ON VISION LOST AND FOUND, with Molly Worthen
Carrboro Arts Center 300-G E Main St, Carrboro, NC, United StatesPresented by Flyleaf Books Monday, March 7, 2022 - 7:30 pm (click here to purchase your book & ticket bundle via Eventbrite) Your ticket covers admission for 1-2 people to this exclusive event and a hardcover copy of The Beauty … Read more
Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee
Zoom**This Great Books class will be held virtually over Zoom** featuring Lauren Jarvis, Assistant Professor of History A modern classic by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee —Waiting for the Barbarians, J. M. Coetzee’s third novel, which won the James Tate … Read more
Japan’s Global Relevance in 2022
Flyleaf Booksfeaturing Morgan Pitelka, Professor of History and Professor and Chair of Asian Studies 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 … Read more