featuring Margaret Burnham, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of African Studies at Northeastern University A Carolina Public Humanities Co-Sponsored Symposium Private Spicely was a U.S. Army Soldier stationed at Camp Butner, North Carolina. In 1944, during … Read more
a DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR seminar featuring Gerhard L. Weinberg One of our most popular speakers, Gerhard Weinberg, returns with more in-depth analysis of the world’s most devastating war. This fall, Dr. Weinberg will expand on themes he explored in his … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
featuring Joaquin Alfredo-Angel Rubalcaba, Assistant Professor of Public Policy 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
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
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
