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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

Consider This….Artificial Intelligence

Carolina Club 150 Stadium Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A public forum with Carolina Alumni This in-depth panel discussion will explore the science, impact, and implications of AI's increased presence in our daily lives. Join UNC faculty from departments across campus for what is sure to be an eye-opening … Read more

Flyleaf Music Series – Dawn Landes

featuring Dawn Landes, singer-songwriter and musician Join us for an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage. Dawn Landes is originally from around Louisville, Kentucky but spent many years living and performing in Brooklyn, New York. As a … Read more

Transformations and Decline in the Late Roman Empire

a DIALOGUES seminar Historians often argue that all empires go through cycles of expansion, stagnation, and decline, but how do these cycles evolve in specific times and places?  This is the broad question that we’ll examine in this dialogue seminar … Read more

The Democratization of AI: How Generative AI Will Change Our World

Flyleaf Books

featuring Mark McNeilly, Professor of the Practice of Marketing, Kenan-Flagler Business School   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: … Read more