If an event is marked *Sold Out* – email human@unc.edu with your First & Last name, and phone number to be added to the waitlist featuring William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics Emeritus “Whether his target is … Read more
featuring Amelia Gibson, Assistant Professor of Information and Library Science Technology, Society, and Culture In the modern world we cannot avoid technology, but we can try to understand its effects on our society and culture. Join us for this spring’s … Read more
This documentary film will transform our understanding of what it takes for children’s brains to fully develop and thrive. Brain Matters is a documentary film about the science of early childhood and what it takes for children to get … Read more
Presented by Kevin Roach, Graduate Teaching Fellow in American Politics A documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it. Directed by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker COST Pre-registration requested. $12 for the general … Read more
This spring, we are collaborating with the Ackland Art Museum to highlight Japanese art and literature! Yuko Kato, Teaching Associate Professor of Japanese, will lead a discussion on the award-winning short novel Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, an exciting … Read more
In collaboration with Wayne Community College Featuring Joanna Sierks Smith, Graduate Teaching Fellow We all learn in grade school that America was founded on religious freedom, but did you know that when the Puritans arrived at Plymouth they planned to … Read more
The March 17 French Language Lunch has been cancelled Featuring Emma Monroy, Doctoral Candidate in French and Francophone Studies Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming environment? Join UNC faculty discussion leaders … Read more
featuring Mark Katz, Professor of Music Technology, Society, and Culture In the modern world we cannot avoid technology, but we can try to understand its effects on our society and culture. Join us for this spring’s interdisciplinary series of talks … Read more
This event is *Sold Out* - email human@unc.edu with your First & Last name, and phone number to be added to the waitlist Featuring Mary-Floyd Wilson, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor and Chair of English and Comparative Literature … Read more
While we wish for a world at peace, war—to-date at least—seems to be an enduring part of the human condition. With more than 50 conflicts currently being fought around the world, we should try to understand the forces that cause … Read more
All Humanities Happy Hours feature a short, fun, scholarly presentation followed by a discussion with the audience. Humanities Happy Hours are free and open to the public and held 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Top of the Hill’s Back Bar. … Read more
Unfortunately, the keynote speaker for this year's Maynard Adams Symposium, Professor Tommie Shelby at Harvard University, is unable to travel because of specific coronavirus-related travel restrictions at his University. This year's Adams Symposium on "Philosophy, Prisons, and the Search for … Read more
Unfortunately, the keynote speaker for this year's Maynard Adams Symposium, Professor Tommie Shelby at Harvard University, is unable to travel because of specific coronavirus-related travel restrictions at his University. This year's Adams Symposium on "Philosophy, Prisons, and the Search for … Read more
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature "In this remarkable autobiography, the first literary addiction memoir, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took through London—and the nightmares, despair, and … Read more
Featuring Gabriel Trop, Associate Professor of German Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming environment? Join UNC faculty discussion leaders for a lunch where participants are encouraged to speak only in a … Read more
In collaboration with Sandhills Community College Featuring Emil Keme, Associate Professor of American Indian and Indigenous Studies & Glenda Pope, Associate Professor of Religion and Humanities, Sandhills Community College This two-part presentation will explore the cultures of indigenous communities around … Read more
Featuring Cary Levine, (UNC Art & Art History), Rachel Schaevitz (CPH Alum & Live from New Zealand) & Kumi Silva (UNC Department of Communication) One way to get through difficult times like these is by connecting to a community of … Read more
In collaboration with the Carolina Asia Center and the Department of Asian Studies Friday, March 27, 5:30 pm | Nelson Mandela Auditorium, Fedex Global Education Center Jeremy Hunter, investigative photo-journalist, writer, broadcaster, and winner of three UNESCO awards, will report … Read more
In the face of populist pressures, many nations around the world are turning to authoritarian leaders whose attachment to the liberal values of democracy, transparency, and human rights is questionable at best or outright denied. What inspires people to prefer … Read more
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature "In this remarkable autobiography, the first literary addiction memoir, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took through London—and the nightmares, despair, and … Read more
Featuring Amy Chambless, Teaching Associate Professor of Italian Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming environment? Join UNC faculty discussion leaders for a lunch where participants are encouraged to speak only in … Read more
featuring Daniel Kreiss, Associate Professor of Media and Journalism Technology, Society, and Culture In the modern world we cannot avoid technology, but we can try to understand its effects on our society and culture. Join us for this spring’s interdisciplinary … Read more
Featuring Al Duncan (UNC Classics), Mary Floyd Wilson (UNC English & Comparative Literature), & Adam Versényi (UNC Dramatic Art) One way to get through difficult times like these is by connecting to a community of people to talk, learn, and … Read more
Ida B. Wells-Barnett used investigative journalism to reveal the horrors of racial violence and lynching in the U.S. during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Join the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) in celebrating the work of this … Read more
James Baldwin famously said, “Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.” This Dialogues seminar will feature speakers who will share stories of migration—both forced and voluntary—and … Read more
