A live performance by Dr. Sonny Kelly—performer, playwright, and CEO, Legacy Heirs Productions. The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans is a one-man presentation & performance elevating Black freedom fighters and veterans with North Carolina connections – … Read more
featuring Michael Keenan Gutierrez, Teaching Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Writing Program, Department of English and Comparative Literature Roddy Doyle has won the Booker Prize and the Irish PEN Award, among others. "Born in the slums, raised … Read more
featuring Gail Ceasar and Georgann Eubanks Join us for an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage. This special, free, Flyleaf Music Series event will celebrate the launch of the sixth book from the Music Maker Foundation, Song … Read more
Democracies are somewhat rare forms of government across the history of human societies, in part because they are vulnerable to the upheavals of war, economic dislocation, corruption, internal social conflicts, and evolving foreign threats. Drawing on the insights of UNC … Read more
featuring Michael Keenan Gutierrez, Teaching Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Writing Program, Department of English and Comparative Literature Roddy Doyle has won the Booker Prize and the Irish PEN Award, among others. "Born in the slums, raised … Read more
featuring Christian Lentz, Associate Professor of Geography and Environment 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 … Read more
featuring Angel Hsu, Assistant Professor in UNC’s Department of Public Policy as well as its Environment, Ecology and Energy Program The US and China, jointly responsible for 40% of global emissions, hold a crucial role in addressing climate change. … Read more
As a part of our “Portraits of Climate Change” initiative, supported by the North Caroliniana Society, CPH will take on the road this spring an exhibit of photographs from Southern Cultures’ fall 2023 issue. These compelling images of climate change … Read more
featuring Max Owre, Executive Director of Carolina Public Humanities "Aimé Césaire’s Discourse on Colonialism might be best described as a declaration of war... speaks in revolutionary cadences, capturing the spirit of its age." — Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor … Read more
featuring Keith Richotte, Associate Professor of American Studies 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
A Biodiversity Garden Party event developed in partnership with the Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative ABOUT THIS SERIES Curated in Triangle wild spaces, these informal gatherings will celebrate the state’s natural wonders, educate us about changes and threats to biodiversity, and inspire … Read more
Featuring UNC historian Don Reid, Singer-Songwriter Dawn Landes, and Vocalist/Educator, Mary D. Williams We live in an era of divisiveness and heightened emotion, but this is not the first time that citizens have faced such tumult, change, and uncertainty. In … Read more
featuring Dr. Sheila Kannappan, UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy The next total solar eclipse to cross the United States will happen on April 8, 2024. In preparation for this rare, awe-inspiring event, Dr. Kannappan invites us to explore the … Read more
featuring Nadia Yaqub, Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Finalist for the National Book Award. Longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. "Though Minor Detail initially promises to be a kind of counterhistory or whodunit—a rescue of the victim’s … Read more
featuring Robert Buxton, pianist Join us for an evening of music and conversation on the Flyleaf Stage. Pianist Robert Buxton brings music from the past to life today as a performer and public speaker. He offers a unique lecture-recital combination … Read more
featuring James W. Clark, Jr., Professor of English, Emeritus, NC State University "Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy is a captivating and poignant retelling of an episode from Wolfe's childhood. The story of Wolfe's brother Grover and his trip to the … Read more
Join novelist Adania Shibli in conversation with scholars of Arab, African American, and Indigenous American literature. FEATURING Diya Abdo, Lincoln Financial Professor of English and Creative Writing, Guilford College Meta DuEwa Jones, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature … Read more
featuring Eren Tasar, Associate Professor of History 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 Alumni … Read more
In his instructions to a troupe of actors, Shakespeare’s Hamlet describes the “purpose of playing” is “to hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature.” In other words, the performers should reflect an authentic version of the world around them. … Read more
