Week of Events
The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion
The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion
featuring Henry Veggian, Senior Lecturer in English and Comparative Literature "The legendary author of Play It As It Lays and Slouching Toward Bethlehem trains her eye on the far frontiers of the Monroe Doctrine, where history dissolves into conspiracy (Dallas … Read more
Intermediate French Lunch
Intermediate French Lunch
Interested in polishing or refreshing your foreign language speaking skills in a warm and welcoming environment? Join UNC faculty discussion leaders at Weathervane restaurant in Chapel Hill for a lunch where participants are encouraged to speak only in a foreign language. All … Read more
Digital Health: Hope, Hype, and “Amara’s Law”
Digital Health: Hope, Hype, and “Amara’s Law”
Spencer Dorn, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Digital technologies promise to make healthcare more efficient and effective, leading to better outcomes. But considering “Amara’s Law,” namely that “we tend to overestimate the effect of a technology … Read more
North Carolina: Then & Now
North Carolina: Then & Now
In Collaboration with Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC This seminar will feature two scholars examining our great state, with a look to the past and a look to the future. Please join us for North Carolina: Then & Now. … Read more
Seeing Trash: Aesthetics and Waste in Modern Spain
Seeing Trash: Aesthetics and Waste in Modern Spain
featuring Sam Amago, Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished term Professor of Spanish and Chair, Romance Studies Carolina Public Humanities and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) are teaming up to bring you Humanities Happy Hour. Starting this fall, Happy … Read more
The Bonaparte Family, Part I: From Corsicans to Court
The Bonaparte Family, Part I: From Corsicans to Court
featuring Max Owre, Lecturer in History and Executive Director, Carolina Public Humanities The Bonaparte family played a powerful role in Napoleon’s life from their obscure Corsican origins to their ascension to thrones throughout Europe. This series of talks will introduce … Read more