Week of Events
At a Stranger’s Table: A Discussion of the Latino Migrant Farm Worker’s Plight in Eastern North Carolina
At a Stranger’s Table: A Discussion of the Latino Migrant Farm Worker’s Plight in Eastern North Carolina
In Collaboration with Pitt Community College Please join us for a presentation, film screening, and panel discussion with UNC Assistant Professor of Anthropology Angela Steusse, documentary filmmaker Scott Temple, artist Sally Jacobs, and members of AMEXCAN as we discuss the … Read more
The State of Journalism: Fake News in Context
The State of Journalism: Fake News in Context
In collaboration with Wayne Community College News reporting and journalism have always been shot through with ideological influences, but our contemporary news landscape presents citizens with increasingly partisan options, not to mention a president who tosses the term “fake news” … Read more
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature “Dazzling . . . as subtle as it is powerful.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “ offers such magic, mystery, and sadness that, literally, this reader turned the last page … Read more
The Ethics of “Nudge:” How Governments Get Us to Act Against Our Interests
The Ethics of “Nudge:” How Governments Get Us to Act Against Our Interests
featuring Luc Bovens, Professor of Philosophy, UNC-CH Part of our "Policy Matters: The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics behind Our Most Pressing Issues" Humanities in Action Series. This Spring we collaborate with the UNC/Duke Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Program to highlight this interdisciplinary … Read more
Spanish Language Lunch
Spanish Language Lunch
Featuring Cristina Carrasco, Teaching Associate Professor of Spanish 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 … Read more
Disagreements, Intolerance and Incivility in Public Life – The 2018 E. Maynard Adams Symposium for the Humanities
Disagreements, Intolerance and Incivility in Public Life – The 2018 E. Maynard Adams Symposium for the Humanities
The second annual Symposium in honor of the distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919-2003) will feature a keynote address by Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron is a leading international expert on … Read more
Disagreement, Civility, and Intolerance – the 2018 E. Maynard Adams Symposium for the Humanities
Disagreement, Civility, and Intolerance – the 2018 E. Maynard Adams Symposium for the Humanities
The second annual Symposium in honor of the distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919-2003) will feature a keynote address by Jeremy Waldron, University Professor and Professor of Law at New York University. Professor Waldron is a leading international expert on … Read more