Week of Events
Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald
Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald
featuring Marc Cohen, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, April 2 and 9 "A beautiful novel...quietly breathtaking...Sebald contrives not to offer an ordinary, straightforward recital. For what is so delicate is how Sebald makes Austerlitz’s story … Read more
Broken Lives: How Ordinary Germans Experienced the 20th Century
Broken Lives: How Ordinary Germans Experienced the 20th Century
featuring Konrad H. Jarausch, Lurcy Professor of European Civilization All programs are held from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. Advance registrants can take advantage of our special FLYLEAF SEASON PASS and receive a discount on the … Read more
In the Last Days of the City (2016)
In the Last Days of the City (2016)
Presented by Nadia Yaqub, Professor and Chair of Asian Studies This spring, join some of our insightful Carolina scholars as they share their favorite films—it’s a new program we are calling Mornings at the Movies! Whether you like sci-fi or … Read more
2019 Adams Symposium: Why is Climate Change So Difficult to Address or Stop? – Day One
2019 Adams Symposium: Why is Climate Change So Difficult to Address or Stop? – Day One
The third annual symposium in honor of distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919–2003) will examine the problems of climate change and environmental ethics. The keynote speaker is Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, who argues that … Read more
2019 Adams Symposium: Why is Climate Change so Difficult to Address or Stop? – Day Two
2019 Adams Symposium: Why is Climate Change so Difficult to Address or Stop? – Day Two
The third annual symposium in honor of distinguished UNC philosopher Maynard Adams (1919–2003) will examine the problems of climate change and environmental ethics. The keynote speaker is Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University, who argues that … Read more