Week of Events
*Canceled * The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
*Canceled * The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood
featuring Pamela Cooper, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature "The novel that put Atwood on the literary map...is both a scathingly funny satire of consumerism and a heady exploration of emotional cannibalism....Marked by blazingly surreal humor and a colorful … Read more
*Canceled* The Risks and Rewards of 21st-Century Transportation Technologies
*Canceled* The Risks and Rewards of 21st-Century Transportation Technologies
featuring Noreen McDonald, Thomas Willis Lambeth Distinguished Professor and Chair of City and Regional Planning 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. … Read more
*Canceled* Climate Change and the Military
*Canceled* Climate Change and the Military
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
Virtual Humanities Happy Hour: Cloistered Cultures, A World Reports on Social Distance
Virtual Humanities Happy Hour: Cloistered Cultures, A World Reports on Social Distance
Featuring Jon Kief (UNC Department of Asian Studies), Donny Santacaterina (UNC Department of History), & Claudia Yaghoobi (UNC Department of Asian Studies). One way to get through difficult times like these is by connecting to a community of people to … Read more