Week of Events
Consider This . . . 2020 Elections
Consider This . . . 2020 Elections
This event is sponsored by the UNC General Alumni Association and Carolina Public Humanities. Complimentary livestream on Zoom The results of the 2020 Elections will have a major impact on how the country moves forward. The months leading up to … Read more
Remembering the Black Death: Lessons from the Medieval Plague for the Modern Pandemic
Remembering the Black Death: Lessons from the Medieval Plague for the Modern Pandemic
featuring Brett Whalen, Associate Professor of History In the era of COVID-19, the memory of the Black Death, the fourteenth-century plague, speaks to us in new and urgent ways. Professor Whalen will explore parallels, similarities, and divergences between the Black … Read more
Lunch with Friends and Strangers: Don Raleigh on Leonid Brezhnev
Lunch with Friends and Strangers: Don Raleigh on Leonid Brezhnev
Featuring Don Raleigh, Professor of History, and Leonid Brezhnev Click in with Carolina Public Humanities’ Max Owre for Virtual Lunch With Friends and Strangers: Conversations With Faculty. Don’t miss this series of one-on-one talks with Tar Heels as they discuss … Read more
Cities of Music: Vienna and Nashville
Cities of Music: Vienna and Nashville
In collaboration with the Center for European Studies Cities usually become influential because of their economic or political prominence in national histories, but they can also become famous symbols for cultural and artistic creativity. This seminar focuses on two very … Read more