Week of Events
Beyond Hybridity: Being Egyptian under Macedonian and Roman Rule
Beyond Hybridity: Being Egyptian under Macedonian and Roman Rule
A talk by Dr. Jennifer Gates-Foster (Department of Classics, UNC Chapel Hill), free and open to the public, in collaboration with Wayne Community College. In the mid-first millennium B.C.E., Egypt was increasingly integrated into the economic and cultural world of … Read more
Skills of the “Unskilled”: Work and Mobility among Mexican Migrants
Skills of the “Unskilled”: Work and Mobility among Mexican Migrants
A virtual lecture by Dr. Jaqueline Hagan (Department of Sociology, UNC Chapel Hill), free and open to the public, in collaboration with Pitt Community College. Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as “unskilled.” … Read more
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
**This Great Books class will be held virtually over Zoom** featuring I. Jonathan Kief, Assistant Professor of Korean Studies The bestselling novel that triggered a fierce sexism battle in South Korea —A global sensation, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 has … Read more
Bland Simpson presents NORTH CAROLINA: LAND OF WATER, LAND OF SKY, with Ann Simpson
Bland Simpson presents NORTH CAROLINA: LAND OF WATER, LAND OF SKY, with Ann Simpson
This will be a hybrid event with in-person & virtual options. Flyleaf will offer seating for up to twenty-five in-person guests, with priority access given to folks who purchase the book. If you preorder a copy through Flyleaf, please use … Read more
Teaching “Hard History” in K-12 Education: From Politicization to Reconciliation
Teaching “Hard History” in K-12 Education: From Politicization to Reconciliation
featuring Christie Norris, Director of Carolina K-12 This hybrid lecture series will focus on the role of truth and misinformation in society. Lectures will be held 3:30–5:00 pm on Wednesdays. Your registration fee of $20 ($15 for GAA) lets you … Read more
Lunch with Friends & Strangers: Robert Buxton, William Grant Still & Florence Price
Lunch with Friends & Strangers: Robert Buxton, William Grant Still & Florence Price
Featuring Robert Buxton, Lecturer, Department of Music, and Composers William Grant Still & Florence Price Meet a friend and a stranger over lunch! Click in with Carolina Public Humanities’ Max Owre for Virtual Lunch With Friends and Strangers: Conversations With Faculty. … Read more
Alexander and Catherine: “Greats” and Their Empires
Alexander and Catherine: “Greats” and Their Empires
A Dialogues Seminar In collaboration with the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies What makes a leader “great?” Join us for a review of two charismatic and important figures in world history, Alexander of Macedon and Catherine of … Read more