Week of Events
Recitation & Reflection (Letter from a Birmingham City Jail Program)
Recitation & Reflection (Letter from a Birmingham City Jail Program)
Recitation & Reflection Sunday, April 16, 3:30 pm At the Chapel Hill Library (100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill) with Dr. William Sturkey (UNC). Join us for a reading of the full Letter from a Birmingham City Jail and a discussion … Read more
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE: The Dupin Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE: The Dupin Stories by Edgar Allan Poe
featuring Sarah E. Boyd, Teaching Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The birth of detective fiction as a genre —Edgar Allan Poe introduced to literature the concept of applying reason to solving crime, inspiring the creation of countless … Read more
Letter from Poetry Slam (Letter from a Birmingham City Jail Program)
Letter from Poetry Slam (Letter from a Birmingham City Jail Program)
Letter from Poetry Slam Wednesday, April 19, 7 - 8:30 pm Hosted by Dasan Ahanu (2023 Piedmont Laureate) at the Eno Arts Mill (437 Dimmocks Mill Rd Suite 17, Hillsborough). This concluding program, presented by the Orange County Community Remembrance … Read more
“Indivisible,” featuring Dr. Sonny Kelly
“Indivisible,” featuring Dr. Sonny Kelly
In this engaging and interactive presentation, scholar and playwright Dr. Sonny Kelly will use the tools of storytelling, lecture, poetry, and dramatic interpretation to grapple with the painful and persistent legacies of racism and oppression in American history. Drawing a … Read more
France’s World War II: Division, Defeat, and Denial
France’s World War II: Division, Defeat, and Denial
a HALF-DAY DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR seminar featuring Max Owre Why did France, with the largest and most well-equipped army in Western Europe in 1939, fall to Nazi Germany in little over a month in the spring of 1940? To answer this, we will … Read more