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The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A live performance by Dr. Sonny Kelly—performer, playwright, and CEO, Legacy Heirs Productions.   The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans is a one-man presentation & performance elevating Black freedom fighters and veterans with North Carolina connections – … Read more

Bonaparte Family, Part 2: From Empire to Exile and Back Again (and Again)

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A Special event with Maximilian Owre, Lecturer in History and Executive Director, Carolina Public Humanities This second installment of Max Owre’s 4 lecture series on the Bonaparte family introduces the Bonapartes as sovereigns, statesmen, and ever-squabbling siblings. Learn how the … Read more

Isms Part IV: European “Isms” and Modern Cultural Creativity

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A special event with Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History and Director, Carolina Public Humanities Human creativity is an essential but often mysterious aspect of our personal and collective lives. We know it when we see it, but where does it … Read more

The Bonaparte Family, Part I: From Corsicans to Court

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

featuring Max Owre, Lecturer in History and Executive Director, Carolina Public Humanities The Bonaparte family played a powerful role in Napoleon’s life from their obscure Corsican origins to their ascension to thrones throughout Europe. This series of talks will introduce … Read more

European “Isms” and Modern Cultural Identities Part III

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A special event with Lloyd S. Kramer, Professor of History and Director, Carolina Public Humanities Modern people live in complex social systems that limit individual autonomy and also provoke aspirations for individual identities and freedom. European cultural theories or “isms” … Read more

The Emergence and Enduring Influence of the Western “Isms”: Part II

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A special two-part series with Lloyd S. Kramer, Professor of History and Faculty Director, Program in the Humanities Contemporary societies are deeply divided by political and cultural polarizations in which opposing ideologies or influential “isms” shape our emotionally-charged public conflicts … Read more

The Emergence and Enduring Influence of the Western “Isms”: Part I

Friday Center 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A special two-part series with Lloyd S. Kramer, Professor of History and Faculty Director, Program in the Humanities   Contemporary societies are deeply divided by political and cultural polarizations in which opposing ideologies or influential “isms” shape our emotionally-charged public … Read more