Weekend Seminars
Carolina Public Humanities offers two types of weekend seminars: Adventures in Ideas and Dialogues.
Adventures in Ideas is our flagship program. We have hosted over 850 seminars since 1979, educating and entertaining over 55,000 participants. These sessions feature in-depth explorations of topics drawing on the latest scholarship and the most dynamic faculty from UNC and other area institutions. Built around a single topic, theme, approach, or sometimes purposely eclectic, these seminars help us appreciate the depth and interwoven nature of knowledge.
Dialogues are half-day programs that put two scholars in conversation with each other on a related topic.
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Spring 2020
How the World Changed in 1940: Nazi Expansion and the Global Crisis of World War II | February 1 **SOLD OUT**
The Great Cities of Eastern Europe: Prague and St. Petersburg ~ A Dialogues Seminar | February 8
Great Journeys in World History and the Travelers Who Described Them | February 15
Archaeology & Ancient Societies: New Perspectives from Egypt and the Native American South ~ A Dialogues Seminar | February 22
Heaven and Hell: Ancient Ideas about the Afterlife | February 28-29 **SOLD OUT**
The Power and Allure of Dictators | March 28
Beethoven@250 | May 2
If an event is marked sold out, email human@unc.edu with your First & Last Name, Email address, & phone number
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*If a seminar is marked “sold out,” we urge you to sign up for the waiting list as a place may become available. Also, if there is a significant demand, we may repeat the seminar and you will have the opportunity to register first. To be placed on a waiting list for a sold out seminar, please send an email with your name(s), address, and daytime phone number to human@unc.edu or contact us by phone at (919) 962-1544.