August 26, 2019: Notre Dame De Paris
Lloyd Kramer and UNC music professor Annegret Fauser come by to discuss the cultural meaning of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, ahead of a seminar on the topic next month.
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August 19, 2019: “Race And Memory At UNC”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 19, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian William Sturkey, who’s teaching a class this semester (open to the public!) on Race and Memory at UNC.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2019: “How The West Was Told”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 29, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Aaron and Rachel Schaevitz are joined by Jennifer Howard, who’s speaking at an August event at the Ackland Art Museum that links Western literature with a new art exhibit.
Read MoreJuly 22, 2019: Commerce And Empire In American Art
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 22, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC art historian Maggie Cao, whose work explores issues of commerce, trade, and economic empire in nineteenth-century American art.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2019: “Pillars Of Antiquity”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 8, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Rachel Schaevitz joins Aaron along with UNC archaeologist Jennifer Gates-Foster and UNC historian Fred Naiden, to discuss “Pillars of Antiquity,” an upcoming seminar about space and time in the ancient world.
Read MoreJune 24, 2019: One P, Three Qs
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 24, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max discusses Carolina Public Humanities’ new podcast, “Three Ps and a Q,” in which three UNC scholars get the same big question – and Aaron accepts a three-question challenge.
Read MoreJune 3, 2019: News Deserts, “Fake News,” And Democracy
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 3, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Ahead of a June 15 seminar, Max and Aaron discuss critical issues facing today’s news media. (And maybe every day’s news media.)
Read MoreMay 20, 2019: Battle Of Algiers
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 20, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron discuss the classic film “Battle of Algiers” – which Max will be discussing at a free screening this Sunday, hosted by the Hillsborough Classic Film Society.
Read MoreMay 13, 2019: Understanding Antisemitism
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 13, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian Flora Kassen, who’ll be leading a discussion of antisemitism on Wednesday from 6-7 pm at Top of the Hill’s Back Bar as part of CPH’s Humanities Hour.
Read MoreMay 6, 2019: Giants Of NC Jazz
Posted by Aaron Keck | May 6, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by jazz pianist Steve Anderson of the UNC music faculty, who’ll be speaking (and playing) at an event called “Giants of North Carolina Jazz” May 22 at Flyleaf.
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