November 26, 2018: Great Books
Max and Aaron chat about CPH’s upcoming “Great Books” series for the spring semester.
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November 19, 2018: Turning The Tables
In which Max interviews Aaron for a change, since he’s a public humanist too.
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November 12, 2018: Reputation Matters
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC political scientist Mark Crescenzi, who’ll be speaking at this Wednesday’s “Humanities Happy Hour” about the insights behind his new book, “Of Friends and Foes: Reputation and Learning in International Politics.”
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November 5, 2018: Bill Leuchtenburg
With Election Day upon us, Max and Aaron are joined by revered UNC historian Bill Leuchtenburg for a conversation on how to understand 2018 in historical perspective.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018: “The Children of Harvey Milk”
UNC political scientist Andrew Reynolds stops in (along with CPH’s Rachel Schaevitz) to discuss his new book, “The Children of Harvey Milk” – and the book-launch party and panel discussion that will be happening at Flyleaf Books on Wednesday, November 7.
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October 22, 2018: Flannery O’Connor
Max and Aaron are joined by Patrick Horn of the Center for the Study of the American South, who’s leading a “great books” discussion this week on Flannery O’Connor’s last novel.
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On the anniversary of the beginning of the infamous Dreyfus Affair, Max discusses the rise of political polarization – and how (or whether) it’s possible to de-polarize.
Read MoreOctober 1, 2018: “Public Spaces and Collective Memories”
CPH is hosting a public discussion called “Public Spaces and Collective Memories” Monday, October 8, from 7-8 pm at Chapel of the Cross; former UNC chancellor James Moeser will be among the panelists.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2018: World Of Tomorrow
Rachel Schaevitz and Aaron are joined by genetic counselor Elysia Davis, who’s one of the speakers at an upcoming seminar on September 29, “The World of Tomorrow” – about how the humanities can inform us as we develop new technologies (and how new technologies can inform the humanities).
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August 27, 2018: Silent Sam
Max and Aaron are joined by CPH director Lloyd Kramer for a discussion on how the humanities can help us better understand the issues surrounding Silent Sam.
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