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June 8, 2020: Michael Jordan: “A Basketball God Reconsidered”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 8, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian Matt Andrews, who’s the speaker at an upcoming CPH event on Tar Heel legend Michael Jordan.

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June 1, 2020: Addressing Crises

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 1, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron discuss the challenges of using the humanities to address immediate crises – and the urgent necessity of doing so.

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May 18, 2020: Ahmaud Arbery

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 18, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Aaron chats with Sonny Kelly, one of the featured panelists in an online seminar called “History Repeats Itself: Ahmaud Arbery and Racism in 2020.”

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May 11, 2020: Biographies

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 11, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

CPH is working on a series of online biographical seminars. Max and Aaron discuss the philosophy behind biographies – what makes them work?

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May 4, 2020: Plague and the Theater

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 4, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Aaron chats with UNC classicist Al Duncan about how ancient Greek theater was shaped and influenced by pandemics – and what they teach us about today.

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April 27, 2020: “Restaurant Culture in a Post-Pandemic World”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 27, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Joanna Smith joins Aaron to discuss an online panel called “Restaurant Culture in a Post-Pandemic World” that CPH is hosting this Wednesday.

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April 20, 2020: The Plague

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 20, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron discuss Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, which will be the subject of a virtual “Great Books Reading Group” on May 12.

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April 13, 2020: The Plague and Covid-19

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 13, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

UNC historian Brett Whalen, a scholar of medieval history, compares our current situation with the fight against the Black Death in the 14th century.

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April 6, 2020: Covid-19 and Food Insecurity

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 6, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Aaron speaks with Joanna Smith, who’s organizing an online seminar on the issue of food insecurity amidst the Covid-19 epidemic.

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March 30, 2020: Technology Woes

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 30, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron’s phone conversation gets abruptly cut off, but not before Max discusses how CPH is keeping their Humanities Happy Hour going.

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