December 9, 2019: The “Lost Cause” and Silent Sam
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian William Sturkey, who just wrote a New York Times editorial blasting the UNC system’s $2.5 million Silent Sam deal.
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December 2, 2019: Prohibition, Anniversaries
Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 2, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Lloyd Kramer join Aaron to celebrate the end of CPH’s 40th year – and to chat about a seminar on Prohibition later this week.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2019: It’s Good To Be The…Pope
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 19, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max waxes on the weirdly significant importance of November 18 in the history of Catholicism.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2019: The Economics of “Trumpism”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 11, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by economist John Komlos, who’s speaking at a CPH event on Tuesday called “Economic History of the Rise of Trumpism.”
Read MoreNovember 4, 2019: Even Walls Fall Down
Posted by Aaron Keck | Nov 4, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
CPH is holding an event on Saturday marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Max and Aaron are joined by historian Konrad Jarausch.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2019: Hip Hop and Diplomacy
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 28, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by UNC music professor Mark Katz, the author of “Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World.”
Read MoreOctober 21, 2019: Brexit!
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 22, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
CPH and the Center for European Studies are hosting a “Pints and Politics” discussion on Brexit next Wednesday, October 30, from 6-8 pm at Topo’s Back Bar.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2019: Cleo From 5 To 7
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 14, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Rachel Schaevitz stops by to talk film: she’s hosting a screening of the French New Wave classic “Cleo From 5 To 7” Wednesday at the Chelsea Theatre.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2019: Ackland Day!
Posted by Aaron Keck | Oct 1, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Max and Aaron are joined by Carolyn Allmendinger of the Ackland Art Museum, ahead of an October 11 event at the museum called “Through Her Lens.”
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2019: “Speaking Of Feminism”
Posted by Aaron Keck | Sep 23, 2019 | Oh, The Humanities!
Friday, September 27, CPH is holding a party at Flyleaf Books to mark the launch of Rachel Seidman’s new book “Speaking of Feminism: Today’s Activists on the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Women’s Movement.”
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