97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
Every month, Aaron welcomes UNC’s Carolina Public Humanities to the studio for a regular feature called “Oh, the Humanities!” spotlighting humanities work and upcoming events on campus. Click here to listen back to all of those discussions.
Tuesday, November 12, UNC historian and former CPH director Lloyd Kramer will be at Flyleaf Books, discussing his latest book “Traveling to Unknown Places,” which examines French & American writers in the 19th century who wrote about their foreign travels – and how that experience shaped their sense of personal (and national) identity.
The free talk begins at 6:00 p.m., but Kramer will be signing copies of the book beginning at 5:30. Click here for more information.
Aaron welcomed Lloyd Kramer to the studio for this month’s round of “Oh, the Humanities,” to discuss the book, what initially sparked his interest in the topic, the individuals whose lives and journeys he chronicled, and the relevance of the topic for today.
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