As the second in our Historical Roots of Our Time series, Dr. Chuck Bolton and Dr. Jodi Bilinkoff will be presenting “Democracy Under Attack: Personal and Historical Perspectives on 6 January 2021,” a historical and personal examination and reflection on the events of January 6th, 2021. Don’t miss it! Attend … Continued
On Tuesday, February 23rd at 7PM EST, the department of African American and African Diaspora Studies will be hosting the keynote for the NEA Big Read Series, presented by Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Dr. Dunbar’s most recent book, She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriett Tubman, is an … Continued
Join us on Friday, February 19th from 12-1PM EST for “Reflections on the Black Death: Rethinking the Medieval Plague during a Modern Pandemic,” presented by Dr. Brett Whalen and Dr. Cassandra Workman. In the era of COVID-19, the historical realities of past pandemics seem more present and vivid than ever. In … Continued
On Wednesday, February 17th at 7PM EST, Andrew Marantz will be presenting “Antisocial Media: Antisemitism and Combating Religious Hate Online” as part of the Henry Samuel Levinson lecture series. Social media extremism has hijacked the global conversation. We face an informational crisis that is radicalizing youth, sowing confusion, and shaking … Continued
On Wednesday February 17th from 4:00-5:15PM EST, we will be helping with the first in the Ashby Dialogue Indian Ocean Currents Series, this session focusing on religions and spiritualities from Indian Ocean worlds. This dialogue will be presented by Penn State’s Neelima Jeychandran, Kimberly Wortmann of Wake Forest University, and … Continued
On Wednesday, February 17th at 5PM EST, join HNAC and the School of Art in attending an artist talk by Anthony Patterson, documentary artist and UNC Greensboro alum! This is sure to be a vitalizing discussion of his work. Attend here: https://go.uncg.edu/qn51y8
On February 9th from 7-8PM EST, we are co-sponsoring a panel discussion moderated by Gerald Holmes of Tayari Jones’ novel “Silver Sparrow,” focusing around themes of Black fatherhood. In 2011, Tayari Jones published “Silver Sparrow,” a novel set in 1980s Georgia that is about a man who fathers two daughters … Continued
On Friday, February 5th at 4:00PM EST, we are cohosting “Kaija Saariaho and Peter Sellars’ Only the Sound Remains (2016): Transcoding the Aesthetics of Noh Drama” by Dr. Yayoi Uno Everett as part of the Irna Priore Music and Culture Lecture Series. Dr. Everett will be presenting on the opera Only … Continued
On February 3rd at 7PM EST, we are excited to cohost a lecture and discussion with Dr. amina wadud entitled “Islamic Feminism: Between a Rock and a Hard Place.” Dr. amina wadud is a world-renowned scholar and activist with a focus on Islam, justice, gender and sexuality. After achieving Full … Continued
January 28th at 6:30 PM EST, the Human Rights Research Network will be presenting “The Trial: The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov,” moderated by Kathleen MacFie, Director of International and Global Studies. The film is a documentary covering the case of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who was detained by … Continued