Guest Lecturer:聽Dr. Roger Travis,聽Associate Professor of Classics, Departments of Literatures, Cultures, & Languages and Digital Media and Design, University of Connecticut: 鈥淏uilding a Really Epic Deck in Marvel鈥檚 Midnight Suns鈥�
When interpreting another person, it is a good policy to try to interpret their words as charitably as possible. Dr. Adam Rosenfeld will lead an open discussion about the idea that engaging in a playful sort of make-believe is the best way to do this. What does that mean? Is... Continue reading...
Jennine Cap贸 Crucet is a novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She鈥檚 the author of three books, including the novel Make Your Home Among Strangers, which won the International Latino Book Award, was named a New York Times Book Review Editor鈥檚 Choice book, and was cited as a best book of the year by NBC Latino, the Guardian, the Miami Herald, and other venues
Professional Seminars will be Fridays at 1 pm, in Sullivan 201 unless otherwise noted.
Dr. Simone Gubler, a philosopher professor at UNC Chapel Hill, will talk about her philosophical research on why things from the past are valuable to us. She will also be leading a discussion on the topic. Hosted by the Philosophy Club. Free and open to the public.
Join the Classical Studies Department for a lecture from Dr. Tedd Wimperis (Elon University) on communities, ethnicity, and cultural memory in Virgil's Aeneid. Free and open to the public.
The Blues of Achilles is a set of original songs composed by Joe Goodkin for guitar and vocals that tell the story of the Iliad through the eyes of the characters: Achilles, Patroklus, Briseis, Helen, Priam, and more. The performance evokes the original oral tradition of epic bards that stretches... Continue reading...
Dr. Corey D.B. Walker (Wake Forest University): " 'On Earth As It Is': On Ethics and the Environment in the Age of the Anthropocene" The North Carolina Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation鈥檚 oldest undergraduate honor society, is pleased to welcome Dr. Corey D.B. Walker, Dean... Continue reading...
Professional Seminars will be Fridays at 1 pm, in Sullivan 201 unless otherwise noted.
Join Dr. Lynne Lancaster (Ohio University) for a lecture on how Roman concrete and engineering know-how built a Mediterranean empire. Hosted by the Department of Classical Studies and AIA Triad Society. Free and open to the public.
The Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (LLC) Department will be holding an all-day event (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) on Wednesday, April 3, with the goal of sharing and celebrating the diverse range of abilities that we have in our community at 91探花平台!
Join the Psychology department for the 2024 Kendon Smith Lecture Series on April 4 - 5, 2024.
