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New Writing Series: a talk by Giada Scodellaro

Stewart Commons University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Thursday, Nov. 3 at 4:30 p.m., the University of Maine New Writing Series hosts Giada Scodellaro in the Stewart Commons of the IMRC. Scodellaro was born in Naples, Italy and raised in the Bronx, New York. She is a writer, photographer, and translator who holds an MFA in fiction from The New School. Giada’s work has […]

Informational Zoom Session for Students Interested in Applying to Law School

On Monday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m., the MHC will host a speaker for an informal Zoom session intended for students in the humanities who might be curious about or interested in applying to law school. Patrick Maley, a second-year law student at Seton Hall University and former professor of English, will take questions and […]

The Danish Jews in Theresienstadt: The Topography of Memory

Center Stevens Hall University of Maine, Orono, United States

In this informal presentation, Prof. Stræde will explain the genesis and development of a class project to visualize the experiences of Danish Jews at Theresienstadt, the largest ghetto in Czechoslovakia during World War II.  This event is free and open to all UMaine students, faculty, and staff. Please RSVP to anne.knowles@maine.edu to ensure a seat, as […]

Confronting Gender Binaries: Women’s Agency in Academia and Beyond

Neville Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in the UMaine Writing Center (Neville 403), outgoing McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow Sherralyn Robbins will present the culmination of her Fellowship in the form of a talk and open discussion titled "Confronting Gender Binaries: Women’s Agency in Academia and Beyond."  Robbins will lead a conversation based on the results of […]

Professor of Communication and Journalism Michael Socolow pre-show Lecture

Bodwell Lounge Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, ME, United States

The talk will cover the ways in which television news evolved in the years that frame The Best of Enemies.  The play dramatizes the famous televised confrontation between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal that occurred at the 1968 Democratic convention and was aired live by ABC News. Socolow will describe how the moment crystallized numerous social, […]

Penobscot Sense of Place

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

James Eric Francis Sr. is the Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation and Tribal Historian. He is also a photographer, filmmaker, painter, and graphics artist. James studies the […]

Anne Knowles: “Visualizing the Holocaust: Seeing anew with Digital Methods”

Williams Hall, Rm 120 Orono, ME, United States

In this richly visual presentation, Anne Knowles (UMaine, History) will share highlights from years of developing geohistorical datasets and data visualizations that reveal the scale and dynamics, spaces and places of the Holocaust in stunning new ways. Her work demonstrates geography as a visual way of knowing — and exploring — the past. This event […]

Humanities major/minor information session

Bangor Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Thinking about a major or a minor in the arts or humanities? The McGillicuddy Humanities Center welcomes prospective arts and humanities students (or those who’ve already declared a major or minor!) to an informal informational and advising session on Thursday, Feb. 6 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. […]

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