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Danila Cannamela, ‘Italian Trans Geographies: Retracing Trans/Cultural Narratives of People and Places’

Williams Hall, Rm 120 Orono, ME, United States

UMaine welcomes Dr. Danila Cannamela from Colby College. Cannamela has published a book on Italian Crespucular poetry, The Quiet Avant-Garde: Crepuscular Poetry and the Twilight of Modern Humanism (U Toronto Press, 2019), and is now undertaking novel work in cultural studies related to gender and sexuality, geography, and gastronomy. She will discuss her current project, […]

Screening and talk: Farewell Disco with Mariana Ivanova

IMRC 104 5 Hilltop Road, Orono, ME, United States

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center presents a screening of Rolf Losansky’s 1989 film, Farewell Disco, as part of its 2024-2025 Symposium, “From Talkies to TikTok: 100 Years of Audiovisual Storytelling.” Sponsored by the School of Forest Resources, the Climate Change Institute, the Department of Modern Languages & Classics, and a “Germany on Campus” grant from the […]

Between the Static: Inside WMEB and College Radio’s Cultural Influence – A Historical Analysis and Personal Exploration

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

Jess Cleary-Reuning, Sandra Merrill Peters and John G. Peters Humanities Fellow at the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, will present her personal, critical, and archival history of UMaine's campus radio station, WMEB, on November 21 at 3:00 pm in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Her talk, "Between the Static: Inside WMEB and College Radio's Cultural […]

Roots and Resilience: Understanding Belonging Among Children of the Iranian Diaspora in the United States

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

Join the McGillicuddy Humanities Center in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union on Thursday, December 5 at 5:00 pm as Alexandria Morgan, the Echoes of Maine Fellow at the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, presents her research on the sense of belonging among children of Iranian immigrants to the United States. She will combine this presentation […]

MHC Fellow Presentation: “The Art of Killing a Man Twice: An Analysis of The Iron Claw,” Kiera Campbell

The Maples University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Join Kiera Campbell, David '64 and Alison '71 Wiggin Humanities Fellow in the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, for the presentation of her Fellowship research, "The Art of Killing a Man Twice: An Analysis of The Iron Claw," on Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Virtue Room, The Maples. This event is free and open to […]

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