April 2015
Carolina Seminar: Democracy in the Age of Global Capital
Don Nonini and Dottie Holland (Anthropology): "Potential for and Limits to Democratic Possibilities: The Case of Local Food Activism.”
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Alice Kaplan (Yale)
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Triangle Early American History
Sarah Meacham (Virginia Commonwealth), "'The Polite Assurance and Affable Cheerfulness of a Gentleman': Status and Emotions in the Eighteenth-Century South"
Find out more »February 2016
Proposals Due For Problem-Focused Seminars on Ethics and Diversity at UNC and Beyond
The Carolina Seminars Program, the Parr Center for Ethics, and the Institute of African American Research (IAAR) are sponsoring a special call for applications for problem-focused seminars focusing on ethical dimensions of diversity at UNC. This call is designed to bring the considerable intellectual and ethical talents of Carolina faculty and students to bear on urgent questions of diversity on campus. For additional information and to apply, please visit http://carolinaseminars.unc.edu/how-to-apply/
Find out more »April 2016
Douglass Hunt Lecture Featuring Dr. Danielle Allen
Carolina Seminars hosts The 2016 Douglass Hunt Lecture Keynote Speaker | Danielle Allen, PhD, Professor, Government, Harvard University; Director, Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics-Harvard. Difference Without Domination: Reconciling Free Speech And Social Equality On College Campuses Is it possible to reconcile what currently are experienced as competing commitments to free expression and an egalitarian campus culture? Allen will argue that it is, seeking to re-cast arguments about the first amendment, offensiveness, and safe spaces. The lecture is free and open to…
Find out more »April 2017
2017-2018 Carolina Seminars Call for Proposals
The Carolina Seminars program is accepting proposals for the 2017-2018 Carolina Seminars. Deadline is May 15, 2017. Visit here for additional details.
Find out more »April 2019
Legislative Districts in North Carolina: A Conversation
Presented by the UNC School of Media and Journalism and Carolina Seminars Panelists include: David Daley, Author, Senior Fellow at FairVote Pricey Harrison, Democratic representative, NC General Assembly District 57 David Lewis, Republican representative, NC General Assembly District 53 John Hardister, Republican representative, NC General Assembly District 59 When: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 5:30pm - 7:00pm Where: Freedom Forum Conference Center, Carroll Hall (UNC School of Media and Journalism) 211 Columbia Street Contact phone: 919.962.2501 email: carolinaseminarsunc.edu This event is…
Find out more »2019 Douglass Hunt Lecture with David Daley
The Douglass Hunt Lectures will feature author David Daley for its 2019 lecture series.
Find out more »October 2020
A Conversation with Frank Wilderson III
A dialogue among UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, students, and Frank Wilderson III, award winning author and former elected official for the African National Congress. Moderated by Tanya Shields, Director of Carolina Seminars.
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