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Dorothy Allison – 2019 Thomas Wolfe Lecture

Genome Science Building

2019 Thomas Wolfe Lecture Dorothy Allison Tuesday, October 1 7:30 P.M. Genome Sciences Building Free and open to the public. No tickets required. Parking map 100 Genome Sciences Auditorium 250 Bell Tower Road UNC Campus $1 parking in Bell Tower … Read more

NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and Artist Judith Ernst Sculpture Installation

The Florence and James Peacock Atrium of the FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green and artist Judith Ernst will discuss their collaborative public art project and honor the 100th anniversary of W.B Yeats’s seminal poem, “The Second Coming,” at an opening reception.

Na Gàidheil Ùra ~ New Gaels: A Global Future for the Scottish Gaelic Language

FedEx Global Education Center Auditorium 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Public Lecture by Member of the Scottish Parliament Kate Forbes, Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy for the Scottish Government & Professor Robert Dunbar, Chair of Celtic Languages, Literature, History and Antiquities, University of Edinburgh Lecture to be followed … Read more

Party for ECL Undergrads!

Queen Anne's Longue in the Campus Y 180 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

An informal gathering of ECL majors and minors aimed at helping you get to know your fellow students, learn more about dept. specific opportunities and nourish yourselves with a tasty dinner!

UNC Professor María DeGuzmán at The Regulator Bookshop: Book Talk on “Understanding John Rechy”

The Regulator Book Shop 720 9th St, Durham, NC, United States

Join UNC Professor María DeGuzmán as she reads from "Understanding John Rechy," the first book-length monograph on the Mexican American novelist, essayist, and playwright John Rechy, best known for his debut novel City of Night. DeGuzmán offers a conceptually clear yet aesthetically, philosophically, and socio-politically fine-grained analysis of the spectrum of his writing.

Hallowe’en and the Restless Celtic Ghosts of British Tradition

Graham Memorial Chapel Hill

Join us for a panel discussion and musical performance to explore the Celtic traditions and folklore surrounding Halloween. Dr. Tiber Falzett —Inaugural Visiting Lecturer in Scottish Gaelic Studies—and Dr. Michael Newton—Ph.D. in Celtic Studies—for food, drink, and lively discussion!  Moderator: … Read more