Ann Kibbie, MHC board member and Associate Professor of English at Bowdoin College shares research from her latest project. Professor Kibbie focuses on the the medical and cultural history of transfusion before the twentieth century, from the ill-fated experiments of the late seventeenth century to the re-introduction of the practice in nineteenth-century England. The early stories of transfusion include first-person accounts of medical/surgical experiments, medical case histories, and lectures delivered to medical students; as well as works of popular literature, such as satires and tales of sensation and horror.
This talk was delivered February 11, 2013 at the University of New England’s Portland campus as part of the Global Center for the Humanities Lecture Series.
Last month, Maine Humanities Council sponsored a performance of Richard Einhorn’s “Voices of Light” as a live soundtrack to Carl Theodore Dreyer’s silent film classic “The Passion of Joan of Arc.”
This podcast features a clip from the performance, which took place on Sept. 29 at Hannaford Hall in Portland, and some comments on the work by Choral Art Society director Robert Russell.
Wonder what writers really think about? Get ready for a literary extravaganza! The Maine Festival of the Book, brought to you by Maine Reads, brings together writers and readers to enjoy readings, panel discussions, book signings and performances. With the exception of Opening Night and Youth Outreach, festival events are first-come, first-served with free, un-ticketed seating. In its five years of existence, the Maine Festival of the Book has featured more than 200 authors, including six Pulitzer Prize winners.
For more information about The Maine Festival of the Book and to join the mailing list for 2013, check out Maine Reads’ website.
This year Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, presented a talk at USM’s Abromson Center on his 2011 book, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War. Horwitz examines the life of the militant abolitionist and the legacy of his famous raid on Harpers Ferry.
The Maine Festival of the Book is an annual festival brought to you by Maine Reads with support from the Maine Humanities Council.
This year’s Winter Weekend selection, Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles, takes place over 51 days, somewhere in the 9th or 10th year of the Trojan War. Amid a huge cast of memorable characters—and a crew of scheming Olympians sublimely indifferent to human suffering — three warriors stand out: the godlike and self-absorbed Achilles, the Tony Soprano-like Agamemnon, and the doomed Hektor, tamer of horses.
Joel Rosenthal, president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs presented a lecture entitled “War, Peace, and Conflict Resolution: What Homer Has to Teach Us.”
The Council’s annual Winter Weekend, a humanities seminar on a classic text, provides an opportunity for readers to confront, in a group setting, an important work of literature. Held at Bowdoin College in early March, the program begins with a Friday evening lecture and dinner (a gastronomic taste of the time and culture reflected in the chosen text). The group reconvenes Saturday on various aspects of the book, from cultural context, to critical analysis, to explorations of specific themes.
Winter Weekend 2012 took place March 9 and 10, 2012 at Bowdoin College.
This year’s Winter Weekend selection, Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles, takes place over 51 days, somewhere in the 9th or 10th year of the Trojan War. Amid a huge cast of memorable characters—and a crew of scheming Olympians sublimely indifferent to human suffering — three warriors stand out: the godlike and self-absorbed Achilles, the Tony Soprano-like Agamemnon, and the doomed Hektor, tamer of horses.
Peter Aicher, professor of classics at the University of Southern Maine presented a lecture entitled “Was There a Troy and Why Does It Matter?.”
The Council’s annual Winter Weekend, a humanities seminar on a classic text, provides an opportunity for readers to confront, in a group setting, an important work of literature. Held at Bowdoin College in early March, the program begins with a Friday evening lecture and dinner (a gastronomic taste of the time and culture reflected in the chosen text). The group reconvenes Saturday on various aspects of the book, from cultural context, to critical analysis, to explorations of specific themes.
Winter Weekend 2012 took place March 9 and 10, 2012 at Bowdoin College.
This year’s Winter Weekend selection, Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles, takes place over 51 days, somewhere in the 9th or 10th year of the Trojan War. Amid a huge cast of memorable characters—and a crew of scheming Olympians sublimely indifferent to human suffering—three warriors stand out: the godlike and self-absorbed Achilles, the Tony Soprano-like Agamemnon, and the doomed Hektor, tamer of horses.
Caroline Alexander, author of The War That Killed Achilles presented a lecture entitled “Reading the Iliad in 2012.”
The Council’s annual Winter Weekend, a humanities seminar on a classic text, provides an opportunity for readers to confront, in a group setting, an important work of literature. Held at Bowdoin College in early March, the program begins with a Friday evening lecture and dinner (a gastronomic taste of the time and culture reflected in the chosen text). The group reconvenes Saturday on various aspects of the book, from cultural context, to critical analysis, to explorations of specific themes.
Winter Weekend 2012 took place March 9 and 10, 2012 at Bowdoin College.
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