In an encore performance, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine Farmington, Jim Melcher spoke to a class on the legacy of Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
This talk was originially performed at the September 30, 2011 event The Politics of Conscience: Margaret Chase Smith and Today’s Political Climate at G.W. Hinckley, Hinckley, Maine.
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As the opening event of the newly minted Mechaya Center, Director Jonathan Lee, invited Adam Hochschild to Maine to discuss new new book To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914 – 1918, where he focuses on the long-ignored moral drama of World War I critics, alongside its generals and heroes.
This event was sponsored by the Mechaya Center and was hosted at the University of Southern Maine, Portland campus.
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, un-ticketed seating, and are free. Almost 2000 people attended this year’s three-day event. In its four years of existence, the Maine Festival of the Book has featured more than 200 authors, including five Pulitzer Prize winners.
For more information about The Maine Festival of the Book and to join the mailing list for 2012, check out Maine Read’s website.
Christopher Corbett, author of Poker Bride and Colin Sargent, author of Museum of Human Beings explore frontier history and legend: the Pony Express and the Chinese experience in the of the American West, and the story of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, child star of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
The Maine Festival of the Book is an annual festival brought to you by Maine Reads with support from the Maine Humanities Council.
The Center for Global Humanities is a public forum dedicated to the study of human destiny in the 21st century. Because new discoveries in science and technology are changing our understanding of human nature and raising burning questions about the future of our civilization, the Center uses the lenses of the humanities to provide insight into this emerging human condition. Analyzing the state of our cultures today is as important as any medical or technological breakthrough.
Global in perspective and connected to similar national and international programs, CGH offers seminars and lectures by leading scholars from around the world who are doing innovative scholarship. Various international seminars enhance our regular program. Because the Center believes in the vital necessity of a humanities culture to civic and democratic life, it works closely with the local community to encourage reading, discussion, and debate.
Ted Gup, Chair of the Department of Journalism at Emerson College, presented his talk How The Great Depression Changed America as part of the Center for Global Humanities annual lecture series.
The Center for Global Humanities is a partner of the Maine Humanities Council.
This year’s Winter Weekend selection, Stendhal’s The Red and the Black follows a young intellectual man from a provincial town who tries to make it in 19th century Paris. Stendhal’s psychological portrait of Julien Sorel and his love affairs mesh well with a satiric depiction of religious and society life.
Charles Calhoun, independent scholar for the Maine Humanities Council presented a lecture entitled “How To Lose Your Head When All About Are Keeping Theirs: Julien, Mathilde, and the Agony of Romanticism.”
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 2011 took place March 11 and 12, 2011 at Bowdoin College.
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The Center for Global Humanities is a public forum dedicated to the study of human destiny in the 21st century. Because new discoveries in science and technology are changing our understanding of human nature and raising burning questions about the future of our civilization, the Center uses the lenses of the humanities to provide insight into this emerging human condition. Analyzing the state of our cultures today is as important as any medical or technological breakthrough.
Global in perspective and connected to similar national and international programs, CGH offers seminars and lectures by leading scholars from around the world who are doing innovative scholarship. Various international seminars enhance our regular program. Because the Center believes in the vital necessity of a humanities culture to civic and democratic life, it works closely with the local community to encourage reading, discussion, and debate.
Elizabeth De Wolfe, Chair of the History Department at the University of New England, presented her talk Desperate for Some Kindness: A History of Asking for Help in Hard Times as part of the Center for Global Humanities annual lecture series.
The Center for Global Humanities is a partner of the Maine Humanities Council.
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In an encore performance, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine Farmington, Jim Melcher spoke to a class on the legacy of Senator Margaret Chase Smith.
What is the role of Margaret Chase Smith in Today's American Politics? [ 43:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (133)
