Who Speaks for Islam? (Duke-UNC Middle East & Islamic Studies Grad Conference)
FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesUpdating Ur: Mesopotamian Households in Light of New Excavations (CANCELLED)
Murphey Hall, Room 116 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 related travel and gathering restrictions. We hope to re-schedule in the Fall. On Tuesday, March 17, there will be a Public Lecture […]
Hip Hop, Black Aesthetics, and the Unordinary Sacred (Dr. Joseph Winters) (CANCELLED)
Bingham Hall 103 Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThis talk has been postponed; we hope to re-schedule in the Fall. The Christianity and Culture Minor presents: "Hip Hop, Black Aesthetics, and the Unordinary Sacred"
Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium
Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesThe University Office for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting a series of symposiums on Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) throughout the year. The first symposium, “The Historical Exploitation of […]
MCLESTER LECTURE: Hip Hop, Black Aesthetics, and the Volatile Sacred
Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Joseph Winters Alexander F. Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Religious Studies and African & African American Studies Duke University September 23, 2020 3:30 PM Click to Register Dr. Winters' talk […]
The Overwhelming Event and Black Testimony from the Immanent Divine
Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesDr. Youssef Carter, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, will be a key note speaker in the Department of African, African American, & Diaspora Studies' Colloquium series! The talk is titled: […]
Melancholic Redemption and the Hopelessness of Hope: From Kafka to Dylan
Zoom Chapel Hill, NC, United States"Since late antiquity, a connection was made between Jews and the psychological state of despondency based, in part, on the link between melancholy and Saturn, and the further association of […]
Schochet Lecture: Jewish Studies Today
Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesSchochet Family Lecture – remote lecture organized by Carolina Public Humanities and hosted by Wake Tech Community College. Co-sponsored by the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies. With Andrea Cooper, Department […]
Heaven and Hell: Ancient Ideas about the Afterlife
Zoom Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesA Distinguished Scholar Webinar featuring Bart D. Ehrman Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray Professor of Religious Studies, is the author or editor of more than 30 books, including the […]
“Menashe” Netflix Party
Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesInterested in Jewish Studies? Undergrad or Grad student? Want to meet like-minded students? Join the Carolina Center for Jewish Studies for their "Menashe" Netflix Party! Join this GroupMe for the […]