The University of New England Center for Global Humanities hosts lectures and films dedicated to exploring the human condition in the 21st Century.
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It was wonderful to see so many UNE students and faculty turn out for poet Kristen Case's midday lecture on "Thoreau's Sense of Time" yesterday.
As humanity embarks on a new era of space exploration, what does the future hold for the moon? And what can we learn from our past successes and foibles? youtu.be/LrVyQvMDdVw?si=-4G1… via @YouTube
Georgetown professor Dagomar Degroot presented "The History and Future of the Moon" before a packed-house on our UNE Portland Campus. It was an amazing talk that chronicled the history of the US Space Program and offered a glimpse of what the future may hold.
Listen to historian Douglas Boin discuss his fascinating biography Clodia of Rome: Champion of the Republic.
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For our latest “Oh, the Humanities” episode, @joshpahigian sat down with David Bennell to discuss how the humanities are essential to the environmental movement. open.spotify.com/episode/3Ds…
Yoni Appelbaum - Who Killed the American Dream? youtu.be/2R8mUNaWIrk?si=wDFa… via @YouTube
Last night, we hosted @YAppelbaum for his lecture "Who Killed the American Dream?"
Patrícia Vieira - The Amazon Beyond Extractivism: Indigenous Stories of ... youtu.be/yTfIY4VRHUI?si=DgZy… via @YouTube
If you missed Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz's lecture at UNE CGH this past Monday, here is the YouTube. youtu.be/EaOqZuJy8nM?si=eBQK…
It was our pleasure to host University of Iowa associate professor Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz last night for her lecture "Who Gets to Be Native in America?"
Watch Robert Shetterly's lecture "Art in an Age of Democratic Upheaval." youtu.be/6PUCUpMeZHM
Maine artist Robert Shetterly visited the Center last night for an inspiring lecture about people who embodied America’s best values even when doing so wasn’t easy.
CGH Director @joshpahigian joins UNE anthropology professor Alicia Peters in our latest podcast episode. open.spotify.com/episode/60R…
Anthony Walton - The Past Is Not Past: Embracing the Politics of Memory youtu.be/OBGh-m6Iar4?si=yb1Q… via @YouTube
Please join us for this lecture featuring Bowdoin College professor and acclaimed author Anthony Walton. une.edu/news/2025/center-glo…
Join on us December 8 when @BowdoinCollege professor Anthony Walton presents "The Past Is Not Past: Embracing the Politics of Memory." facebook.com/share/1BULxs3ea…
Watch UNE History Professor Elizabeth DeWolfe present, "The Mysterious Case of the 'Girl Spy.'" youtu.be/eNmjrCQxQ7g?si=dQk7…
Yale Medical School professor of psychiatry Samuel T. Wilkinson, M.D., visited our University of New England Biddeford Campus to present a thought-provoking talk on the meaning of life.
Independent filmmaker David Washburn visited the Center yesterday to screen his film "Three Chaplains." Listen to his podcast conversation with @joshpahigian open.spotify.com/episode/4VL…
