Please join us for the opening of The Golden Age of American Pictorial Maps, curated by Dr. Stephen J. Hornsby, co-editor of the Historical Atlas of Maine and author of a forthcoming book on American pictorial maps. This exhibit looks at the golden age of pictorial or illustrated maps from the 1920s to the 1960s. […]
“In this paper I will explore new ways of thinking about Quebec and its connections to other societies and cultures, with a particular emphasis on debates about race and the […]
The Canadian-American Center offers a yearly field-trip to Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. This trip is an exciting opportunity for UMaine students to travel to a foreign country and experience Canadian geography, history, culture, politics, and social identity first-hand! This year is also Canada 150 – the 150th anniversary of the founding of modern Canada. Come […]
Professor Donald Wright of University of New Brunswick will present "National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History" at our upcoming Fall CanAm Lecture. To get updates about this event, join on Facebook! This lecture is free and open to the public, and a boxed lunch is provided.
On March 6, from 4:00 to 5:30PM the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, as part of the Life of Ideas series, curated by Frédéric Rondeau, will host scholar Éric Méchoulan. Méchoulan will give a talk titled “On Friendship: A Brief History of the Concept from Aristotle to Facebook.” Éric Méchoulan is a professor of French Literature at […]
