Richard Rubin is the author of four books, two of which are about America and World War I: The Last of the Doughboys, and Back Over There. He has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, and Smithsonian, among others, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times' Travel section. […]
October 26th—4 pm CLAS Dean's Reception - Hudson Museum, Collins Center for the Arts Emily A. Haddad, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites all alumni/ae and their family and friends to the Dean's Reception, co-hosted by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center. Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available as alumni/ae, students, and […]
An Eye for Detail Framing Maine Series #3 Readings by authors Paul Doiron and Kristen Lindquist, featuring a Q&A with Monica Wood Thursday, Nov. 8 Pre-Talk Reception with Authors 6:00-7:00 pm Miller’s Café, Collins Center for the Arts Performance and Q&A with Monica Wood 7:00-9:00 pm Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Hall This event […]
In collaboration with the McGillicuddy Humanities Center’s Symposium “War without End: The Legacies of World War I” Euphony: Orono’s Chamber Choir presents We are the Dead: The Legacy of Loss Choral concert and poetry reading commemorating World War I Friday, Nov. 9 Minsky Recital Hall 7:30 pm Reception in Minsky lobby to follow the performance. […]
Modernism in Wartime: Avant-Gardes, Revolutions, Poetries The talk centers on Apollinaire and the fate of the avant-garde in war, a story that taps into the history of failed revolutions in European history for the preceding century. Speaker: Vincent Sherry, Howard Nemerov Professor of the Humanities and Chair of the English Department at Washington University […]
From Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump: The Lessons of the First World War A lecture by Don Zillman, Edward Godfrey Professor of Law at the University of Maine School of Law Part of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center 2018-19 Symposium Tuesday, Feb. 12 12:30-1:30 p.m. 100 Nutting Hall Reception to follow
Cosmopolitan Sympathies: Poetry of the First Global War A panel moderated by Dr. Jahan Ramazani, Edgar F. Shannon Professor and Professor of English at the University of Virginia Part of […]
Baking as Autobiography: Lessons from a Contemporary Recipe Collection A public lecture by Dr. Diane Tye Thursday, March 7 Estabrooke Ballroom 4:30 pm Sponsored in part by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, the Canadian-American Center, the Dept. of History, the Dept. of Sociology, the Maine Folklife Center, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Memorializing WWI in Maine and Beyond Panel featuring: Libby Bischof, Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Zach Beals, Graduate Assistant for Veterans Education and Transition Services Tony Llerena, Coordinator for Veterans Education and Transition Services Tuesday, April 9 100 Nutting Hall 12:30-2:00 pm Reception precedes the event at 12 pm […]
From Robotic Operas to City Symphonies and Beyond A lecture by Tod Machover, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media at the MIT Lab Friday, April 12 Mcintyre Room, Buchanan Alumni House 3:30 pm, with a reception at 3:00 pm Co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and […]
