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Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center

Clickbait, Fake News and the Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever

Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono

Two young, dynamic female journalists from the Washington Post—Jessica Contrera and Katie Mettler—will be giving a lecture from 2-3:30PM in Wells Conference Center Room 3. They will be talking on “Clickbait, Fake News and the Fourth Estate: Why Journalism is More Vital Than Ever.” This event, organized by Josh Roiland, is certain to be thrilling, have high relevance, and […]

Lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir: The Never-ending Popularity of Njáls Saga*

Campus lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir (Research Associate Professor, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, University of Iceland), an expert on the study of medieval manuscripts from the University of Iceland, will speak on the manuscripts of Njáls saga, one of the masterpieces of medieval literature.  She will emphasize the sheer number of Njáls saga manuscripts, their […]

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