Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Organized by Olivia Ruhlin of the Maine Peace Action Committee (MPAC) and the Student Women’s Association (SWA), with students involved with such issues as violence, war, sexism, racism and environmental destruction. The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open to the public. Click here for a […]
Francis John Vogt (SPA Director of Choral Activities) will bring his expertise to this pre-performance lecture. Learn more about Vogt here. Free and open to the public. Following the pre-performance lecture is King's Singers at the Collins Center for the Arts. You can find out more about that performance and purchase tickets on the CCA […]
Donald Wright, a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick, will deliver a lecture titled “National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History.” The event will take place from 12-1:30 pm in the Coe Room in the Memorial Union. A limited number of boxed lunches will be provided.
Anders Winroth, Forst Family Professor of History at Yale University will draw on his award-winning book The Age of the Vikings to shed light on some of the secrets, myths, and mysteries surrounding these legendary adventurers. The event is part of the History Department's 2017-18 Symposium Series.
Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. A discussion organized by Doug Allen, professor of Philosophy, UMaine. A discussion and brown-bag lunch. Free and open to the public. Click here for a full schedule of events in the Fall 2017 Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Sponsored by Marxist and Socialist Studies Minor. Co-sponsored by Maine Peace Action Comm. (MPAC) and […]
The talk presents an interpretation of Plato’s famous Cave Allegory by Dr. Joseph Forte of Northeast Catholic College. Part of the 2017-2018 Philosophy Department Colloquium Series
Kids, Don’t Take my Advice: 45 Years of Braggin’ About Maine The Maine Studies Program is proud to host an event on November 9th featuring noted television host and reporter Bill Green, a University of Maine alumnus. The title of Bill’s talk is “Kids, Don’t Take my Advice: 45 Years of Braggin’ About Maine”—a play on his […]
The featured film is a documentary that follows a retirement community as they prepare a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Part of the 2017-2018 Symposium: Juvenescence/Obsolescence: Humanities Approaches to Aging Across the Ages. Brought to you by the Stephen King Chair in Literature.
The “Model Citizens: Art and Identity in the US, 1770-1830” tour will begin at 2 pm and will include a meeting with Diana Greenwold, the Associate Curator of American Art at the Portland Museum of Art. We will use a university van to make a day-trip to Portland with plenty of time to explore this great […]
Four Foundational Theories of Labor Activism in Maine: The Knights of Labor, the AFL, the IWW, and the Socialist Part of Eugene Debs Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. A talk by Marc Cryer, Director of the Bureau of Labor Education, UMaine. The lecture and brown-bag lunch will be followed by a discussion. Free and open to […]
