Karen Sieber, Humanities Specialist at the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, will speak at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, about her research, "Tarred and Feathered: UMaine's Hidden Connection to […]
McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow Bria Lamonica will be presenting an original collection of poems, "The Art of Breathing," on December 8 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Free and open to the public. Join the Zoom reading here. Lamonica is a fourth-year English major with a concentration in creative writing and a minor in psychology. As part […]
Atlantic Black Box is a public history project that empowers communities throughout New England to take up the critical work of researching and reckoning with our region’s complicity in the slave trade […]
Figuring out new and creative ways to communicate the reality of climate change remains one of the great challenges facing policy-makers, scientists, and advocates. This event brings together two artists with expertise in creating powerful images and visuals about climate science with a veteran science writer and editor to discuss how art can communicate directly […]
The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a Fall Poetry Pop Up on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. The open-mic poetry reading will be held outdoors at the Orono Village Green amphitheater, located behind the Orono Public Library at 39 Pine Street. The event, which is free and open to the public, welcomes poets […]
On Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 pm in the atrium of the Bangor Public Library, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center will co-present an event with Phuc Tran, author of the memior Sigh, Gone (Flatiron Books, 2020). The discussion will be led by longtime UMaine lecturer of English Margery Irvine. As part of his visit, Tran will also drop […]
On Saturday, September 23, the Collins Center for the Arts welcomes GRAMMY, Pulitzer Prize, and MacArthur "Genius" Grant winning performer Rhiannon Giddens to its stage--and that same day, at 1:00 pm in Donald P. Corbett 100 on the University of Maine campus, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center is pleased to present, free and […]
“Eroding History” Screening and Panel Discussion When: Tuesday, February 6 5:00 p.m. Where: 140 Williams Hall, University of Maine Description: “Eroding History” tells the story of two Black communities on Deal Island, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, that are finding themselves at the intersection of sea level rise, historic racism, and the disappearance of Black communities. It is […]
In 2020, the MHC presented its first "Visions" event, highlight current work in the arts and humanities. In 2024, we're pleased to present the sequel: VIsions 2024. A showcase of current research and creative projects in the arts and humanities, “2024 Visions” will be held on Thursday, February 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Collins […]
Saturday, March 23rd | 1:45pm-2:45pm Meeting Rooms 1&2, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main Street, Bangor The interactive and immersive quality of video games has helped make them wildly popular and profitable entertainment media. This session will explore how the ability of gamers to relive, alter, and explore a game world has implications on how we […]
