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Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center

River In My Backyard

Neville Hall 100

This event has been rescheduled for Monday, November 13 at 6:00 pm. Kate Dickerson and the design team of the Maine Discovery Museum in downtown Bangor will join the McGillicuddy Humanities Center on Monday, November 13 at 6:00 pm in Neville Hall 100 to discuss the museum's new "River In My Backyard" exhibit--and the design process […]

The Intersections of Career-Motivated Women and Parenting

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

Join us at 4:00 pm on Friday, December 1, 2023 in the IMRC as outgoing McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow Paige Allen will lead a participant panel presentation on her MHC project, which explores how intrinsically career-driven mothers experience motherhood and their decisions to raise children in the context of their careers. This event is […]

“A Tree Of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” Screening and Discussion

100 D.P. Corbett Hall

Judaic Studies is honored to host a free screening of the documentary film “A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting” with a live panel discussion with survivors of that terrible attack.   On October 27th, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven people as they prayed, in what would become […]

“Eroding History” Screening and Panel Discussion

140 Williams Hall

“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 […]

“Bméndan: In search of a cartography of responsibility”

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On Wednesday, February 7 at 3:00 pm in the IMRC, award-winning cartographer Margaret Pearce will conclude her mini-residency at the University of Maine with a talk about her own research on mapping. As part of her residency, Pearce led student workshops on mapping--for those new to cartography and for students with previous experience in GIS.    Pearce's talk, […]

We <3 Chapbooks

Bangor Beer Company

"We <3 Chapbooks" is a free reading featuring local Bottlecap Press authors, including former MHC Undergraduate Fellow Paige McHatten. Please join us at Bangor Beer Co. on Thursday, February 8th at 5:00 p.m. to hear from these collections. This event is free and open to all ages. About the Readers: Julia Hills: Julia Hills is […]

Visions 2024: More of What Makes Us Human

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, United States

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 […]

Eve Beglarian

Minsky Recital Hall Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

On February 22 at 7:30 p.m., the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the UMaine School of Performing Arts will host composer and performer Eve Beglarian. Here's her description of her set list for the concert:   "The first half of tonight’s performance offers you some of the pieces I made in response to a four-month […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Bodwell Lounge, Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono, ME, United States

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center presents a pre-performance lecture by D Granke, assistant professor in the UMaine School of Performing Arts Division of Theatre, a director, fight director, intimacy director, and theatre movement specialist. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the world’s foremost all-male comic ballet company,  brings its internationally beloved troupe of dancers to the CCA […]

Video Games Teach History

Cross Insurance Center 515 Main St, Bangor, ME, United States

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 […]

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