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Mapping the Holocaust

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

On Wednesday, April 24 at 4:00 pm in the IMRC, the Sandra Merrill and John G. Peters MHC Fellow Katie Ritchie, a history and secondary education double major, will give a talk on her project, “Mapping the Holocaust.” Ritchie, the Sandra Merrill Peters and John G. Peters Fellow, has used GIS to design and construct a map of sites important to the Holocaust that aims to make education more accessible and dynamic […]

“The Bridge is Jammed with Mountain People: Essays on Place in Central Appalachia”

Weisz Room The Maples, room 10, UMaine, Orono

On Friday, April 19 at 11:00 am in the Weisz Room of the Maples (110), outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow Iris Loehr, an English major in the Honors College, will present on her project “The Bridge is Jammed with Mountain People: Essays on Place in Central Appalachia” by Iris Loehr as part of UMaine's Women in Philosophy conference. By blending creative and academic […]

Video Games Teach History

Cross Insurance Center 515 Main St, Bangor

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 […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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

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 […]

Eve Beglarian

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

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 […]

Visions 2024: More of What Makes Us Human

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

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 […]

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 […]

“Bméndan: In search of a cartography of responsibility”

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

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 […]

“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, […]

The Intersections of Career-Motivated Women and Parenting

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

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 […]

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 […]

This River Is Our Relative

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

On Thursday, November 9 at 6:00 pm in the Collins Center for the Arts, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will welcome members of the Sunlight Media Collective for a free screening […]

Free

Pre-Performance Lecture: “The Best of Enemies”

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

On November 3 at 6:00 pm in the Bodwell Lounge of the Collins Center for the Arts, former MHC director and professor of communication and journalism Michael Socolow will give […]

I Saw What You Did Podcast – Stephen King Double Feature

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Join us on Thursday October 19 from 3:30-5:30 at IMRC 104 (The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment) for a public discussion of two films based on Stephen King novels—Pet […]

Student Trip: Zillman Art Museum

Zillman Art Museum 40 Harlow Street, Bangor

On Friday, September 29, professor of history and former MHC director Liam Riordan will host a UMaine student trip to the Zillman Art Museum (ZAM) in Downtown Bangor (40 Harlow Street) […]

A Conversation with Rhiannon Giddens

100 D.P. Corbett Hall

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 […]

Local Authors Book Reading

Orono Brewing Company 61 Margin Street, Orono

At 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 21, Orono Brewing Company (61 Margin Street, Orono, Maine) hosts a literary reading by local authors, including former McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellow Paige McHatten and MHC Faculty Advisory Group members Hollie Adams and Gregory Howard. This even is free and open to the public.

History Symposium Series: Paul A. Kramer

Zoom

The first lecture of the UMaine History 2023-24 Symposium Series will take place on Monday, Sept. 18th from 3:10-5:00 pm. Dr. Paul A. Kramer (History, Vanderbilt University) will be giving […]

FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II

Donald P Corbett Bldg UMaine, Orono

The Maine Jewish Film Festival presents FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II, a film by Julia Mintz "A stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience" […]

The Rule: A Critical and Creative Presentation

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

On Wednesday, April 19 at 4:30 pm in the IMRC, outgoing MHC Undergraduate Fellow Paige McHatten will present the results of her Fellowship project with a talk and creative writing titled "The […]

Lunch & Learn: Let’s Talk About Gender

312 Memorial Union

Join MHC Undergraduate Fellow Willow Wind on Wednesday, April 19 at noon in Memorial Union room 312 for a lunch and learn session on gender identity. Our society needs to […]

Breaking the Bubble: Boosting News Literacy

Lynch Room, Fogler Library

In recent years, claims of “fake news,” bias and misinformation have become rampant, with many of us wanting to stay informed but feeling overwhelmed, and even saturated, by the 24-hour […]

Free

Pre-Performance Lecture: Dan Barrett on Jazz at Lincoln Center

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

On Sunday, April 2 at 6:00 p.m., join the Collins Center for the Arts for a pre-performance lecture delivered by UMaine jazz professor Dan Barrett, presented with the support of […]

Free

New Writing Series: Suzette Mayr

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

On Thursday, March 30 at 4:30 pm, the UMaine Department of English New Writing Series presents a reading and Q&A by award-winning novelist Suzette Mayr in the Allen 54′ and […]

Defiant Requiem: Lecture and Performance

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

On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC […]

Defiant Requiem: Film Screening

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

On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC […]

Melissa Bragdon Caron

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

On Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm in Minsky Recital Hall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the UMaine School of Performing Arts welcome Melissa Bragdon Caron and her bluegrass band […]

The Meaty Mind: Eating and Thinking in Early Christian Monasticism

Soderberg Lecture Hall Jenness Hall, UMaine, Orono

The University of Maine History Department's 2022-2023 symposium series will hold its next meeting on Monday, March 20th at 3:15pm in Soderberg Auditorium (Jenness Hall). Dr. Jamie Kreiner (University of […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Marisa Solomon on the Dreamers’ Circus

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

On Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 pm, the MHC continues its 2022-23 pre-performance lecture series at the Collins Center for the Arts, with a talk by School of Performing Arts […]

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked […]

Free

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked […]

Free

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked […]

Free

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked […]

Free

F2M

It is parents’ weekend of Parker’s freshman year, but Parker’s very famous parents aren’t coming—which, trust him, is just as well. Confrontations both painfully funny and deeply poignant are sparked […]

Free

Pre-Performance Lecture: Marisa Solomon on Dreamers’ Circus

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

Join us in the Bodwell Lounge of the Collins Center for the Arts on Sunday, February 26 at 2:00 p.m. as cellist and music educator Marisa Solomon introduces the "world-class […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Scott Cleveland on the Blind Boys of Alabama

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

Join the Collins Center for the Arts for a pre-performance lecture given by UMaine jazz professor Scott Cleveland, presented with the support of the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center. […]

Free

New Writing Series: Victoria Hood and Lily Rain

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

The UMaine New Writing Series will feature Victoria Hood and Lily Rain, alumnae of the University of Maine's English Department. The event will be held live in the Fernald APPE […]

Free

2022 RIVAS Conference

Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is proud to be a supporter of the 2022 RIVAS (Raising Indigenous Voices in Academia and Society) Conference. RIVAS 2022 supports the scholarship of Indigenous academics […]

Pre-Performance Lecture: Sarah Harlan-Haughey, “As You Like It”

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

Join us for a lecture given by UMaine English professor and MHC Faculty Advisory Group member Sarah Harlan-Haughey on Shakespeare's "As You Like It," presented with the support of the […]

Free

Meet the Author: Phuc Tran

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 […]

Free

Reaching Readers

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Understanding how best to make a topic, subject or theme relevant to non-specialized audiences is a skill that takes years to master. This roundtable event brings three nationally recognized University […]

Free

Speaking to Citizens, Connecting with Audiences

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

How might politicians, pundits, journalists, scholars, and other social and cultural leaders best connect with the audiences they need to address?  As part of its 2021-2022 Annual Symposium, the McGillicuddy […]

Fall Poetry Pop Up

Orono Village Green Behind Orono Public Library, Orono

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 […]

Virtual Hidden History Tour of Campus – RESCHEDULED

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center’s new “Hidden UMaine” tour aims to highlight key people, moments and places in campus history that often go overlooked, including the experiences of the first students […]

The Art of Climate Change

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 […]

The Atlantic Black Box: Reckoning with New England’s Complicity in the Slave Trade

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 and the broader slave economy. This grassroots historical recovery movement is powered by citizen historians and guided by a broad coalition of scholars, community leaders, […]

Women and Climate Change Speaker Series

Women often are on the front lines of climate change impacts, yet are uniquely poised to reshape our institutions towards resilience and gender equity. Women are increasingly in leadership roles, […]

The Art of Breathing: Original Feminist Poetry by Bria Lamonica

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 […]

Telling the Story of Climate Change

This event, part of the MHC's 2020-2021 Symposium on "The Story of Climate Change" brings together people from different professional fields tasked with communicating the impact of climate change to the public. The panel (which will be remote, via Zoom) […]

Free
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The Humanities as Activism in Chicago

On Thursday, November 12, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be sponsoring a panel on "The Humanities as Activism in Chicago." This session of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series will […]

Harlan County, USA: The Story of Climate Change Film Series

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Symposium Film Series returns with narrative and documentary films that engage with this year's symposium theme, "The Story of Climate Change." The selected films present visions […]

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Funding Fall Deadline

Applications and proposals for student and faculty funding from the McGillicuddy Humanities Center are due October 19, 2020. More information about each opportunity is available below, or on our website […]

Wall-E: The Story of Climate Change Film Series

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Symposium Film Series returns with narrative and documentary films that engage with this year's symposium theme, "The Story of Climate Change." The selected films present visions […]

Careers in Public History workshop

Online

Kate Axelson Foster from the Career Center will lead a virtual workshop on "Careers in Public History" on September 25, 2020 at 3 p.m. Foster will provide students with tips for navigating the […]

Free

Virtual NEH Grant Writing Workshop

Online

On Friday, September 25, 2020, the University of Maine’s McGillicuddy Humanities Center will offer a virtual workshop on applying for NEH grants. It will be conducted by Mark Silver, Senior Program Officer in the Division of Research Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities. The workshop is open to the public. Anyone interested in […]

Free

Humanities Faculty Fall Welcome Event

MLK Plaza University of Maine, Orono

Humanities Faculty Fall Welcome Event September 18, 2020, 3pm - 4:30pm Martin Luther King Plaza The McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be sponsoring a welcome event to introduce new and returning faculty […]

Free

DH Pop In: Simple Mapping

Building off of the success of the Black Digital History event this spring, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be continuing their DH Pop In series throughout the year to show […]

DH Pop In: Building Digital Timelines

Online

Building off of the success of the Black Digital History event this spring, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be continuing their DH Pop In series throughout the year to show […]

Free

Innocence Unprotected: The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is holding a year-long film series examining "The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization" as part of our annual symposium. The films selected engage with the theme […]

Free

(CANCELED) Coffy: The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The March 9 showing of the film Coffy  is CANCELED due to unforeseen travel delays with the speaker. Tomorrow's talk with Professor Mathijs is also canceled. Future "Cinema of Colonization […]

Free

Visiting Professor Erin J. Kappeler’s lecture on “Mary Austin’s Time Machine: Modernist Poetics and Settler Time”

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Visiting professor Erin J. Kappeler (Tulane University) will be speaking in Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall on Wednesday, March 4, at 3PM. Kappeler will explore key texts by the modernist poet and activist Mary Austin, who helped to invent Native American poetry as a field, to show that the concept of free verse was a […]

Free

Pre-performance Lecture: Birdie Sawyer on “Flex Ave” by FLEXN

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

“This dance form, these artists won’t be boxed in.” – New York Times Following breakthrough performances at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Manchester International Festival, and […]

Free

Black Digital History Lunch and Learn: A DH Pop In

Multicultural Student Center 3rd floor, Memorial Union, Orono

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the Multicultural Student Center are holding a Black Digital History lunch and learn on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12 p.m. in the Multicultural Student […]

Free

Pre-performance lecture by William Yellow Robe on The Color Purple

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival! Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic conquered Broadway […]

Free

Bangor Humanities Day 2020

Downtown Bangor Bangor

The 8th Annual Bangor Humanities Day on Feb. 1 will celebrate music, art, history, literature and other humanities disciplines at venues throughout downtown Bangor. The free public event is sponsored by the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine. The day kicks off at Bangor Public Library at 10 a.m. with […]

Free
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2020 Visions: The Humanities at UMaine

Buchanan Alumni House

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center invites community members, faculty and students to attend a showcase of current research and creative projects in the humanities. The event, “2020 Visions: The Humanities at UMaine,” will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Buchanan Alumni House from 2-5 p.m. The event is free and […]

Decolonizing Museum Practices: Implications for Universities and Schools

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

Starr Kelly (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg), Curator of Education at the Abbe Museum, will be speaking on "Decolonizing Museum Practices: Implications for Universities and Schools" from 4:00 to 5:30 pm on […]

Free

Aydrea Walden, “Black Girl in a Big Dress”

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The Rising Tide Center, in collaboration with the Honors College, the Bailey Fund, the Communication and Journalism Department, and the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, presents two unique events with stand-up comedienne […]

Free

Aydrea Walden, “The Oreo Experience”

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

The Rising Tide Center, in collaboration with the Honors College, the Bailey Fund, the Communication and Journalism Department, and the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, presents stand-up comedienne Aydrea Walden performing "a […]

Free

Queering the Fin de Siecle: Recognizing Queer Identities in the Modernist Era of Literature

Writing Center Neville Hall, #404, Orono

Senior English major and McGillicuddy Humanities Center fellow Connor Ferguson will present his project, “Queering the Fin de Siècle,” on December 6th, 2019, from 2-4pm in the Writing Center. This project focuses on the importance of recognizing queer identities in the modernist era of literature, the way industrialization and globalization affected queer individuals, and how […]

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series : Before Tomorrow

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Greg Quill's review of Before Tomorrow from The Star: "A disturbing and powerful metaphor for the doom visited on the Inuit after their insulated world was penetrated by Europeans in […]

Pre-Performance Lecture by King Chair Caroline Bicks,”Midsummer Night Queens”

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

Pre-performance reception and lecture entitled “Midsummer-Night Queens”, presented by the McGillicuddy Humanities Center. UMaine professor and Stephen E. King Chair Caroline Bicks, a Shakespeare scholar, will conduct the lecture about […]

Free

Wabanaki Artist Showcase – James Francis

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action.  Join a free demonstration and talk by James Francis, Penobscot Multimedia Artist. See the Hudson […]

Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono

Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers […]

Free

Mary and Molly: In the Spirit of the Ancestors

Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the Bangor Public Library present “Mary and Molly: In the Spirit of the Ancestors, a Birthday to Remember” A One Act play by Donna M. […]

Free

Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono

Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers […]

Free

Pre-Performance Lecture: Jupiter String Quartet

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Anatole Wieck, professor of Music, Violin/Viola and Orchestra at UMaine, will give a pre-performace lecture before Jupiter String Quartet takes the stage Friday night. The 6:30pm lecture will be held […]

Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Butch Phillips

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action.  Join a free demonstration and talk by Butch Phillips, Penobscot Birchbark Artist on November 6, […]

Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono

Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers […]

Free

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series : Carol

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series will feature a collection of six films throughout the academic year related to "The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization." The global films in the […]

Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono

Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers […]

Free

Human Beans: A Bean Supper Series

Church of Universal Fellowship 82 Main Street, Orono

Throughout the Fall, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center will be holding a series of bean suppers as part of our annual symposium theme of "Society, Colonization and Decolonization." Each of the suppers […]

Free

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series : Zama

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Film Series will feature a collection of six films throughout the academic year related to "The Cinema of Colonization and Decolonization." The global films in the […]

Arthur Rimbaud: A 165th Birthday Celebration and Poetry Reading

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

McGillicuddy Humanities Center Fellow Noah Loveless will lead a group reading of poet Arthur Rimbaud's work "A Season In Hell" on the 165th anniversary of Rimbaud's birth. Join the MHC […]

Free

Madeline Sayet, “Indigenous Shakespeares”

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Award winning Mohegan director and Visiting Libra Professor Madeline Sayet will discuss the historical relationship between Native peoples and Shakespearean performance, and how Native artists have used Shakespearean productions as […]

Free

Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Frances Soctomah

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action.  Join us for a free demonstration and talk by Frances Soctomah, Passamaquoddy Basketmaker. Click here […]

Free Artober Bus Trip to Bangor Arts Exchange and UMaine Museum of Art

Collins Center for the Arts Parking Lot, Bowdoin College, Maine Historical Society, Portland Museum of Art

A free bus will depart the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot at 4:15 PM on Friday, October 4, 2019. Seats are available on a first come first serve […]

Free

Wabanaki Artist Showcase – Molly Neptune Parker

Hudson Museum

Wabanaki Artist Showcases at the Hudson Museum provide an opportunity to see artists in action. Molly Neptune Parker, Passamaquoddy Basketmaker and 2012 National Heritage Fellow, will be presenting a free […]

Until the War is Over: An Opera in One Act

Class of 1944 Hall

A lecture by Jennifer Moxley will precede a public workshop of selections from Until the War is Over: An Opera in One Act, Based on H.D.’s Bid Me to Live […]

Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference

he Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference will be held at the beautiful University of Maine campus in Orono, ME, from May 30 to June 1, 2019. Please join us for a […]

University of Maine Singers presents Handel’s “Messiah”

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

The University of Maine Singers, under the direction of Francis John Vogt, will perform George Frideric Handel’s beloved oratorio Messiah. They will be joined by an orchestra of School of […]

Franco Americans, Acadians, and the Great War: The Legacies of WWI

Franco-American Centre 110 Crossland Hall, UMaine, Orono

This panel will examine Franco American experience during and after World War I. This spring marks one hundred years since the first Red Scare, landmark pieces of linguistic and educational […]

Poets/Speak!

Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor

The 17th annual POETS/SPEAK! is a celebration of National Poetry Month with readings by well-known and emerging poets, a local Poetry Out Loud winner, UMaine student poets, live jazz, and a panel on "Poetry Without Borders." Poets/Speak! will also feature readings by our MHC Fellows Kim Crowley and Nick Rotter-Weller. The panel will present the […]

Handel’s Messiah in America

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

"Their sound is gone out": Handel's Messiah in America. Francis John Vogt, Director of Choral Activities and Lecturer in the School of Performing Arts, will give a talk on the […]

Advocating for Justice: Lawyers’ Roles in Social Change

Donald P Corbett Bldg UMaine, Orono

The Honors College presents, as part of its 2019 John M. Rezendes Visitng Scholar in Ethics, a lecture by Sally Curran, Esq. It is often said that the law can […]

Film: They Shall Not Grow Old

Nutting Hall University of Maine, Orono

As part of our Symposium series, the MHC presents a showing of They Shall Not Grow Old. Using state of the art technology to restore original archival footage which is more […]

Public Lecture: Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life

101 Neville Hall

This event is part of the King Chair Spring Lecture Series Public Lecture: Friday, April 12th, Lisa Klein, former Shakespeare professor and author of the popular young adult novel Ophelia […]

UMaine Student Symposium

Cross Insurance Center 515 Main St, Bangor

Mark your calendars for UMSS19. UMaine Student Symposium: Research & Creative Activity At the University of Maine, students inspire creativity and leadership in the discovery of new knowledge that makes […]

Memorializing WWI in Maine and Beyond

Nutting Hall University of Maine, Orono

As part of our Symposium series, Libby Bischof, Executive Director, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education; Zach Beals, Graduate Assistant for Veterans Education and Transition Services; and […]

“The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income”

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

Almaz Zelleke, Associate Professor, Division of Arts and Sciences, NYU Shanghai presents: "The Capitalist Road to a Basic Income" Coe Room, Memorial Union 12:30 p.m.

The Personal is Poetic: A panel event

402 Neville Hall

"'Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." ― Robert Frost. For centuries, poets have espoused the therapeutic values of poetry. The discipline of poetry therapy grew from this intuitive initial awareness of the medium's potential healing power. 'The Personal is Poetic' panel event will dive deep into […]

REACH Day Workshop – UMaine

(This workshop is for educators from all schools and faculty, staff and students from University of Maine) Maine-Wabanaki REACH workshops have been well received across the state with over 800 […]

UMaine bus trip to Portland on Saturday, March 30

Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Square, Portland

The departments of History and Art and the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, with support from the UMS Program and Innovation Fund, are co-sponsoring a FREE full-day trip to Portland for all […]

“Reckoning with Class Inequality”

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

The Philosophy Colloquium presents: Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor,  Department of Philosophy, Harvard University: For the PHI colloquium: "Reckoning with Class Inequality" Bangor Room, Memorial Union 4 p.m.

“The Political Morality of Social Reproduction”

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

As part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, Lucas Stanczyk, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Harvard University, will present: "The Political Morality of Social Reproduction" Coe Room, Memorial Union […]

Public Talk by Dr. Diane Tye

Eastabrook Hall Ballroom

Diane Tye’s research is located in Atlantic Canada; much of it centers on the uses women make of folklore in their everyday lives. She is author of Baking as Biography. A […]

“The Wire and the case for Radical Optimism”

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

This free lecture is by Brian Purnell, Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History Bowdoin College   “The Wire and the case for Radical Optimism” Socialist and Marxist […]

TV Writing Workshop with Adam Barr

Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television? Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & Grace Adam […]

Bangor Humanities Day

Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor

Every year we take a break from the winter chill to celebrate the humanities with the Bangor community. In collaboration with area businesses, museums, and public spaces, as well as local collectives […]

Bangor Humanities Day Reception

University of Maine Museum of Art 40 Harlow St., Bangor

Join us at the University of Maine Museum of Art for a kick-off reception for the seventh annual Bangor Humanities Day. The reception will include food and drink catered by […]

Adam Barr: Keeping Hollywood Relevant

Orono High School RM 65A, 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono

This event is part of the Stephen E. King Chair Spring Lecture Series Public Lecture Thursday, February 28th at the Orono High School library. Adam Barr, "Made for TV: Writing […]

MPAC presents: “I Am Not Your Negro”

Lown Room, Memorial Union

Maine Peace Action Committee Presents: It’s Black History Month! Come join MPAC on February 27th at 5pm in the Lown Room of the Union for a showing of this powerful […]

Exploring and Dismantling Rape Culture: a workshop

402 Neville Hall

Rape culture is the term for the environment in which sexual assault, harassment, coercion, and misconduct are ignored, diminished, and allowed to flourish without repercussion. Rape culture is rampant in […]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Curious Incident takes the audience on an adventure alongside the plays unlikely hero, fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone. When Christopher falls under suspicion […]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Curious Incident takes the audience on an adventure alongside the plays unlikely hero, fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone. When Christopher falls under suspicion […]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Curious Incident takes the audience on an adventure alongside the plays unlikely hero, fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone. When Christopher falls under suspicion […]

Spamalot pre-performance lecture: Sarah Harlan-Haughey

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20 for a pre-show lecture, presented in conjunction with the Collins Center for the Arts. Sarah Harlan-Haughey, Associate Professor of English, will […]

Dine in Discourse: White Like Me

Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

The Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, in partnership with the Women’s Resource Center, sponsors “Dine in Discourse: White Like Me” on February 19, 2019, at 5:30pm in the Bumps […]

Poet, Translator, and Scholar Pina Piccolo

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

The spring 2019 New Writing Series kicks off with a special Wednesday afternoon event featuring Pina Piccolo, a poet, translator, and independent, scholar born in California and educated at Berkeley […]

CANCELED — “King Lear” Pre-Performance Lecture

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

NOTE: This event has been canceled. King Lear Pre-Performance Lecture By Caroline Bicks, Prof. of English and Stephen E. King Chair of Literature Friday November 16 Collins Center for the […]

Modernism in Wartime: Avant-Gardes, Revolutions, Poetries

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Part of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center Symposium "War without End: World War I and its Legacies" Modernism in Wartime: Avant-Gardes, Revolutions, Poetries A lecture by Vincent Sherry, Visiting Scholar for […]

Free

Modernisms: Past and Future

402 Neville Hall

Part of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center Symposium "War without End: World War I and its Legacies" Modernisms: Past and Future Colloquium for Faculty and Students A lecture by Vincent Sherry, […]

Free

We are the Dead: the Legacy of Loss

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

An evening of vocal music and poetry with EUPHONY, Orono’s chamber choir, conducted by Francis John Vogt, UMaine Director of Choral Activities. The program features choral settings of poetry from […]

Social Media and the #MeToo Movement

Orono High School RM 65A, 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono

The UMaine/Orono High School Humanities Collaboration invites you to a discussion of Social Media and the #MeToo Movement Moderated by Judith Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor of Communication and Journalism Friday, November […]

Free

“The Nature of Forgetting” Pre-Show Panel Discussion

Class of 1944 Hall

The Nature of Forgetting Pre-show panel discussion on Aging Issues Tuesday, October 30 Room 100, Class of 1944 Hall 6:00 pm Len Kaye, PhD, Moderator Professor of Social Work at […]

Maine Heritage Lecture

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

Qualities of rural culture that helped build our nation are vanishing, but are still evident in places like northern Maine. There is value in remembering our roots as a source […]

Dean’s Homecoming Reception

Hudson Museum

Join us for refreshments and reunion in the Hudson Museum in the CCA at 4pm October 26. This event, sponsored by the Executive Committee of the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, is […]

“Portland Cello Project” Pre-Performance Lecture

Class of 1944 Hall

Portland Cello Project Pre-Show Lecture presented by Noreen Silver Thursday, October 25 Room 100, Class of 1944 Hall 6:00 pm (before the Portland Cello Project concert) You must have a […]

World War I: The Most Jewish War in History?

Buchanan Alumni House

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 […]

Wealth – Reader’s Theatre

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

FREE and open to the public Directed by Nancy Ogle with original music by Donald Hagar. Preceding the lecture at 6:45pm will be an introductory talk by visiting scholar David […]

The Evolution of Tejano Music: Chicano Movement

165 Barrows Hall

A talk given by Angel Loredo, Director of Higher Education at the Maine Department of Education as a part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series. Sponsored by: CHISPA Centra Hispanic, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, CLAS, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, and Student Life. For more information contact angel.loredo@maine.edu or maria.sandweiss@maine.edu

Artober – Free Bus for Kickoff Event

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Kickoff Event, tour the UMaine Museum of Art, and join the year’s last Downtown Bangor ARTwalk How do I get on the bus? It’s easy! A first-come, first-served bus will leave from the Collins Center for the Arts parking lot at 4:00 p.m. and return to that location at about 8:15 p.m. You can also […]

Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Maine: Challenges and Community Support

165 Barrows Hall

A talk given by Alexandrea Herrera and Carlos Guzman, “Quiero Cafe” Owners as a part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series. Sponsored by: CHISPA Centra Hispanic, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, CLAS, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, and Student Life. For more information contact angel.loredo@maine.edu or maria.sandweiss@maine.edu

The State of Latinos in K-12 Education

165 Barrows Hall

A talk given by Xavier Botana, Superintendent of Portland, ME Public Schools as a part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series. Sponsored by: CHISPA Centra Hispanic, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, CLAS, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, and Student Life. For more information contact angel.loredo@maine.edu or maria.sandweiss@maine.edu

History Graduate Student Conference

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

September 21 - 23, 2018 Program of Events Friday, 21 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 6:00 pm: Light refreshments and registration 7:00 pm: Keynote presentation:  Dr. Lisa Todd “Studying Sexual and Racial ‘Mixture’ in the Shadow of War and Genocide: German Southwest Africa, 1904-1913”   Saturday, 22 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 8:00-8:30 […]

History Graduate Student Conference

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

September 21 - 23, 2018 Program of Events Friday, 21 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 6:00 pm: Light refreshments and registration 7:00 pm: Keynote presentation:  Dr. Lisa Todd “Studying Sexual and Racial ‘Mixture’ in the Shadow of War and Genocide: German Southwest Africa, 1904-1913”   Saturday, 22 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 8:00-8:30 […]

History Graduate Student Conference

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

September 21 - 23, 2018 Program of Events Friday, 21 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 6:00 pm: Light refreshments and registration 7:00 pm: Keynote presentation:  Dr. Lisa Todd “Studying Sexual and Racial ‘Mixture’ in the Shadow of War and Genocide: German Southwest Africa, 1904-1913”   Saturday, 22 September 2018, Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall 8:00-8:30 […]

Mano en Mano: Building Cohesion in an Uncertain World

165 Barrows Hall

A talk given by Christina Ocampo, Program Director and Ethan Flores, Program Coordinator as a part of Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series. Sponsored by: CHISPA Centra Hispanic, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, CLAS, McGillicuddy Humanities Center, and Student Life. For more information contact angel.loredo@maine.edu or maria.sandweiss@maine.edu

Genetic Genealogy Workshop

Franco-American Centre 110 Crossland Hall, UMaine, Orono

Genetic Genealogy ~ How When Where and Why

free

Euphony: Orono’s Chamber Choir concert

Orono Orono

EUPHONY is Orono's chamber choir, conducted by Francis John Vogt  (of UMaine SPA).  Many UMaine voice majors and some faculty sing in the group. Come see them either Saturday at […]

Euphony: Orono’s Chamber Choir concert

Orono Orono

EUPHONY is Orono's chamber choir, conducted by Francis John Vogt  (of UMaine SPA).  Many UMaine voice majors and some faculty sing in the group. Come see them either Saturday at […]

Dr. Sylvia Earle: Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century*

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Renowned oceanographer and National Geographic Society Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle will give a lecture, “Exploring the Ocean in the 21st Century,” 4:30–5:30 p.m. Monday, April 30 in the Collins Center for […]

free with registration

Creativity in Art, Change and Survival*

Soderberg Lecture Hall Jenness Hall, UMaine, Orono

With Don Foresta and Edwige Armand  Tuesday 24 April 3:30PM Soderberg Lecture Hall, 116 Jenness Hall Abstract: Why art is linked to the survival of humans in general. We start from […]

free

How Did You Think of That?*

Come join this one-day workshop for undergrads with guest panelists talking about how they came up with their research questions.  Created by Stephen E. King Chair of Literature, Caroline Bicks.  This is […]

Getting it Right: Investigative Journalism in a “Post-Truth” Age

Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono

Public Lecture: Patricia Wen, “Getting it Right: Investigative Journalism in a ‘Post-Truth’ Age” PATRICIA WEN is the editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team. She took over this six-member investigative unit […]

free

New Writing Series: poetry reading by Allison Cobb

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Poetry reading by Allison Cobb. Introduced by Benjamin Friedlander. About Cobb from her website: "Allison Cobb is the author of After We All Died (Ahsahta Press); Plastic: an autobiography (Essay Press EP series); Born2 (Chax Press); and Green-Wood, originally […]

free

New Native Tribal Plays with Madeline Sayet*

Penobscot Theatre 51 Main St., Bangor

Tan Katotsanin "how strong are you?" presents New Native Tribal Plays directed by Madeline Sayet at the Penobscot Theatre Company's Rehearsal Hall, 51 Maine St. Bangor.  Madeline Sayet is a Mohegan […]

free

New Native Tribal Plays with Madeline Sayet*

Penobscot Theatre 51 Main St., Bangor

Tan Katotsanin "how strong are you?" presents New Native Tribal Plays directed by Madeline Sayet at the Penobscot Theatre Company's Rehearsal Hall, 51 Maine St. Bangor.  Madeline Sayet is a Mohegan […]

free

Living a Full, Ethical and Sustainable Life in the 21st Century*

Nutting Hall University of Maine, Orono

2018 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar in Ethics Living a Full, Ethical and Sustainable Life in the 21st Century: Lessons from Psychology, Ethics and Human-Centered Design The 2018 John M. Rezendes Visiting Scholar […]

free

Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts with Guest Enzo Traverso*

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Enzo Traverso, the Susan and Barton Winokur Professor in the Humanities at Cornell University, will be giving a talk titled "Burdens of the Past. The Age of Left-Wing Melancholia." The talk […]

free

Charles C. Mann Lecture

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Charles C. Mann is the author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, which won the U. S. National Academy of Sciences’ Keck Award for best book of the year […]

free

Becoming Ecological: Towards a Process Metaphysical Subjectivity

Weisz Room The Maples, room 10, UMaine, Orono

2017-18 Philosophy Department Colloquium Series presents guest lecturer Russell Duvernoy, Instructor of Philosophy at Seattle University. Duvernoy will give a talk titled “Becoming Ecological: Towards a Process Metaphysical Subjectivity.” This is the first in a series […]

free

Friendship as Reflective Environmental Practice

Weisz Room The Maples, room 10, UMaine, Orono

2017-18 Philosophy Department Colloquium Series presents guest lecturer Bryan Bannon, Associate Professor and Director of Environmental Studies, Merrimack College. Duvernoy will give a talk titled “Friendship as Reflective Environmental Practice.” This is the second […]

free

History Symposium: Dr. Margaret Pearce

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Dr. Margaret Pearce will give a lecture titled "Imagination, Identity, and the Cartography of History: Three Maps of Canada." Dr. Margaret W. Pearce is a former Associate Professor of Geography […]

free

Humanities Collaboration: Magdalene Laundries*

Orono High School RM 65A, 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono

Join the Humanities Collaboration for a lively discussion of the Magdalene Laundries and snacks at Orono High School! The Magdalene Laundries were workhouses in which many Irish women and girls […]

free

Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts with Guest Éric Méchoulan*

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

University of Montreal Professor to Give Talk on Friendship On March 6, from 4 to 5:30PM the McGillicuddy Humanities Center, as part of the Life of Ideas series, curated by Frédéric Rondeau, will host scholar Éric Méchoulan. Méchoulan will give a talk titled “On Friendship: A Brief History of the Concept from Aristotle to Facebook.” Éric Méchoulan is […]

free

Pre-performance lecture of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead with Dr. Richard Brucher – NT Live Broadcast

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Join us for the pre-performance lecture by Dr. Richard Brucher of the NT Live Broadcast of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead.  Dr. Brucher is a professor of English at UMaine whose specializations include Shakespeare and English Renaissance drama, modern American and British drama. Free and open to the public. Following the pre-performance lecture is the streamed broadcast […]

free

UMMA ART@NOON – Andrea Sulzer

University of Maine Museum of Art 40 Harlow St., Bangor

Join UMMA in welcoming exhibiting artist Andrea Sulzer for ART@NOON. Sulzer will give an informal noon-time gallery talk on her work in Entangled Pairs, on view through May 5, 2018. This event is FREE and open to the public. SNOW DATE: MARCH 6th @ NOON.

free

“Six Centuries, Six Years” Documentary Screening*

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

The documentary screening of Six Centuries, Six Years will be followed by a music history panel discussion. The panel includes UMaine School of Performing Arts music faculty Beth Wiemann, Laura Artesani, and Stuart Marrs. About the film Six Centuries, Six Years: "Film portrays the endeavors of a group of Iranian master musicians who are trying to […]

free

Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts: Michael Lang, Anne Knowles, and Michael Howard*

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

The second event of the series “Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts” will feature three UMaine faculty members and take place on Thursday February 22 from 4-5:30PM in the Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall. Participants: Michael Lang (History): "Innumerable times, all at one time: A History of Ages and Epochs." Anne Knowles (History): "The Age of the Map: Finished? Or Just […]

free

2018 International Dance Festival

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Showtimes are 2 pm and 7 pm. Doors open one hour before show time. The International Dance Festival (IDF) was a student-led initiative which started in 2005. IDF showcases an array of traditional music, dance and costumes of our diverse student body at UMaine. It is held annually on the third Saturday of February at the Collins Center for the […]

free

2018 Bangor Humanities Day*

Downtown Bangor Bangor

Bangor Humanities Day kicks-off on Friday evening (Feb. 2nd) at 6pm with a Humanities Powered by PechaKucha event at COESPACE. Presentations topics will include making a living as an author, medical ethics, the Maine Multi-Cultural Center, Peter Archambault (an artist from Madawaska), wedding perfection hysteria, and bacteriophage. For the big day (Saturday Feb. 3rd) there are three […]

Free

Pre-performance lecture of Yamato Drummers with Stuart Marrs* & Sake and Sushi reception

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Stuart Marrs (Professor of Music) will bring his musical expertise to this pre-performance discussion of the Yamato Drummers: The Drummers of Japan. In addition to the lecture, the Hudson Museum will display some Japanese art pieces and there will be a Sake and Sushi reception, sponsored by Oriental Jade. Free and open to the public. Following […]

Maine Humanities Council’s Think & Drink: What’s the harm?

What's the harm? Emotional challenges of policing and being policed The final of the Bangor Think and Drink events for the fall. MC'd by our Faculty Advisory Board member Darren Ranco and sponsored by our friends at the Maine Humanities Council. This year's topic focuses on policing, protection, community, and trust in the 21st century: "policing in Maine, its […]

Celebrating the Poetry of John Ashbery

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Andrew Epstein, Professor and Chair for Graduate Studies at Florida State University, will give a talk on “Fence-Sitting Raised to the Level of an Esthetic Ideal: John Ashbery and the Poetics of […]

Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts: Steve Evans, Justin Wolff*

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

The first event of the series “Life of Ideas, Notions, and Concepts” will feature three UMaine faculty members and take place on Thursday November 16 from 4-5:30PM in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space Stewart […]

Four Foundational Theories of Labor Activism in Maine

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

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 […]

Films at Fogler: “Still Dreaming”

CETA Room, Fogler 5729 Fogler Library, Orono

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 […]

“Framing Maine” featuring Bill Green*

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

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 […]

Free – $50

The Three Turns of the Allegory of the Cave

Weisz Room The Maples, room 10, UMaine, Orono

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

The Election of Trump: One Year Later

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

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 […]

The Secrets of the Vikings

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

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 […]

National Symbols, Airport Kitsch, and Canadian History

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

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 […]

Pre-performance lecture of King’s Singers with Francis John Vogt*

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

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 […]

Student Activism in 2017

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

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 […]

The Reformation at 500

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Comments by: Joel Anderson, Assistant Professor of History Caroline Bicks, Stephen E. King Chair in Literature Michael Lang, Associate Professor of History Part of the UMaine History Department's Fall symposia […]

Unpacking the Caste System: India and the United States

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Mahesh Upadhyaya, based in Ahmedabad, India, serves as IPM (International Partners in Mission) South Asia Regional Director, working to bring people together regardless of […]

Maine Humanities Council’s Think & Drink: Who’s watching whom?

Nocturnem Draft Haus 56 Main St., Bangor

Who's watching whom? Physical surveillance by and of the police The second of the Bangor Think and Drink events. MC'd by our Faculty Advisory Board member Darren Ranco and sponsored by our friends at […]

SISTERING with Carasque- A Journey in Solidarity

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Lecture by Katie Greenman, PICA Volunteer. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series Sponsored By: UMaine Deptartment of Modern Languages and Classics and CHISPO Centro Hispana Contact: Maria Sandweiss

Pre-performance lecture of Hamlet with Caroline Bicks*

Collins Center for the Arts 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono

Stephen E. King Chair in Literature Caroline Bicks will bring her Shakespeare expertise to this pre-performance discussion of Hamlet. Learn more about Caroline Bicks. Preceding Professor Bicks' lecture, MHC and CLAS […]

“Henry David Thoreau – Surveyor of Soul” A Film by Huey*

Stewart Commons IMRC Stewart Commons, University of Maine, Orono

Documentary screening of “Henry David Thoreau - Surveyor of Soul.” Featured in the film is our very own faculty advisory board member Darren Ranco! Huey, the producer, directer, and editor, will […]

Downtown Bangor ARTober Kick-Off Event*

Bangor Arts Exchange 193 Exchange Street, Bangor

ARTober Kick-Off Event *coincides with the Bangor ArtWalk Bangor Arts Exchange 193 Exchange Street, Bangor 5-8 pm, Friday, October 6 The kick-off event will be held in the new Bangor […]

Destruction of Memory: a documentary film

The Hudson Museum presents the filming of "Destruction of Memory: The War Against Culture, and the Battle to Save It." A description of the film from its website: "Over the […]

Puntos suspensivos: A Personal Geography for Hispanic Heritage Month

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Lecture by Zachary Ludington, Assistant Professor of Spanish, UMaine. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series Sponsored By: UMaine Deptartment of Modern Languages and Classics and CHISPO Centro Hispana Contact: Maria Sandweiss

New Writing Series: Claire Donato*

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

As part of Digital Humanities Week, the New Writing Series is bringing digital poet Claire Donato to campus. Donato has an MFA from Brown University and describes herself as "a writer, artist, and […]

Presner Lecture: Experimental Knowledge in the Age of Digital Humanities

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Todd Presner, a digital historian and Professor of Germanic Languages, Comparative Literature, and Jewish Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles will deliver a lecture titled "Experimental Knowledge in […]

Digital Humanities Week*

University of Maine Wells Conference Center, Stevens Hall, North Stevens Hall, The Union, Folger Library, and The Page Farm Museum, Orono

This year's themes: STE(A)M: Adding art/design/humanities to STEM disciplines. Filter bubbles and Internet censorship. Audio/hearing. The week will include presentations and workshops featuring such diverse topics as mapping the Holocaust, […]

Cholo in Peru, Latino in the United States

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

How Similar is Racism and White Privilege in the North and in the South? A Personal History Lecture by Marco Aviles, Author and Journalist. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series Sponsored […]

Truth, Healing and Change in the Land of the Dawn*

Lord Hall, room 202 UMaine, Orono

Learn about the collective history and relationship of Maine and Wabanaki people through an understanding of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). What is the history and future of TRC? […]

The Analog Age*

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

The Analog Age A day and a half of events considering the shift from analog to digital in advance of Digital Humanities Week with special guest Damon Krukowski Author and podcast host […]

Sanctuary: How do we Prepare for Living that Commitment?

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series. Presented by Dr. Joseph Cistone, CEO of IPM (International Partners in Mission), working across borders of faith, culture, and economic circumstance to create partnerships that […]

Experiences as a Latino that Influenced a Career 

Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium Barrows Hall, University of Maine, Orono

Lecture by Rachelle Tome, a former Chief Academic Office for the Maine Department of Education. Part of the Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture Series Sponsored By: UMaine Deptartment of Modern Languages and Classics and […]

New Writing Series: Mark Tardi

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

Mark Tardi has a MFA from Brown University. Tardi is a poet and a Polish translator. His interest in his Polish heritage led him to become a 2008–2009 Fulbright Senior Lecturer […]

Artist Reception: Susan Groce and Antonia Small

Lord Hall Gallery University of Maine, Orono

This summer, the Lord Hall Gallery on the University of Maine campus will host exhibitions by two of Maine’s leading artists, both of whom live in Port Clyde. The Susan […]

New Writing Series: Joanna Ruocco

Allen and Sally Fernald AP/PE Space Stewart Commons IMRC, UMaine, Orono

The New Writing Series welcomes fiction writer Joanna Ruocco to the University of Maine campus for a reading on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 4:30pm in the Allen and Sally Fernald APPE space […]

Canadians Teaching in the United States*

Coe Room, Memorial Union University of Maine, Orono

Dr. Sharrona Pearl joins us from the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania visit for a series of events (she will also be giving the 2017 Geddes […]

Experience Fort George in Castine: Mixed Allegiances lecture

Maine Maritime Academy 1954 Room, MMA, 1 Pleasant St., Castine

"Mixed Allegiances" is a lecture by Dr. Liam Riordan, former Center director. The lecture is part of the two day weekend event, Experience Fort George in Castine, running form 8am-9pm Saturday […]

Faculty Jazz Concert

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

  Featuring Dan Barrett, Mark Tipton & David Wells Free and open to the public Sponsored By: School of Performing Arts Contact: Alan Berry, richard.berry@maine.edu

Jerusalem: From Antiquity to the Present 

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

Part of the Marxist-Socialist Studies Controversies Series, co-sponsored by Judaic Studies and the Jewish Community Endowment Associates.  Roger Brooks, Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, Connecticut College, and President of Facing History and Ourselves, working to […]

The Poetry & Poetics of the 1990s

University of Maine Wells Conference Center, Stevens Hall, North Stevens Hall, The Union, Folger Library, and The Page Farm Museum, Orono

The National Poetry Foundation (NPF) is hosting the last in their sequence of “decade” conferences, this one focused on the 1990s, American and international. The conference, The Poetry & Poetics of the […]

FLOW Fort Knox

Fort Knox 740 Ft Knox Rd., Prospect

FLOW Fort Knox – Art • Water • Energy • History • Ecology Mind-blowingly innovative New Media artist Gene Felice will join with a transdisciplinary array of artists, scientists, historians […]

Pre-performance talk: Richard Brucher on Hedda Gabler*

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

Richard Brucher Come listen to UMaine English Professor Richard Brucher discuss the brilliance of Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece Hedda Gabler. Brucher will examine the various problems of interpretation posed by the […]

15th Annual POETS/SPEAK!*

Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor

The 15th Annual POETS/SPEAK! event on Thursday, April 27 at the Bangor Public Library in celebration of National Poetry Month. Our 15th anniversary event celebrates “Origins: Roots & Sources” in conjunction with the […]

The Lipstick Project*

Donald P Corbett Bldg UMaine, Orono

Leigh Boyle, whom Mimi Killinger has worked to bring to UMaine and local high schools, is founder of an organization that goes to the heart of the humanistic endeavor. The […]

National History Day*

University of Maine Wells Conference Center, Stevens Hall, North Stevens Hall, The Union, Folger Library, and The Page Farm Museum, Orono

Maine National History Day is one of the events we help sponsor. "Maine National History Day (NHD) is an annual event for teachers and students in grades 6-12 that promotes […]

UMHC Faculty Grant deadline

The University of Maine Humanities Center Faculty Grant award process for 2017 is now open. Spring Deadline: Friday March 31, 2017 Applications are being accepted for maximum awards of $2,500 to support faculty research, community […]

Shakespeare and Contemporary Cancer Narratives

Bangor Room, Memorial Union Orono

Sujata Iyengar, Professor of English, University of Georgia, will present a talk on "Shakespeare and Contemporary Cancer Narratives" at 4:00 on Monday February 27 in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union. […]

Edna St. Vincent Millay Birthday Celebration Reading

Farnsworth Art Museum 16 Museum St., Rockland

Edna St. Vincent Millay Birthday Celebration Reading in the Farnsworth auditorium. "A gala poetry reading will take place in honor of the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winning poet […]

$8

Bangor Humanities Day*

Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow St., Bangor

UMHC brings a day of public humanities to downtown Bangor for a fun winter event!  For our five year anniversary, we are teaming up with the Bangor Public Library, the […]

Free

Humanities 20×20 PechaKucha: Bangor Humanities Day kick-off*

COESPACE 48 Columbia Street, Bangor

Bangor Humanities Day kick-off event: Humanities 20x20 PechaKucha. The 5th annual Bangor Humanities Day will be kicked off with a PechaKucha 20x20 event the evening before. This year our lineup […]

Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center
110 South Stevens Hall Orono, ME 04469
Tel: 207.581.1848 Fax: mhc@maine.edu
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