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 a lecture titled "The Weight of the World: Writing Global and Transnational History in an Unequal World." Supported by the International Affairs Program and the […]
On Thursday, April 13 at 12:30 pm, the University of Maine Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Guy Standing (Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy) titled "The Blue Commons: Combating Rentier Capitalism in the Sea." (Zoom link https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Guy Standing, Professor, Economist, SOAS University of London of Philosophy Guy Standing […]
On Thursday, March 23 at 12:30 pm, the Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series presents a talk by Gray Cox (Professor, College of the Atlantic) titled "From Smarter Planet to Wiser Earth: Re-Envisioning Relationships between AI Technologies, Human Society, and Natural World." (Zoom link: https://maine.zoom.us/j/3657262020) Gray Cox, Professor, College of the Atlantic How will Artificial […]
Rabbi Beth Lieberman will take us on a journey through the history of Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible, offer a glimpse into the translation process for the forthcoming JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, and explore its game-changing potential for the next generation. Rabbi Beth Lieberman served as literary editor and a revising translator of the […]
Join us on November 3 at 12:30 p.m. for a Zoom panel, as part of the UMaine Socialist and Marxist Studies Speaker Series, that asks "With So Much Violence in the United States and the Contemporary World, How Can Nonviolence Be Relevant and Effective?" Panelists include Tamara Benson , student Core Organizer of UMaine Climate […]
On Monday, October 31st at 4:00pm EDT via Zoom, Dr. Chelsea Davis (Missouri State University) will give a talk entitled, “The Contradictions of ‘Civilizing’ Consumption: Colonial Wine in Britain’s Imperial Project.” Dr. Chelsea Davis is an Assistant Professor of British History with a focus on Empire at Missouri State University. She received her PhD from The George […]
