The hosts of the film podcast “I Saw What You Did” will discuss horror movie classics adapted from Stephen King’s novels in a talk at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center. Millie De Chirico and Danielle Henderson will talk attendees through the films “Pet Sematary” and […]
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WQCB (Q106.5 in Brewer) included the University of Maine in a report titled “25 Actual Locations of Stephen King’s Maine.” The report noted that King graduated from UMaine in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in English. It also highlighted the The Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, which aims to advance excellence in the creation, […]
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Women, anger and political change are topics of a virtual lecture by award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister on Oct. 29 as part of the Stephen E. King Chair lecture series at the University of Maine. The free, public lecture “Good and Mad: Rebecca Traister on Women, Anger, and Political Change” begins at 5 p.m. via Zoom. […]
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Award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister will discuss women, anger and political change in a lecture hosted by the University of Maine. The free, public talk “Good and Mad: Rebecca Traister on Women, Anger, and Political Change,” will be held 5–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, via Zoom. Traister is a leading voice on gender, society and politics. […]
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Orono, Maine — The University of Maine Vision for Tomorrow comprehensive campaign has exceeded its $200 million goal by more than $8 million, according to UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy and University of Maine Foundation President Jeffery N. Mills in announcing the successful completion of the record-setting fundraising effort. The public phase of the campaign was […]
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Women, anger and political change are topics of an April 2 lecture by award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister at the University of Maine. The free, public lecture “Good and Mad: Rebecca Traister on Women, Anger, and Political Change” begins at 4:30 p.m. in Hutchins Concert Hall at the Collins Center for the Arts. Traister is a […]
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Shakespeare’s “Othello” and the concept of “othering” is the focus of a free, public workshop Nov. 6 at the University of Maine. “Others, Othering, and ‘Othello,’” sponsored by the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, will be held 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Al Cyrus Pavilion Theatre. In this performance-based workshop, participants will explore the characters […]
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The Penobscot Times previewed “Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life,” a discussion by young adult novel author Lisa Klein on her reinterpretation of the classic play “Hamlet” from Ophelia’s point of view. The lecture, part of the Stephen E. King Chair Lecture Series at the University of Maine, will be at 5 p.m. April 12 in […]
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Lisa Klein, author of the young adult novel “Ophelia,” will discuss her reinterpretation of the classic play “Hamlet” as told from Ophelia’s point of view at 5 p.m. April 12 in Neville Hall, Room 101. “Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life” is part of the Stephen E. King Chair Lecture Series at the University of Maine, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) previewed the Stephen E. King Chair Lecture at the University of Maine, to be given by Lewiston native, television writer and producer of “Will & Grace” Adam Barr at 4:30 p.m. March 1 at Wells Conference Center. The lecture is titled “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant.” Barr also gave […]
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