Latest Past Events
Virtual lecture: Rebecca Traister on women, anger and political change
Pre-register at: http://our.umaine.edu/king-chair-lecture-series
Community Workshop: Others, Othering, and “Othello”
Cyrus Pavilion Theatre 6 Sebago Rd., OronoIn this performance-based workshop, we will explore the characters of Othello, and the ways in which they “Other” one another. How do race, gender, religion, and class function in the play, […]
Others, Othering, and “Othello”
Cyrus Pavilion Theatre 6 Sebago Rd., Orono
Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life”
Neville HallLisa Klein, author of the young adult novel Ophelia, discusses her reinterpretation of Hamlet as a tale told from Ophelia's point of view. Klein will talk about the process of transforming the heroine from Shakespeare's stage to her page, and now to the screen in the forthcoming major motion picture based on her novel and starring Daisy […]
TV Writing Workshop with Adam Barr
Foster Center for Innovation 5798 Student Innovation Center, OronoCurious 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 & […]
Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant”
Wells Conference Center University of Maine, OronoAdam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went on to study American History & Literature at Harvard University. For nearly 30 years, he has written for a number of shows, including The New Adventures […]
Humanities Collaboration Discussion of “Keeping Hollywood Relevant”
Orono High School 14 Goodridge Drive, OronoThis discussion, led by Adam Barr, writer and producer of hit shows including The New Adventures of Old Christine and Will & Grace, will address topics such as how ideas age and how television can adapt to address changing attitudes towards social issues. Barr, using clips from the original seasons of Will & Grace (from 1999-2000) and the 2018-19 reboot, will […]
Humanities Collaboration Discussion of Social Media and the #MeToo Movement
Orono High School 14 Goodridge Drive, OronoThe UMaine/Orono High School Humanities Collaboration invites you to a discussion of social media and the #MeToo movement. Members of the community, UMaine faculty and students, and local high school […]
Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Graphic Witness: Testimony, Confession, and the #MeToo Movement”
The University of Maine's Stephen E. King Chair Lecture Series presents Leigh Gilmore: "Graphic Witness: Testimony, Confession, and the #MeToo Movement." Leigh Gilmore is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College. She is the author of Tainted Witness: Why We Doubt What Women Say About Their Lives (Columbia UP 2017); The […]
Public Lecture: Patricia Wen, “Getting it Right: Investigative Journalism in a ‘Post-Truth’ Age”
Wells Conference Center University of Maine, OronoPATRICIA WEN is the editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team.She took over this six-member investigative unit after several decades as a reporter at the Globe, with a special emphasis on social service, legal and medical issues. Her work focused largely on investigative and long-term projects. She also had spent several years as a reporter on […]
Public Lecture: James M. Smith, “Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Academic Advocacy and Restorative Justice”
Minsky Recital Hall University of Maine, Orono*Still scheduled as planned despite weather forecasts of snow* JAMES M. SMITH is an Associate Professor in the English Department and Irish Studies Program at Boston College. His book, Ireland’s Magdalen Laundries and the Nation’s Architecture of Containment, was praised by Colm Tóibín as essential reading “for anyone interested in the fear and cruelty surrounding women’s sexuality in the Ireland of […]