Maddy Jackson
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Professor James Smith on “Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Academic Advocacy, and Restorative Justice”
Minsky Recital Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States*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 […]
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Patricia Wen, former editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight team, on “Investigative Journalism in a ‘Post-truth Age’”
Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United StatesPATRICIA 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 […]
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Humanities Collaboration Discussion of Social Media and the #MeToo Movement
Orono High School 14 Goodridge Drive, Orono, ME, United StatesThe 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 students, parents, and faculty are all welcome. The discussion will be held in the Orono High School Library and will be moderated by Judith E. […]
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Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant”
Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United StatesAdam 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 […]
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“Will and Grace” writer Adam Barr on “Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant”
Foster Center for Innovation 5798 Student Innovation Center, Orono, ME, United StatesCurious 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 Barr as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you’ll […]
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Lisa Klein on her novel “Ophelia: ‘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 […]