Enjoy traditional refreshments in recognition of the Persian New Year. Program will feature student presentations and a talk, "The Last Iranian Americans? Bans, Sanctions, and Immigrant Disintegration," by Neda Maghbouleh, University of Toronto. Co-sponsored with the UNC Center for Middle … Read more
As universities close and courses move online with the outbreak of COVID-19, how can students and faculty conduct research from home? This session of Kitab Talk will explore the various digital resources available through UNC Libraries, which include new databases, … Read more
This lecture focuses on the case of Peru to explain the emergence and decline of the earliest Latin American coalitions of state health agencies, physicians, and lay people to broadcast the early signs of cancer. It also investigates why these … Read more
Tanya Harmer is author of “Beatriz Allende: A Revolutionary Life in Cold War Latin America.” This biography of Beatriz Allende (1942–1977)—revolutionary doctor and daughter of Chile’s socialist president, Salvador Allende—portrays what it means to live, love and fight for change. … Read more
Join the University Libraries and the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill on February 4 at 12:00 p.m. as a part of The Kitab Talk series to learn more about Hazine. Hazine was started by two … Read more
Join UNC University Libraries for a lecture with Brett Whalen, associate professor in the history department at the UNC - Chapel Hill. On February 23, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., Whalen will speak on the black death and how this expertise … Read more
Join NAHJ at UNC-Chapel Hill for a night with Maria Hinojosa, an award-winning Mexican-American journalist. About this Event Maria Hinojosa is an award-winning Mexican-American journalist. She is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, a podcast that highlights the … Read more
Join the UNC Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, the University Libraries and Jasmine Soliman on March 2 at 12:00 p.m. for a Kitab Talk on the photographic heritage of the Middle East. Akkasah, the Center for Photography at … Read more
Join Micahel Erdman on April 6 at 12:00 p.m. for a Kitab Talk, a program series of the University Libraries and the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. Register here for this event. The British Library’s … Read more
Join UNC University Library for a talk with Finis Dunaway as he discusses his book Defending the Arctic Refuge: A Photographer, an Indigenous Nation, and a Fight for Environmental Justice on May 27, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Dunaway is a … Read more
