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Cash Transfers in Africa: A New Approach to Poverty Alleviation?

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This talk sponsored by Carolina Public Humanities will be given by ASC Co-Director and Professor of Public Policy, Sudhanshu (Ashu) Handa as a hybrid event offered both in person and on Zoom. This hybrid lecture series will travel around the … Read more

Prague: Belonging in the Modern City

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A poignant reflection on alienation and belonging, told through the lives of five remarkable people who struggled against nationalism and intolerance in one of Europe’s most stunning cities. What does it mean to belong somewhere? For many of Prague’s inhabitants, … Read more

Layna Mosley, ‘Is Globalization Working? Multinational Firms, Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy’

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This session explores the reasons why multinational firms make investments in foreign countries; how these investments have changed the nature of trade negotiations and trade agreements; and the ways in which global supply chains affect economic and political outcomes. Layna … Read more

Great Books Reading Group, ‘Collected Stories’ by Bruno Schulz

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join UNC-Chapel Hill faculty discussion leaders at Flyleaf Books for a robust discussion of classic texts, ancient to modern. This semester, we are hosting one to two sessions per book. Every participant will receive a copy of the book before … Read more

Great Books Reading Group, ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Mercè Rodoreda

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join UNC-Chapel Hill faculty discussion leaders at Flyleaf Books for a robust discussion of classic texts, ancient to modern. This semester, we are hosting one to two sessions per book. Every participant will receive a copy of the book before … Read more

Great Books Reading Group, ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Mercè Rodoreda

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join UNC-Chapel Hill faculty discussion leaders at Flyleaf Books for a robust discussion of classic texts, ancient to modern. This semester, we are hosting one to two sessions per book. Every participant will receive a copy of the book before … Read more

Reading Group Discussion: ‘Touch’ by Adania Shibli

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carolina Public Humanities is hosting a Great Books Reading Group discussion on Touch, a novella by Palestinian author and playwright Adania Shibli. This two-hour discussion is led by Nadia Yaqub, professor and chair of Asian studies. Advance registration is required as seats are … Read more

Charles Kurzman, ‘Why are There So Few Muslim Terrorists?’

Flyleaf Books 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This talk by Charles Kurzman will address Kurzman’s book The Missing Martyrs, which draws on government sources and revolutionary publications, public opinion surveys and election results, historical documents and in-depth interviews with Muslims in the Middle East and around the world to … Read more