Public Invited to Upcoming UNCA Humanities Lectures

UNC Asheville invites the public to attend a series of weekly lectures on the humanities. The lectures, part of UNCA's Humanities Program, are given by UNCA faculty members and are free to the public.

** Week of March 17:

Sophie Mills, chair and associate professor of the classics department, will explore "Early Greece and the Bronze Age" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

Dolly Jenkins Mullen, assistant professor of political science, will examine "Africa During Europe's Medieval Period" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 17, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Bruce Larson, chair and professor of the economics department, will discuss "Evolution and Imperialism" at 11 a.m. Friday, March 21, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

Grace Campbell, humanities lecturer, will speak about "Global Feminism" at 11 a.m. Friday, March 21, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of March 24:

"Athens and the Polis" will be the topic of Sophie Mills' discussion at 11 a.m. Monday, March 24, in Lipinsky Auditorium. Mills is chair and associate professor of the classics department. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

John McClain, humanities and philosophy lecturer, will examine "Renaissance 
Humanism" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 24, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of 
the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Edward Katz, assistant professor of literature and language, will explore "Freud, The European Crisis of Consciousness and World War I" at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

"Identity and Liberation" will be the focus of Melissa Burchard's discussion at 11 a.m. Friday, March 28, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Burchard is an assistant professor of philosophy. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of March 31:

Peter Caulfield and Merritt Moseley, both professors of literature and language, will explore "Classical Art and Literature" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 31, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

Michael Gillum, professor of literature and language, will discuss "Renaissance Art" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 31, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Seamus McNerney, humanities lecturer, and Ken Betsalel, chair and associate professor of the political science department, will speak about "Modernism" at 11 a.m. Friday, April 4, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

"E-volving" will be the focus of Mark West's discussion at 11 a.m. Friday, April 4, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. West is chair and associate professor of the mass communication department. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of April 7:

"Philosophy II" will be the topic of Melissa Burchard's discussion at 11 a.m. Monday, April 7, in Lipinsky Auditorium. Burchard is an assistant professor of philosophy. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

Lothar Dohse, professor of mathematics, will examine "The Protestant Reformation" at 11 a.m. Monday, April 7, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Dan Pierce, assistant professor of history, will explore "America and the Americans" at 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

Seamus McNerney, humanities lecturer, and John McClain, humanities and philosophy lecturer, will speak about "Postmodernism" at 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of April 14:

Merritt Moseley, professor of literature and language, will explore "Greece and Rome" at 11 a.m. Monday, April 14, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

Michael Gillum, professor of literature and language, will speak about "Northern Renaissance, Skepticism, and Othello" at 11 a.m. Monday, April 14, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Jeff Konz, associate professor of economics, will discuss "Citizenship and the State: The Interwar Years" at 11 a.m. Friday, April 18, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

"Ecology and Human Health" will be the topic of Dee Eggers' discussion at 11 a.m. Friday, April 18, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. Eggers is an assistant professor of environmental studies. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of April 21:

Brian Hook, assistant professor of classics, will examine "Rome: Republic and Empire" 
at 11 a.m. Monday, April 21, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 
course, "The Ancient World."

Dan Pierce, assistant professor of history, will explore "Pre-Columbian Americas" at 
11 a.m. Monday, April 21, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 
214 course, "The Medieval World."

"World War II, the Holocaust and Existentialism" will be the focus of Elizabeth Snyder-Hooks discussion at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, in Lipinsky Auditorium. Snyder-Hook is an assistant professor of foreign languages. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

Rick Chess, associate professor of literature and language, Afaf Omer, assistant professor of sociology, and Bill Spellman, professor of history, will discuss "Contemporary Religion" at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of April 28:

Katie Peters, assistant professor of history, will examine "Late Judaism, Jesus" at 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

"Royal Absolutism and the Baroque Style" will be the topic of John McClain's discussion at 11 a.m. Monday, April 28, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. McClain is a humanities and philosophy lecturer. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Jeff Konz, associate professor of economics, will explore "The New Physics: Alternate Worldviews" at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, in Lipinsky Auditorium. The lecture is part of the Humanities 324 course, "The Modern World."

Merritt Moseley, professor of literature and language, will speak about "Science, Technology and Human Values" at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

** Week of May 5:

"Buddhism" will be the focus of Grant Hardy's discussion at 11 a.m. Monday, May 5, in Lipinsky Auditorium. Hardy is chair and associate professor of the history department. The lecture is part of the Humanities 124 course, "The Ancient World."

Bill Spellman, professor of history, will examine "Europe in Global Context" at 11 a.m. Monday, May 5, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 214 course, "The Medieval World."

Bill Spellman, professor of history, and Jim Shields, UNCA alumnus and Board of Trustees member, will discuss "The Importance of a Humanities Education" at 11 a.m. Friday, May 9, in the Humanities Lecture Hall. The lecture is part of the Humanities 414 course, "The Individual in the Contemporary World."

For more information, call the Humanities Program Office, at 828/251-6808.

Media Contacts:

• Brenda Barger, UNCA's Humanities Program, 828/251-6808
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526