Events

When Good Artists Do Bad Things Recent years have been punctuated by revelations and reminders that popular artists (musicians, directors, actors, comedians, painters) have committed a range of morally condemnable acts. What should we do, think, and feel in response … Read more

How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about … Read more

At this panel discussion, participants will hear from Triangle-area educators who have used the National High School Ethics Bowl as a vehicle for civic education and dialogue across disagreement. Headquartered at UNC-Chapel Hill, the ethics bowl unites thousands of high … Read more

Disability rights activists often claim that being disabled is not something that automatically makes you worse off – it’s a way of being a minority, these activists argue, and should be viewed more like we tend to view sexual orientation … Read more

  UNC undergraduates and graduate students of all backgrounds are invited to join us for a two-part reading group on Seneca’s Medea. This is an opportunity to read and discuss the story of a tragic figure that has influenced and … Read more

How should we cope with life’s vicissitudes? Do forces outside of our control impinge upon our ability to live meaningful and good lives? Are love and reason fundamentally at odds with each other? Ancient tragedy invites us to learn about … Read more

  UNC undergraduates and graduate students of all backgrounds are invited to join us for a two-part reading group on Seneca’s Medea. This is an opportunity to read and discuss the story of a tragic figure that has influenced and … Read more

Alice E. Marwick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Principal Researcher at theCenter for Information, Technology and Public Life, which she co-founded, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She researches the social, political, … Read more

Join the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Classics as we think about these questions with a stage reading of Seneca's Medea, followed by a community-wide discussion about the play's philosophical and literary themes. This is an opportunity to experience … Read more