The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Events Calendar

Cities of Literature

Saturday, June 21, 2025 10am to 1:30pm

Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

https://humanities.unc.edu/event/cities-of-literature/ #unchumanities
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Inspired by UNESCO’s program of the same name, this seminar will ask participants and speakers to consider the qualities that make a city “literary.” Is it the presence of libraries? Publishers? The quality of educational or public art programs? Inspirational landscapes or rich history? Carolina Public Humanities asked scholars from across the College of Arts and Sciences to champion a city they found to be exceptionally literary. Presenters will provide a glimpse into the city of their choosing, the foundations of its literary strength, and the larger cultural ecosystems adding vibrance and character to the landscape. 
 

TOPICS & SPEAKERS 

Lyon, France
Dorothea Heitsch, Teaching Professor of Romance Studies 

Luchnow, India
John Caldwell, Teaching Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 

Dublin, Ireland
Liz Gaultieri-Reed, Teaching Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature 

Jerusalem, Israel
Michael Figueroa, Associate Professor of Music 

 

COST: $55 in person; $30 virtual viewing

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