Events

War Stories

High profile researchers and authors visited UNC for the Fall series, which touched on the hopes for democracy in Libya and Egypt, the effects on healthcare of the civil wars in El Salvador, and the state of central Africa.

The Arab Spring

Six experts on democratization and the Arab world participated in a panel discussion on the Arab Spring on November 18, 2012. The event explored the causes, the controversies, and the hopes for democratization of this movement.

Heels in the Field

A Global Health Discussion Series

The series built on its success from the previous semester with speakers discussing global maternal and childhealthcare, HIV/AIDS preventions and interventions, and injury preventions in this brown bag lunch-time program.

Fragile States

Students, faculty, and members of the West Triangle Chapter of the United Nations Association examined the global challenges of fragile states at this conference.

UNDPI Photo

Mau a Malawi: Story of AIDS

A performance and discussion on the story behind the concept album Mau a Malawi

Mau a Malawi was created to explore the realities of living, and dying, from AIDS in the African country of Malawi, which suffers from one of the highest AIDS rates in the world. The artists performed their music and then engaged in a critical discussion on their project with the Carolina community.

Vimy

Peter McMillan and Lang Kidby undertook the challenge of rebuilding the famous Vickers Vimy, which changed the course of air history, and recreating the plane’s flights. Following the screening of a movie that documents this endeavour, McMillan discussed with the audience his experience of this historic moment.

Sponsored Events

Read about the other wonderful events the curriculum in Global Studies has had the opportunity to help bring to the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.