News & Events
UNC Asheville Professor Releases Landmark Book on History of NASCAR
March 30, 2010
How did NASCAR evolve from moonshine running and dirt tracks to a billion dollar industry and the biggest spectator sport in the United States? A new book by Daniel S. Pierce, University of North Carolina at Asheville associate professor of history, takes an unprecedented look into NASCAR's history and reveals a story that racing fans and Southern historians alike will find compelling.Noted Scholar David Foster to Discuss Queer Theory in Latin American Literature
March 29, 2010
UNC Asheville will host a lecture on queer theory in Latin American literature by noted scholar and author David William Foster at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in UNC Asheville’s Laurel Forum, Karpen Hall. The lecture, “Of Gay Caballeros and Other Noble Heroes,” will discuss deconstructing the assumptions of heteronormativity. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville to Host Talk on "Religious Appalachia"
March 17, 2010
UNC Asheville's Religious Studies Department will host a talk on "Religious Appalachia: Mass Culture, Lost Mountains and Vanishing Traditions" by Wake Forest University professor Bill J. Leonard at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. The talk is the second annual Sam Hill Lecture in Southern Religious History. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Holds Tenth Annual F-Word Film Festival
March 15, 2010
UNC Asheville will hold the 10th annual “F-Word Film Festival: A Celebration of Images By and About Women (But For All Audiences)” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. Two award-winning films, “Club Native” and “Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority,” will be screened.UNC Asheville Continues Writers at Home Series with Readings by Students
March 10, 2010
UNC Asheville's 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series continues with readings by UNC Asheville student authors at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Winners of UNC Asheville’s writing scholarships, including Amanda Gardner, Sally Parrish, Daniel Resner and Beth Sarno, will read from their work. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville Hosts Screening of "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" with Actress Andie MacDowell
February 23, 2010
WILL BE HELD AS SCHEDULED -- UNC Asheville will host a screening of the Emmy-Award nominated documentary "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" followed by a discussion with acclaimed actress Andie MacDowell at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, in UNC Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium. The event is open to the public; donations will be accepted at the door to benefit OurVoice and Helpmate.UNC Asheville Continues Writers at Home Series February 21
February 17, 2010
The UNC Asheville 2009-2010 Writers at Home Series continues with readings by Joan Heller and Kim Purser, both graduates of UNC Asheville's Master of Liberal Arts Program, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The event is free and open to the public.UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library Hosts Talks by Faculty Authors
February 17, 2010
The Asheville community will have the opportunity to engage with two members of the UNC Asheville faculty in this semester’s “Brown Bag Book Talks with UNC Asheville Faculty Authors.” Representing the Literature and History departments, the lecture series offers lively and engaging stories from the professors’ own publishing experiences. The one-hour lectures will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Special Collections, third floor of the Ramsey Library.UNC Asheville to Host Talk on Ancient Italian Excavation Site
February 9, 2010
UNC Asheville will host a talk on “The Etruscan Sanctuary at Cetamura del Chianti, Italy,” by internationally known scholar Nancy T. de Grummond, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library, Whitman Room. De Grummond is an expert on Etruscology, the study of the ancient Etruscan civilization, which existed prior to the founding of Rome.UNC Asheville to Host Reading by Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker
February 4, 2010
UNC Asheville will host a reading by Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. “Affrilachian,” a term coined by Walker, refers to an African-American who lives in Appalachia, and challenges the idea of a homogeneous all-white landscape in the Appalachian region.Contact Information
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