Welcome to the Center for Global Humanities

The Center for Global Humanities hosts lectures and films dedicated to exploring the human condition in the 21st Century.

Exploring the human condition

The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ invites you to participate in the Center for Global Humanities lecture series. CGH events introduce ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ students and members of the wider community to scholars whose work explores humanity’s most pressing issues. Each event begins with a catered reception where we share good food and drinks and welcome the speaker.

It is our hope that by taking a timeout from our hectic modern lives to gather and think deeply about a topic, our guests will find enrichment, feel a sense of community, and cultivate the breadth of knowledge to face with confidence the decisions we encounter as global citizens.  

All we ask is that you arrive with an open mind and an eagerness to learn. Our speakers represent viewpoints from across various ideological spectra, so you will almost certainly disagree with some of their ideas and agree with others. And that is absolutely fine. We believe the respectful exchange of ideas is essential to the health of society and strive to be a pillar of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµâ€™s Marketplace of Ideas initiative.

The public lectures offered an opportunity to engage with students from different majors and the local Maine community. Often, a community member would pose a question that would prompt a new thought that I had yet to consider. The dialogue that would follow between the community member and speaker enhanced my understanding of the topic.â€

—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;E. Mackenzie Greenleaf, Health Sciences ’23