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JAN 26 - Dr. David Augustin Hodge Sr. - What It Is Like To Be Black
Tue, Jan 26
Online Via Zoom
Jan 26, 12:00 PM CST
Online Via Zoom
What it is like to be black? – Toward a naming, genealogy, and epistemology of (the intractable) anti-black racism

JAN 27- Everything Old Is New Again: Rewriting The Classics
Wed, Jan 27
Everything Old Is New Again
Jan 27, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
Everything Old Is New Again
How do contemporary writers rewrite timeless classics, or how is Bridget Jones's Diary a rewrite of Pride and Prejudice? We'll explore these connections and others.

JAN 31 ONE BOOK, ONE ND with Mona (Susan) Power
Sun, Jan 31
One Book, One ND with Mona (Susan) Power
Jan 31, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
One Book, One ND with Mona (Susan) Power
This critically-acclaimed novel from Mona (Susan) Power—an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe—weaves the stories of the old and the young, of broken families, romantic rivals, men and women in love and at war.

FEB 1 - Call My Agent: Conversations on Contemporary Film and Race
Mon, Feb 01
Call My Agent
Feb 01, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CST
Call My Agent
To what extent has the decolonization of Hollywood race films over the last five years promoted cultural discourse offscreen about colonized male and female agency and advanced the cause of racial equity?

FEB 2 - The Roaring Twenties
Tue, Feb 02
The Roaring Twenties
Feb 02, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST
The Roaring Twenties
A look at the Roaring Twenties, a decade of prohibition, bootleggers, Speakeasies and Al Capone.

FEB 4 - GameChanger Ideas Festival Event with Peter Wehner
Thu, Feb 04
GC Ideas Festival - Peter Wehner
Feb 04, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
GC Ideas Festival - Peter Wehner
What is the future of the Republican party and the conservative movement?

FEB 7 - 1984 by George Orwell
Sun, Feb 07
1984 by George Orwell
Feb 07, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
1984 by George Orwell
A dystopian classic that focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of all persons and behaviors within society.

FEB 8 - The Odyssey and Moby-Dick
Mon, Feb 08
The Odyssey and Moby-Dick
Feb 08, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST
The Odyssey and Moby-Dick
Homer’s Odyssey and Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick are two great humanities classics and deserve to be read together.

FEB 11 - Mira Jacob
Thu, Feb 11
Mira Jacob
Feb 11, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mira Jacob
Author of Good Talk, a bold, wry, and intimate graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us.

FEB 18 - GameChanger Ideas Festival Event with Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Thu, Feb 18
GC Ideas Festival - Shaylyn Romney Garrett
Feb 18, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
GC Ideas Festival - Shaylyn Romney Garrett
How America came together a century ago and how we can do it again.

FEB 18 - Writing the Forms of Poetry
Thu, Feb 18
Writing the Forms of Poetry
Feb 18, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST
Writing the Forms of Poetry
A remote 8-week course presented in a workshop format that introduces participants to different forms of poetry and approaches to writing those different forms.

FEB 24 - Adult Civic Education - Constitution 101
Wed, Feb 24
Adult Civic Education - Constitution 101
Feb 24, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CST
Adult Civic Education - Constitution 101
An introduction to the US Constitution, its founding philosophies, institutions, and applications.

FEB 28 ONE BOOK, ONE ND with Deb Marquart
Sun, Feb 28
One Book, One ND with Deb Marquart
Feb 28, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CST
One Book, One ND with Deb Marquart
A wry memoir about a family farm, a father, and a daughter, and why it's so hard to go home again.

MARCH 2 - Technology, Politics, and Culture
Tue, Mar 02
Technology, Politics, and Culture
Mar 02, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CST
Technology, Politics, and Culture
This class will explore the intersection between technology, politics, and culture.

MARCH 4 - GameChanger Ideas Festival Event with Deva Woodly
Thu, Mar 04
GC Ideas Festival - Deva Woodly
Mar 04, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
GC Ideas Festival - Deva Woodly
Does social unrest help or hurt our democracy?

MARCH 7 - Parable of the Sower
Sun, Mar 07
Parable of the Sower
Mar 07, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Parable of the Sower
A terrifying vision of a dismal future brought on by the willful ignorance, racism and greed of human beings, and an eerily dangerous parallel to our present path.

MARCH 23 - The Virtuous Life
Tue, Mar 23
The Virtuous Life
Mar 23, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CDT
The Virtuous Life
The course is an invitation to think about virtue: what are virtues? What are the virtues of a good leader? What does it mean to practice specific virtues like wisdom or justice?

MARCH 25 - GameChanger Ideas Festival Event with Danielle Allen
Thu, Mar 25
GC Ideas Festival - Danielle Allen
Mar 25, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
GC Ideas Festival - Danielle Allen
What does the Declaration of Independence mean today?

MARCH 28 ONE BOOK, ONE ND with Brenda K. Marshall
Sun, Mar 28
One Book, One ND with Brenda K. Marshall
Mar 28, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
One Book, One ND with Brenda K. Marshall
A brave and moving epic set in late-nineteenth-century Dakota Territory, the lives and schemes of frontier politicians, Northern Pacific Railroad executives, bonanza farmers and homesteaders converge in the story of Frances Houghton Bingham.

APRIL 1 - Saeed Jones
Thu, Apr 01
Saeed Jones
Apr 01, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saeed Jones
Author of Heartland, A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth

APRIL 25 ONE BOOK, ONE ND with Sierra Crane Murdoch
Sun, Apr 25
One Book, One ND with Sierra Crane Murdoch
Apr 25, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
One Book, One ND with Sierra Crane Murdoch
The true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent, gripping work of literary journalism.

MAY 30 ONE BOOK, ONE ND with Tom Isern
Sun, May 30
One Book, One ND with Tom Isern
May 30, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CDT
One Book, One ND with Tom Isern
A collection of sketches, drawing on radio scripts written and read weekly on statewide public radio (Prairie Public) under the title, Plains Folk.

Virtual GameChanger Ideas Festival Series
January - March, 2021
Virtual GameChanger Ideas Festival Series
January - March, 2021
Virtual GameChanger Ideas Festival Series
A series of virtual events about critical issues facing our democracy. (If you have any questions or concerns about registration please reach out to Sue at programs@humanitiesnd.org or George at membership@humanitiesnd.org.)

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in these events do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Humanities North Dakota.

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