A month or so ago, the organizers of a new lifelong learning initiative approached me about leading a two-week summer workshop that would appeal to a broad community audience. They explained to me that this initiative involved a collaboration between UNC Charlotte’s College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS) and the Independent Picture House (IPH). After a few email exchanges, I agreed to lead a workshop in the beginning of June on the Jimmy Carter’s Literary Legacy. This workshop relates directly to my most recent book, The Literary Legacy of Jimmy Carter: Essays on the President’s Books, which I co-edited with Frye Gaillard. My workshop is just one of six workshops that will be offered this summer as part of this program. The details are covered in the following press release:
Summer is coming in hot, so chill out with the talented faculty at UNC Charlotte’s College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS)! Charlotte’s (air conditioned!) Independent Picture House (IPH), set close to all that NoDa has to offer, will host its latest collaboration with the College: CHILL at IPH.
This newest CHESS Initiative of Lifelong Learning at IPH comprises a full schedule of short, multisession workshops for those hungry for community, intellectual stimulation, or just a place to get away from internet streaming during the hottest hours of the day. Some of these workshops are geared to the biggest questions of our time. Others are meant to provide accessible introductions to essential topics. A few will help you tap into your creative side.
The Independent Picture House is a non-profit community cinema operated by the Charlotte Film Society. Since opening in June 2022, the cinema provides a welcoming space for all individuals with programs and screenings focused on educating, engaging, and enabling the entire community.
What to Expect
CHILL at IPH will offer six workshops – five taught in English and one taught in Spanish – this summer. Let us know what you’d like to learn about next! That might include topics on AI, literature, film superheroes, immigration in the 21st Century, romantic comedy as a genre, how to write a poem, how to write a short story, the future of secondary education in the US, how to learn Japanese/Spanish/German/French/Italian without really trying and more!
All CHILL at IPH classes:
- Are taught by faculty with distinguished records of teaching and research.
- Are designed to be accessible to all students, no matter what they may know or not know about the class’s topic.
- Have minimal homework and no formal tests.
- Include “CHILL time” when classmates can talk informally with each other and their professor about class content.
Get Rewards for Signing Up
You will receive a Certificate of Completion after each workshop. And, if you sign up for three workshops this summer, you can get a fourth CHILL at IPH workshop for free in 2025 or 2026.
End of Year Celebration
Join us and your fellow students to celebrate that UNC Charlotte and IPH got to CHILL all summer with the Charlotte community!
Session I: “Jimmy Carter’s Literary Legacy,” taught by Mark West, Ph.D. (Monday/Wednesday June 2 and June 4; June 9 and June 11)
Session II: “Como Agua para Chocolate/ Like Water for Chocolate,” taught in Spanish by Chris Boyer, Ph.D. and Dr. Jürgen Buchenau, Ph.D. (Tuesday/Thursday June 3 and June 5; June 10 and June 12)
Session III: “Stuff to Know About Shakespeare” taught by Kirk Melnikoff, Ph.D. (Tuesday/Thursday June 17 and June 19; June 24 and June 26)
Session IV: “Charlotte — A Center of the Civil Rights Movement,” taught by Willie Griffin, Ph.D. (Tuesday/Thursday, July 8 and July 10; July 15 and July 17)
Session V: “Mystery Memoir from Germany: A Historical Detective Journey,” taught by Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau and Jules Geaney-Moore (Tuesday/Thursday July 22 and July 24; July 29 and July 31)
Session VI: “Capitalism in Action” by Jurgen Buchenau, Ph.D. (Tuesday/Thursday August 5 and August 7; August 12 and August 14)
I am excited about participating in this lifelong learning community program. I know that all of the UNC Charlotte faculty members who will be leading these summer workshops share my commitment to engaging in meaningful ways with the larger Storied Charlotte community.