Calendar of Events

2:00pm - 3:00pm, Dr. Allison Donahue is a poet, translator and professor based in Bologna, Italy. In this workshop participants will be invited to translate two very different examples of feminist literature, one prose and one poetry. The works will be discussed together and participants will be invited to try out different methods of translation and creative writing, both individually and collectively. This workshop is open to both Italian speakers and those who are Italian-curious--we can u...

12:40pm - 2:00pm, Please join us in welcoming two Ph.D. candidates present their research at our Spring Colloquia Series.

1:00pm - 2:00pm, Dr. Allison Donahue is a poet, translator and professor based in Bologna, Italy. This talk will explore developments in feminism in Italy via the literature it produced. Often wild, loud, and outspoken, this literature changed Italy forever. While certainly products of their context, this literature and these movements pushed Italy forward in terms of civil rights and artistic development, with lasting influence today.

5:30pm - 8:30pm, The Civil Discourse Lab and Lambda Pie Eta (the Communication Honors Society) present Undivide Us, a 2023 documentary film that explores the forces driving division in America and brings to light how everyday citizens with different backgrounds and beliefs can reclaim civil discourse. Immediately after the film, the audience will participate in facilitated round table discussions where they will share their thoughts on the film's themes, reflect on key takeaways, and explore ...

8:00pm - 10:00pm

4:00pm - 4:00pm,  Please join us for the annual John T. Holden Lecture as we welcome Dr. Banet-Weiser of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. "Believability: Sexual Violence and Trial by Media" will explore the relationship between media and sexual violence, arguing that the contemporary digital media context is the space for newly configured struggles over how, whether, and when different forms of evidence regarding sexual violence ought to bolster believabili...

7:00pm - 7:00pm, A condensed, modernized take on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this fresh, fast-paced comedy follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: All Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms, and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsat...

8:00pm - 9:30pm

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12:40pm - 2:00pm, UNH Professors Will Smiley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies and Jeannie Sowers, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science & International Affairs will continue our "Gaza in Context" series.  Presented by the Department of Political Science & International Affairs.

1:00pm - 2:00pm

5:00pm - 6:00pm, MFA Writing Thesis ReadingsThursday, April 17, 2025Hamilton Smith, 2105pm  

7:00pm - 7:00pm, A condensed, modernized take on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this fresh, fast-paced comedy follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: All Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms, and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsat...

8:00pm - 9:30pm, The Nick Grondin Group has been actively performing in the Boston jazz community since 2008, as well as performances in New York City, France, and Italy.  Informed by the jazz tradition, they mix the sounds of blues, folk, rock and funk to create innovative arrangements in a jazz setting.  Stream their music here.   Featuring: Jason Palmer, trumpet Nate Jorgensen, saxes Jireh Calo, piano, voice Fernando Huergo, bass Lee Fish, drums Nick Grondin, guitar, voice, composi...

7:00pm - 7:00pm, A condensed, modernized take on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this fresh, fast-paced comedy follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: All Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms, and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsat...

11:00am - 12:00pm

2:00pm - 2:00pm, A condensed, modernized take on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this fresh, fast-paced comedy follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: All Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms, and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsat...

2:00pm - 3:00pm

5:00pm - 6:00pm

7:00pm - 7:00pm, A condensed, modernized take on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, this fresh, fast-paced comedy follows Lysistrata, an Athenian who calls for the women of Greece to help end the Peloponnesian War. She proposes a radical plan: All Greek women must refuse to engage in lovemaking until the men see reason, lay down their arms, and come home to lie down with their wives in peace. The women agree to make the sacrifice and all hell breaks loose as men wander the country in an agony of unsat...