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SUMMARY:Marko Marila - Written in Stone: The Material Culture of Deep Time Communication
DESCRIPTION:Written in Stone: The Material Culture of Deep Time Communication\na presentation by Marko Marila\n\nTuesday\, April 7\, 2026\n\n\n3:30 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nMarko Marila is an Associate Professor of Museology at the University of Jyväskylä and an Adjunct Professor of Heritage Archaeology at the University of Turku in Finland. With a PhD in history and philosophy or archaeology from the University of Helsinki (2020)\, Marila’s research explores themes ranging from archaeological speculation to creative methods in critical heritage studies\, bringing together historical and archaeological perspectives with contemporary art practice. \n\nInfo: \n\nHuman attempts to communicate with the distant future date back millennia. From efforts to preserve the teachings of the Buddha to attempts to convey the risks of high-level nuclear waste – intended to last 100\,000 years – deep-time communication has employed a range of semiotic strategies\, highlighting the difficulty of anticipating the nature of the message’s recipient. All such future communication challenges involve questions concerning both the preservation of the medium and the intelligibility of the message. \nIn this talk\, Marila reflects on historical examples of deep-time communication\, focusing on his research into future communication strategies in anti-nuclear and anti-uranium mining activist art. Drawing on cases from Finland\, Sweden\, and the United States\, Marila demonstrates how efforts to communicate contemporary energy politics and environmental concerns to the distant future have made use of stone and rock. Marila argues that rock was chosen not only for its durability but also for its cosmological significance across millennia. \nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
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LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Helen Walter - St. Thomas More's Utopian Soul
DESCRIPTION:St. Thomas More’s Utopian Soul\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Helen Walter\n\nTuesday\, April 7\, 2026\n7:00 PM\nNewman Center\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nHelen Walter is a Political Science and History double major whose project St. Thomas More’s Utopian Soul probes Thomas More’s book Utopia and the works it draws on in order to understand More’s answer to the question: how does human desire relate to justice? For this research\, Walter worked with faculty mentor Robert Ballingall\, Associate Professor of Political Science. Walter’s Fellowship is supported by the Liam Riordan Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nA four-part lecture which compares the esoteric reading of Plato’s Republic and the Laws to More’s imitation of them\, reading More’s Utopian city as an analogy for the soul and his dialogue in Book I as a discussion of the philosophical political problem. The first section will use textual evidence to justify the claim that Utopia ought to be read esoterically (in the Straussian sense). I will go through the various places in the text where More distances himself from the explicit meaning of the words of both the character of More and the character of Hythloday. In the second section\, I will examine how\, if we read between the lines of Book I\, it becomes clear that More and Hythloday are not just discussing the problem of counsel\, but the deeper question of the Socratic political problem and the limits of pure rationality. The next sections will focus on Book II and will interpret the society of the Utopians as a Platonic city in speech and metaphor for the soul\, arguing that More intends to demonstrate the limitations of a soul like Hythloday’s and the limitations of rational inquiry without Socratic eros or Christian caritas. The lecture will end with an exposition of what this interpretation means for the reader and the history of political philosophy in general.\n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
URL:/mhc/event/helen-walter-st-thomas-mores-utopian-soul/
LOCATION:Newman Center at 91±¬ÁĎ\, 83 College Ave.\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260413T140000
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SUMMARY:Eddie Nachamie - Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Eddie Nachamie\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026\n2:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nEddie Nachamie is an Ecology and Environmental Sciences major and an Honors student whose project Seeking Resilience: Climate Change Futures from McCarthy\, Alaska examines the unique socio-ecological context of McCarthy\, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. For this research\, Nachamie worked with faculty mentor Don Beith\, Associate Professor of Philosophy. Nachamie’s Fellowship is supported by the Echoes of Maine Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nIn our rapidly changing and warming world\, there are many questions regarding how we will adapt to the realities of climate change. The unique socio-ecological context of McCarthy\, Alaska and the surrounding Wrangell-St. Elias National Park provide a reference point for resilience. This community is geographically isolated and relies on mostly off-grid technology for survival in Alaska’s rugged weather conditions. The area is also experiencing rapid changes in weather patterns and phenology as a result of climate change. Through a series of essays focused on consumption\, sense of place\, climate futures\, and the relationship between people and their local ecologies\, I have documented how this community is responding to climate change and creating resilience. Additionally\, the project includes a photography series documenting the unique cultural and geographical points of interest in McCarthy and its surrounding preserve. Along with the essays and photography series are some sketches and a watercolor painting documenting the local ecology of McCarthy and its unique composition of flora\, fauna\, and geological features. Interspersed in the book are excerpts from interviews with McCarthy locals and teachers at the Wrangell Mountains Center where perspectives on climate resilience in the Copper River Basin are documented. \n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
URL:/mhc/event/eddie-nachamie-seeking-resilience-climate-change-futures-from-mccarthy-alaska/
LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Haden Buzzell - The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics
DESCRIPTION:The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Haden Buzzell\n\nMonday\, April 13\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nHaden Buzzell is a Political Science major and an Honors student whose project The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics examines the nuanced dynamics of Franco-American identity in politics within the State of Maine. For this research\, Buzzell worked with faculty mentor Mark Brewer\, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science. Buzzell’s Fellowship is supported by the David ’64\, ’67G and Alison ’71 Wiggin Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nHaden Buzzell will present his project “The 2014 Maine Gubernatorial Election and the Future of Franco-American Politics\,” a detailed look at the dynamics driving the first race for the Blaine House where both major party candidates were Franco-Americans. This presentation will evaluate the voting behavior of Franco-American Mainers in recent statewide elections and consider potential future trends in the political participation of a prominent yet understudied ethnic community. \n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
URL:/mhc/event/haden-buzzell-the-2014-maine-gubernatorial-election-and-the-future-of-franco-american-politics/
LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emma Beauregard - Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine
DESCRIPTION:Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine \na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Emma Beauregard\n\nTuesday\, April 14\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nEmma Beauregard is a student in the Honors College and a History and Accounting double major whose project Creating W8banakiak Historical Markers for Bath\, Maine is a public history project involving research and design for the implementation of four new historical markers that focus on the Abenaki in Bath\, Maine. For this research\, Beauregard worked with faculty mentor Tobias Hrynick\, Lecturer in the Honors College. Beauregard’s Fellowship is supported by the Liam Riordan Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nAbenaki groups lived in the area we call Bath\, Maine for thousands of years\, and the land and rivers continue to be their homeland. Despite this\, out of the 34 historical markers currently on display around Bath\, only one mentions the Abenaki\, and it is only to explain the context for European colonial settlers. To counter this\, a project began to research and design four new historical markers that focus solely on the Abenaki. Through this public history project\, connections were established with the W8banakiak\, Bath Historical Society\, and Bath City Hall. While this project remains in its early stages\, the ground has been set for new historical markers to be designed in collaboration with the W8banakiak and erected around the city of Bath. This presentation discusses how the goals of this project changed along its course\, and what the process has looked like thus far. It will then dive into what the future of this project looks like\, including the collaboration involved and the steps that will be taken to ensure these new historical markers are installed to create a fuller and more accurate picture of the history of Bath\, Maine.\n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
URL:/mhc/event/emma-beauregard-creating-w8banakiak-historical-markers-for-bath-maine/
LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thomas Gao - ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder
DESCRIPTION:ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder\na presentation by MHC Undergraduate Fellow Thomas Gao\n\nWednesday\, April 15\, 2026\n5:00 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nThomas Gao is a Psychology major whose project ADHD and the Lived Experience: A Phenomenological Inquiry of the Mental Disorder explores Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) through the perspective of phenomenology to provide a new framework to understanding ADHD beyond its classification in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. For this research\, Gao worked with faculty mentor Susan Bredlau\, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. Gao’s Fellowship is supported by the Sandra Merrill Peters and John G. Peters Humanities Fellowship Fund. \n\nInfo: \nPhenomenology is a philosophical study that focuses on the human experiences and consciousness. It seeks to understand the world as how it appears to the individual\, emphasizing subjective perception over the idea of an “objective reality.” By investigating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) through a phenomenological perspective\, integrating personal\, historical accounts and academic sources\, this presentation will explore how we can better understand its classification as a neurodevelopmental disorder\, as well as bridge the disconnect between the symptom-first diagnostic approach that we currently employ and the patients’ subjective experiences.\n\n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
URL:/mhc/event/thomas-gao-adhd-and-the-lived-experience-a-phenomenological-inquiry-of-the-mental-disorder/
LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T170000
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Print
DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of Print\nwith Chebacco: The Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society\, Polis Poesia: Revista Urbano PoĂ©tica\, Rustica Journal\, and Spire: The Maine Journal of Conservation and Sustainability\n\nThursday\, April 16\, 2026\n\n\nRECEPTION – 5:00 PM\nEVENT – 5:30 PM\nIMRC Center 104\nFernald Adaptive Presentation and Performance Environment\n91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\n\nThe McGillicuddy Humanities Center will celebrate the printed word with four Maine publications\, the literary magazine Polis PoesĂ­a; 91±¬ÁĎ’s journal of conservation and sustainability\, Spire; the Farmington-based literary magazine Rustica; and the journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society\, Chebacco. Join journal editors and contributors for readings and hor d’oeuvres as each of these publications launches a new issue. \n\nFor more details\, email mhc@maine.edu
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LOCATION:IMRC 104 – The Fernald Adaptive Presentation & Performance Environment\, IMRC Center\, 5 Hilltop Road\, Orono\, ME\, United States
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