The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center at the University of Maine has announced the Spring 2021 faculty awards. The Centerâs mission includes demonstrating the immediacy and applicability of humanities studies, and it supports programs and projects fostering intellectual curiosity, critical reflection and creative innovation.
Susan Camp, adjunct associate professor of art, received funding for âDuet,â a collaborative project melding original poetry by Kay Retzlaff, a University of Maine at Augusta professor of English, with photographs of Campâs ephemeral sculptures to investigate the concept of the Feminine Divine while bringing ancient myths into present times.
Assistant professor of history Mary Freeman received funding support for two projects examining the historical legacy of nineteenth-century Black political activism in Maine. A July 22 virtual panel, presented in collaboration with the Maine Historical Society will feature disc