– Keynote by Jonathan Gray, “The Simpsons, Parody and Television Satire,” Nov. 13 – FARMINGTON, ME (October 17, 2019)— The next topic for the New Commons Project is “The Simpsons” — a television show that has been making people talk … Read More
What do the development of the canoe, influential essays on race and religion, powerful poetry on poverty and family and the Simpsons have in common? They are all topics to be explored this fall by UMF’s New Commons Project. The … Read More
FARMINGTON, ME (February 11, 2019)—“Inside Out and Back Again,” Thanhha Lai’s childhood experience of fleeing Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and immigrating to Alabama is the next featured work of the University of Maine at Farmington’s New Commons Project. … Read More
FARMINGTON, ME (November 14, 2018)—“Persuasion,” Jane Austen’s last novel, is the next featured selection of the New Commons Project of the University of Maine at Farmington. Persuasion is the story of Anne Elliot, the quiet, sensitive and intelligent second daughter … Read More
John Coltrane, best known for his brilliant jazz improvisation is the next topic of the New Commons Project at UMF. His memorable composition, “Alabama,” was written in response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963. It … Read More