UMA hosts free online conference on Maine’s 20th century June 4

AUGUSTA — The University of Maine at Augusta and the University of Southern Maine are partnering to host “One Sun Rose on Us Today: Stories from Maine’s Long 20th Century,” a virtual half-day conference.
The conference will be held from noon to 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, via Zoom. The conference consists of three panels — Wabanakiscapes, 20th Maine Jewish Culture and 20th Century Queer Maine — and concludes with a keynote by Mexico native Monica Wood, author of “When We Were the Kennedys.”
The conference is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register, click here.
The conference will explore the different people who have claimed Maine as their home, bringing together scholars from across the state to discuss aspects of Maine’s long 20th century, which has received relatively little sustained critical attention. The panel discussions will seek to illuminate and articulate how Maine’s past and present can be understood, but also how to configure the future.
The program is part of UMA’s Maine’s Mid-Century Moment events, which explores artists, writers, and innovators who shaped and chronicled Maine’s mid-century cultural evolution. For more information, visit www.uma.edu/news.