The Killing Fields of Africa with Robert Rotberg VIA ZOOM
Tuesdays, September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Africa is alive with intrastate conflict: there are devastating wars in Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. This course will examine each of those wars, and others as they occur.
The Color of the Cosmos with Bruce Ward IN PERSON
***NOTICE DATES HAVE CHANGED***
Thursdays, September 19, October 10, October 17, 10:00 - 11:30 am
Most powerful telescopes do not "see" in color, so scientists use filters and software processing tools to create beautiful color images of the solar system and deep space objects. In this course students will learn how to process their own images from space, using many of the same tools used by NASA.
"If you should dip your hand in": The Poetry of Elizabeth Bishop with Tom Daley VIA ZOOM
Fridays, October 4, 11, 18, 25, 10:00 am - noon
In Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, acuteness of perception combines with quietly deft craft to both satisfy and unsettle the lyrical imagination. She is one of the most respected American poets of the latter half of the 20th century. To study her carefully is to access a remarkable grace and wit.
This Year's U.S. Supreme Court Cases with Doug Wilkins VIA ZOOM
Wednesdays, October 9, 16, 23, November 6, 10:00 - noon **NOTICE DATES HAVE CHANGED**
This year, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely issue major decisions concerning free speech, gun rights, executive agency power, elections and abortion medications. This course will evaluate the decisions as to whether the justices honestly tried to determine what the constitution, precedent, and facts require or whether the decisions just reflect the majority's policy preferences or partisanship.
The Russians are Coming! with Dotty Burstein IN PERSON
Thursdays, November 7, 14, 21, December 5, 10:00 - noon
The Russians Are Coming! is an exploration of the lives and music of four of the most prominent composers of the 20th century—Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Othello with Elizabeth Kenney IN PERSON
Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 10:00 - noon
Shakespeare’s Othello invites discussion about race, gender, and love, but in many ways its engagement with the nature of seemingly gratuitous and inexplicable human evil informs the timelessness of the play. Students are asked to buy the Folger edition of Othello and to bring it to each class.