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- Algeria: France's Gaza
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Instructor: Tom Low, OLLI at Rochester Institute of Technology
Dates: 7/10/2024 - 8/14/2024
Days: W
Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sessions: 6
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
We will consider the bloody revolution in Algeria in 1954 to 1962 against the French colonial power. The rebellion brought death or displacement to 9 million natives, exiled 1 million colonists, brought Camus to despair, delivered a bomb to Sartre's apartment, returned de Gaulle to power, and destroyed the Fourth Republic.
This class from OLLI at Rochester Institute of Technology will be recorded. Osher at RIT recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- Chen Village Tai Chi
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Instructor: Randall Krause, OLLI at University of Arizona
Dates: 7/18/2024 - 8/15/2024
Days: Th
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Sessions: 4
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
No previous Tai Chi experience is necessary. All the movements are slow and gentle, and no martial arts applications will be taught or practiced in this study group. These methods may help lessen body pain, correct spinal misalignment, cultivate a sense of internal energy, and rest the mind. Participants can wear comfortable roomy or stretchy clothing and some soft tai chi shoes or socks to wear on their feet.
This class does not meet August 8.
This class from OLLI at the University of Arizona will be recorded. OLLI-UA recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- Frankenstein Returns: Human Enhancement for Social Advancement?
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Instructor: David Donnell
Dates: 9/10/2024 - 11/12/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 10
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
We will explore the subject of human enhancement and consider the social implications of the alterations humans are capable of making to themselves and others. Whether a tattoo, the consumption of a drug designed to boost performance, or the surgical alteration of the body, we have a rapidly advancing ability to alter our biology and, in so doing, to challenge cultural norms and potentially threaten long-established social structures. Is this hubris? Do alterations offer the promise of enhancement or threaten peril? Join the discussion!
The class will make frequent use of freely-available digital materials that the instructor will direct you to. Participants may also suggest topics for discussion.
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- Future of Health, Medicine and Biotechnology: Part 4
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We will continue to explore the new developments in the fields of medicine and biotechnology and how they will impact the future of our health and well-being. Topics covered will include cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and much more.
This class from OLLI at Rochester Institute of Technology will be recorded. Osher at RIT recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- Gentle Energizing Movement, Breathing, and Relaxation
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Instructor: Randall Krause, OLLI at University of Arizona
Dates: 7/16/2024 - 8/13/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Sessions: 5
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Let go of stress and come home to yourself. Over millennia, the sages of the Himalayan Yoga Tradition developed highly effective methods of movement, relaxation, and meditation. In this study group you will learn foundational practices from the Himalayan Yoga Tradition. Each session will have three phases: gentle movement and breathing, deep relaxation, and meditation. Members can expect to leave this class refreshed. Please note that the movements taught in this study group are not acrobatics. They are suitable for people with no yoga experience. If you've attended yoga classes and found them to be too strenuous or otherwise challenging, this study group is for you.
This class from OLLI at the University of Arizona will be recorded. OLLI-UA recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- Online Film Discussion
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Instructor: OLLI at University of Arizona, Trudy Hill
Dates: 7/18/2024 - 8/22/2024
Days: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Sessions: 6
Location: Online Learning
Room: Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Each week we'll watch a favorite movie available on Netflix or Prime. The instructor will choose and present the first film. In the five weeks that follow, class members will have an opportunity to choose and present a favorite film. The presenter must have seen their suggested film. The class will vote on which film to watch for the following week. If no one volunteers, the instructor will choose the film to discuss and may or may not introduce the film. Class members are welcome to attend the discussion whether they have seen the film. This is a chance to share and revisit old favorites or new. There may be a charge to watch some of the films.
This class from OLLI at the University of Arizona will be recorded. OLLI-UA recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- You Be the Critic: A Film Discussion Group
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Class members are expected to see at least one of three movies that have been selected in class each week, viewing them independently in local movie theaters or streaming on either Netflix or Prime Video. We rate each movie and then share our ratings (1-10) and viewpoints with the class. With a variety of opinions, lively discussion is guaranteed.
This class from OLLI at Rochester Institute of Technology will be recorded. Osher at RIT recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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