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(ARTS085)
Instructor: Richard Wilson
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/13/2022
No classes scheduled during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 7
Fee: $77.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 100
Course Description:
A study of Classical architecture and related arts that created an American image. The course will examine the period c. 1700 to c. 1859, the Roman and Greek revivals and the major buildings of Washington, DC and elsewhere, and then the rediscovery of classicism c.1890 to c. 1920 and the American Renaissance, and then Modernist adaption c 1930-1960. Focus will be on American classical architecture but also included will be sculpture by leading artists such as Powers, Rogers, and French, along with paintings and murals by Sargent and others and the decorative arts and writers such as Edith Wharton. Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided to those enrolled.
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(HIST095)
Instructor: Gary Mitchell
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Dates: 11/3/2022 - 11/3/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Location: ONLINE
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Limit: 100
Course Description:
When women were allowed to enlist in the US military in 1917, the decision was universally lauded. Such an undertaking would have met a very different response in 1870. Women were felt to be unsuited for that most sacrosanct of male endeavors, war. Somehow, in the intervening years, public attitudes shifted. The story of how America came to view women’s military capabilities differently is the subject of the course Athena Militant: The Untold Stories of Womens' Military Organizations 1870 - 1900. Long forgotten by history, these informal military organizations were critical to overcoming the last barrier to universal suffrage.
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(LIFE014)
Instructor: Brent Kitching
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Dates: 10/18/2022 - 11/29/2022
Two-hour classes. No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
This course is designed for inexperienced writers who might enjoy exploring their creative potential. In a small class setting, attendees will sharpen their storytelling skills through a series of weekly assignments that will be gently critiqued by their classmates. The weekly prompts will focus on writing skills such as developing an appropriate voice, constructing believable characters and generating effective descriptions. Required material: Just your stories! Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided to those enrolled.
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(ARTS041)
Instructor: Donald Loach
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Dates: 11/7/2022 - 12/12/2022
No classes scheduled during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 5
Fee: $55.00
Location: ONLINE
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Limit: 35
Course Description:
When the choreographer George Balanchine came to America early in the 1930s, he found a thriving dance-world. Soon he joined the scene with the likes of Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins, Agnes DeMille, Paul Taylor, Anthony Tudor, Mark Morris, and other remarkable choreographers who followed him through the remaining years of the 20th century. We'll enjoy their successes through those years with the aid of filmed performances.
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(LIFE001)
Instructor: Faith Andrews Bedford
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/25/2022 - 11/15/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Classroom
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 20
Course Description:
Our life journeys are made up of many threads woven together to form a rich tapestry. Young or old, experienced or not, we are all weavers and storytellers. Through writing exercises, tips, memory triggers, and examples, you will be encouraged to create your own unique chronicle to treasure and pass down to the generations to come.
Required Materials: A notebook and pen or pencil
Suggested Reading: Andrew Bedford, Faith. Barefoot Summers. Herst Publishing 2000.
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(PBAF040)
Instructor: Patricia Wrightson
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Day of the Week: F
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Dates: 10/28/2022 - 12/2/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 5
Fee: $55.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
This course will examine the ethical aspects of the crises that the world is facing at the time. There will be no required reading. The first session will cover basic ethical ideas and following sessions will use these ideas to examine current events from an ethics point of view.
Suggested Reading: Blackburn, Simon. Ethics: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2021.
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(SCIT038)
Instructor: Mark Barnhill
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Dates: 10/31/2022 - 12/12/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: The Center - Classroom
Location Address: 540 Belvedere Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 40
Course Description:
The course will begin with a review of the physical and cultural geography of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite National Park. From there, we will review rocks, minerals, and plate tectonics. We will then examine the emplacement of the Sierra Nevada Batholith and learn how gold was emplaced in the Sierra Nevada Metamorphic Belt. We will then review the granitic rocks of the Sierra Nevada and Yosemite NP along with the origin of the many glacial and erosional features of Yosemite. Finally, we will examine the extraordinary geology of Death Valley National Park.
*No previous geology background needed but may be helpful.
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(WELL030)
Instructor: Kathy Garrett
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/12/2022 - 11/9/2022
Two-hour classes.
Number of classes in this course: 5
Fee: $75.00
Course Location: South Plains Presbyterian Church -
Location Address: 410 Black Cat Road / PO Box 277 Keswick, VA 22947
Limit: 19
Course Description:
With a lifetime of memories, it’s hard to home in on things that truly inform your life perspective. Guided Autobiography helps you write your story, two pages at a time, focusing on themes such as health, money, family and spiritual identity. Each topic has a set of questions, designed to coax details from the writer. Participants come to class and break into groups where they share their stories. Cheryl Svensson, Director of Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies, says “It’s not the boring chronological story; it’s the stories that maybe nobody has heard before.” Required material:
Handouts will be provided to those enrolled. Prefer students write in longhand in a notebook. There will be weekly writing assignments to share in class.
Suggested Reading: https://guidedautobiography.com/
NOTE: Part One is a prerequisite to take Part Two.
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(HIST090)
Instructor: John Mason
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/6/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $48.00
Course Location: R.R. Smith Center for History and Art - Lecture Room
Location Address: 22 South New St Staunton, VA 24401
Limit: 25
Course Description:
This course will begin by looking at the historical roots of liberalism and democracy in the West and how they merged closer together after 1945. We then examine the concept of the 'Open Society' and how this ideal ended up the victim of its own success, especially in central Europe after the Cold War. The worldwide growth of populism and authoritarianism in the past thirty years had prompted the publication of many books diagnosing the 'death of liberalism.' This course will examine both the threats to liberal democracy and its prospects for the future.
Suggested Reading: Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy, 2020.
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(HUMN060)
Instructor: Jon Mikalson
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/31/2022 - 12/12/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Classroom
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 20
Course Description:
Homer’s Odyssey Part Two will continue our leisurely progress through the Odyssey, beginning with Book 13, with lectures and discussions of the topics described for Part One. Part One is not a requirement for Part Two, but new members will want to have read Books 1-12 of the Odyssey in Lattimore’s translation. Part Two will begin with a review of Part One.
Suggested Reading: Richmond Lattimore, The Odyssey of Homer, Daniel Mendelsohn, An Odyssey, Tennyson, Ulysses
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(LIFE003)
Instructor: Edward Coates
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dates: 10/27/2022 - 11/10/2022
Number of classes in this course: 3
Fee: $33.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
Rarely is the effectiveness and efficiency of non-profit Boards equivalent to the talent represented on that Board. Too often, the total is less than the sum of the parts. Smart, accomplished, dedicated people find themselves confused and frustrated by Board service. In turn, Boards are often unproductive and wasteful of their member's skills and talents. Much of this can be avoided if Board members better understand non-profit governance, their role as a Board member, and Board dynamics. This course offers guidelines for potential Board members to help promote the efficiency of the Board, and to maximize their effectiveness and enjoyment of Board service.
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(SCIT037)
Instructor: Brian Pollok, PhD
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dates: 10/27/2022 - 11/17/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: The Center - Classroom
Location Address: 540 Belvedere Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 40
Course Description:
While the immune system represents an incredibly complex set of cellular and molecular elements that defend us from infectious disease and cancer, there is a logic to it that can be understood at a basic level. This survey course will describe the fundamental components of the immune system, how they work together to eliminate foreign invaders, how the immune system self-regulates, and how it can sometimes go haywire. No science background is needed here - course content will be highly visual and utilize non-technical language.
Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided as an appendix after each lecture to those enrolled.
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(PBAF010)
Instructor: Robert Covert, Pam McFaden
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Dates: 10/27/2022 - 12/8/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to engage participants with issues of diversity, equity, and privilege within the context of a safe, supportive environment. We will examine personal, social, and institutional biases and how they play out in our daily lives. The class connects participant’s personal experiences with Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity to facilitate positive interactions when interacting with different groups. The course structure is an interactive format, including activities and facilitated discussion. We will end looking at our personal responsibility related to each level of discrimination and concrete things you can do. Topics include: building community, awareness of stereotypes, classism, racism, and how ethnicity impacts identity.
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(ARTS086)
Instructor: Steve Stearns
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Dates: 10/27/2022 - 10/27/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Location: ONLINE
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Limit: 30
Course Description:
Louis Wain was a famous artist in England 120 years ago but is largely unknown in the USA—despite a 2021 Amazon movie about his life. In the early 20th century, most English homes had books, magazines, or calendars with Wain’s cat illustrations. H. G. Wells said Wain “…invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world.” This one-session course will focus on Wain’s cat art while describing his tragic but influential life. Cat lovers—even those who’ve seen the Amazon movie—will enjoy his images and learn more about this forgotten artist.
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(ARTS048)
Instructor: Cecile West-Settle
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 11/3/2022 - 12/1/2022
No classes are scheduled during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
Diego Velasquez's Las Meninas and Pablo Picasso's Guernica are two of the most widely acclaimed paintings of Western art. Indeed, the popularity of these paintings has transformed their titles into household names. The course Masters and Masterpieces will offer an in-depth analysis of these paintings through the lens of their historic and artistic contexts. Also included in our study is the 19th century painter Francisco de Goya. In the case of Goya special attention is given to his royal portrait La familia de Carlos IV and his portrayal of Spain's war with Napoleon Dos de Mayo 1808. We will compare the neoclassical moment of Goya's La familia with the Baroque world of Las Meninas and contrast both these moments with the 20th century world of Picasso's art.
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(HIST089)
Instructor: Sam Towler
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dates: 11/8/2022 - 11/15/2022
Number of classes in this course: 2
Fee: $22.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
Charlottesville’s largest park, Pen Park, was once a farm owned by local families, including the Gilmers, Cravens, and Hottops. The park includes a fenced-off cemetery where ancestors of these families are buried. In 2020, a ground-penetrating radar survey of Pen Park revealed at least 40 gravesites of enslaved persons. This course will describe genealogical research by the instructor into the lives of African Americans who are buried in Pen Park.
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(HIST013)
Instructor: Frank D'Alessandro
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/31/2022 - 12/12/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 50
Course Description:
We will cover a portion of the turbulent 3,000-year history of Sicily, as the island has experienced many invasions. Some invaders came to exploit the island, but a few came to lavishly embrace it. We will concentrate on the ancient and medieval "golden ages:" the ancient, when Sicilian Greek colonies rivaled Greece as centers of culture; and the medieval, when the Normans established the Kingdom of Sicily, a unique multicultural state, where Latin and Greek Christians, Muslims and Jews all lived in relative peace and harmony. This "mosaic" of peoples eventually assimilated into a new and distinct Sicilian Culture and language. Required material: only curiosity and an open mind.
Suggested Reading: Mendola, Louis. 2013. The Peoples of Sicily, A Multicultural Legacy, New York: Trinacria Editions.
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(SCSC024)
Instructor: Marion Votaw
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 12/7/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. But *can* we see the content of the character at all, or only the color of the skin? This course will take a more focused look at bigotry than a general Social Psychology course. We will start with an overview of how social perception and cognition happen in general, then concentrate on how the "Us or Them" component influences how we see others, and what we read into their behaviors. We will address highly controversial issues, such as police shootings, anti-Semitism, sexism, ageism, politicization of science, and other prejudices and discriminations. We will conclude with how to [try to] work against such divisions.
Note: Recommended materials: colored pencils, paper or laptop for taking notes.
Suggested Reading: King, Martin L. I Have a Dream. Speech presented at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., August 1968. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/mlk01.asp.
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(PBAF037)
Instructor: Bob Lorish
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Dates: 10/24/2022 - 11/14/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: The Center - Classroom
Location Address: 540 Belvedere Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 12
Course Description:
This is a discussion course focusing on the 2022 Congressional elections. What are the pundits saying? What is the impact of gerrymandering? Who won and why? How does this election impact the 2024 Presidential election? Plus, topics you want to discuss. Required material: A willingness to listen and talk.
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(HIST093)
Instructor: James Donahue
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 12/7/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: The Center - Classroom
Location Address: 540 Belvedere Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 25
Course Description:
The course is divided into six classes in Session A and six classes in Session B, covering all of the major campaigns and battles fought in the Eastern Theatre. The A Session course will include: 1st Manassas (Bull Run) (July 21, 1861), War in Virginia: Winter (Spring, 1862-1863), Jackson’s Valley Campaign (March – June 1862), Peninsula Campaign (June 25 – July 1, 1862), Antietam Campaign (September 17, 1862), Fredericksburg Campaign (December 11 – 15, 1862). The B Session course will include: Chancellorsville Campaign (April 30 – May 6, 1863), Gettysburg Campaign (July 1-3, 1863), Overland & Wilderness Campaign (May – June 1864), Cold Harbor to Petersburg (May 31, 1864 – March 25, 1865), Richmond – Petersburg Campaign (June 9, 1864 – March 25, 1865), Petersburg to Appomattox Campaign (March 29 - April 9, 1865).Each class will consist of an introductory lecture followed by a DVD lecture by the distinguished UVA Civil War History Professor Gary Gallagher. After a 10–15-minute break and a question-and-answer period, the final portion of the class will include a DVD showing of Ken Burns's American Civil War series pertaining to the specific campaign or battle being discussed.
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(HUMN037)
Instructor: Stephen Kennamer
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 AM
Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/13/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 7
Fee: $77.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
An inquiry into how to define evil, followed by a study of its etiology, symptomatology, and epidemiology. Evil will be examined from biological, sociological, psychological, and theological perspectives. Both personal evil and evil done by groups, tribes, and nations will be considered. We will entertain the question of when human moral evil arose and what its history has been. We will attempt to account for the evil of both psychopaths and ordinary law-abiding citizens. Topics will include narcissism, careerism, and our penchant for thinking in abstractions. Finally, we will ask if evil can be prevented.
Suggested Reading: Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem
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(HIST092)
Instructor: George Robinson
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/6/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 5
Fee: $55.00
Course Location: The Center - Classroom
Location Address: 540 Belvedere Blvd Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
This course will explore: the decline and fall of the Soviet Empire from the death of Stalin, the space race, the Cuban Missile crises and other global ventures of the USSR, SDI and Western Opposition resulting in the final collapse in 1991; how the USSR influenced Western politics, how the KGB infiltrated most Western governments, and opposition to the Communist Utopia became the goal of not only suppressed governments, but also the Catholic Church and the people of the USSR; how Western media portrayed the USSR and the Western leaders during this time, and finally, the resulting Russian government and Russia's influence in the 21st century.
Suggested Reading: A reading list will be issued to those enrolled at the first class, with a timeline.
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(HISt096)
Instructor: Ed Linz
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 10/26/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Location: ONLINE
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Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the link: a week before the first class and again before each class in this course. Registration for this course will close the day before it begins to ensure all enrolled members receive the link.
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*Our online classes are not recorded due to copyright and privacy regulations.
Limit: 100
Course Description:
Mr. Linz will discuss the events during the decade leading up to the Great Depression. He will include results and lessons learned from interviews conducted during the 1990s with over 40 Americans from across the US who survived this challenging economic and social decade. He will discuss specific interviews from his recent book, They Never Threw Anything Away and will also point out alarming similarities between the 1920s and our own "20s" decade. There will be opportunities for comment and discussion. Suggested Reading: All books on the Great Depression will be helpful, especially Agee, James and Walker, Evans, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, 1941. Linz, Ed and They Never Threw Anything Away, 2021.
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NEW!
(HIST091)
Instructor: David Throup
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Day of the Week: F
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dates: 10/28/2022 - 12/16/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 7
Fee: $77.00
Course Location: OLLI at UVA at Studio IX - Conference Room
Location Address: 969 2nd Street SE Charlottesville, VA 22902
Limit: 10
Course Description:
This course will explore the history of Ethiopia from the end of "the Era of the Princes" in the 1850s, through the reigns of the Emperors Tewodros II, Yohannes IV and Menelik II. We shall examine the problems of state consolidation under Lij Yasu and the Empress Zewditu; the rise to power of Ras Tafari Makonnen and his coronation as Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930, the War with Italy in 1935, the establishment of Italian East Africa (1935-41), followed by the British occupation during World War II. We will then discuss Haile Selassie's return as Emperor, Ethiopia's alliance with the USA, the 1960 failed coup, and the failure to reform in the 1960s, before considering the 1974 revolution, the rule of the Derg (1974-91) and the 1977-78 war with Somalia. We shall then examine the rule of Meles Zenawi and the EPRDF from 1991-2012, Eritrean independence, the subsequent war, and Ethiopian involvement in the conflict in Somalia. Finally, we shall consider the decline of EPRDF power in the 2010s, the growth of Oromo discontent and the causes of the on-going war with Tigray.
Suggested Reading: Bahru Zewde, "A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991", Ohio University Press. Bahru Zewde, "Pioneers of Change in Ethiopia: The Reformist Intellectuals of the Early Twentieth Century", Ohio University Press. Gerard Prunier, "Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia: Monarchy, Revolution and the Legacy of Meles Zenawi", Hurst Publisher, London.
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NEW!
(HIST094)
Instructor: Terry Newell
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Dates: 11/3/2022 - 11/10/2022
Number of classes in this course: 2
Fee: $22.00
Course Location: Lodge at Old Trail - Community Room
Location Address: 330 Claremont lane Crozet, VA 22932
Limit: 20
Course Description:
Amidst the towering figures of the Allied victory in World War II and its aftermath (Roosevelt, Churchill, Eisenhower) Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall is much less well known in American memory. Yet Churchill called him the “organizer of victory.” Secretary of War Henry Stimson called him “the finest soldier I have ever known,” and the Marshall Plan saved Europe from communism. In this seminar, we’ll explore Marshall’s life, character and leadership through how he faced several significant challenges, including the events surrounding his speech launching the Marshall Plan. We’ll draw out lessons relevant for leaders today.
Suggested Reading: A small amount of reading material will be provided to participants before each of the two sessions.
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NEW!
(PBAF041)
Instructor: James Sofka
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 11/16/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $0.00
Course Location: R.R. Smith Center for History and Art - Lecture Room
Location Address: 22 South New St Staunton, VA 24401
Limit: 35
Course Description:
Heralded at its inception in 1992 as transformative, the Maastricht Treaty on European Union outlined the aspirations of the modern EU through its vision of a common currency, deeper integration, borderless travel, and the advancement of “European” over traditional national interests. While celebrated then as the birth of a new international order, in recent years the EU has faced challenges unanticipated 30 years ago. While “Brexit” made headlines, deeper zones of friction persist. Uneven economic performance, eastward expansion, immigration, and the eruption of populist political movements are but several fault lines across the continent. This course will examine the aspirations and reality of EU politics in the past three decades and the challenges and opportunities the EU faces on the global stage.
Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided to those enrolled.
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NEW!
(HIST097)
Instructor: Charles Hamilton
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 12/7/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Location: ONLINE
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Enrolled members will receive an enrollment reminder with the link: a week before the first class and again before each class in this course. Registration for this course will close the day before it begins to ensure all enrolled members receive the link.
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Limit: 100
Course Description:
This course updates the previously taught course. Everyone talks about the rule of law, but few people seem to know what it is. It is neither a rule nor a law, but it may be the most important feature of American law. We’ll look at its history and meaning, and its importance here and elsewhere in the modern world. Russia’s assault on Ukraine and China’s assault on Hong King’s legal system will be considered as case studies. We’ll also look at efforts of the World Justice Project and others to assess the state of the rule of law around the world today.” Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided as new materials become available, especially as to developments in Ukraine, Russia, Hong Kong, the EU and the US.
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NEW!
(HIST088)
Instructor: Susan Howe
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/26/2022 - 11/16/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
This course will include the clinical definition of post-traumatic stress disorder, the perceptions of post WWI shell shock patients, screening and testing pre-WWII, diagnosis, and treatment during and after WWII, and Epigenesis, how trauma can alter one's DNA. Sources of information will include personal accounts, newspaper articles, studies, and books. Time will be allotted for attendees to discuss how WWII affected loved ones and how WWII affected the baby boomer generation.
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An Introduction to Buddhism (HUMN061) NEW!
THIS COURSE HAS BEGUN. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Instructor: Paul Groner
Dates: 11/16/2022 - 12/14/2022 No class during the week of Thanksgiving.???????
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