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• Has the West Lost the Fight for Liberal Democracy? (HIST090) NEW!

• THIS COURSE HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT.

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• Instructor: John Mason
• Day of the week: Tu, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. 
• No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
• Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/6/2022  
• Sessions: 6      
• You will not be charged the $48.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class. 
• Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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(HIST090)    

Has the West Lost the Fight for Liberal Democracy? 

Instructor: John Mason

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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: 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:

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(ARTS077)    

Invitation to the Dance - The DNA of Great Symphonic Ballets  

Instructor: Benjamin Roe

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Day of the Week: W

Times: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM   

Dates: 9/21/2022 - 11/30/2022 

Course meets every other week.

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: 20

Course Description:

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(PBAF041)    

The Maastricht Treaty at 30: The European Union in International Relations 

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: $32.00

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:

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(LIFE029)    

The Magic of Switzerland 

Instructor: Donald Clymer

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Day of the Week: Th

Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM   

Dates: 9/8/2022 - 10/6/2022 

Number of classes in this course: 5  

Fee: $40.00

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:

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