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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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(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: $90.00
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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(WELL022)
Instructor: Leslie Lee
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Dates: 10/10/2022 - 10/31/2022
Number of classes in this course: 4
Fee: $44.00
Course Location: Common Ground Healing Arts - Yoga Studio
Location Address: 223 4th St NW, #219 Charlottesville, VA 22903
Limit: 20
Course Description:
This course is an accessible opportunity to start a new yoga practice. With the aid of props in the yoga studio at Common Ground Healing Arts students will be able to gently access foundational yoga poses and comfortably ease their way into this beginning yoga practice. Each session will begin with a brief explanation of one of the foundational components of the yoga practice including: pranayama (conscious breathing), alignment/anatomy, asana (physical poses), and meditation. Each session will also include a physical yoga practice that is intentionally welcoming for new students. Members may experience many benefits including increased physical strength, mental clarity, more restful sleep patterns, and decreased stress levels.
NOTE: Before participating in any exercise program participants should check with their doctors to ensure that there are no contraindications, special considerations, or limitations from a medical standpoint.
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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 - 11/16/2022
Two-hour classes.
Number of classes in this course: 6
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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- Instructor: Jon Mikalson
- Day of the week: M, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
- Dates: 10/31/2022 - 12/12/2022
- Sessions: 6
- You will not be charged the $66.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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- Instructor: Brian Pollok, PhD
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM.
- Dates: 10/27/2022 - 11/17/2022
- Sessions: 4
- You will not be charged the $44.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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- Instructor: Robert Covert, Pam McFaden
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
- No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
- Dates: 10/27/2022 - 12/8/2022
- Sessions: 6
- You will not be charged the $66.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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(PBAF042)
Instructor: Scott Fulton
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Dates: 11/3/2022 - 12/15/2022
No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
Number of classes in this course: 6
Fee: $66.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
If you could add 10 years of doing more of the things you love, what would they be? This course looks at updating our understanding of how everyday choices can add up to big health span returns starting today! We'll also look at simple ways to measure and track our health along the way.
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- Instructor: Cecile West-Settle
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- No classes are scheduled during the week of Thanksgiving.
- Dates: 11/3/2022 - 12/1/2022
- Sessions: 4
- You will not be charged the $44.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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(ARTS087)
Instructor: Arnold Popkin
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Day of the Week: M
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/3/2022 - 10/17/2022
Number of classes in this course: 3
Fee: $33.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 100
Course Description:
This course will be the fifth in a series presenting live performances of beautiful piano solos. Each class will include one hour of performance and about 30 minutes of discussion about the composers and compositions.
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- Instructor: Timothy Snider
- Day of the week: Th, Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM.
- Dates: 10/6/2022 - 10/27/2022
- Sessions: 4
- You will not be charged the $44.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 24
- Course Description:
The prevailing aesthetic for opera of the 19th century was Romanticism. Florid vocalism, dense orchestration, and intense emotions typified the opera of the 19th century. Although Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss experienced most of their success in the early years of the 20th century, their works harken back to the Romantic style that typified music and drama in the earlier century. We'll study their operas, examine how and why Romanticism declined, and see what replaced Romanticism in the 20th century.
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(PBAF034)
Instructor: Harriet Kuhr
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dates: 10/19/2022 - 10/19/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Course Location: Unity of Charlottesville - Sanctuary
Location Address: 2825 Hydraulic Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 100
Course Description:
This presentation will cover who is considered a refugee, how they come to the United States, and the role of agencies such as International Rescue Committee in their resettlement. We'll also discuss current refugee crises such as Afghan evacuees and Ukrainians and what this means to our local community.
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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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- Instructor: Bob Lorish
- Day of the week: M, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
- Dates: 10/24/2022 - 11/14/2022
- Sessions: 4
- You will not be charged the $44.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 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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- Instructor: Stephen Kennamer
- Day of the week: Tu, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 AM.
- No class during the week of Thanksgiving.
- Dates: 10/25/2022 - 12/13/2022
- Sessions: 7
- You will not be charged the $77.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 30
- 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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- Instructor: Michael Kelley
- Day of the week: F, Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
- No class during the week of Thanksgiving. *THIS SCHEDULE WAS ADJUSTED 8/12/2022
- Dates: 11/4/2022 - 12/16/2022
- Sessions: 6
- You will not be charged the $66.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 12
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While much of our climate change press coverage is US-centric, we will discuss the politics, economics and technology of climate change from a global perspective. Online videos will take us to the Amazon rain forest of Brazil, a coal mine in India, the world’s largest power plant in China. We will watch William Nordhaus, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics, discuss the global politics of climate change. We will try to understand why, with solar power so cheap, the world is still building so many coal-fired power plants. Short video clips present controversial topics such as nuclear energy and geoengineering. After each video, we will have a round table discussion on the topic at hand. In our final session, we will explore how the U.S. might advance global solutions. Our goal is a thoughtful, enjoyable learning experience.
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(ARTS078)
Instructor: Evelyn Edson
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Day of the Week: W
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/19/2022 - 11/9/2022
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: 16
Course Description:
Vergil's work is a consciously composed epic of the founding of Rome. It was written during the early years of Augustus’ reign as the first Roman emperor. Celebrated as a masterpiece as soon as it appeared, shortly after Vergil's death in 19 BCE, it became a central work in Western culture.
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FEEL FREE TO PLACE YOURSELF ON THE WAITLIST AND WE WILL NOTIFY YOU IF SEATS BECOME AVAILABLE. *WE ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.
- Instructor: John Burt
- Day of the week: M, Times: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
- Dates: 10/17/2022 - 11/7/2022
- Sessions: 4
- You will not be charged the $44.00 course fee unless you are admitted to the class.
- Limit (we do monitor enrollment and when possible may add seats): 10
- Course Description:
In this course we will visit the most awe-inspiring places in the world conjoined with a discussion of the health benefits of awe experiences. Each student will create a pictorial awe journal to which they can return at regular intervals to replay their awe selections. Current research suggests that awe can take us outside the self, unplug the ego, and connect us with positive emotions. Among our visits, we will spend one day on Mars with an aerospace-engineer-guide. We will also explore awe returns from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Suggested Reading: In Awe, John O'Leary; The Awe Factor, Allen Klein; Awestruck, Jonah Paquette.
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(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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(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
This course moved online on 9/19/2022
Number of classes in this course: 2
Fee: $22.00
Course Location: Online - Zoom
Location Address: ZOOM , VA
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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(SCIT036)
Instructor: PJ Rooney
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Day of the Week: Th
Times: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Dates: 10/13/2022 - 10/20/2022
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:
Sleep, or more accurately your sleep-wake cycle, is an immensely complicated and exquisitely synchronized activity. There are no operations within your brain or major systems within your body that aren’t wonderfully enhanced by sleep when you get it, or demonstrably impaired when you don’t. Your sleep-wake cycle involves nearly every brain neurotransmitter and multiple brain structures; it’s your Global Brain Event! In this deep dive into the science of slumber, we’ll survey sleep's impact on your brain, immune system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, and learning, memory, and diseases. Ultimately, the quality of your sleep affects the quality of your waking day - tips for getting good shut-eye will be discussed.
Suggested Reading: Reading material will be provided to those enrolled.
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(ARTS090)
Instructor: Joshua Borths
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Day of the Week: Tu
Times: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Dates: 10/4/2022 - 10/4/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
Richard Wagner’s monumental—and controversial—Der Ring des Nibelungen is one of the largest works of Western art ever conceived. Comprising four, epic operas based on Norse mythology, these pieces have profoundly influenced generations of artists including the creators of The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and more. With Virginia Opera continuing the Ring this fall with performances of The Valkyrie in Fairfax and Richmond, now is the perfect time to dive into the world of the Ring. Join Virginia Opera Resident Scholar, Joshua Borths, for an engaging pop-up class to learn about the context, creation, story, and music of this incredible work of art.
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(SCSC023)
Instructor: Ashton Applewhite
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Day of the Week: Sa
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Dates: 10/8/2022 - 10/8/2022
This is a one hour class which can extend to accommodate in-depth Q&A and discussion.
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
From childhood on, we’re barraged by messages that it’s sad to be old; that wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too, until she figured out where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. In this lively and provocative talk, Applewhite explains the roots of ageism—between our ears and in the world around us—how it divides and diminishes us, and what we can do about it. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this talk will cheer you up, shake you by the shoulders, and change the way you see the rest of your life.
Suggested Reading: Applewhite, Ashton. This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism (NY: Celadon, 2016) https://www.amazon.com/This-Chair-Rocks-Manifesto-Against/dp/1250297257
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(PBAF032)
Instructor: Rodney Sullivan, Alex Sullivan
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Day of the Week: Sa
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Dates: 10/1/2022 - 10/1/2022
Number of classes in this course: 1
Fee: $11.00
Course Location: Homewood Suites - Albemarle Room
Location Address: 2036 India Road Charlottesville, VA 22901
Limit: 35
Course Description:
Investors worldwide are investing in cryptocurrency (a type of digital money). Many are asking how do I go about investing in this new asset class and how does it fit into an overall portfolio, if at all? COURSE KEY TAKEAWAYS: Cryptocurrency is a decentralized digital currency secured by blockchain technology. Cryptocurrency investing can take many forms, ranging from buying cryptocurrency directly on a crypto exchange to investing in crypto funds and companies on major stock exchanges. Investing in cryptocurrency is very risky, so it's important to make sure that any crypto investments be included only as part of a broad diversified portfolio. Cryptocurrency and blockchain will likely play a large role in technology of the future. What are the use cases for this new technology? What are companies doing today to leverage blockchain?
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(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: 20
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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