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- Advanced Art of Writing
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 1/10/2025 - 3/14/2025
Times: 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 220
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Seats Available: 14 out of 14
Each of us has a story to tell. Whether your story is fiction, creative nonfiction, or an essay, the elements of writing are the same. Students will work on different writing elements each week and share their writing by reading it aloud, then critique the work of other class members.
Required Texts:
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- Afternoon Q&A: Ask a Publisher NEW!
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Fee: $39.00
Dates: 3/6/2025 - 3/6/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: Annette Chaudet
Seats Available: 25 out of 25
As the publisher for Pronghorn Press since 1997, Annette Chaudet has published more than 150 books in multiple genres. Not only does she edit and design books, she is also a writer herself. With the advent of self-publishing, Annette has witnessed sweeping changes in the book market and gained a comprehensive knowledge of its landscape. This is your chance to get your questions about writing and publishing answered - without the blue-sky hype!
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- An American Internment
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 1/8/2025 - 2/12/2025
Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 6
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 109
Instructor: Marleen Ramsey
Seats Available: 24 out of 24
Through the novel My Mother Told Me Stories, we will study and remember an American people whose story is not often told: the story of how Japanese Americans were treated as enemies of America in the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Caught up in a conflict beyond their control, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were required to give up their homes, businesses, and lives without complaint – solely on the basis of their ancestry – and were incarcerated for the duration of the war. In this class, we will explore the historical and cultural impact of the times as well as the themes of "gaman" (enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity), friendship, forgiveness, and the enduring love of family.
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- Travels with Steinbeck NEW!
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 1/7/2025 - 3/11/2025
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: John Remington
Seats Available: 25 out of 25
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Come join us as we embark on a second journey through America with John Steinbeck. This class will read and discuss four of Steinbeck's novels, including two of his longer works of nonfiction. We will also read some of his short stories and articles as well as watch films based on his life and work. Whether you attended the prior Travels with Steinbeck class or are jumping in now, all students are welcome!
Required Texts:
- Steinbeck, John. Travels with Charley in Search of America. Penguin Books, 1980. ISBN: 9780140053203.
- Steinbeck, John. The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Penguin Classics, 1995. ISBN: 9780140187441.
- Steinbeck, John. The Moon is Down. Penguin Classics, 1995. ISBN: 9780140187465.
- Steinbeck, John. Tortilla Flat. Penguin Classics, 1997. ISBN: 9780140187403.
Suggested Texts:
- Souder, William. Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck. W.W. Norton & Company, 2021. ISBN: 9780393868326.
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- Bleak House NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 9/23/2024 - 12/9/2024
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: Tamara Holloway
Considered to be one of the finest novels of the 19th Century, Bleak House by Charles Dickens is a fascinating study of contrasts that challenges the reader to make connections: between the powerful and the disenfranchised, between the beautiful and the ugly, between the beloved and the outcast. Often viewed as Dickens's best novel, Bleak House is complex, often hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking, and constantly riveting. We will read and discuss Bleak House in its impressive entirety, and we will examine the view of Victorian London it reflects.
This is a Hyflex class, meaning that each class meeting you may choose to attend either in person or online via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Required Texts:
- Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. Penguin Classics, 2003. ISBN: 9780141439723.
No class held 11/11 and 11/25.
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- Information and Knowledge NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 11/12/2024 - 12/10/2024
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 5
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor: John Jamison
You might think of information as synonymous with knowledge – but while the former contributes to the latter, they are not the same thing. In this class, we will explore the nature of information – the theory of which only emerged in our lifetimes – before moving on to an examination of what knowledge is, with nods toward Socrates and Darwin. Along the way, we will make some excursions into the relationship between brain and mind.
This class is intended as the first half of a pair. Instructor John Jamison intends to offer the second class – an exploration of the nature of wisdom – next quarter, Winter 2025.
This is a Hyflex class, meaning that each class meeting you may choose to attend either in person or online via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Required Materials: pen; paper.
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- Travels with Steinbeck NEW!
- ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THIS CLASS IS CLOSED. Please call us at 509-527-4331 to see if registration is still available.
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 10/2/2024 - 12/11/2024
Times: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Remington
Journey back to the 1930s and 1940s with the literature of John Steinbeck. Together, we will read a few novels of his (as well as some short stories) and watch two film adaptations of his work. We will also discuss his style, his antecedents, and his biography. Come ready to read, discuss, and celebrate one of America's finest authors!
Required Texts:
- Souder, William. Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck. W.W. Norton & Company, 2021. ISBN: 9780393868326.
- Steinbeck, John. Cannery Row. Penguin Books, 2002. ISBN: 9780142000687.
- Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men. Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN: 9780140177398.
- Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. Penguin Classics, 2006. ISBN: 9780143039433.
- Steinbeck, John. The Pearl. Penguin Books, 2000. ISBN: 9780140177374.
No class held 11/27/2024.
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