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- Winter Quarter Quest Membership
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Fee: $19.00
The Quarterly Quest Membership is valid for the current academic quarter and may be renewed each subsequent quarter. Membership includes interesting programs designed especially for Quest members (must have a Quest membership to participate in Quest classes), a quarterly social, use of the WWCC Library, free entrance to WWCC sporting events, and much more.
This membership includes online access to a class that explains what the Quest membership is, what it offers, how to access benefits, and how to register for classes.
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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: 21 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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- David Thompson: Mapping America
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Fee: $39.00
Dates: 2/26/2025 - 2/26/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 114
Instructor: Richard Monacelli
Seats Available: 17 out of 30
"The greatest land geographer in the world", David Thompson surveyed and mapped more than 3.9 million square kilometers of the North American continent. Find out who he was, how he explored and surveyed, the tools he used, the maps he created, and his impact on the fur trade and western migration. Through discussion and hands-on learning with period artifacts – guided by a presenter both in-character and in-costume – you will gain a deeper understanding of the early exploration of North America.
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- Downsizing: When Less Equals More
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 2/6/2025 - 3/6/2025
Times: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 5
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 121
Instructor: Don Gibbons
Seats Available: 17 out of 25
Whether you're making end-of-life preparations or simply getting ready to move from one home to another, paring back your possessions is usually no less daunting than it is necessary. In this class, we will learn how to set up a transition plan; sort your possessions and declutter effectively; determine which items should be donated, sold, or discarded; handle the moving process; and more. By the end, you'll have put together a specific and personal transition plan that will suit your needs - so when it's time for your next big move, you'll be prepared!
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- Feminism & Religious Art NEW!
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 2/6/2025 - 2/27/2025
Times: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 4
Location: Online
Room: Online
Instructor: Christine Bingham
Seats Available: 1 out of 3
In this course, we will explore the fraught intersections of feminism, spirituality, religious power and artistic expression. Through the lens of Catholic hagiography, we will take a particular interest in stories of female saints such as St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Maria Goretti and St. Gertrude of Neville as well as Virgin Martyrs such as St. Agatha of Sicily and St. Philomena. This will be a class where we will learn in different styles and registers through narrative and hands-on art making. Students are expected to complete a personal icon as a part of this class.
This class will be held online using Zoom. The Zoom Meeting ID and link will be included in your registration confirmation email.
Required Materials: see Supply List.
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- Geology of Landforms NEW!
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Fee: $109.00
Dates: 1/27/2025 - 3/3/2025
Times: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Days: M W
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 107
Instructor: Bob Carson
Seats Available: 6 out of 18
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If you have little knowledge of geology but are interested in the multitude of landforms at the Earth's surface, then this class is perfect for you! Through diagram-aided lectures, discussions, and countless photos from across the world, you will learn how to recognize various landforms and discover their origins. Together, we will review basic principles like geologic time, the rock cycle, and plate tectonics before focusing on glaciers and rock glaciers, permafrost and patterned ground, karst and caverns, and coasts. Whether you took Geology of Landforms I or are starting completely fresh, you’re welcome to join – just come prepared to see the Earth with a new perspective!
Suggested Texts:
- Bloom, Arthur. The Surface of the Earth. Pearson College Div, 1969. ISBN: 9780138779443.
- Harvey, Adrian. Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes. Dunedin Academic Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781780461038.
No class held 2/17.
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- Introduction to Snowshoeing NEW!
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Fee: $99.00
Dates: 3/1/2025 - 3/1/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Days: Sa
Sessions: 1
Location: Off Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Kathleen Obenland
Seats Available: 3 out of 15
Escape the gloomy winter days in Walla Walla and rise above the fog as you learn how to snowshoe in the Tollgate sunshine! This class is for people who have never snowshoed or would like a refresher. Students will learn how to put on snowshoes and use them on the groomed trails at Andies Prairie. If you can walk, you can snowshoe!
Note that the class date is subject to change due to weather. Snowshoes, poles, and snow park pass provided.
Students will carpool to secondary locations. All students must sign a field trip liability waiver before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the waiver during the registration process.
Required Materials: Students should bring a sack lunch, water, snacks, and something to carry everything in (such as a backpack or fanny pack). No specialized clothing is needed, but students should dress in layers, dress warm, and wear sunglasses, sunscreen, and a hat. Gloves also are highly recommended.
Arrive a little early! The group will meet in the main WWCC parking lot, in front of the Dome/Gym. We will depart at 10:00am.
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- Knit the Inclinations Cowl NEW!
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 2/4/2025 - 2/25/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 4
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 216
Instructor: Tamara Holloway
Seats Available: 6 out of 12
In this four-week class, we will knit the Inclinations Cowl. While this pattern, designed by Andrea Mowry, may seem at first glance to consist of a brioche stitch, it in fact uses a much simpler technique: the half-fisherman's rib! In addition to learning this stitch, students will also practice a variety of increase and decrease stitches, simple knitting and purling, and an i-cord bind off. By the end, you'll have knitted a fingering-weight cowl that's marvelously squishy and cozy! This class is suitable for anyone of advanced beginner level and up - knowing how to "read" your stitches and tink back to fix errors will be very helpful.
Required Materials:
- Inclinations Cowl pattern by Andrea Mowry
- Fingering weight yarn in 2 colors, 100 grams each
- Size 2 or 3 circular knitting needles, 32"
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Pen and notebook for note-taking
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- Knowledge and Wisdom NEW!
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Fee: $69.00
Dates: 2/19/2025 - 3/19/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 5
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Jamison
Seats Available: 4 out of 32
Together, we will explore what knowledge is, whether or not it can be clearly defined, and the crucial role it plays in deciphering information. We will also ponder deeper questions: what is wisdom? Why is it so rare? And why do wise people always claim that they are not wise? While this class picks up where the prior course, Information and Knowledge, left off, anyone who seeks to unravel such seeming paradoxes is welcome to join.
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.
Suggested Texts:
- Sophocles. Oedipus Rex. Independently published, 2022. ISBN: 9798405043944.
- William Shakespeare. King Lear. Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN: 9780743482769.
- Benjamin Franklin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2019. 9781508475095.
Suggested Materials: pen; paper.
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- Photography & Historical Headstones NEW!
- THIS CLASS IS FULL. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below and we will notify you if space opens up in this class.
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 3/4/2025 - 3/4/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Location: Off Campus
Room: Off Campus
Instructor: Joanna Lanning
Experience Walla Walla Valley history through a photographer's eye! Join Joanna Lanning (Cemetery historian) and Kathy McConnell (photographer) for an enjoyable outing at the beloved Mountain View Cemetery. Joanna will guide the group to her favorite unique and artistic headstones, where you will learn fascinating stories about the people who helped shape our valley. Along the way, Kathy will give tips for taking and editing photos - helping you make the most of your opportunity to capture splendid snapshots of these gorgeous grave markers.
Required Materials: Camera or smartphone. Dress for winter weather walking.
Suggested Materials: in the event of cold weather, fingerless gloves are recommended.
Class will meet at the Mountain View Cemetery on 2120 S 2nd Ave.
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- Pickleball for Beginners
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Fee: $89.00
Dates: 1/27/2025 - 1/30/2025
Times: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Days: M Tu W Th
Sessions: 4
Location: Main Campus
Room: REC CNTR (W) Main Gym Flr 2208
Instructor: Alison Bruggeman
Seats Available: 3 out of 12
Get started in the fun, social game of pickleball! We'll cover the basic rules, terminology, equipment, and techniques with a lot of time for practice and drills. At the end of the course, you'll be able to walk on any court and play with confidence. Join in for lots of action and fun!
A $9 fee for use of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) is included in the course fee. All students must sign the SRC Usage Policy Acknowledgement before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the policy during the registration process.
Please bring eye protection. Normal glasses, sunglasses, or clear safety glasses are fine. Bring water for hydration. All other materials provided.
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- Simple Knit Slippers NEW!
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Fee: $49.00
Dates: 2/24/2025 - 3/10/2025
Times: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 3
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 216
Instructor: Tamara Holloway
Seats Available: 4 out of 12
In this three-week class, we will knit a pair of simple slippers. Appropriate for true beginners and more advanced knitters alike, this class will instruct students on casting on, decreasing stitches, binding off, and finishing. We will be working with a free pattern with simple-to-follow instructions. These slippers will become your favorites - perfect to keep for yourself or work up as quick gifts!
Required Materials:
- 100g of yarn: fingering (held double), DK, or worsted
- Size 4 knitting needles
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Pen and notebook for note-taking
Suggested Materials:
- Crochet hook (if desired for finishing)
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- Smartphone Photography
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Fee: $59.00
Dates: 1/31/2025 - 2/7/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 2
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 214
Instructor: Kathy McConnell
Seats Available: 1 out of 12
Smartphone photo quality is well beyond the capacity of your childhood Brownie film camera. Join this class to learn how to use your iPhone or Android smartphone to “see” interesting photo opportunities and discover your phone’s simple but marvelous editing tools. The class will include PowerPoint presentations, shared work, and collaborative discovery.
Bring your smartphone of any model and brand.
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- The North American Fur Trades
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Fee: $39.00
Dates: 3/12/2025 - 3/12/2025
Times: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 1
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 114
Instructor: Richard Monacelli
Seats Available: 19 out of 30
Between the companies, causes, and people involved in the North American fur trade, many factors converged to drive westward expansion. In this course, you will learn all about those factors and the people involved – including Henry Hudson and Hudson Bay; the enmity between England and France; the explorations of David Thompson, Lewis and Clark, Juan Rivera and others; how the Hudson Bay Company monopolized the fur trade; relations with indigenous tribes; politics; and warfare. Guided by William McBean, last Chief Trader of the Hudson Bay company, you'll expand your knowledge not only through discussion, but also hands-on learning with 24 feet worth of fur trade era artifacts.
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- Advanced Art of Writing
- 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: 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
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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- All Levels Hatha Yoga
- 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: $189.00
Dates: 1/9/2025 - 3/20/2025
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Days: Tu Th
Sessions: 20
Location: Main Campus
Room: REC CNTR (W) Studio 2303
Instructor: Rob Robinson
Enhance your balance, gain strength, improve physical grace, and promote mindfulness and spiritual awareness with Hatha yoga. We'll focus on the foundations of yoga postures (asanas) with movement and flow, as well as emphasize the benefits of Hatha yoga to the body and mind. Join us for a lifelong journey!
Please note that a prerequisite for this class is the ability to independently rise from and get down on the floor without assistance.
A $9 fee for use of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) is included in the course fee. All students must sign the SRC Usage Policy Acknowledgement before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the policy during the registration process.
Yoga mat recommended. Yoga blocks provided.
No class held 2/27.
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- An American Internment
- 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: 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 105
Instructor: Marleen Ramsey
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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- Friday Films
- 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: $89.00
Dates: 1/10/2025 - 3/14/2025
Times: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Days: F
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 242
Instructor: John Remington
Explore a series of thematically-related films. We'll engage in lively discussions as we analyze the films and our responses to them, while developing a sense of each film's creation, impact, and place in history.
The filmically rich decade of the 1940s saw the peak of the Hollywood studio system. In this class, we will celebrate, explore, and discuss a variety of films from that period – including Westerns, Film Noir, Romance, and even a musical – as they dance across our screens. Come ready to share in a vibrant, sensational experience!
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- Hammerstein & Sondheim 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: $129.00
Dates: 1/9/2025 - 2/27/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: Th
Sessions: 8
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor: Don Fields
Oscar Hammerstein was arguably the most important person in creating and advancing modern musical theatre - first collaborating with Jerome Kern and then with Richard Rogers. He was also an important mentor to Stephen Sondheim who pushed the envelope of musical theatre in new and exciting ways. We will see how these two icons approached similar themes in Hammerstein's "Carousel" and Sondheim's "Gypsy"; Hammerstein's "The King & I" and Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"; and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" and Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George." We will watch and discuss full-length videos of each show with a brief introduction. The first class will be an introduction to both artists and the last class will be, as Sondheim says, "Putting It Together."
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- Organizing Family Photographs
- 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: 1/8/2025 - 3/12/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 10
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 121
Instructor: Donna Cummins
Perhaps you have inherited a box of old photographs. Or perhaps you have a smartphone bursting at the seams with digital images. It can seem overwhelming to figure out how to manage and care for all those photos! In this class, we'll develop a workflow for storing, identifying, scanning, filing, retrieving, and displaying your images. You'll examine different scenarios to organize and keep them in a way for you to enjoy and share with future generations.
Required Materials: USB/flash drive; photos to organize.
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- Qigong for Joy 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: $49.00
Dates: 1/10/2025 - 2/7/2025
Times: 8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
Days: F
Sessions: 5
Location: Main Campus
Room: REC CNTR (W) Studio 2303
Instructor: Mary-Ann Duffy
Qigong is a traditional Chinese healing movement practice. The gentle, flowing movements cultivate energy; increase strength, balance, and flexibility; and reduce stress and tension in both the body and mind. In this class, students will be introduced to various breathing and movement practices, with each session focused on a particular aspect – including centering, deep breathing, heart centering, spiraling energy, and flowing like water. If you’re ready to find joy through this form of moving meditation, come join us!
A $9 fee for use of the Student Recreation Center (SRC) is included in the course fee. All students must sign the SRC Usage Policy Acknowledgement before the start of class in order to attend. You will be asked to sign the policy during the registration process.
Required Materials: yoga mat or blanket; water bottle.
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- The Question of Forgiveness 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: $139.00
Dates: 1/6/2025 - 3/17/2025
Times: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Days: M
Sessions: 9
Location: Main Campus
Room: MAIN BLDG (D) Classroom 243
Instructor: Pat Henry
What is forgiveness? What does it entail? Should we always forgive? To merit forgiveness, must the offender express regret, show remorse, or ask to be forgiven? Why do we forgive, and for whom? Can we forgive people for what they have done to others? Can people be forgiven for atrocities such as genocides? Can there be reconciliation without forgiveness? We will attempt to find answers to these questions by watching a series of films dealing with the question of forgiveness and by reading short texts about forgiveness from the Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist traditions.
No class held 1/20 or 2/17.
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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: 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 242
Instructor: John Remington
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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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