Spring 2019 OLLI Catalog
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning. The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
DISCUSSION GROUPS The Thursday Morning Book Club We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members. Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles? Bring your own beverage; members provide snacks. February 28 Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn It’s Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Celebration plans are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented mansion. Amy’s diary reveals an alpha-girl-perfectionist who could put anyone on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police, the media, and Amy’s parents, Nick parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and odd behavior. He is evasive and definitely bitter…but is he a killer? March 28 The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom with John & Elizabeth Sherrill Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler’s concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil. April 25 Americanah, by Ngozi Adichie Chimanda This winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Fiction award by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates to the United States to attend university. The novel traces Ifemelu’s life in both countries, threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze as she discovers what it means to be a “Black Person.” May 23 The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Facilitators: OLLI Members 4 Thursdays February 28, March 28 April 25, May 23 10:00am – 12:00pm Extended Education Building, EE-1218 Fee: Free to OLLI Members NLLL 154 Section 01 Course No. 23926 Spring 2019 | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 23
DISCUSSION GROUPS Facilitator: Jay Edie, OLLI and Omnilore Member 6 Mondays March 4, 11, 18, 25 April 8, 15 10:00am – 12:00pm Extended Education Building, EE-1218 Fee: $20 NLLL 251 Section 01 Course No. 23934 Native Peoples of North America–Part 2 DVD lectures series by Professor Daniel M. Cobb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Native Americans are with us today in surprising numbers and contribute to our modern world in ways which most of us are only superficially aware. This illustrated lecture provides a new appreciation of the conditions and issues they are facing, and confronts all Americans about their perceptions of Native American identity in the 21st century. Facilitators: OLLI Members 8 Wednesdays April 3, 10, 17, 24 May 1, 8, 15, 22 12:30pm – 1:20pm Extended Education Building, EE-1218 Fee: Free to OLLI Members NLLL 258 Section 01 Course No. 23936 TED Talks at Lunch TED Talks are short (18 minutes or less) presentations on a variety of subjects. OLLI Members are encouraged to visit the TED website (www.ted.com/talks) to select your preferred topics. Send your list to the OLLI Office (olli@CSUDH.edu), and we’ll compile a list of favorites which will be the lectures we’ll watch. Members are invited to bring their lunch and watch a TED Talk together, and then discuss the issues. Deadline to submit is January 29, Spring 2019 Open House. TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, founded in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. 24 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS
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DISCUSSION GROUPS<br />
The Thursday Morning Book Club<br />
We’ll read and discuss these books selected by the club members.<br />
Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author<br />
made his/her point? What surprised you about a character or the<br />
ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles?<br />
Bring your own beverage; members provide snacks.<br />
February 28<br />
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn<br />
It’s Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Celebration<br />
plans are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife<br />
disappears from their rented mansion. Amy’s diary reveals an<br />
alpha-girl-perfectionist who could put anyone on edge. Under<br />
mounting pressure from the police, the media, and Amy’s parents,<br />
Nick parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and odd behavior.<br />
He is evasive and definitely bitter…but is he a killer?<br />
March 28<br />
The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom with John & Elizabeth Sherrill<br />
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine<br />
of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler’s concentration camps, and<br />
one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century.<br />
In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews<br />
and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their<br />
work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only<br />
Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith<br />
ultimately triumphs over evil.<br />
April 25<br />
Americanah, by Ngozi Adichie Chimanda<br />
This winner of the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Fiction award<br />
by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of<br />
a young Nigerian woman, Ifemelu, who immigrates to the United<br />
States to attend university. The novel traces Ifemelu’s life in both<br />
countries, threaded by her love story with high school classmate<br />
Obinze as she discovers what it means to be a “Black Person.”<br />
May 23<br />
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas<br />
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor<br />
neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school<br />
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered<br />
when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best<br />
friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.<br />
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline.<br />
Facilitators: <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
4 Thursdays<br />
February 28, March 28<br />
April 25, May 23<br />
10:00am – 12:00pm<br />
Extended Education Building,<br />
EE-1218<br />
Fee: Free to <strong>OLLI</strong> Members<br />
NLLL 154 Section 01<br />
Course No. 23926<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 23
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