OLLI Spring 2021 Course Guide
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University is pleased to offer a wide selection of online courses for the Spring 2021 semester! New members should enroll in a membership before registering for courses. To learn more, visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli or contact the OLLI staff at olli@temple.edu. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University is pleased to offer a wide selection of online courses for the Spring 2021 semester! New members should enroll in a membership before registering for courses. To learn more, visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli or contact the OLLI staff at olli@temple.edu.
SESSION 2: WEDNESDAY COURSES ONLINE PRIVACY IS A MYTH‒THE WEB CAN BE ORWELLIAN Nancy McDonald Wednesdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM Although your online username may not be your real name, you are not anonymous on the web. Internet companies can identify and track you online. Plus, location tracking on smartphones creates a history of your physical movements, and fitness trackers send personal health information to tech companies. Data brokers aggregate this information, and government agencies are purchasing these databases. Instead of online anonymity, rock star Sting’s lyrical refrain “I’ll be watching you” is more apropos of today’s Internet. Class limit: 300 LESSONS OF THE EXODUS STORY FOR OUR LIVES Joanne Doades Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM The saga of the Israelite redemption from slavery in Egypt almost three thousand years ago has been told and retold by people seeking freedom from tyranny throughout the world. Please join us as we explore the meaning and the messages of this quintessential story of freedom and the lessons it contains for us in our own lives today. All are welcome; no Hebrew language or previous Bible study required. Class limit: 150 CIVIL WAR LEADERS, PRESIDENTS, AND GENERALS Allan B. Schwartz Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM During this course, we will examine history, politics, and world leaders focusing on the Civil War. Specifically, we’ll discuss the “doughfaced” Presidents (Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan), as well as Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant. Class limit: 300 INTRO TO BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY: PART 2 Helen Rosen Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM This course is a continuation of Intro to Buddhist Psychology, Part I. The course will examine interdependent origination, Kamma, rebirth, and meditation. Completion of Part I is not a prerequisite, although some background in Buddhist philosophy would be helpful. Class limit: 300 A DISCUSSION OF SHAKESPEARE’S ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA Wendy Buckingham Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, one of the Bard’s Roman plays, is both a history play and a tragedy. It is also a counterpart to Romeo and Juliet, the story of young love. The lovers in the Roman play represent mature love as well as great passion. Through discussion, we will explore this comparison as well as comparisons to the well-known movie. Class limit: 100 AMERICA: CAN FASCISM HAPPEN HERE? Paul Selbst Wednesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM Is fascism in America’s future? America is a democratic liberal republic. But something’s changed. Should we worry? Class limit: 300 THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN JUDAISM Robert Layman Wednesdays, 3:00 PM‒4:15 PM A history of American Judaism and the development of its major movements. We will analyze Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist Judaism as well as recent postdenominational trends and their current status. Class limit: 150 12 Spring 2021 | OLLI at Temple | olli@temple.edu | (215) 204-1505
SESSION 2: THURSDAY COURSES TRAVEL WITH OLLI Marty Millison Thursdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM This course will highlight the travel experiences of OLLI members. Each week a different OLLI member will present a memorable travel experience, while those in attendance will learn about an interesting place they may want to visit. It is anticipated that the presentations will highlight places around the world as well as close to home. A discussion will follow each presentation. Class limit: 100 TONI MORRISON’S SONG OF SOLOMON Linda Beckman Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM We examine Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon (1977), about the African American experience in the 20th century, especially on how gender has an impact on racial issues and on changes in the status of Blacks. A focus will be on realism and departures from it, and on interpretation. Milkman goes from a rustbelt city to rural Pennsylvania and to the South in search of his origins. We’ll examine techniques and terms and discuss politics and progress. Class limit: 30 POLITICS IN THE CYBER AGE Stanley Cutler Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM An exploration of the influence of cyber media technologies on American presidential politics. Class limit: 300 iPHONES FOR INTERMEDIATE USERS Gary Rose Thursdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM This four-week course is intended for the intermediate user with a good understanding of the functioning of the iPhone and the Apple apps installed on all new phones. Each session will focus on specific topics and applications and will delve deeper into these areas than in the basic iPhone class. The four primary topic areas are customizing your phone with settings and widgets, news and staying informed, camera and photos, and apps to make your life easier. Class limit: 35 TEMPLES AND LOCOMOTIVES: FAIRMOUNT AREA ARCHITECTURE Warren Williams Thursdays, 1:30 PM‒3:00 PM The goal of this course is to allow participants to have a greater appreciation of how the northwest section of Penn’s original city has changed over the last 300 years. This section of Philadelphia offers a microcosm showing Philadelphia’s evolution from a colonial center, to an industrial powerhouse, and finally to the modern city focused on education and medicine. Class limit: 500 BRAZILIAN MUSIC‒A GUIDED TOUR Narayan Acharya Thursdays, 3:00 PM‒4:30 PM Take a guided tour of the 150-year evolution of Brazilian music based on the instructor’s familiarity with the major styles, important composers and lyricists, and the leading interpreters. Presentations of music are selected to illustrate the mainstream and some tributaries and offshoots. The primary mode of the music is vocal, which requires an appreciation of lyric and language. The stories told in song over a century and a half paint a canvas of the history, culture, and people of Brazil. Class limit: 300 For more information, please visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli | Spring 2021 13
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SESSION 2: THURSDAY COURSES<br />
TRAVEL WITH <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
Marty Millison<br />
Thursdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM<br />
This course will highlight the travel experiences<br />
of <strong>OLLI</strong> members. Each week a different <strong>OLLI</strong><br />
member will present a memorable travel<br />
experience, while those in attendance will<br />
learn about an interesting place they may want<br />
to visit. It is anticipated that the presentations<br />
will highlight places around the world as well<br />
as close to home. A discussion will follow each<br />
presentation. Class limit: 100<br />
TONI MORRISON’S SONG OF SOLOMON<br />
Linda Beckman<br />
Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
We examine Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon<br />
(1977), about the African American experience<br />
in the 20th century, especially on how gender<br />
has an impact on racial issues and on changes in<br />
the status of Blacks. A focus will be on realism<br />
and departures from it, and on interpretation.<br />
Milkman goes from a rustbelt city to rural<br />
Pennsylvania and to the South in search of his<br />
origins. We’ll examine techniques and terms and<br />
discuss politics and progress. Class limit: 30<br />
POLITICS IN THE CYBER AGE<br />
Stanley Cutler<br />
Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
An exploration of the influence of cyber media<br />
technologies on American presidential politics.<br />
Class limit: 300<br />
iPHONES FOR INTERMEDIATE USERS<br />
Gary Rose<br />
Thursdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM<br />
This four-week course is intended for the<br />
intermediate user with a good understanding<br />
of the functioning of the iPhone and the Apple<br />
apps installed on all new phones. Each session<br />
will focus on specific topics and applications and<br />
will delve deeper into these areas than in the<br />
basic iPhone class. The four primary topic areas<br />
are customizing your phone with settings and<br />
widgets, news and staying informed, camera and<br />
photos, and apps to make your life easier.<br />
Class limit: 35<br />
TEMPLES AND LOCOMOTIVES: FAIRMOUNT<br />
AREA ARCHITECTURE<br />
Warren Williams<br />
Thursdays, 1:30 PM‒3:00 PM<br />
The goal of this course is to allow participants to<br />
have a greater appreciation of how the northwest<br />
section of Penn’s original city has changed over<br />
the last 300 years. This section of Philadelphia<br />
offers a microcosm showing Philadelphia’s<br />
evolution from a colonial center, to an industrial<br />
powerhouse, and finally to the modern city<br />
focused on education and medicine.<br />
Class limit: 500<br />
BRAZILIAN MUSIC‒A GUIDED TOUR<br />
Narayan Acharya<br />
Thursdays, 3:00 PM‒4:30 PM<br />
Take a guided tour of the 150-year evolution<br />
of Brazilian music based on the instructor’s<br />
familiarity with the major styles, important<br />
composers and lyricists, and the leading<br />
interpreters. Presentations of music are selected<br />
to illustrate the mainstream and some tributaries<br />
and offshoots. The primary mode of the music is<br />
vocal, which requires an appreciation of lyric and<br />
language. The stories told in song over a century<br />
and a half paint a canvas of the history, culture,<br />
and people of Brazil. Class limit: 300<br />
For more information, please visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli | <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 13
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