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 1: TUESDAY COURSES THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION Steve Pollack Tuesdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM HOW SCIENCE POLICY SHAPES INNOVATION Sandy Catz Tuesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM 6 Norman Rockwell, N. C. Wyeth, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Maxfield Parrish are examples of American Illustrators of the 20th century. Their art covered magazines such as Life, Collier’s, Saturday Evening Post, Hearst, and LOOK. The genius and art of these giants represent the pinnacle of illustration style at the turn of the 20th century. This class explores the history of illustration, its relationship to the art world, and the legacy of their achievements. Class limit: 300 HOT TOPICS IN JUSTICE AND THE LAW Hon. Phyllis Beck and Lynn Marks Tuesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM Exploration of current policy and legal issues from opposing perspectives. Expert speakers include political and community leaders, judges, reporters, authors, and lawyers and community advocates for justice. Topics may include the 2021 political and judicial landscape (nationally and PA), criminal justice reform, abortion, ethics in government, foreign interference in elections, and more. The schedule will be flexible to accommodate particularly hot topics. Class limit: 500 DESTABILIZATION OF THE NATION STATE: SEPARATISTS, REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS, AND TERRORISTS Michael Cleary Tuesdays, 1:00 PM‒2:15 PM Explore how the modern nation state is undermined by separatists, revolutionary movements, and terrorists. Case studies include personal experience with terrorism in the Middle East and the “Troubles in Ireland.” Each session has a separate topic to be addressed. Each session opens with an interactive discussion on current/legal events, and then a short PowerPoint presentation follows with a discussion on distributed articles. Class limit: 300 Spring 2021 | OLLI at Temple | olli@temple.edu | (215) 204-1505 Government sets science and technology policy through incentives and regulations, ideally in the public interest. Scientists and technology leaders in government, industry, and academia attempt to influence public policy, based on their expertise and (sometimes) their self-interest. This multidisciplinary course combines topics in science, technology, public policy, and ethics. We will explore current issues in public health, climate change, environmental science and energy. A background in science is not required. Class limit: 50 LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA Judi Biederman Tuesdays, 1:30 PM‒3:00 PM Through discussions of the topics of quill pens, toys, wool, and clothing, Life in Colonial America describes the hardships of life in the American colonies, challenges of the times, and the ingenuity that helped colonists survive. Class limit: 300 HOT BUTTON ISSUES IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY Judith Bernstein-Baker Tuesdays, 3:00 PM‒4:30 PM This will be a four-session class that will give participants an overview of the immigration system, examine the decision-makers and stakeholders, and explore current trends. We will examine the emotional nature of the immigration debate, legal immigration, detention and child separation, asylum, and refugee resettlement. Guest speakers, video clips, case studies, and breakout Zoom groups will be used to encourage participant interchange. Class limit: 60
SESSION 1: TUESDAY COURSES (Continued) JOSEPH FELS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., JOSE MARTI, AND THOMAS PAINE: THEIR LIFE STORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Edward J. Dodson Tuesdays, 6:30 PM‒8:00 PM Lectures on the lives and principles of four leading reformers in U.S. history: (1) Joseph Fels, of the family who built the Fels-Naptha Company, and who then devoted most of his wealth to the realization of Henry George’s vision of economic justice and to securing a homeland for the Jewish people; (2) Martin Luther King Jr., who embraced the nonviolent methods of Mahatma Gandhi; (3) José Martí, organizer of Cuban exiles in the 1895 uprising against Spanish rule; and (4) Thomas Paine, whose first writing after arriving in North America condemned the enslavement of any person. Class limit: 200 SESSION 1: WEDNESDAY COURSES CIVIL WAR II Jim Brown Wednesdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM A look at first major Civil War battle—Bull Run—the border states, and war in the West. Class limit: 200 MORNING DIALOGUE Janice Winston Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM Educational thought-provoking lecture and discussion. Topics cover historical, national, local, social, and current issues. The dialogue helps us gain insight into others and ourselves on our quest to continue learning. Attendees are invited to share their thoughts, ideas, and opinions in a congenial and guided forum. Wake up your brain as we gain and give knowledge through our individual life experiences. Class limit: 50 FREEDOM OF SPEECH: HAVE WE GONE TOO FAR? Alan Gershenson Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM Hate speech, corporate speech and money, speech that defames and invades privacy. We will explore the history and law involving the constitutional right of freedom of speech and discuss whether it has been interpreted too broadly to protect hate and other types of speech from any governmental restraint or regulation. Class limit: 300 SAVING WOMEN’S HISTORY: WOMEN AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION Cynthia Little Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM This course presents a national and regional overview of women’s activism in historic preservation beginning in the mid 1800s. It explores the ways women domesticated preservation and used it for political ends including promoting the Confederacy, American exceptionalism, and most recently women’s historical experience in all its complexity. Class limit: 300 For more information, please visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli | Spring 2021 7
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SESSION 1: TUESDAY COURSES (Continued)<br />
JOSEPH FELS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., JOSE MARTI, AND THOMAS PAINE: THEIR LIFE<br />
STORIES AND PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE<br />
Edward J. Dodson<br />
Tuesdays, 6:30 PM‒8:00 PM<br />
Lectures on the lives and principles of four leading reformers in U.S. history: (1) Joseph Fels, of the<br />
family who built the Fels-Naptha Company, and who then devoted most of his wealth to the realization<br />
of Henry George’s vision of economic justice and to securing a homeland for the Jewish people; (2)<br />
Martin Luther King Jr., who embraced the nonviolent methods of Mahatma Gandhi; (3) José Martí,<br />
organizer of Cuban exiles in the 1895 uprising against Spanish rule; and (4) Thomas Paine, whose first<br />
writing after arriving in North America condemned the enslavement of any person. Class limit: 200<br />
SESSION 1: WEDNESDAY COURSES<br />
CIVIL WAR II<br />
Jim Brown<br />
Wednesdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM<br />
A look at first major Civil War battle—Bull Run—the<br />
border states, and war in the West.<br />
Class limit: 200<br />
MORNING DIALOGUE<br />
Janice Winston<br />
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
Educational thought-provoking lecture and<br />
discussion. Topics cover historical, national,<br />
local, social, and current issues. The dialogue<br />
helps us gain insight into others and ourselves<br />
on our quest to continue learning. Attendees<br />
are invited to share their thoughts, ideas, and<br />
opinions in a congenial and guided forum. Wake<br />
up your brain as we gain and give knowledge<br />
through our individual life experiences.<br />
Class limit: 50<br />
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: HAVE WE GONE TOO<br />
FAR?<br />
Alan Gershenson<br />
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
Hate speech, corporate speech and money,<br />
speech that defames and invades privacy. We<br />
will explore the history and law involving the<br />
constitutional right of freedom of speech and<br />
discuss whether it has been interpreted too<br />
broadly to protect hate and other types of speech<br />
from any governmental restraint or regulation.<br />
Class limit: 300<br />
SAVING WOMEN’S HISTORY: WOMEN AND<br />
HISTORIC PRESERVATION<br />
Cynthia Little<br />
Wednesdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
This course presents a national and regional<br />
overview of women’s activism in historic<br />
preservation beginning in the mid 1800s.<br />
It explores the ways women domesticated<br />
preservation and used it for political ends<br />
including promoting the Confederacy, American<br />
exceptionalism, and most recently women’s<br />
historical experience in all its complexity.<br />
Class limit: 300<br />
For more information, please visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli | <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 7
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