OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS 50 AND BETTER
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| Spring 2008 Courses |
Mondays
• U.S. and the Middle East: Search for Peace |
Tuesdays
• Women Saints
• Exploring Musical Theater: Dynamic Duos
• The Spiritual Wisdom of Bhagvad Gita
• Media in the 21st Century: Technology, Information, and Politics |
Wednesdays
• Ethnic Conflicts
• Of Lives and Words
• Religion in Literature |
Thursdays
• Politics and Policy: A Presidential Year in California
• Immigration and Border Issues |
Fridays
• Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution
• Art History: Art and Revolution
• Dramatizing Literature |
- Special Events
- San Diego Repertory Theater: The Clean House - For Members Only
- San Diego Museum of Art: Georgia O'Keeffe and the Women of the Stieglitz Circle
- For Members Only
- Richard Lederer's Presidential Trivia
- Lectures
- Global Climate Change
- The Aging Brain
- Religion in America: Our Society, Our Politics
- Osher Book Club
- Five Skies, Ron Carlson
- The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, Lucette Lagnado
- Straight Man, Richard Russo
America in Your Hands 
 The Osher Institute is excited to offer America in Your Hands, a special series of courses and lectures tied to the 2008 Presidential Election. You will find several courses and special lectures with an American flag icon which means they address topics and issues critical to the upcoming election. If you are tired of political spin and television pundits then join us at the Osher Institute for university-quality learning and discussion.
Finally, mark your calendars for February 8th as we kick off this fantastic series with an exclusive evening with Richard Lederer, host emeritus of public radio’s A Way with Words, nationally syndicated columnist, and author of over 30 books, including the just released, Presidential Trivia!
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 Art History: Art and Revolution; the Desire for Individuality |
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In the visual arts, the late 17th and 18th centuries in Europe can be characterized by a move toward democracy and abandonment of the repressive monarchies. Artists who played key roles in the revolutionary process voiced new creative and critical outpourings. Their varied and rich expressions would be expressed in reply to the technological advances set in motion by the "industrial revolution" and political change. This course will identify the stylistic achievements and artists from the late Baroque and Rococo periods to the plurality of early 19th century creative impulses. Artists discussed will range from the powerful visions of Peter Paul Rubens and the opulent tastes of Francois Boucher to the sober style of Jacques-Louis David and to the emotional intensity of Francisco Goya. This seven-week course is designed for those with an interest in history, humanities, travel, and cultural enrichment.
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Instructor: Damon Hitchcock; M.A., Studio Arts; instructor, San Diego Museum of Art, Education Department; adjunct instructor, Miramar College and SDSU.
Section 1
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SPOF 99814 OF
Dates:
Fridays, March 28-May 9, 9-11 am
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
Member Fee: $50 | Non-Member Fee: $70
Schedule Number 08SPOF 99814 OF is Closed
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Section 2
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SPOF 99826 OF
Dates:
Fridays, March 28-May 9, 12 pm-2 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
Member Fee: $50 | Non-Member Fee: $70
Schedule Number 08SPOF 99826 OF is Closed
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Immigration and Border Issues |
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Immigration is a critical issue for American society, the political landscape, and the American economy. Living in San Diego, we are on the front lines of the debate about immigration, home to one of the busiest border crossings in the nation, gateway for thousands of migrant agricultural laborers and service workers, and site of a controversial border fence project. This course will consider immigration from a historical, socio-political, economic, and cultural perspective. Further, it will explore the microcosm of border life; its people and communities. As California struggles to address immigration issues across all spheres of public life and presidential hopefuls lay out deeply different visions of 21st century immigration in America, this class will serve as a timely and enlightening opportunity to increase your understanding of a complex and controversial issue.
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Instructor: Rudolfo Jacobo; lecturer, SDSU Chicano/Chicana Studies; author of Memories of Bracero Workers.
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SPOF 99812 OF
Dates:
Thursdays, April 17-May 15, 1:30-3:30 pm
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
Member Fee: $50 | Non-Member Fee: $70
Schedule Number 08SPOF 99812 OF is Closed
 As a special offer to Osher members, if you take two courses in the America in Your Hands series, you can sign up for a third course in the series at half price!
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U.S. and the Middle East: Search for Peace |
 Conflict in the Middle East has been a central concern of U.S. foreign policy for decades and with the ongoing war in Iraq and continuing War on Terror, the importance of this issue is likely to persist. This course will provide an overview of the most critical fault lines in the Middle East: Israel-Palestine, the renewed conflict between Lebanon and her neighbors, the problem of Iraq, and the emergence of Iran as a regional and perhaps global threat. We will consider historical and ongoing U.S. policy to these interlinked conflicts and critically evaluate why peace in the Middle East has been so elusive. Finally, we will consider what impact changing American leadership might have on politics in the Middle East. If the Democrats win the Presidency will they engage Iran and Syria? Will the victor try – as each of our past three Presidents have – to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict once and for all? What are the contending strategies for navigating the ongoing Iraqi conflict?
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Instructor: Erica Bouris, Ph.D.; lecturer, SDSU political science; former political science professor, Rollins College; research associate, American University of Beirut; author of Complex Political Victims and contributor to Foreign Policy in Focus.
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SPOF 99803 OF
Dates:
Mondays, April 28-May 19, 9-11 am
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
Member Fee: $50 | Non-Member Fee: $70
Schedule Number 08SPOF 99803 OF is Closed
As a special offer to Osher members, if you take two courses in the America in Your Hands series, you can sign up for a third course in the series at half price!
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Media in the 21st Century: Technology, Information, and Politics |
 Join a former television news anchor and current SDSU multimedia journalism lecturer to learn about current trends in the news industry and the media. Will newspapers survive in the Digital Age? Will the Internet take over television as the number one source of information? What about ethics, objectivity, and credibility in the age of online news sources and citizen bloggers? What are the ramifications of the rapidly evolving news industry when it comes to American democratic politics and the 2008 Presidential Election specifically? This class promises to enhance your knowledge of how the news business works in the 21st century and will help you think critically about the relationship between American media and American politics.
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Instructor: Rebecca Coates Nee, M.A.; lecturer in multimedia journalism at SDSU; former television news anchor and reporter for more than 12 years.
Noncredit Schedule No. 08SPOF 99807 OF
Dates:
Tuesdays, May 6-June 10, 9-11 am
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee:
Member Fee: $50 | Non-Member Fee: $70
Register online for 08SPOF 99807 OF
As a special offer to Osher members, if you take two courses in the America in Your Hands series, you can sign up for a third course in the series at half price!
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There currently are no summer courses offered in this area.
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| Last update
January 10, 2008
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