SUMMER 2014
TUESDAY MORNING: 10:00AM – 11:30AM | THURSDAY MORNING: 10:00AM -1130AM |
GREAT STORIES/AUTHORS, J. Becker/E. Kolegar | YIDDISH LITERATURE, C. Feinman |
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BERNARD MALAMUD/JEWISH IDENTITY, S.Bloomfield | SIX MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS, P. Houts |
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON: 12:15 – 1:45 | THURSDAY AFTERNOON: 12:15 – 1:45 |
FOLK MUSIC/SOCIAL ACTIVISM, S. Kalinsky | WALT WHITMAN, I. Geller/T. Gannon |
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FOOD IN POETRY, I. Sax | |
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FALL 2014 STUDY GROUPS (Click here for all Syllabi)
MONDAY
MORNING
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TUESDAY MORNING |
WEDNESDAY
MORNING
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THURSDAY MORNING |
FRIDAY MORNING
11:00AM – 12:30PM
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VICHY FRANCE | CHEKHOV | MIDDLEMARCH | EXPLORING CREATIVITY | |
R. Oreskovic |
C.Mason
L.Mostovoy
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S.Kalinsky
C.Swoope
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P.Lemay/G.Plesent |
C.Sampton
M.Marcovitz
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NY STORIES II | EUGENE O’NEILL | |||
B. Salant | P. Lemay |
J.Adler/H.Menikoff
D.Marcus
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CANCELED |
C.McDonald
S.Reichstein
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LATIN POETRY | CONTEMPORARY US RELIGION | |||
N. Alexiou | N. Grossman | R.Gerace/A.Bourbon |
A.LeShack
J.Zaborowski
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J. Fleishman |
M.L.K – CANCELLED
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WORDS OF WISDOM-CANCELLED
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T. Auerbach |
C.Godek
R.Silverman
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S. Otey/M. Marsh | H. Seeman | L. Schwartz |
MONDAY
AFTERNOON
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON |
WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON
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THURSDAY
AFTERNOON
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FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
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THE BOOK OF JOB | ||||
J. Smith | C.Binder/M.Perelmuter | H. Shear | J. Smith | |
WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS | ||||
D. Walker | M. Hill | E. Goode |
M.Houts/C.Cheney
N. Grossman
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CIVIL LIBERTIES | ART OF WRITING | |||
R. Wehrmann | J.Gaines/J.Zuckerman | S.Balcoff/M.Harris |
E.Brener/C.Troob
L.Porter/E.Weisburg
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BRITISH FILM | IMMIGRANT LENS | FINNEGANS WAKE | ||
M.Duffy/M.Nelson | A. Sanders | J.C.Einbender | T.Gannon/H.Levy | |
Spring 2015
Monday Morning
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
SCIENCE & LITERATURE
LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Monday Aft.
NY REVIEW OF BOOKS
IBSEN
TRUMAN REVISITED
CULTURE EVOLVES
Tuesday Morning
MORAL DILEMMAS
AMERICANS IN PARIS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TELLING OUR STORY
Tuesday Aft.
SILENT CINEMA
ART OF WRITING
JAPANESE LITERATURE
WORD PLAYS
Wed. Morning
HITCHCOCK
FAULKNER
PINTER PLAYS
MODERN LOVE POETRY
Wed. Aft.
MEMOIRS AND QUASI-MEMOIRS
SCIENCE FICTION
MOZART OPERAS
FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS
Thurs. Morning
SHORT STORY MASTERS
THE “OTHER” BASEBALL
TROLLOPE REDUX
A BROKEN HEART
Thurs. Aft.
FINNEGANS WAKE
SCIENCE AND RELIGION
SOCRATIC CONVERSATIONS
ALICE MUNRO
Friday
AMERICAN HUMOR
WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
HOLLYWOOD HUSTLERS
DIASPORAN EXCHANGE
Summer 2015 Session
TUESDAY | THURSDAY | ||
10:00-11:30 AM | UNDERSTANDING PAINTING P. Houts |
NY’s EVOLVING NEIGHBORHOODS M. Evans/F. Taber |
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MILTON, WITHOUT PARADISE C. Schoen |
FOREIGN AFFAIRS S. Kalinsky/A. LeSchack |
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12:15 -1:45 PM | PERSPECTIVES ON DRESS S. Petitt |
FOOD MEMOIR I. Sax |
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W. H. AUDEN T. Gannon/I. Geller |
Monday 9:55-11:25 AM | Tuesday 9:55-11:25 AM | Wednesday 9:55-11:25 AM | Thursday 9:55-11:25 AM | Friday 11:00 AM-12:30 PM | ||
TO APPOMATTOX J.Becker/J.Fleishman | CATASTROPHICEUROPE K.Hall |
MODERN GREEK POETS N.Alexiou |
EZRA POUND M.Fischweicher/ C.Schoen | DOCUMENTARY FILM R.Forlenza/M.Connelly/ M.Lawrence/R.Sholiton | ||
ECONOMICINEQUALITY M.Hill |
CHANGING AM. ECONOMY D.Kossoff/K.Witty | CZECH FILMS R.Gerace/E.Vogel | GREATCONVERSATIONS A.LeSchack/ J.Zaborowski | EXPLORINGCREATIVITY C.Samton/M.Marcovitz | ||
WORKING WOMEN IN FILM S.O’Connell |
TELLING OUR STORY C.Mason/ L.Mostovoy |
MILITARYSTRATEGY J.Gould |
IMPERIAL RUSSIA M.Marsh/ J.Zuckerman | AM. ART BETWEENTHE WARS C.Millsom |
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EMOTIONALINTELLIGENCE H.Seeman | MODERN POETRY A.Piccolo | GEMS OF RUSSIAN LIT. S.Kalinsky/ G.Swoope |
WAR STORIES G.Plesent/ S.Freeman | CABARET D.Rosenthal/ D.Wallace |
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12:10-1:40 PM | 12:10-1:40 PM | 12:10-1:40 PM | 12:10-1:40 PM | |||
FREEDOM OFRELIGION B.Cooper/M.Scher | LUCK J.Adler/ L.Schmelter-Davis |
ESSAYS OFMONTAIGNE T.Auerbach | FINNEGANSWAKE T.Gannon/H.Levy | |||
DECADENTDECADES J.Glick/L.Wollin | PROUST:SWANN’S WAY S.Girard |
CONTROVERSIALANTHROPOLOGISTS S.Balcoff | VOICES OFDIASPORA M.Perez | |||
NEW YORK STORIES B.Salant | LIFE: A MOLECULARPERSPECTIVE N.Grossman/ J.Sobel | NY REVIEW OF BOOKS J.C.Einbender | EXHIBITIONS:BEHIND THESCENES J.Rosenbaum/ A.Highton | |||
SYMPHONY AFTERBEETHOVEN J.Smith |
LIFE’S LASTCHAPTER W.Thies |
SPANISH CIVIL WAR D.Reynolds |
GAME THEORY J.Smith |
Spring 2016
Monday 9:55 – 11:25 AM |
Tuesday 9:55 –11:25 AM | Wednesday 9:55 –11:25 AM | Thursday 9:55 – 11:25 AM | Friday 11:00 – 12:30 PM | ||
MEMORIALS, MONUMENTS AND MEMORY M.Dichter | FORGOTTEN WOMEN S.Babush/ H.Schmelter-Davis | ASTRONOMY J.Gillespie | STEVE JOBS T.Ashley | EARLY JAPANESE LITERATURE S.Goldman | ||
A BROKEN HEART L.Taichman/R.Braff | GREENWICH VILLAGEPROTEST WRITERS R.Gerace | SAM CLEMENS & MARK TWAIN T.Grant | GUIDEDAUTOBIOGRAPHY D.Grogan | FILMS OF ELIA KAZAN H.Menikoff | ||
MEMOIRS C.Mason/ L.Mostovoy | SAUL BELLOW S.Kalinsky | HISTORIOGRAPHY M.Sullivan/J.Goldman | ACRYLIC PAINTING C.Winer | |||
JFK REVISITED M.Shapiro | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE H.Seeman | STORIES OF HOPE &DESPAIR G.Plesent | ||||
12:10 – 1:40 PM | 12:10 –1:40 PM | 12:10 –1:40 PM | 12:10 -1:40 PM | |||
CONSTANTINE’S SWORD: THE CHURCH AND THE JEWS – A HISTORY F. Carden/A.Spiller | BLINDNESS J.Adler | ORWELL J.Becker | EZRA POUND’S CANTOS M.Fischweicher/C.Schoen | |||
THINKING PROBABILITY D.Ray | JEWELS OF THEVICTORIAN AGE S.Balcoff | WORD PLAYS II M.Hearst | BYZANTIUM R. Oreskovic | |||
HOW THE BRAIN CREATES LANGUAGE & THOUGHT J.Smith | NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS J.C.Einbender | SEX & VIOLINS OPERA’S BATTLE OF THE SEXES J.Smith | NARRATIVE NONFICTION R.Sholiton/B.Collins | |||
WRITING GYM C.Troob/E.Brener/ L.Porter/E.Weisberg | VICHY FRANCE R.Oreskovic | AN ACTOR PREPARES B.Smith |
SUMMER SESSION 2016
TUESDAY MORNING 10 – 11.30 | THURSDAY MORNING 10 – 11.30 |
BODY ART, M. Evans/S. Petitt | SHORT FICTION, J. Becker & E. Kolegar |
CURRENT ISSUES IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS, S. Kalinsky & A. Le Schack |
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON 12.15 – 1.45 | THURSDAY AFTERNOON 12.15 – 1.45 |
WORDSWORTH, COLERIDGE & THE BIRTH OF ROMANTICISM, I Geller & T. Gannon |
THE NATURE OF NATURE WRITING, M. Houts |
BEHAVIOR THERAPIES, P. Houts | THE MARTYR: SECRET JEWS IN COLONIAL MEXICO, F. De Lott |
Fall 2016 Study Groups
Spring 2017 Study Groups
Mon. 9:55 – 11:25 AM | Tues. 9:55 –11:25 AM | Wed. 9:55 – 11:25 AM | Thurs. 9:55 – 11:25 AM | Fri. 11:00 –12:30 PM |
GUIDED AUTOBIOGRAPHY D. GROGAN | NEW ORLEANS E. BRENER/L. CRISTAL | HISTORY’S PATTERNS J. GOULD | CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES W. THIES | FILMS OF BILLY WILDER H. MENIKOFF |
REPORTING ON THE BRINK OF CHANGE B. KOBRIN | DEBATE ON THE CONSTITUTION S.COLE | BREAKING AWAY: LEAVING CLOSED COMMUNITIES J. ADLER | JEWISH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES G. SELIGER | “MAKING ITALIANS”: THE NEW NATION 1870-1920 D. RAY |
MAUPASSANT R. ORESKOVIC | SCIENCE & LITERATURE J. GILLESPIE | WHAT’S IN A SONG? G. MCCASLIN/H. SEEMAN | ART IN THE MET C. GROSSNER | WRITING THE GREAT WAR T. GRANT |
WRITING MEMOIRS C.MASON/L.MOSTOVOY | PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP P. HOUTS/S. RAUCH/J. VOGEL | LITERARY CRITICISM M. ROWAN | ||
12:10 – 1:40 PM | 12:10 –1:40 PM | 12:10 –1:40 PM | 12:10 -1:40 PM | |
RECENT POETS LAUREATE M. FISCHWEICHER C. SCHOEN | SHOOTING STARS S. O’CONNELL | WRITING WORKSHOP C. TROOB/L.S. PORTER/E. WEISBURG | 14TH AMENDMENT TJ. BECKER/J. ZUCKERMAN | |
EVOLUTION IS EVERYWHERE J. SMITH | PROUST III: THE GUERMANTES WAY S. GIRARD | CLASSIC NOVELLAS S. BALCOFF | BEETHOVEN QUARTETS J. SMITH | |
HUAC: AN AMERICAN INJUSTICE B. SALANT | GOLDEN AGE OF SPAIN M. PEREZ | PILGRIMAGES: SACRED & SECULAR F. CARDEN/A. SPILLER | THE PLEASURES OF REREADING G. PLESENT | |
MEMORIALS, MONUMENTS & MEMORY M. DICHTER | GREAT DECISIONS S. KALINSKY/A. LESCHACK | NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS J. C. EINBENDER | TRAILBLAZING WOMEN S. BABUSH /H. SCHMELTER-DAVIS |
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