Fall 2010
Coffee Lectures | Three Week Courses | Six Week Courses
Coffee Lectures
Each Coffee Lecture is $20
Unless otherwise noted, all courses take place in the Kaul Forum Classroom. Coffee and refreshments are available at 10:00 a.m. Lectures begin promptly at 10:15 a.m.
An In-Depth Look at Four Spanish Paintings
Presenter: Mary-Ann Reiss
Wednesday, September 29
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
This illustrated lecture will take a closer look at some of the greatest masterpieces of Spanish art: “The Burial of the Count of Orgaz” by El Greco; “Las Meninas” by Diego Velázquez ; “The Third of May 1808” by Francisco Goya ; and “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso.
Hyper-Realism in Art
Presenter: Sharon Latchaw Hirsh, Ph.D. ’70
Wednesday, October 20
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
“Hyper-Realism” is a term used to describe the “photo-informed” realist movement of the 1970s, which investigated the complicated but fascinating idea of “realism” with what, by that time, had become an inescapable connection to photography and popular culture. This class will address this 1970s movement, including social influences that made it an imperative for that time, as well as amazing precedents in “trompe l’oeil” paintings going all the way back to the Renaissance.
Bryn Mawr Film Institute: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Presenter: Juliet J. Goodfriend
Wednesday, November 17
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
A brief history of the Bryn Mawr Theater from its opening in 1926 to the creation of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute by Ms. Goodfriend in 2002, which preserved and restored the theater, and the present plans to complete the renovation of this historic building to create a third theater.
Pennsylvania Artists
Presenter: Elaine Sharer
Wednesday, December 8
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
A survey of artists from Colonial days to mid-20th century. Charles Wilson Peale, Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, and Andy Warhol are only a few of those whose works and lives will be explored and discussed. They will come alive through their paintings and sculptures.
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3-Week Courses
Each three-week course is $40.
Unless otherwise noted, all courses take place in the Kaul Forum Classroom.
Extraterrestrials: The Evidence and Implications
Presenter: Dom Roberti, Ph.D.
3 Tuesdays; September 21, 28, & October 5
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
In spite of official secrecy, a growing body of evidence argues the existence of extraterrestrial (ET) beings, their benevolent intentions in visiting our planet, and their amazing advanced technology and intellectual development. Numerous ET craft have been seen visually, tracked on radar, and have left physical traces, their speed and maneuverability exceeding anything known to current earthly science and engineering. Their technology may provide a solution to our energy, pollution, and global warming crises, and their intelligence may teach us how to live in peace. Protocols developed by the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence have resulted in numerous interactive contacts with extraterrestrial craft and beings around the world.
Highlights of French History
Presenter: Therese Casadesus Rawson, Ph.D.
3 Thursdays; September 23, 30, & October 7
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Gain a better understanding of French history by viewing it through art and culture. Topics to be discussed include the great builders Francis I (Renaissance chateaux) and Louis XIV; Marie-Antoinette and the upheaval of the French Revolution; and the Modern Age, from the Romantics to the Avant–garde.
Molly Maguires
Presenter: Joseph J. Hylan, Esq.
3 Tuesdays; October 12, 19, & 26
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
The Molly Maguires, an Irish-Catholic organization, were active in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal regions from 1862 to 1880. The Mollies have been called martyrs in the struggle to secure the rights of working men. They have also been called terrorists responsible for all manner of murder and mayhem. This course will discuss both aspects.
More Bad Girls of the Bible – and a Few Good Ones As Well!
Presenter: Sr. Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM, M.A.
3 Thursdays; October 14, 21, & 28
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Further explore even more of the “women of ill repute” in the Scriptures and examine whether they are deserving of such a title and why. Attempts will also be made to determine what lessons these women’s stories may teach us. Some of the truly good women in the Bible will also be examined. Consideration will be given to what message they may have for our own lives.
Mysterious Offerings: The English Detective
Presenter: Meredith Baird
3 Tuesdays; November 2, 9, & 16
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Are English detectives more civilized than their American counterparts? Long regarded as a cornerstone of the mystery genre, the British detective mystery has evolved past the image of overly polite conversations, drawing rooms, and high tea. Or has it? This course will include reading and discussing a diverse trio of characters-driven English detective novels.
Lesser Well-Known World Religions
Presenter: Paul Mojzes, Ph.D.
3 Thursdays; November 4, 11, & 18
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
An overview of the Indian Jainism and Sikhism, Chinese religions of Taoism and Confucianism, and Japanese Shinto.
Communicating Across Cultures
Presenter: Ann Craig, M.Ed.
3 Tuesdays; November 30, December 7, & 14
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Whether you are going on a foreign business or pleasure trip or talking with people in your own neighborhood, you are constantly meeting people from other cultures. This course explores the dimensions of culture and the importance of effective communication across cultures. It focuses on how appropriate use of verbal and nonverbal communication can enhance interactions with people for whom English is a second language. Country-specific information will be covered in the last session, with the topics and countries chosen by the participants.
The Nature of Fine Art
Presenter: Lawrence S. Stepelevich, Ph.D.
3 Thursdays; December 2, 9, & 16
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Artistic creation is an exclusively human act which is found throughout human history, from the earliest times to the present. This course will discuss, from a philosophic viewpoint, the reason and nature of fine art, as well as its logical development from gardening to poetry
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6-Week Courses
Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1789
Presenter: Richard Donagher, Ph.D.
6 Tuesdays; September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, & 26
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
The course will first focus on the constitutional conflict that led the American colonies to declare independence from Britain in 1776. The focus will then shift to the military and diplomatic events of the War of the American Revolution. Particular attention will be directed to the war in the Delaware Valley. We will examine the transition from the Articles of Confederation to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and its ratification in 1789.
Graham Greene and Shusaku Endo: Connoisseurs of the Conscience
Presenter: John H. Schwartz, Ph.D.
6 Thursdays; September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, & 28
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Like Greene, a convert to Catholicism and a major novelist whose religion informed some of his best work, Shusaku Endo was sometimes referred to as “the Graham Greene of Japan.” The first reading in this course will be The Power and the Glory, about a whisky priest, followed by Endo’s Silence, about an apostate Jesuit in 17th century Japan. Lastly, the course will move onto Endo’s The Sea and Poison and, if time permits, to Greene’s The End of the Affair.
Poems from a Shaken Century
Presenter: Garrett Bolger, Ph.D.
6 Tuesdays; November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, & 14
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.Change was everywhere: revolutions in France and Greece; German scholarship in philosophy and Biblical studies; evolution in geology and biology; the limits of knowledge of the previously concrete world. Kant and Freud, Marx, and Darwin undermined the old certainties and left the West divided between loyalty to the old and attraction to the new; hope, and despair; change and the fear of change. Poets, of course, responded. We will read works from many people, including Arnold, Browning, Tennyson, Hopkins, Hardy, Whitman, and Yeats.
Writing Our Lives: An Adventure in Autobiography
Presenter: Linda Robinson
6 Thursdays; November 4, 11, 18, December 2, 9, & 16
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
This relaxed, encouraging writing workshop will jump-start your autobiography. Each week will explore a different topic and demonstrate writing strategies to help you create clear, beautiful short essays or the first chapter of your autobiography. There is no homework involved – all writing is done in the Forum classroom. Just come to the first class with your favorite writing implement and notepad or laptop.
Each six-week course is $70
Unless otherwise noted, all courses take place in the Kaul Forum Classroom.
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Location
Unless otherwise noted, all Forum courses take place in the Kaul Forum Classroom, located in the lower level of Kaul Hall, Rosemont College. For excursions, unless noted, please meet at the Kaul Forum Classroom. Directions will be included in registration packets.
Parking
Parking for the Kaul Forum Classroom is located directly behind Kaul Hall. Parking permits will be included in registration packets.
Online Registration
If you would like to pay by credit card you have the option of completing the registration process online. Go to www.rosemont.edu and click on “Non-Credit Programs.” Then click the “Register Online” button and complete all the necessary information.
Cancellation Policy
Rosemont College reserves the right to cancel any course if minimum enrollment is not reached. You will be notified by telephone or letter should this occur. A full refund will be made in this instance.
Withdrawal Policy
Please note: Refunds cannot be made for classes or trips missed as a result of illness, personal emergencies, moving, or other events beyond our control.
Classes: To withdraw from a class before it has begun, you must notify us in writing, preferably at least two weeks in advance. Full refunds minus a 10% administrative fee will be made if you withdraw more than 10 business days before the class starts. If we receive your cancellation less than 10 days but more than 24 hours before the class starts, you will be refunded minus a 20% administrative fee. Cancellations made less than 24 hours in advanceare not refundable. If you must withdraw from a class that has already begun, you may receive a credit to be used for a future class provided that, 1) the course is more than three weeks long, and 2) you notify us in writing by the second week of the class. Only credits, not refunds, are available in this instance.
Excursions: To withdraw from an excursion you must notify us in writing, preferably at least three weeks in advance. Refunds minus a 20% administrative fee will be made if you withdraw more than 10 business days before the trip. If we receive your cancellation less than 10 business days but more than 5 days before the trip, you will be refunded 50% of the cost. Cancellations made less than 5 business days in advance are not refundable.
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