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INTERNATIONAL RECREATIONAL FOLK DANCE, LEVEL 2 Arsht Hall, Wilmington (F208–01) Thursday 2:30–3:45 p.m. 2/8/2024–5/9/2024 Instructors: Lorraine Cohn, Martin Cohn Number of class sessions: 13 Course format: Active (Hands-on) Prerequisite: International Folk Dance experience Recreational international folk dancing is a wonderful way to meet people in the U.S. and many other countries. This mild to moderate form of exercise is a great way for seniors to help maintain cardiac fitness, mobility, balance and brain health. The focus is to learn varied dances that are popular and frequently danced in local community groups in Delaware, Pennsylvania and other states. It is best to wear comfortable flat or low-heeled shoes for this class.
Beginning with a survey of the political, social, economic and artistic foundations of modern western civilization from the Renaissance onward, this course covers the historical forces and events that shaped the world in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, and prospects for the future are suggested.
HISTORY 1066: ENGLAND’S TURNING POINT
LGBT FILMS
Arsht Hall, Wilmington (G354–01) Class limit: 30 UD OLLI Online (G354–06) Class limit: unlimited Monday 10:45 a.m.-noon 4/1/2024–4/29/2024 Instructor: Joseph Olinchak Number of class sessions: 5 Course format: Lecture, Video Based
UD OLLI Online (F206–06) Monday 2:30–4 p.m. 2/5/2024–4/22/2024 Instructor: Larry Peterson Number of class sessions: 11 Course format: Discussion, Video Based Tech requirements: Audio and video—with monitor or screen of 12” or more
Discover the story of England from prehistory to the Roman conquest in the first century to the pivotal Battle of Hastings in 1066. Explore the rise and fall of kingdoms as the AngloSaxons successively battle amongst themselves, Viking raiders, Danish invaders, and finally their Norman conquerors. Gain insights into the cultural, social and political developments that have left an enduring mark on British history and the world.
We view some films that feature gay, transsexual, bisexual or lesbian characters or storylines, possibly including some documentaries. We often include one or more foreign films.
A TRAGIC ERA: THE STORY OF RECONSTRUCTION
OBJECTS AS CULTURAL ARTIFACTS* UD OLLI Online (F213–06) Wednesday 10:45 a.m.–noon 2/7/2024–5/1/2024 Instructors: Stuart Siegell, Linda Dion, Michael Kramer Number of class sessions: 12 Course format: Discussion, Lecture Graduate students from the University of Delaware Center for Material Culture Studies present the stories, science and broad cultural implications of a wide variety of objects spanning art history, American material culture and other humanities and sciences.
RISE OF THE MODERN WORLD UD OLLI Online (F214–06) Tuesday 12:45–2 p.m. 2/6/2024–4/23/2024 Instructors: Charles Johnson, Anne Kneavel Number of class sessions: 11 Course format: Lecture, Video Based
Wyoming Church, Dover (G357–01) Class limit: 30 UD OLLI Online (G357–06) Class limit: unlimited Tuesday 10:45 a.m.–noon 2/6/2024–4/23/2024 Instructor: Daniel Pritchett Number of class sessions: 11 Course format: Discussion, Lecture At the close of the Civil War in 1865, the U.S. government embarked on a policy of “reconstructing” the embattled union, while at the same time wrestling with the enormous task of ensuring “a new birth of freedom” for four million formerly enslaved people. The ensuing years saw a serious effort to create a biracial democracy, but it ended in the abandonment and betrayal of African Americans and a descent into a horrific century of racial discrimination and violence. This class tells that story.
27 Hours of outside preparation: *0-1 **1-2 ***2 or more
