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World War II was, perhaps, the most momentous and calamitous event in human history. This class discusses the events in the Pacific Theater, which ranged from Australia to Alaska and Hawaii to India. It was fought on land, air, sea and undersea. We review the people, places, plans, campaigns/battles, events and equipment that were used.
Join in a discussion of this historical novel based on true stories of life in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. It chronicles the lives of three women who served with the Allies, worked with the Resistance and endured the cruelty of life in the Ghetto. Please note that there is no class for the online section (H300–06) on Wednesday, May 1; it is rescheduled to May 8.
LITERATURE
CHARLES DICKENS & EMILE ZOLA: BRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION*
BANNED BOOKS: NEWBERY MEDAL WINNERS**
Arsht Hall, Wilmington (H304–01) Thursday 10:45 a.m.–noon 2/8/2024–5/9/2024 Instructor: Susan Shoemaker Number of class sessions: 13 • Class limit: 35 Course format: Discussion Required text: Hard Times, Charles Dickens (2003 edition), Kate Flint, ed.
UD OLLI Online (H303–06) Friday 9–10:30 a.m. 2/9/2024–3/8/2024 Instructor: Emily Ginder Number of class sessions: 5 Course format: Discussion The Newbery Medal is given yearly to an author who has made a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Many winning books are controversial, resulting in attempts to ban them. We read and discuss five winners that have been challenged/banned to see if they are suitable for young readers. We discuss the current furor over book banning. We read The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and New Kid by Jerry Craft.
BEACH READS FOR BABIES AND BEYOND Trinity Faith Education Building, Lewes (H273–01) Monday 10:45 a.m.–noon 2/5/2024–3/4/2024 Instructor: Joyce Calamia Number of class sessions: 5 • Class limit: 10 Course format: Discussion, Lecture Through in-class reading and discussion, this course introduces students to children’s books about the beach, the ocean and sea life, written by the best kiddie-lit authors. Some books are classics, some are newcomers, all are delightful!
BOOK CLUB: THE WAR GIRLS Wyoming Church, Dover (H300–01) Thursday 9–10:15 a.m. 4/4/2024–5/2/2024 Class limit: 25 UD OLLI Online (H300–06) Wednesday 12:45–2 p.m. 4/3/2024–5/8/2024 Class limit: 24 Instructor: Bobbi Neaton Course format: Discussion Required text: The War Girls: A WW2 Novel of Sisterhood and Survival, V.S. Alexander, ISBN:978-1-4967-3479-2
Famous 19th-century authors Charles Dickens in Hard Times and Emile Zola in Germinal presented some of the effects of modern capitalism and the Industrial Revolution. But one was English, the other was French. We compare their content and approach, reflecting their individual cultures. Excerpts from late-20th-century films of the novels are included in the presentations.
GREAT BOOKS IN GENRES** Arsht Hall, Wilmington (H302–01) Class limit: 75 Thursday 12:45–2 p.m. 2/8/2024–4/25/2024 Number of class sessions: 11 UD OLLI Online (H302–06) Class limit: 75 Wednesday 10:45 a.m.–noon 2/7/2024–4/24/2024 Number of class sessions: 11 Instructor: Rebecca Worley Novels come in several genres, among them historical novels, subdivided into fiction and those based on fact adapted for fiction. And mysteries can be cozies, puzzles or detective fiction. Then there’s the epistolary novel, written as letters. And we can’t forget the epic novel or the memoir. In this course, we study genres and read novels that represent only the “best of the best” for each genre. See website for specifics at https://sites.google.com/udel.edu/booksgenres.
33 Hours of outside preparation: *0-1 **1-2 ***2 or more
