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Fall 2018 at | www.cmu.edu/osher w CONSIDER A GIFT TO OSHER Should you wish, you may make a contribution to the Osher Annual Fund by calling the office at 412.268.7489, going through the Osher website with a credit card, or mailing a check to the office. Thank you in advance for your generosity. BOARD OF DIRECTORS FALL 2018 OFFICE STAFF Jim Reitz, President CURRICULUM COMMITTEE Lyn Decker, Executive Director Allan Hribar Vice-President Circe Curley, Chair Chris Dashti, Assistnat to the Registrar/Website Admin. Lee Fogarty, Secretary Gary Bates Chelsea Prestia, Admin. Assistant/Publications Editor Roz Goorin, Treasurer Lester Berkowitz Olivia McCann, Office Assistant John Olmsted, Past President John Brown Rosalie Barsotti Maureen Brown CATALOG EDITORS Gary Bates Flip Conti Chelsea Prestia, Editor Linda Bishoff Jan Davis Chris Dashti Jane Cordisco Lyn Decker Roz Goorin Circe Curley Mary Duquin Helen-Faye Rosenblum Anna Estop Anna Estop Rosalyn Treger Janice Hawkins Byron Gottfried Jeffrey Holst Marilyn Maiello Alan James Enid Miller CONTACT INFORMATION Pat Schroder Judy Rubinstein Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Raja Sooriamurthi Rochelle Steiner Mona Strassburger Carnegie Mellon University Jeffrey Swoger Hunt Library Jeffrey Swoger Sheila Werner 4909 Frew Street Marcia Taylor Richard Wilson Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3833 Greg Wright David Zimmer Please include your return address on all mail sent to the Osher office. Amy Burkert, University Liaison Phone: 412.268.7489 Email: [email protected] Website: cmu.edu/osher ON THE COVER Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany and all aspects of plant science and serves the international scientific community through research and documentation. The cover features work from Kandis Vermeer Phillips’ exhibition Alphabetum Botanicum - illuminated letters, which are intertwined with plants, mammals and insects. Each letter is paired with a botanical artwork from the collection to create a literal or amusing relationship between the two. See Course 2601 on pg 68. Photography credit: Front cover art by Kandis Vermeer Phillips, design by Chelsea Prestia Additional catalog images courtesy of David Bachman (Pittsburgh Opera), Kristi Jan Hoover (City Theater), and Wikimedia Commons. OSHER at Carnegie Mellon | Fall 2018 What interests you? Find your courses by topic. ARTS & HUMANITIES LEARN BY DOING SCIENCE Art 5 Art 24 Astronomy 44 Cinema/Film 6 Crafts / Hobbies 27 Environment 44 Drama / Theatre 8 Culinary 28 Life Science 47 Language 9 Dance / Exercise 29 Medical 49 Literature 9 Finance/Insurance 32 Technology 52 Music 14 Games 34 Language 36 SOCIAL SCIENCES BUSINESS & Music / Drama 36 Contemporary Topics/ COMMERCE Self Improvement 37 Sociology 53 Economics 20 Tours 39 History 58 Law 21 Wellness 40 Pittsburgh 66 Writing 41 Politics / Government 69 General Info Psychology 71 Religion / Philosophy 73 Directors & Staff Front Cover Travel 74 One and Two Day Classes 4 Index by IMPORTANT! Study Leader Name 86-89 It is in your best interest to register online. Campus Map 90-91 Paper registrations will be delayed and Classroom Locations 92 processed one week after registration opens. General Information & Policies 92-94 Parking & Transportation 92 Pay your 2019 membership dues ($100.00) when you register to ensure you get your winter catalog on time. Bad Weather 92 Code of Conduct 93 Skip Dates 94 Session Dates Refund Policy 94 Session One: Sep. 3 - Oct. 13 Registration Info 94 List of Courses by Day: pgs. 76 - 80 Session Two: Oct. 29 - Dec. 8 List of Courses by Day: pgs. 81 - 85 The course descriptions have been edited with an eye to preserving the voice and spirit of our study leaders. 412.268.7489 3 e: [email protected] w: cmu.edu/osher ONE & TWO DAY COURSES Having trouble committing to a six-week course? Try one of our one and two day classes listed below. For full course description, Study Leader biography, dates, and times, please see the course listed on its assigned page. Number of Start Class Class Name Page Classes Date ID # 1 9/4 2520 Sports And Politics: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 70 2 9/17 2530 The Art Of The City 8 2 10/4 2488 Creative Process Of CMU's School Of Drama Plays 8 2 10/15 2516 Osteoporosis: Reducing The Risk Of Fracture 50 2 10/16 2621 The Mattress Factory 5 2 10/16 2578 AARP Smart Driver 8-Hour Course 39 1 10/17 2603 It's STEAM Not STEM: "A" Is For The "Arts" 54 2 10/17 2522 Fracking & Cracking: What Are They - Good Or Bad? 44 1 10/19 2595 Manchester Bidwell Corporation 57 1 10/22 2614 What's It Like Living In A Retirement Community? 57 1 10/22 2601 Exhibit Tour Of Alphabetum Botanicum At Hunt Institute 68 1 10/22 2583 City Of Asylum@Alphabet City: Pittsburgh Worldwide Hub 66 Where Writers And Artists Convene 1 10/23 2526 Aging Without Growing Old 49 1 10/23 2489 Regenerative Medicine 51 1 10/23 2559 Why Vote? The History And Future Of Democracy 56 1 10/24 2529 Evolution Of Jazz/Swing-A Live Musical Demonstration 14 1 10/24 2627 Rainforest Birds And More 48 1 10/24 2590 The Steagles-Did Art Rooney, Sr. Really Save Pro Football During World War II? 60 1 10/25 2619 Kelso Museum Of Near East Archaeology Tour 59 1 10/25 2597 BREXIT - A Very Difficult Divorce 71 You must be registered to attend these courses. OSHER | Fall 2018 4 w: cmu.edu/osher ARTS&HUMANITIES Art | Cinema/Film | Drama/Theatre | Language | Literature | Music ART The Mattress Factory Study Leader: The Mattress Factory Materials Fee: $10* • 2 Classes: Oct. 16 and Oct. 23 Class ID: 2621 • Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM TWO • The Mattress Factory, DAY 505 Jacksonia St., North Side The Mattress Factory was founded in 1977 by artists to support artists working in residence to create site-specific installations. The museum supports established and emerging artists through a residency program that has Women Artists In The Age become the pilot program for artist residences in institu- tions worldwide. Get an exclusive look at our history, our Of Abstract Expressionism exhibitions, and our programs. The first class will be a Study Leader: Cynthia Weisfield guided tour of the exhibits and the second class will be a presentation of the history and programming of the Mat- • 4 Classes: Oct. 30 – Nov. 20 Class ID: 2569 tress Factory. • Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary installation • Wean Hall, 4707 art. *Materials fees are not refundable; information on page 94. Abstract Expressionism was the dominant style in mid- century American art, a movement that was most closely associated with male artists. But there were dozens of women developing their own styles within the idiom. In this course, we will rediscover some of these talented, resilient people, their work, and how it related to the abstract expressionist concepts. Their stories will be told against the backdrop of the artistic communities in San Francisco and New York. In addition, we will look at some expatriates who lived in Paris, why they went, and the world they lived in. The place of Abstract Expressionism within American cultural and political history will also be discussed. Cynthia F. Weisfield is an art historian with a degree from the University of Chicago. She is a freelance writer whose articles about art and food appear regularly in multiple local and national publications. Cynthia wrote the biography Sonia Gechtoff: Remembrances of a Life in Art. She was also a consultant for the show Women of Abstract Expressionism produced by the Denver Art Museum. 412.268.7489 5 e: [email protected] ARTS & HUMANITIES | Art | Cinema/Film American History Through CINEMA/FILM Artworks At The Smithsonian American Art Museum Study Leader: Smithsonian American Art Museum Hitchcock Noir Study Leader: Lloyd Stires • 4 Classes: Sep. 4 – Sep. 25 Class ID: 2587 • Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM • 6 Classes: Sep. 4 – Oct. 9 Class ID: 2588 • Wean Hall, 4708 • Tuesday, 5:15 PM - 7:45 PM • Wean Hall, 4708 Beyond the Frame: American History through Artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum will explore Director Alfred Hitchcock is widely hailed as the master America’s stories through a series of four highly interac- of suspense. His films are often treated as a genre of their tive, artwork-driven videoconferences. Artists give us a own. A closer look reveals that many of his films are quite diverse window on American life, reflecting the cultural, dark. His protagonists are plagued by guilt, suspicion, and social, and political climate of the time in which they anxiety, and are viewed with Hitchcock’s typical ironic work. Explore the question, “What does art reveal about detachment. We will watch and discuss six Hitchcock America?” as you join Smithsonian American Art classics from the 1940-1960 period that arguably fall Museum study group leaders to examine America through within the film noir genre. Attention will be paid to Hitch- the eyes of diverse artists in four discussion-based ses- cock’s personal history and to his characteristic visual and sions, each focused on a separate era: Seeing Is Thinking, narrative style. Early America, Wars at Home and Abroad, and Contem- Lloyd Stires (Ph.D., Duke University) is a retired professor of porary Life. psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he The Smithsonian American Art Museum has connected with taught social psychology, environmental psychology, and mass learners of all ages, focusing especially on lifelong learning sites media and behavior. He was a jazz and blues disc jockey on during summers since 2013. American Art Museum study group WIUP-FM. He blogs about social science and current events.