FALL 2019 Sept 9 – Nov 4

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute At Tufts University

617-627-5699 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli WHAT IS THE OSHER LLI AT TUFTS? ABOUT OUR PROGRAM The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at OFFICE INFORMATION Tufts (“Osher LLI”) is a membership-based Tufts University community of adults who seek intellectu- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute al stimulation in a convivial atmosphere. 039 Carmichael Hall No tests, no pressure, no grades—just fun! Medford, MA 02155 We offer an extensive array of educational Phone: (617) 627-5699 and social activities, with classes held every season of the year. Most of our study Fax: (617) 627-6507 group leaders are drawn from our own Web: www.ase.tufts.edu/lli ranks. Others are scholars from the Tufts eMail: [email protected] community, while still others come to us Hours: Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm from outside the Tufts family with special (throughout the academic year) skills or knowledge to share. the tasks that help us keep going, enjoying Our programs primarily take place on the every second of their participation! Tufts Medford campus and at Brookhaven If you have a curious mind and an interest at Lexington (our “satellite” campus). in learning, come join us! You can become Our members don’t just attend classes, a member for only $50 per year (July they actively participate in our program. 1-June 30). For more information about Members lead study groups, serve on com- membership, visit us online at www.ase. mittees, organize events, and volunteer for tufts.edu/lli. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Larry & Linda Abramson, Linda Agerbak, Louise Ahearn, Mary Alcott, Bonnie Alpert, Joe Ash, Santo Aurelio, Pete Baldwin,Many thanks William to everyone & Charlene who Band, donated Laura to Barsottini,our program Francena during Beard,our past Phyllis fiscal Beedle, year, including: Laura Bernstein, Mel Bernstein, Elizabeth Bjorkman, Anne Blasi, Marilyn Blumsack, Helen Boodman, Bob & Carol Brandon,

Ronna Casper, Francesco Castellano, Ellie Caven, Lucille Cesari, Alison Clapp, Linda Clark, Joanne Coffey, JoelMary Couch, Ann Brennan, Virginia Crocker,Pat Brennan, Thea JaysonCurtin, & Carol Irma & Brodie, Jim D’Agostino, Linda Budd, Bob Jerry DeMaggio, Burchfiel, Nancy Linda M. Doherty,& Frank NancyCarey, Doherty, Jan Dolan, Joan Doolittle, Dianthe & Bob Eisendrath, David Feingold, Ken & Virginia Fettig, Carol Fishman, Claire Flynn, Frances & Harry Foden, Linda Fossier, Florence Freed, Martha & George Gallagher, Anne & Walter Gamble, Peggy Gardiner, Callie Gargiulo McDowell, Tom Glannon, Marion Gleason, Margaret

Irene Hannigan, Tim Harrington, Christine Havelock, Nancy Haydu, Arline Heimert, Carol Henrichs, Annette Hodess,Gooch, Bob Gail Green, Hodgdon, Leslie Carol Greenfield, Hollingshead, Gwain Griffin,Fred Hoppin, Mary Hafer,David Carol Horton, Sue AgnesHai, Grace Howell, Hall, John Patrick Howell, Hanlon, Pat Howkinson, Nancy Hubert, Thomas Jannsen, Frank & Carol Kiley, Prudence King, Chris Leary, Judith Leff, Stephen Lenhardt, Tim Lenicheck, Joan Lester, Margaret Lourie, Liane Luke, Charina Lynn, Dana MacDonald, Tom & Diane Maher, Barbara Margossian, Kathleen Mayzel, Bonnie McCarthy, Margaret & Bob McIndoe, Alex & Ann McKillop, Nancy McLellan, Jack Meyer, Doris Millan, Dori Mintzer, Rosemary Monk, Max Morrow, Al & Judie Muggia, Mary & Joseph Murphy, Joan Murray, David Mussina, Gail Neff, Mary Norcross, Rory O’Connor, Frank O’Leary, Gail O’Meara, Susan Ostrander, Janet Pagliuca, Denise & Dean Pappas, Bob & Helen Pride, Elaine Quinlan, Linda Radonsky, Laura Ramsay, Geraldine & Stephen Ricci, Trish Roach, Linda Roemer, Lynne Romboli, Nathan Rome, Shirley Rossetti, Maureen & Peter Rotolo, Bill Saunders, Paulette & Ed Schwartz, Maralyn Segal, Kitty Selfridge, Eric Shapiro, Winifred Skolnikoff, Emese Soos, Ann Steinberg, Diana Stewart, Barbara Stitt, Wendy Stone, Elise Tamplin, Barbara Terry, Elizabeth Thompson, Marty Thrope, Sheila Tighe, Ellen Valade, Jake Wade, Art Waltman, Laura Warren, Susan & Frank Wellington, Michael Werner, Bernie Wilkinson, Joseph Zorn the production deadline of this catalog. , and anyone whose contributions didn’t arrive in our office until after assistance to individuals who might not otherwise be able to participate. We welcome contributions Yourin any donations amount. Toenabled make usa donation, not only towrite improve out your the qualitycheck to of Trustees our program, of Tufts but College also to, making offer financial sure to write Osher LLI donation on the memo line, then send it to the address shown at the top of this page. Donations of any size will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your support!

2 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli BENEFITS & TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE Membership Benefits ...... 3 DIRECTOR “At-a-Glance” Course Listing..... 4 As the new Tufts OLLI director, it’s Study Groups ...... 5 been my pleasure “Free Thinkers” Lectures ...... 14 over the past few months to meet our members and begin to discover what Lunch & Learn Schedule...... 18 makes our program so special. From our dynamic curriculum to our fasci- Study Group Leader Bios...... 19 nating Lunch and Learns, there’s a lot Information & Policies ...... 22 to like about our OLLI. It’s no wonder that in our recent member survey, Registration Info...... 23 over 96% of OLLI members said that they would recommend the program to family or friends! As we enter the fall term, there are MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS some exciting new changes afoot. Chief • Only members can register for we’ll be offering online registration our many study groups amongfor our themfall courses! is that forBy movingthe first online, time, we’ll be able to simplify our registra- • Use of Tisch Library (including tion process, both for members and borrowing books)

- • Invitations to events not open forjority my of office. our membership, We’re confident though that as this to the general public explained on p.23, we will also provide approach will be a great fit for the ma • Admission to Lunch & Learn an alternative approach for anyone speaker series (spring & fall) who is not comfortable registering themselves online. • Spotlight, our OLLI literary This fall’s course offerings are shap- magazine ing up to be the most numerous that • Use of Tufts’ athletic facilities we’ve ever had, and I’d like to thank (restrictions apply: call us for both our instructors and our Curricu- more information) lum Committee for helping us prepare such a fascinating and diverse slate of • Invitations to select concerts courses. I’m also absolutely thrilled and other Brookhaven events about the individuals we have lined up on a space available basis as this year’s “Free Thinkers” (p.14), and hope we will see many of you at • Opportunity to travel through those special events! Tufts’ Travel-Learn program • Weekly eNews announcements • Participation in our EDventure activities, which include a book club, a history club, Samuel Ruth a movie club, and more!

(617) 627-5699 3 “AT-A-GLANCE” LISTINGS: FALL 2019 MONDAYS IN MEDFORD Time Sessions Start Date Location SGL Name A Walk Through Paris AM 4 Oct. 7 Tufts V. Sutter Classical Mechanics AM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts A. Weiss Climate Change AM 4 Sept. 9 Tufts P. Schwartz Dante’s Paradiso, Cantos 1-17 AM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts F. Castellano Visit the World’s Museums–Virtually! AM 4 Sept. 9 Tufts M. Lourie Poetry of Transitions AM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts T. Glannon Delve into Drawing: Part 2 AM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts I. Hannigan Design for Non-Designers AM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts S. Tschauko *

Classic Films of Alfred Hitchcockn PM 4 Oct. 7 Tufts A. Wright The Heart of the City PM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts K. Brown Two Novels by André Gide PM 4 Sept. 9 Tufts E. Soos Conflict in the 21st Century PM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts D. Farley* Shattered: Grief and Loss in the Cineman PM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts A. Elfant The History of Jazz PM 8 Sept. 9 Tufts J. Dale

WEDNESDAYS IN LEXINGTON (Brookhaven = BH, Saint Brigid Church = SB) How Artists Look at Art AM 8 Sept. 11 BH K. Selfridge Enjoying Henry James AM 4 Oct. 9 BH E. Kaledin Respectful Atheism AM 8 Sept. 11 BH T. Sheridan Woodstock, 50 Years on AM 7 Sept. 18 SB R. Berend Morality: Fact or Fiction? AM 4 Sept. 11 BH J. Carpenter

On Screen: Franco–American Spaghettin PM 8 Sept. 11 BH R. Friedman World of Wine PM 4 Sept. 11 BH S. Lowenthal The Crusades PM 4 Oct. 9 BH K. Fettig Three American Novels of War PM 8 Sept. 11 BH M. Webb Great Decisions 2019 PM 8 Sept. 11 SB J. Ash & T. Roach

FRIDAYS IN MEDFORD Dynamic Narratives, Authentic Characters AM 4 Oct. 11 Tufts J. Katims Self-Driving Cars AM 4 Sept. 13 Tufts H. Miller-Jacobs, J. Intriligator New England Poets Speak Out AM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts J. McArdle Road Trip: U.S. Highway 1 AM 4 Oct. 11 Tufts C. & S. D’Arcy A Brief Introduction to Shenzhen AM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts E. Xu* Gulliver’s Travels & other writings of J. Swift AM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts J. Murphy 2019–International Yr. of the Periodic Table AM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts G. Hall Untold Black History AM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts D. Ebanks *

Fallacy of Human Error in Catastrophic Investigations PM 4 Sept. 13 Tufts R. Moure-Eraso Romances from Hollywood’s Golden Eran PM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts R. Monk Religions for the World PM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts M. Koran An Introduction to WASH! PM 4 Oct. 11 Tufts M. Domini* Adaptive Yoga & Relaxation PM 7 Sept. 13 Tufts Y. Kovalko Four Favorite Mexican Holidays PM 4 Sept. 13 Tufts R. Maciel* Revisiting the Grimms’ Fairy Tales PM 7 Sept. 13 Tufts J. DeMair American Comedy Since 1945 PM 8 Sept. 13 Tufts G. Jimenez* Four Graham Greene Filmsn PM 4 Oct. 11 Tufts B. Saunders *Tufts Scholar n Non-standard class times: see details in class description. MONDAYS IN MEDFORD A Walk Through Paris Climate Change Is Real and There Study Group Leader: Valerie Sutter Are Still Things We Can Do About It 4 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm Study Group Leader: Paulette Schwartz Begins Oct. 7 4 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm Armchair travelers, fasten your seat belts! Begins Sept. 9 We’re about to walk through Paris and (re) Are you overwhelmed and anxious about discover this exceptional city steeped in his- what you are hearing about climate change? tory, architecture, war and romance. We’ll While it’s easy to see the situation as hope- visit various Parisian neighborhoods, review less, there are steps we can and should be the making of modern Paris, observe the city taking. We will start with an overview of the from above and below, delight in the incred- - ruption. We will consider the implications take hour-long day trips from the capital. latestand injustices research of and climate findings change about in areasglobal such dis ibleWe’ll greenery learn some and offbeatessential areas French of Paris, phrases and as food distribution, migration, gender and political issues. Participants will be encour- architecture the city offers. You might even aged to learn about how their communities andhear vocabulary some accordion and revel music in the in magnificent the back- are coping with climate issues as we look at ground to accompany the slides, photos, and steps we can take as individuals. Legislation videos of this magical city. While being there at the state and federal levels will also be in person would be ideal, this is the next best considered. Group discussion along with in- thing! dividual action will be encouraged. Resource materials including readings, information about relevant organizations and videos will Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical be available as well as the opportunity to vis- Minimum (Part I) Study Group Leader: Art Weiss Drawdown: the Most Comprehensive Plan Ever 8 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm itProposed a legislative To Reverse office. Global (Recommended Warming, ed. text:Paul Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) Hawken, Penguin Books, NY 2017 available through Amazon, $14.95) For the past several years, Leonard Susskind of Stanford University has been creating online courses and (with a lag time) the corre- Dante’s Paradiso, Part I (Cantos 1-17) sponding books in his Theoretical Minimum Study Group Leader: Francesco Castellano series, which attempts to present sophisticat- 8 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm ed physics to general audiences. This course Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) several mathematical approaches that offer Paradiso is the third Canticle of Dante’s Di- (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso). willalternatives begin with to hisNewton’s first book. Laws In itin he describing describes vine Comedy We will read up to Canto 17, the very center of Paradiso (there are 33). A brief summary Hamiltonian Mechanics, Poisson brackets. - theWe will laws cover of physics: some of LagrangianSusskind’s material, Mechanics, to- troduction to the course where you will learn gether with some additional background ma- ofabout the thefirst structure two Canticles of the Paradisowill serve and as howan in it terial, and sometimes different explanations than appear in the book. The language of philosophical view. Dante deals with many of mathematical physics is Calculus. Members fitsthe insame Dante’s issues, cosmological, so Paradiso theological, is a “continua and- of the study group should be familiar with tion and a culmination” of the Divine Comedy. basic college calculus and physics. We will of In class, there will be references to the other course review any calculus or physics that we two Canticles. Having some knowledge of the need, taking as much time as the study group - members feel is necessary; but the idea is ly necessary. You will be required to read two to remind people of the background materi- firstcantos two per Canticles week. Then is helpful in class but notwe willabsolute read, al that they once knew, rather than teach it analyze, and discuss in detail. At times, to from scratch. Purchasing the book is option- enhance the appreciation of the music and al; Classical Mechanics, The Theoretical Mini- rhythm of the poetry, Francesco will read mum by Susskind and Hrabovsky, (paperback excerpts in Italian. The required text is a bi- version is recommended in which numerous Paradiso, Edited and Trans- typos from the hardback edition have been lated by Robert M. Durling, Oxford University corrected). lingualPress, 2013 edition (paperback of: edition).

(617) 627-5699 5 MONDAYS IN MEDFORD Visit the World’s Museums–Virtually! going to a new one, variations in health and Study Group Leader: Margaret Lourie mood, in weather. Often we are so busy that we don’t even notice these changes or allow 4 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm ourselves to feel them, but poets specialize Begins Sept. 9 in noticing and describing the emotions as- Do you like to visit museums? Most of the sociated with transitions. In this study group world’s approximately 55,000 museums are we will focus on how we feel when we make beyond our physical reach, but in this study transitions as seen through the lens of poems. Poems will be provided both by email and as make virtual visits to a selection of interest- handouts in class. No prior experience with grouping museums we will from do the around next bestthe world. thing: Besideswe will poetry is necessary, just the desire to read images of museum objects, many museums and discuss accessible poems. often include analysis, historical context, exhibitions, audio and/or video tours, and/ Delve into Drawing: Part 2 or other features that enhance learning and enjoyment of the museum’s collections. In Study Group Leader: Irene Hannigan addition, many museums also contribute to 8 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm shared virtual collections, challenging our Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) idea of “the museum” as a single distinct Are you longing to complete the Drawing on physical place. Participation in discovering the Right Side of the Brain workbook that you and exploring museums and their collections may still have on your bookshelf from a prior online, and sharing with the group, is encour- study group? If so, then this study group will aged. Internet access will be needed in order give you the opportunity to do so in the com- to fully discover and enjoy virtual visits to the pany of others! After a few brief warm up ex- world’s museums. ercises, we’ll plunge right into the remaining twenty exercises that focus on the perception Poetry of Transitions of relationships (perspective) and lights and Study Group Leader: Tom Glannon shadows. Reading material, which the instructor will provide, will be the springboard 8 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm for discussion, but the primary focus will be Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) on learning by doing. Please bring a copy of Throughout our lives we experience many Drawing on the Right Side of transitions, milestones like birth, school, mar- the Brain, The Definitive Updated, 2nd Edition riage, children, jobs, retirement, and more thealong workbook: with a 2B drawing pencil and eraser to subtle transitions like the change of seasons, the experience of leaving a familiar place and you may have acquired since we last met. the first class along with any other materials

Classic Films of Alfred Hitchcock Study Group Leader: Arnie Wright 4 Mondays, 1:30 - 4:30pm Begins Oct. 7 • (No Class Oct 14) Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) direct- Award in 1979. Some of his most famous movies are Vertigo, U.S. (both silent as well as sound North by Northwest, Psycho, edmovies), over 50and films also hosted in Britain and and pro - the Dial M for Murder, The Birds, duced the television anthology and Rear Window. This four- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955- week course will show a differ- 1965). He is well known for mystery and suspense stories as well as inno- followed by a discussion and - entcritique. Hitchcock Be film prepared each session, to be niques, earning him many awards entertained and try to spot vativeincluding and two controversial Golden Globes, film tech his trademarks! lifetime achievement awards, Hitchcock in the film, one of eightincluding Laurel the American Awards, and Film five Institute Life Achievement

6 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli MONDAYS IN MEDFORD The Heart of The City: Art, Activism, Conflict in the 21st Century And Urban Planning in Boston And Study Group Leader: Dylan Farley* Beyond 8 Mondays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Study Group Leader: Krystle Brown Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) 8 Mondays, 1:30 - 3:30pm - Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) ly shifting cauldron of state actors, militias, terrorist organizations, and civil society What makes a city great? What do you notice Twenty-first century conflicts are a constant groups. Although some scholars have argued when you walk down a city street? Who lives there and why? In this class, you will be introduced to the ideas of urban planning and how the globe. The course will cover a wide range it relates to housing, transportation, ecology, that we live in a post-conflict world, many still of topics, such as the global war on terror, fro- and the ways that art can serve as a point of suffer at the hands of hybrid conflicts across justice. These topics will be geared towards rise of China. We will also cover soft threats the history and contemporary issues of the such as narco-terrorism and cybersecurity. greater Boston area, with students offering zen conflicts in the post-Soviet space, and the their perspectives of their own communities. discuss its historical context, tactical details, The course is open to artists and non-art- and strategic implications. Readings will be ists alike, and people from all disciplines are Each week we will move to a new conflict and approximately 10-20 pages each week. The encouraged to take the course to increase focus of this course is student engagement awareness of urban issues. Students are ex- and synthesis, therefore will be discussion pected to read weekly assignments of no more than 30 pages, participate in a roundta- oriented. ble discussion, and will have the opportunity Shattered: Grief and Loss in The to present an (optional) final project. Cinema Two Novels by Gide: The Immoralist Study Group Leader: Allan Elfant and The Counterfeiters. 8 Mondays, 1:30 - 4:30pm Study Group Leader: Emese Soos Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) 4 Mondays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Grief is a natural, painful, human response to Begins Sept. 9 loss. While grief is universal, it is also deeply Nobel Laureate André Gide (1869-1951) was personal, and how grief is experienced and a consummate man of letters. Only twenty dealt with may vary greatly. Guilt, anger, de- - - ties with others are just some of the possi- yearsbiographical old when works, his first literary work criticism, was published, and pression,ble emotional emotional consequences. detachment In andthis difficulcourse, hetranslations went on to of write Shakespeare fiction, essays, and others. auto His strict French Protestant upbringing complex psychological and interperson- with its emphasis on self-exam- we’ll viewal eightimpact films of thatreactions help illuminateto the death the ination and puritanical atti- The Pawnbroker, tude toward the pleasures Ordinary People, Three Colours: of the senses led to deep of aBleu loved, The one: Sweet Hereafter, In interest in psychology. the Bedroom, A Single Man, We will discuss themes Rabbit Hole, and Manches- such as the search for ter By the Sea. Each of our one’s authentic self, the devious ways of human - consciousness, forms classescussing willthe involveimplications first of self-deception vs. showingfor understanding a film, then disthe intellectual honesty, and many aspects of grief. Due freedom in the face of a moralistic society. Please sessions will be up to three read the Richard Howard hours.to the Home length ofinternet the films, is translation of The Immor- needed as optional readings alist (1902) and any version will be distributed via email. of The Counterfeiters (1925), available on Amazon if not in local bookstores. *Tufts Scholar (617) 627-5699 7 MONDAYS IN MEDFORD Design for Non-Designers work assignments we will learn how to apply concepts in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Study Group Leader: Stefan Tschauko* R The Non-Designer’s Design 8 Mondays, 10:00am-12:00pm Book, 4th Edition, Robin Williams. Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14) equired texts: Many of us use the computer and Word or PowerPoint to create birthday greetings or dinner invitations, longer texts such as re- EARN A FREE CLASS ports or research papers, or presentations for our local community. In doing so, we of- OLLI Members who step up as Study ten need to rely on our taste or on pre-man- ufactured templates to create such docu- Group Leaders receive many benefits: ments. Few people have had the opportunity • One free class for every class to make these documents visually impactful, they lead tostand acquire out, theor justspecific be aesthetically knowledge andpleasing. skills This course is designed to equip students • Free on campus parking with these skills! After taking this course, students will know about the basic concepts • Other special discounts of graphic design and they will be able to apply these concepts in their own commu- Look at our weekly enews for the nication material. Readings (60 pp/week) details and deadlines. and lectures will provide the theoretic background, and in class and (voluntary) home-

The History of Jazz Study Group Leader: James Dale 8 Mondays, 1:30 - 3:30pm • Begins Sept. 9 (No Class Oct 14)

This course explores the eras through art form by focusing on selected one of America’s greatest art form, Jazz. recordings that encapsulate This is a listening focused class, so there the exciting dimensions of is no requirement to have a background this era. The sessions will in music theory, only your ears and your explore the periods Early Jazz, ideas to discuss what you hear! The aim is Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, and to have a better understanding of where Modal Jazz. By listening to the jazz came from, and learn about what the recordings of some of the great jazz musicians did to explore and “greats” like Louis Arm- develop this medium. We will be listen- strong, Duke Ellington, ing to important recordings throughout Glen Miller, Ella the different eras in jazz. Participation in Fitzgerald, Miles this course will assist you to gain a better Davis and many understanding of how more, we’ll be able jazz was born and to hear how each developed of these musi- through- cians had their out the own unique 20th approach to century. this import- It will ant and focus on the mu- art form. sicians influential who innovat- ed the

8 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli WEDNESDAYS IN LEXINGTON Respectful Atheism Study Group Leader: Thomas Sheridan 8 Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm Begins Sept. 11 Respectful atheism is respectful of the cultural origins of the world’s great religions as well as the spiritual dimension of human experience, while insisting that modern science rejects the traditional notion of God as an omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient being. We will clarify distinctions between How Artists Look at Art: What They connotative language (myth and metaphor), See and What They Say so essential to everyday living, and denota- Study Group Leader: Kitty Selfridge tive language, which is essential to model and 8 Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm predict events in science, technology, busi- Begins Sept. 11 ness and government. We will consider historical proofs of God, as well as topics such as If you ask artists what they really think about prayer and various theistic arguments --from other artists’ work, what might they say? both language perspectives. We will analyze Michael Kimmelman, chief art critic for the the respectful as well as respectable aspects - of atheism, such as compassion, morality, and terviewed a diverse group of artists during trust in regard to others’ beliefs. Discussion Newvisits Yorkto the Times, Metropolitan decided toand find other out. Hemuse in- by participants and differing opinions will be ums, encouraging them to talk about any art- encouraged. As a reference we will use a draft ist or work of art. These conversations form of Tom’s new book, Respectful Atheism. Portraits, a fascinating collection of opinions from artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Eliza- beth Murray, Richard Serra, Wayne Thiebaud, Woodstock, 50 Years on: The Legacy Brice Marden, Jacob Lawrence, Chuck Close, Study Group Leader: Robert Berend and others. We will expand upon Kimmel- man’s book by showing more works by the 7 Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm artists interviewed. Reading estimated at 25 Begins Sept. 18 pages per week. Meets at Saint Brigid Church 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the Wood- Enjoying Henry James stock music festival. In this course, we’ll talk about the 1960s, about Woodstock, and Study Group Leader: Eugenia Kaledin about the 4 Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm enduring Begins Oct. 9 cultural In this course, we will focus on Henry James’ legacy of the complexity -- not only will we appreciate his 500,00+ per- sensitivity to human feelings and esthetic val- son music ues but we will also see how deep his sense festival. Cen- of sociology and awareness of politics can tral topics of be. We will rediscover the old familiar James discussion of Europe and America. And we’ll learn how will include he confronts the ongoing problems posed by rock and political realities. James can make us all more roll, changes aware. Participants will be given a copy of the in sexual mores, the evolution of the US’s approach to short story The Real Thing and be expected drugs, and the social, cultural and political to get a copy of the novel, The Princess Casa- effects of the 1960s. Personal stories and massima which is available at Amazon.com and at most libraries. opinions are welcomed. We will listen to music, and we’ll discuss politics, the environmental movement, the Black Panthers, SDS, SNCC, Nixon, civil rights and more! The class will be discussion based and interactive.

(617) 627-5699 9 WEDNESDAYS IN LEXINGTON Morality: Fact or Fiction? On Screen: Franco-American Spaghetti Study Group Leader: Joyce Carpenter Study Group Leader: Richard Friedman 4 Wednesdays, 10:00am-12:00pm 8 Wednesdays, 1:30 - 4:30pm Begins Sept. 11 Begins Sept. 11 Either ethical principles, such as justice and human rights, are independent of human ex- been remade by American movie studios and perience, or they are human inventions. -- E.O. At last count, more than 100 French films have- Wilson counterparts, to view the art and cultural dif- Many of us think of moral and aesthetic values filmmakers. In this course, we will view a se lection of 4 French films and their American as subjective. We think they are just a matter last 100+ years American movie makers have ferences reflected on the big screen. For the you don’t. I like Impressionism; you don’t. plays, for the American audience. Although ofBut taste: some to philosopherseach their own. argue I like that french our fries; eth- the American remakes were successful at the ical and aesthetic judgments are objective; remade stories from both French films and that is, they are more like math and science than you might expect. We will consider the the best internationally recognized directors, so-called fact-value distinction -- the ques- box office, sadly, most of them are not very worthyincluding films. Jean The Renoir, selections Mike Nichols, includes Francois some of tion of whether, and to what extent, our value - judgments might be like factual judgments Boudu Saved from Drowning, -- by analyzing various ethical theories, as Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Mississippi opposed to a more practical, issues-oriented Truffaut, and Paul Mazursky. The films pre sentedMermaid will, Original be: Sin, La Cage aux Folles, The class. Readings and videos will be made avail- Birdcage, The Intouchables, and The Upside. able via links and .pdfs, so internet access will be important. topics is welcome. Internet access is recom- Anmended active as discussion reading and of resourcesthe films and will relatedbe distributed via email.

World of Wine: From Grape to Glass Study Group Leader: Sheldon Lowenthal 4 Wednesdays, 1:30–3:30pm • Begins Sept. 11

Explore the world of different producers of the same varietals. wine from an- We’ll get to taste wine cient history to modern times! of food to see how its Discover the withtaste is different affected, flavors and processes used to how the combina- create dry, sweet, tion is better than its parts. You’ll leave wine. Get an understand- with a better appre- ingfortified, of terroir, and and sparkling how it ciation of wine, the affects wine production ability to pick an ap- around the world. From propriate wine for your the comfort of our chairs menu, and the tools for we’ll take virtual visits to wineries, learn- developing your own value ing where to travel locally and how to plan system for rating wine quality. a wine vacation. You’ll discover why some Please bring $25 in cash to the varietals thrive only in certain areas while others can be grown throughout the world. of the wines you’ll be tasting Each session we’ll learn how to taste and de- firstduring session the course. to cover the cost scribe the characteristics of different wines, comparing different grape varietals and

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The Crusades Study Group Leader: Ken Fettig 4 Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30pm • Begins Oct. 9

The Crusades have had ma- reports on political, religious, jor political, economic, and and military aspects of the social impacts on today’s crusades that partic- world. These religiously ularly interest them. motivated campaigns had a Our topic is so broad - that we’re suggesting ress of civilization. In this two Crusades, by hugestudy influence group, we’ll on the review prog the events leading up to the ISBN books:1435141717) and HolyThomas Warriors Madden, by (2008: Jona- century, the progress of the firstcrusades crusade over inthe thenext 11th two 1616648570), which are centuries, and the lasting ef- availablethan Philips used through (2009: ISBNAm- fects of the crusades through azon for less than $20 plus the current era. Active dis- shipping for both books. cussion will be encouraged, and participants will be offered opportunities to present brief

Great Decisions 2019 Study Group Leader: Joe Ash & Trish Roach 8 Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Begins Sept. 11 Meets at Saint Brigid Church Participate in a series of thought-provoking discussions about eight key issues of concern

- to today’s U.S. policymakers: Refugees and Globalthe Future; Migration; The Rise The of MiddlePopulism East: in Europe; Region al Disorder; Nuclear Negotiations: Back to - Decodingnership Tested; U.S. - StateChina of Trade; the State Cyber Department Conflicts and Diplomacy. Geopolitics; We’ll The draw U.S. and primarily Mexico: on Part our Three American Novels of War required text, Great Decisions 2019 Briefing Study Group Leader: Mary Webb Book, a publication by the Foreign Policy 8 Wednesdays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Association (available for $32 plus shipping Begins Sept. 11 from www.fpa.org). We’ll review one topic per week. Each session will start with a vid- This is the 50th year since Kurt Vonne- eo produced by the FPA featuring experts on gut’s astonishing war novel, Slaughterhouse the week’s topic, followed by additional back- Five, was published, and the work has lost ground information provided by the study none of its bite as time has passed. We will group leaders. The rest of the session will be read this novel in the company of two oth- devoted to open discussion based on the text, er works by American writers who have the video, the intro, and the ideas and experi- had different ways of handling memories of ence of class members, as we seek a deeper Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Kath- understanding of the issues involved. Weekly erine Anne Porter and The Things They readings will include about 15 pages from the theirCarried wars: by Tim O’Brien. Close reading and required text plus occasional additional short lively discussion will be encouraged. All articles. Home internet access is recommend- books are paperbacks available on Amazon. ed as we’ll share resources and opinions by email.

(617) 627-5699 11 FRIDAYS IN MEDFORD Dynamic Narratives, Authentic “Roads Taken”: New England Poets Characters: The Art of Backstory and Speak Out Perspective Study Group Leader: Jim McArdle Study Group Leader: Jane Katims 8 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm 4 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm Begins Sept. 13 Begins Oct. 11 When you think of the poet who best rep- In a good story, as the plot proceeds, the his- resents New England, most people think tory of characters is revealed. In this course, of Robert Frost. With his granite-like face, we will study how narratives move forward unruly hair and raspy voice, he embodies in time as they simultaneously disclose the the very essence of New England. But other past experiences of the characters. We will poets also speak for and of New England and deserve our attention. In this course, we will and point of view as we discuss stories by Al- will be a standard against which to compare exploreice Munro, the Charlesartful use D’Ambrosio, of backstory, Antonia flashback, Nel- son, Tobias Wolff, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Tessa lookother first poetic at Frost’s voices. most We’ll iconic then read poems. other They Hadley, Richard Russo, Elizabeth Strout, Joyce poets with NE connections, among them, Carol Oates, and others. The class encourages Phillip Booth, Donald Hall, Jane Kenyon, spirited discussion -- diverse and provocative Charles Simic, Maxine Kumin, Mary Oliver, -- about the stories we consider together. No Stanley Kunitz and Galway Kinnell. We’ll book is required; all readings will be provid- hear what they say about the sea, the moun- ed by the group leader in class. tains, the rocky coast, the cities, the farms, end, perhaps we’ll have a new awareness of thewhat flora makes and this fauna, region and sothe unique! people. Required In the Self-Driving Cars Are Coming: After Frost: An Anthology of Poetry from Will You Be Ready? New England, 1995. Available at Amazon for Study Group Leaders: Hal Miller-Jacobs & text:less than $6. James Intriligator 4 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm Road Trip: U.S. Highway 1 From Begins Sept. 13 Florida To Maine Self-driving cars will not only change our Study Group Leader: Cleo and Steve D’Arcy modes of transportation but will have wide-reaching implications for our life-style, 4 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm communities and society. The advent will Begins Oct. 11 have technological, psychological, economic, U.S. Highway 1 is the longest north-south road societal, legal & ethical implications, poten- in the United States. It travels through all of tially as dramatic as the Industrial Revolu- the original 13 colonies except Delaware, and tion. Are you ready for this revolution? Come along and be an and Maine. The highway hugs the coast early explorer of this begins andat endsits ends in two and other follows states: the fallFlorida line socio-techno eco-legal in between. In this course, we revolution! will travel its length, circum- navigating major cities, and stopping at a diverse collection of sites along the

fauna, we’ll have them! way.If you If youlike likehistory, flora we’ll and we’ll stop at some great museums.find it. If And you if likeyou like art, strange sites, there are plenty along this road! Join us as we travel the changing countryside of the two-lane road and cityscape of the six-lane superhighway that are all part of U.S. Highway 1.

12 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli FRIDAYS IN MEDFORD A Brief Introduction to Shenzhen: 2019–International Year of The 1978-2018 Periodic Table Study Group Leader: Erdong Xu* Study Group Leader: Grace Hall 8 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm 8 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm Begins Sept. 13 Begins Sept. 13 Shenzhen, a boomtown in Guangdong prov- Did you realize that 2019 is the International ince, China, is known for its transformation Year of the Periodic Table? The periodic table - provides an excellent focus to study all the olis. In 2018, Shenzhen’s economy surpassed elements and how they interact to make the from a tiny fishing village into a vast metrop entire world what it is. We will start with a have happened? What has Shenzhen been brief history of chemistry (including its pre- Hongthrough Kong’s in the for pastthe first 40 years?time. How In thiscould study this decessor, alchemy), leading up to the creation group, we will explore more about Shenzhen, of the periodic table. Then we’ll look at the and hopefully, by knowing Shenzhen, you will elements, their composition and structure, learn more about the bigger picture of Chi- na’s development. The format will be mixture the periodic table, and what the table tells us of lecture and discussion. Active participation whyabout they characteristics are arranged of thein a various specific elements. order in - This course does not presuppose knowledge formative handouts, news articles and docu- of chemistry, and there will be plenty of time willmentary be encouraged. videos will No be requiredprovided. textbook: in for questions. Homework will be limited to brief online articles or videos, but you are encouraged to check out additional internet Gulliver’s Travels and Other Writings resources that complement the material cov- of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) ered in class. Study Group Leader: John Murphy 8 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm Untold Black History Begins Sept. 13 Study Group Leader: Danielle Ebanks* Today, Swift is considered the greatest sat- 8 Fridays, 10:00am-12:00pm irist in English, as well as a master of black Begins Sept. 13 humor. But although his genius has been universally recognized, his work has not This course examines Black history through always been universally praised. William Thacker- fourin post-colonial main themes: history, ancient as civilizations,well as the eco the- ay provides an nomiccolonization welfare of of Africa,modern major Black Blackcommunities. figures example of this Emphasis will be placed on recondite events dual response in and leaders throughout history. This course his comments on will not be limited to African American his- Gulliver’s Travels tory, but will instead take a comprehensive “no person who global approach to Black history. The essen- reads [Gulliver] : but must admire When did Black people become an underrep- its humor; as tialresented questions community that shape within this the course global include: econ- for the moral, I omy? How do these events shape the current think it horrible, state of Black people? What themes, tropes shameful, unmanly, and blasphemous.” and forms connect these events and histori- D. H. Lawrence, in modern fashion, makes cal leaders? Readings and online videos will it personal; he thought Swift a lunatic, with be assigned for each class. Active participation is highly encouraged. half of the course we will gain a sense of aSwift’s “sickly achievement squeamish mind.”and the During nature the of hisfirst moral intensity, through reading a selection of his poetry and shorter essays on politics, religion and Ireland. An examination of Gulliver’s Travels will take up the remainder of the session. The recommended text, The Essential Writings of Jonathan Swift, costs $23 new and approximately $15 used. *Tufts Scholar (617) 627-5699 13 “FREE THINKERS” An Extraordinary FREE Lecture Series Exclusively for Members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts Moon Duchin Jonathan Garlick, DDS, PhD Mitchell Weiss Founder of the Metric Geometry and Leading Stem Cell Researcher; Professor of Public Entrepreneurship Scholar; Professor Gerrymandering Group; Associate Professor Oral Pathology, Tisch College Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Richard L. Men- of Mathematics, Tufts University for Civic Science, Tufts University schel Fellow, Harvard Business School Fighting Gerrymandering With Geometry Civic Science: Instilling a Sense of Wonder We the Possibility: How We Get the Govern- About Science, Society and Each Other ment We Invent Tuesday, Sept 24 • 7:30—9:00pm Thursday, Oct. 3 • 7:30—9:00pm Thursday, Oct. 17 • 7:30—9:00pm Moon Duchin is an associate Jonathan Garlick’s pioneering Mitch Weiss is a Professor of professor of Mathematics and a work using stem cells to grow Management Practice at the senior fellow in the Tisch College oral soft tissues and skin has Harvard Business School and of Civic Life at Tufts. She directs helped develop new therapeutic the Richard L. Menschel Faculty the interdisciplinary program in approaches for oral health, cancer, Fellow. He created and teaches Science, Technology, and Soci- wound healing and complications the school’s course on Public ety and is a collaborating faculty of diabetes. Jonathan is an Oral Entrepreneurship—on public member in Race, Colonialism, Pathologist and Professor and leaders and private entrepreneurs and Diaspora Studies. Moon Director of the Division of Cancer who invent a difference in the founded a working group, Metric Biology and Tissue Engineering at world. He helped build the Young Geometry and Gerrymandering Tufts School of Dental Medicine American Leaders Program at Group, that uses geometry and and Professor at Tufts School of Harvard Business School and is a computation to study redistrict- Medicine and Sackler Graduate senior advisor to the Bloomberg ing in the United States, with a School. As a Senior Fellow at Harvard City Leadership Initia- particular focus on identifying gerrymandering. Duchin has Tisch College of Civic Life, he is leading a national initiative tive. Mitch’s work and the Public Entrepreneurship course has also worked and lectured on issues in the history, philosophy, in Civic Science, to foster inclusive public dialogue on divisive been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Politico, and cultural studies of math and science, such as the role of in- science issues as a bridge towards improving our civic lives. and other outlets. He is author of the forthcoming We the tuition and the nature and impact of ideas about genius. She is Jonathan received his D.D.S. and Ph.D. from Stony Brook Possibility, from Harvard Business Review Press (2020). Prior involved in a range of educational projects in mathematics: she School of Dental Medicine and has authored more than 120 arti- to joining HBS in 2014, Mitch was Chief of Staff and a partner is a veteran visitor at the Canada/USA Mathcamp for talented cles and book chapters. He was awarded Stony Brook School of to Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino. In April 2013, he guided high school students; has worked with middle school teachers Dental Medicine’s Distinguished Alumnus Award, the S.U.N.Y. the Mayor’s Office response to the Marathon Bombings and in Chicago Public Schools, developed inquiry-based course- President and Chancellor’s Award, the State University of New played a key role in starting One Fund Boston. Mitch holds an work for future elementary school teachers at the University of York’s highest teaching honor and a Tufts Distinction Award for A.B. with Honors in Economics from Harvard University and Michigan, and briefly partnered with the Poincaré Institute for his service to the University. He was recently elected into Monti- a Master in Business Administration from Harvard Business Mathematics Education at Tufts. cello (N.Y.) High School’s Hall of Distinction. School, where he was a George Baker Scholar.

All talks will take place in Cabot Center, Asean Auditorium (Fletcher School). Free parking on campus. Seating is limited: Advance registration is required. Look for information in our E-newsletter.

14 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli (617) 627-5699 15 FRIDAYS IN MEDFORD The Fallacy of Human Error in Cata- ate ourselves, our community and our world? On this sacred journey we will discover how strophic Investigations the wise ways of the sacred traditions of the Study Group Leader: Rafael Moure-Eraso world–Shamanism, Judaism, Christianity, Is- 4 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm lam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism–can Begins Sept. 13 help heal all of us. We will use and be guided by by Huston Smith and - The World’s Religions The World’s Wisdom by Phillip Novak. “Humanprofessional error” investigations concepts (the of findingroot causes of cul of prits)disasters is a (thinkfallacy trainthat can wrecks, create plane difficulties accidents for An Introduction To WASH! Water, - Hygiene and Sanitation in the Devel- andsion industrialinvestigations fires atand the explosions). U.S. Chemical Drawing Safety oping World onand his Hazard experiences Investigation of directing Board fire for and 5 exployears Study Group Leader: Marta Domini* (2010-15), Dr. Moure-Eraso will discuss 3 4 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Begins Oct. 11 majorthe destruction disasters: of a a 2013 Texas train town derailment in 2013. Dis in- Water is the source of life, but it can also be Quebec, a 2012 refinery fire in California, and the source of disease! The group will start its blame” can be a serious obstacle to learning journey from the miasma theory to the germ cussionlessons aboutwill focus future on disaster how the prevention. desire to “find theory back in the mid-1800s, in London, UK, and carry on to the present day when hundreds of thousands of people are still Legendary Romances from Holly- suffering from diseases related to contami- wood’s Golden Era nated water and poor hygiene. We’ll explore Study Group Leader: Rosemary Monk how access to safe water and sanita- 8 Fridays, 1:30 - 4:30pm tion facilities are Begins Sept. 13 fundamental to There have been countless, unforgettable ro- people’s health mances portrayed on the big screen through- and livelihood, and out Hollywood’s history. Some of these ro- how low income mances continued off screen as well. These communities often were relationships that, at least for a time, lack these crucial withstood the pressures of celebrity, becom- components. Participants will learn about ing legendary Hollywood love stories. Two of WASH (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation) prob- the more famous couples from Hollywood’s lems and solutions, including topics like wa-

Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and Katherine disposal. The course aims, with an interactive goldenHepburn era and of Spencer filmmaking Tracy. wereThe movies Humphrey they termethod, filters, at latrines, increasing handwashing, awareness andabout waste an made together spanned the years 1942 to important topic that will surely impact our 1968. From the start, the on-screen chemis- perception of human rights and of the rela- try between these couples was evident. Their tion between people and the environment. relationships off screen were very different. In this class we will explore their at-times complicated love affairs, then on alternate Adaptive Yoga & Relaxation weeks we will view four movies from each Study Group Leader: Yolanta Kovalko 7 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm screening. Begins Sept. 13 (No Class Sept. 20) couple’s film legacy, with discussion after the Adaptive Yoga & Relaxation introduces a Religions for the World gentle form of yoga-based therapy to older adults who may be experiencing a range of Study Group Leader: Michael Koran ailments related to muscles, bones, joints and 8 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm nerve degeneration due to aging. Every week Begins Sept. 13 students will be introduced to new postures How can we connect to divine energies in that will help with mobility, balance, muscle ourselves, our surroundings and our uni- verse? How can the presence of each moment course will give students tools they can take help us freely, lovingly and fruitfully co-cre- strength,with them flexibility, to improve and their bone posture, health. mobili This-

16 www.ase.tufts.edu/lli FRIDAYS IN MEDFORD ty, balance, strength and state of mind. Active stories continue to live on in our society today. We will read and discuss both famous Medical Yoga Therapy: A Practical Guide for and lesser known tales. Participants should participationthe Yoga and Medical is required! Community Required, 2018. texts: borrow or purchase a copy of The Grimm Reader: The Classic Tales of the Brothers Sounds and Flavors: Four Favorite Grimm, translated and edited by Maria Tatar. Mexican Holidays Study Group Leader: Rocio Magali Maciel* American Comedy Since 1945 4 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Study Group Leader: Giovanni Jimenez* Begins Sept. 13 8 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Why is Cinco de Mayo an important day Begins Sept. 13 for Mexico? What is the Day of the Dead all American comedy has seen many changes about, and how is it celebrated? What are since the middle of the 20th century. This some of the songs, stories (and foods!) asso- course will explore the major themes and ciated with these holidays? In this group we ideas behind this dynamic art form from 1945 will study the history behind four Mexican to the current day. We will look at the development of new forms of comedy in relation Independence Day and Day of the Dead. We to social and technological developments, in- holidays:will learn Threehow and Kings why Day, they Cinco became de Mayo, import - ant dates, what they mean for Mexicans and Historical topics will include the standup how they are celebrated around the country cludingcomedy comedyboom of on the radio, 1980’s television, (Belushi, and Farley, film. and beyond. The SGL will also share some O’Neal), the rise of the late-night talk show of her own perspectives from growing up format (Carson, Letterman, Leno), the con- in Mexico and working abroad as a Mexican tinued success of network sitcoms (Cheers, diplomat in charge of cultural affairs. No - required textbook. Visual material (videos) edy on the internet. Survey topics include will be shown in class. Participants will need Seinfeld,the contemporary The Office), status and of the minority future comedy,of com home internet access as we might share feminist comedy, and alternative comedy. The documents by email. course will be driven by class discussion, and student-elected special interest topics are highly encouraged. Revisiting the Grimms’ Fairy Tales Study Group Leader: Jillian DeMair Clueless in Treacherous Times: Four 7 Fridays, 1:30 - 3:30pm Graham Greene Films Begins Sept. 13 (No Class Oct. 11) Study Group Leader: Bill Saunders - ers’ tales in childhood, but fairy 4 Fridays, 1:30 - 4:30pm Wetale maymessages have firstare hardly heard con the - Grimm broth Begins Oct. 11 Graham Greene wrote a number of novels set during pivotal moments of recent histo- finedmedia, to marketing,children’s stories!and even We findeveryday them language.in much of In today’s this attempt to navigate the moral and political course, we will examine ry.ambiguity The fictional of treacherous characters events in these that books they the meaning and seem- clearly don’t understand. We’ll view and dis- ingly timeless ap- cuss the historical background and choices peal of fairy tales, with a focus on The Third Man those published made by characters in four films based upon by the Grimm Greene’sduring the writings, allied occupationincluding: at the end of brothers in the (novellathe Second 1949, World film War, 1949) The Quiet set inAmerican Vienna 1800s. Readings of about 10 pages per French defeat in Vietnam and at the begin- week will provide the ma- ning(novel of American 1955, film involvement, 2002) set just Our before Man the in terial for active discussions Havana - about individual stories, how the ta’s Cuba just before Castro, and The Comedi- tales came about, what aims the ans (novel 1958, film 1959) set in Batis Grimms had, and how these Duvalier’s Haiti. (novel 1966, film 1967) set*Tufts in Papa Scholar Doc (617) 627-5699 17 “LUNCH & LEARN” LECTURES Looking for Something Fun to Do Between Study Groups? Enjoy lunchtime talks by some of the most fascinating speakers you’ll ever hear! Bring your own bag lunch; we’ll supply coffee and snacks. All talks take place in Alumnae Lounge. We’ll open the room around noon for socializing. Talks run 12:20–1:15pm.

Mondays Fridays Julie Dobrow, Dir., Ctr for Inter- Laura Gee, Asst. Prof of Econom- Sept. disciplinary Studies, Tufts Sept. ics, Tufts The Unknown Women who Behavioral Economics: Under- 9 Introduced Emily Dickinson to the 13 standing Irrational Behavior and World Using it to Make Better Decisions Dr. Edward Hallowell, M.D. Sept. Founder of The Hallowell Ctrs for Sept. Lorenz (Larry) Finison, Author Cognitive & Emotional Health Boston’s 20th Century Bicycling 16 Treating Children and Adoles- 20 Renaissance cents with ADHD

Michael McGowan, Special Lori Kenschaft, Educator & Ac- Sept. Agent (Retired) Sept. tivist 23 GHOST: My Thirty Years as an FBI 27 Putting US Slavery in a Global Undercover Agent Context

Sept. Peter Southwick, Former Dir. of Oct. Christopher Klein, Author Photography, The Boston Globe When the Irish Invaded Canada: 30 A Career in Photojournalism 4 It’s No Blarney

Sara Patton Zarrelli, Site Manager, Victor McElheny, Old Manse Oct. Science Reporter Oct. The Audacity of Preservation: Lay- 7 Apollo - Mirror for Earth 11 ers of History at the Old Manse

Dr. Wayne Burton, Emeritus Pres. Oct. No Classes Oct. North Shore Community College (Indigenous Peoples Day) 14 18 Wayne’s War

Kelly M. Greenhill, Assoc. Prof. & Maria Olia, Author & Essayist Dir. of Int’l Relations, Tufts Oct. Oct. History on Tap: New England’s Fear and Present Danger: Colonial Inns and Taverns 21 Extra-factual Sources of Threat 25 Conception and Proliferation Dr. Kristina Shull, Harvard Lec- turer in Ethnicity, Migration & Oct. Rights Nov. End-of-Term Luncheon 28 Who are Climate Refugees? 1 Climate Change, Migration and Borders

Nov. End-of-Term Luncheon 4

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Joe Ash holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from history. In addition to his military career, he taught Cornell University and an M.S. in management languages from Jr. High level through College. He from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his earned a master’s degree in Italian Literature at 39-year career with an electric and gas utility, he held Boston College, and he currently teaches Italian at a number of officer-level positions in such areas as the college. He has participated in a public reading customer service, supply chain, regulatory affairs, of the entire Divine Comedy at B.C., where he also pricing, and energy supply acquisition. He has been presented two cantos, one each from Purgatorio and an OLLI member since he and his wife retired to Paradiso. He has also presented topics on Italian op- Somerville in 2009. In his retirement he has been era and history. He has done commercial recordings certified as a mediator and has undertaken a variety of for several Italian text books, and for over 25 years volunteer activities. he has been the male speaker in Italian for one of the Robert Berend was born in Los Angeles, spent major commercial language programs. weekends in Hollywood, and graduated from Berke- James Dale discovered a passion for playing jazz ley. He watched Vietnam and Nixon, and so did you. double bass while growing up in Australia and was He loves rock and roll, and frequently see concerts. accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium on a full Political passions are also integral to him. He has scholarship. After receiving “first-class honors,” he taken scores of adult education classes since he relocated to Boston to study at Berklee School of graduated high school, and given about 400 lectures music, also on a full scholarship. He has played with on various academic topics around the world over the some of the world’s top jazz musicians, including last 40 years. Maria Schneider, Aaron Goldberg, Kurt Elling, Mon- Krystle Brown is a lifelong resident of Massachu- ty Alexander, Terence Blanchard, Donny McCaslin, setts and lives and works in Boston. She received her Will Vincent, and others. He is now pursuing a Ph.D. BFA in Painting and Art History from Massachusetts in musicology at Brandeis but continues to be active College of Art and Design and her MFA in Visual Art in the Boston music scene. from Tufts University. Her passions encompass urban Cleo & Steve D’Arcy are retired professors who issues like gentrification, blight, and advocating for taught at the University of Illinois for over 30 years. the working class/ oppressed populations. She has After moving to North Reading in 2016 to be closer been an edible art instructor for over seven years and to family, they discovered Osher at Tufts. They have has been a graduate teacher’s assistant while at Tufts since co-taught Osher courses on personal finance, University. the National Parks and Massachusetts Trustees of Joyce Carpenter studied philosophy as an under- Reservations properties. While they enjoyed teaching graduate at Rutgers (BA, 1984) and as a graduate college students, they really enjoy sharing their inter- student at the University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD, ests and experiences with their contemporaries. 1992) where her specialties were aesthetics, feminist Jillian DeMair holds a PhD in German Literature theory, and the history of modern philosophy. Her from Harvard, where she pursued her interest in teaching experience includes five years as an assistant German narratives of the 19th century while spending professor at the College of Charleston (SC) and sev- summers in Germany. She has taught college lan- eral years as an adjunct teaching for BU’s Prison Edu- guage and literature classes here in Boston as well as cation Program at MCI-Framingham. She also taught in Arkansas, integrating exciting fairy tales at all lev- a number of computer classes at New Horizon’s els. She is currently Assistant Director in the Center Computer Learning Center, and she spent the decade for International Environment and Resource Policy before retirement as an editor at Computerworld and (CIERP) at the Fletcher School, where she enjoys IDG Communications. She lives in Westford, MA, directing her interest in the role of higher education in with OLLI-member and husband Tim Snow. society towards the administration of climate-relevant Francesco Castellano is a native speaker of Italian policy research. with a lifelong interest in music, literature, and

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Marta Domini is a postdoc at Tufts working on Wa- magazine, Gargoyle, and has written literary criticism ter, Hygiene and Sanitation in emergencies. Since her in his area of expertise, contemporary American childhood, she had been concerned by environmental poetry. He has led nine successful study groups in the problems resulting from human impact. She holds subject for our OLLI. a MS in environmental engineering, and a PhD in Grace Hall received a B.A. in Chemistry from appropriate technologies for international develop- Douglass College (Rutgers University) and an M.S. ment cooperation. She worked in Italy and abroad in Inorganic Chemistry from the State University for the public and private sector and within interna- of Iowa. One part of her career involved teach- tional development projects in areas of solid waste ing required chemistry courses at the Agricultural management, soil remediation, latrine construction Technical Institute of Ohio State University. While and education. teaching students who were frequently not motivated Danielle Ebanks was born of Antiguan and Jamaican to study chemistry, she dreamed of leading a group of descent in New York City. She holds a bachelor’s interested adults. Without tests and grades, and with degree in International Studies and French and the freedom to avoid the mathematical challenges that worked as the Director of Business Development for deter many students, the dream is fulfilled! a major law firm in Atlanta, Georgia before beginning Irene Hannigan has offered OLLI study groups to pursue her Masters of International Business at in both writing and drawing, and she sees a strong the Fletcher School. Her current academic concen- relationship between both processes. Although not an trations are International Banking and Finance and artist by training, she is as dedicated to maintaining Business and Economic Law with a regional interest a sketchbook as she is to maintaining her writer’s in Sub-Saharan Africa. In her spare time, Danielle notebook. She is eager to explore this connection enjoys visiting historical sites, and researching lit- with others who are intrigued by the idea because tle-known history facts. they, too, are dabblers in both writing and drawing Allan Elfant has a B.A. in psychology from Brook- and want to do more. lyn College and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from James Intriligator is a Professor of the Practice New York University. He was in clinical practice for in the Mechanical Engineering department at Tufts over 40 years and held teaching positions at several School of Engineering. His research interests include universities. He has led over 200 presentations at human factors, design thinking, marketing, per- national and regional professional conferences and ception, and entrepreneurial education. He earned meetings, and has led over a dozen study groups for his PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Harvard our OLLI on various psychological and philosophical University in 1997. After a postdoc in neurology, he themes. left academia for five years and worked in venture Dylan Farley will complete his Master of Arts in capital and high-tech consulting firms as an offerings Law and Diplomacy (MALD) from the Fletcher designer and innovation catalyst. In 2003, he merged School of Law and Diplomacy in May 2020, with a his business experience with his scientific expertise special focus on the human causes and effects of hy- and went to Bangor University as a pioneer in the brid warfare. He was commissioned as a Signal Corps field of consumer psychology. At Bangor, he created officer in the United States Army Reserves in 2016, Europe’s leading consumer psychology master’s serving overseas in East Africa from 2017 to 2018 programs and co-developed several multidisciplinary with a Civil Affairs Battalion. He is the co-President design programs. of Fletcher Students in Security (the student network Giovanni Jimenez is a philosophy graduate student for security professionals) and the co-President of the at Tufts with a B.S. in physics from the University Fletcher Fermentation Club (the student group for of Virginia. His interests encompass many different homebrewers). He attended the College of William & fields, ranging between the academic poles of physics Mary, where he graduated with a self-designed major and philosophy. At the University of Virginia he titled Geostrategic Security Studies in 2016. wrote for a satire paper called The Yellow Journal, Ken Fettig is a graduate of Tufts (BS Civil Eng), introducing him to the world of comedy in its many MIT (MS, Civil Engineering), and the Harvard forms: writing, sketch, video, and standup. Business School. He was instrumental in founding Eugenia Kaledin holds a B.A. in American history the Osher/TILL Program, and has led over 15 classes and literature from Radcliffe/Harvard and a Ph.D. covering history, both modern and ancient, water in American studies from B.U. She was a longtime problems, energy, and politics. He lives in Walpole teacher at Northeastern’s Daytime Adult Program and and has two children and three grandchildren. also taught in China and Czechoslovakia on Fulbright Richard Friedman is graduate of Villanova Uni- grants. She has written about Herman Melville, Mrs. versity, and a lifelong film buff. He spent 15 years as Henry Adams, and women of the 1950s. At Harvard’s a manufacturing engineer and manager for DuPont Institute for Learning in Retirement, she taught cours- and Bio-Rad Labs. He also had a 35 year career as es on Huckleberry Finn, Theodore Dreiser, Henry an IT director for several Biotechnology firms in the James, and other topics. Boston area. Rich is a former board member of the Jane Katims has written and co-produced six radio now-defunct Boston Computer Society and directed series for Wisconsin Public Radio, one earning her a their education program for 8 years. He also was an Peabody Award in Broadcasting. She has published instructor for the BCS membership for numerous stories in Pearl Magazine, The Coachella Review, computer course offerings at both Aquinas & Fram- Proximity Magazine, and West Texas Literary Re- ingham Junior Colleges. view. She is author of a poetry collection, Dancing on Tom Glannon has worked for 39 years as an educa- a Slippery Floor. She presently teaches literature and tor in the field of adult education, teaching English, creative writing at the Cambridge Center for Adult ESL, and Social Studies, and was named “Teacher Education as well as here at Tufts. Jane is a member of the Year” for Massachusetts in Adult Education in of the Board of Visitors of the English Department at 1998. He served as editor of the Cambridge poetry the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Michael Koran taught “Blessings From Abraham” and automobiles. He has facilitated several courses at the Osher Institute in 2016. He has taught over in self-driving cars at the college and enjoys the new 100 different classes at The Cambridge Center for technologies in his Tesla Model 3. Adult Education over the last 40 years. He also taught Rosemary Monk received a BS in Kindergarten Pri- women and men in prison for over 10 years. He has mary Education from Boston State College (merged written and performed a one person play: “Prose And with U-Mass Boston in 1982) in 1973, and complet- Cons: Liberating Stories From Prison.” He has also ed the Katharine Gibbs School Entrée Program for written and performed “Inaudible Laughter: Trans- College Graduates in 1976. After working in health forming With Abraham And Isaac.” services and technological companies, she spent a Yolanta Kovalko is a certified yoga teacher who significant portion of her later working years in the owns and teaches at her studio, Balls Square Yoga in financial services industry, concentrating on retire- Somerville. She has been practicing yoga for the last ment plans. She has always enjoyed movies, and is 15 years. She fell in love with yoga because of the especially interested in exploring vintage film genres. pleasure it gave her and the serenity she found in the Rafael Moure-Eraso earned graduate degrees in practice. She enjoys working with mature students chemical engineering and a Ph.D. in environmental and offers her expertise and specialization to students and occupational health. He has taught occupational who may need more time, attention and assistance and environmental health for 23 years at UMass with their practice. She strives to create safe, com- Lowell. During his career he consulted full time in fortable and relaxing environment for all her students. occupational health matters for two international She has been teaching yoga for the last 3 years at labor unions (UAW, OCAW) for 15 years. He served her own studio, Ball Square Yoga in Somerville. Off the Obama administration as chair of the Chemical the mat, she works at Tufts University Community Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in Washing- Health Department as a Department Administrator. ton DC for five years (2010-15). He is a Fulbright She is a proud mother, wife, grandmother, and a pet Scholar and has taught Process Safety Management mommy. and Major Accident Investigation Methods in various Margaret Lourie spent her career as a profession- international venues (Thailand, Australia, Mexico al librarian, working in a number of academic and and Colombia). He is a naturalized US citizen from special libraries, mostly in the Boston area. She is Colombia. an avid museum visitor, and, when traveling, tries John Murphy has an M.A. (1998) from Tuft’s Dept. to visit as many museums as she can. But there are of Child Studies. Since retiring from construction, he always more museums to be visited that she can’t get has returned to his earlier study of the literature and to in person! She is looking forward to traveling the philosophy of the early modern era, 1600-1789. He world with other Osher members on virtual visits to has lead study groups for the OLLI on Restoration museums far and wide. literature, Paradise Lost, and Samuel Johnson, among Sheldon Lowenthal has degrees in Electrical Engi- others. neering from MIT and RPI and has been developing Trish Roach got her B.A. in Political Science at products and managing large teams until 2015. He Tufts. Before retiring spent her career as a money has created and delivered classes to his managers manager and trust advisor for a major wealth man- to ensure high performance and to customers at agement company in Boston. She also traveled to trade shows. He and his wife have spent the last 19 many parts of the globe on various hiking and biking years learning and appreciating great wine, visiting trips. She now is doing volunteer work at her home wineries around the world, and collecting wines. in Gloucester and also in her winter home in Austin Shelly would like to share his love of wine with the TX as well as continuing to travel and doing as much community. life long learning as she can. Besides helping Joe Ash Rocío Magali Maciel is a second year Master’s with the Great Decisions study group, she participates student at the Fletcher School. She is a Mexican in Great Decisions groups here in Massachusetts diplomat who has worked for the Mexican Ministry and at the OLLI program in Austin. She is looking of Foreign Affairs for 20 years. She has been posted forward to sharing some of what she has learned in in the Mexican consulate in Detroit, Michigan, and previous programs with the group here at Tufts. the Mexican embassies in Thailand and Guyana, where she was in charge of cultural affairs. There, she Bill Saunders was formerly a marketing consul- became amazed with the power of cultural diplomacy, tant for high-tech companies. He has an interest in expressed through art, music, history, and gastrono- history, and since retirement, has traveled extensively, my, in bringing people and countries together. including numerous trips to Haiti with a medical team that provides care throughout the countryside around Jim McArdle holds degrees from Fordham and Yale, Leogane, the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake. and was a member of the English faculty at UC, Santa Barbara and Northeastern University before Paulette Schwartz holds several degrees in psy- launching a thirty year career in business. Throughout chology including a Ph.D. in developmental and his career as a senior marketing officer and partner in clinical psychology from Clark University. She has several firms, he continued to read, explore and enjoy taught psychology courses in a variety of settings and contemporary American poetry. Upon retirement he worked as a clinical psychologist in community men- joined the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retire- tal health settings. Formerly a professional dilettante ment and has led courses there on contemporary Paulette has become a reluctant political junky. She poetry and the art of the sonnet. hopes to make a small difference in helping to save the planet not only for her grandchildren but for all Hal Miller-Jacobs earned his Ph.D. from Tufts the children of the world. in Experimental Psychology and has taught as an adjunct at the school for 40 years. Professionally he is an Engineering Psychologist and has worked as a consultant in such industries as defense, healthcare

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Kitty Selfridge majored in art history at Mt. Holyoke presented to the public to create a better understand- but only began to lead courses in modern art after ing of, and support for, their work. Previously, he her retirement from a career as a writer, editor, and worked in a graphic design company, and ever since manager of software documentation. She worked then he has been passionate about applying typog- as a writer and manager of graphic design at The raphy and graphic design principles in Microsoft Architects Collaborative, and as manager and director Word and PowerPoint. For more than ten years he has of documentation in five software companies. She led created–and also advised clients in the use of—such a study group on Matisse and Picasso for the Tufts documents. In his spare time he is working on his OLLI and led many modern art history study groups own typeface library and enjoys going to the Museum at the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement in of Printing in Haverhill, MA. Cambridge. Mary Webb earned an A.B. from Vassar College and Tom Sheridan is professor emeritus of engineering an M.A. in creative writing from Boston University. and applied psychology at MIT. He has an Sc.D. from Now retired, she spent her working life both as a MIT and an honorary doctorate from Delft University, teacher of English literature and composition (8th Netherlands. He directed an MIT lab on human inter- graders through adults) and as a hired writer for action with technology and is an elected member of newspapers, publishers, and corporations. A longtime the National Academy of Sciences. He has authored OLLI member, Mary has led four study groups for more than 200 papers and eight books. He served as the OLLI: one each on the works of Eudora Welty, lay leader of a Congregational church in Newton, and Harper Lee, and Arundhati Roy, and one on novels currently leads a weekly discussion on current events about political campaigns. with 50 participants and a monthly dialog on religion Art Weiss received his bachelor’s degree in math- with 20, both at Brookhaven. ematics from Harvard (1973) and his doctorate in Emese Soos majored in French and history at Mount mathematics from Tufts (2007). He has taught several Holyoke College and earned a Ph.D. in French from college-level courses in calculus, but teaching physics the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary at Osher is a new departure. His previous Osher focus was on the literature of the twentieth century. courses were in mathematics, computer algorithms, She retired in 2015 after over thirty years of teaching and contract bridge. and administration at Tufts to have more time for Arnie Wright is an emeritus professor at the travel and to tie up loose ends of her family’s Hungar- D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern ian heritage. University where he has been on the faculty since Valerie Sutter headed off to France for what she 2007. Prior to that he was a professor at the School of thought would be a year of polishing her language Business at Boston College. He has taught account- skills, the day after graduating from university with ing and auditing and has published extensively in a BA in French. Twenty years later, she returned to research journals throughout the world. Arnie enjoys the US, fluent not only in French but in Portuguese movies, history, and traveling. As you can guess, and intercultural relations, sharing her passion for Arnie is a long time fan of Alfred Hitchcock. language and culture by teaching for thirty years in Erdong Xu is a second-year master student in public and private schools in France, Brazil, and the Economic Department. Before coming to Tufts, US. She owns an apartment in Paris where she spends he earned a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy in several months of each year, when not otherwise Xiamen University, China. His research interests occupied teaching French or ballroom dancing. focus on Macroeconomics, Development Economics Stefan Tschauko is a Ph.D. candidate at The Fletcher and China’s Reforming and Opening-up history. After School. He researches how complex international graduating from Tufts, he plans to study further in a organizations such as the United Nations can best be Ph.D. program in the U.S.

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