Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Contemporary Issues / AGING

Coordinators: Art Spar, Bryn Meehan, Larry Shapiro

The class will study the phenomenon of aging, from lectures on biology to discussion topics related to aging.

We will use literary stories, the arts and sciences and innovative thinking to explore the many aspects of aging. The common thread will be its relevance to our life experience. The format will encourage learning through presentation and discussion.

A WEEK / THURSDAY/ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Aging, Spring 2023

Date

Presenter

Title

Feb 09

Gloria Peropat

Invisibility

Feb 23

Arlynn Greenbaum. Gordon Gilbert

How other cultures deal with death and dying

Mar 09

 Mark Cardillo

 Can we add many decades to our lifespan?

Mar 23

Roy Clary               

Shakespeare Looks at Aging:  King Lear

Apr 13

Wayne Cotter

 Insurance and Aging

Apr 27

Larry Shapiro

TBD

May 11

Art Spar

Great American Poets Imagine Death


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