Course Schedule – Spring 2024 / Old Courses / MEXICO: SOUTH OF OUR BORDER
Coordinators: Tamara Weinberg, Harriet Dubroff, Joyce Sabella
To visit Mexico is to be surrounded by color and music. A fascinating blend of butterflies and beaches, murals and museums, pyramids and ancient temples, Mexico is rich in history, culture, and natural beauty.
This course will touch on some aspects of our southern neighbor including art, dance, and tourism. We will also cover history and an exploration of many archaeological sites.
B WEEK / MONDAY / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
| MEXICO: SOUTH OF OUR BORDER | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Sep 11 | Tamara Weinberg | Archaeology and the History of Ancient Mexico |
| Sep 25 | Yom Kippur – No Class | |
| Oct 09 | Columbus Day – No Class | |
| Oct 23 | Bob Gottfried | The Mexican-American War and Jamie Sykes and Secret Jews of Mexico |
| Non 06 | Sandy Gordon | Frida Kahlo |
| Nov 27 | Ze’eva Cohen | Mexican Dance |
| Dec 11 | Frank Montaturo, Anita Hunter, and Pete Weis | Tourism in Mexico |
Other Classes:
- JAZZ AT NOON
- WORLD OF THEATER
- THE SCARLET LETTER
- THE GREAT GATSBY
- TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: A CLASSIC FOR OUR TIME
- HISTORY OF MEDICINE
- THEATER TALKBACK
- SOCIAL EVENTS
- FOOD: BEYOND JUST CALORIES
- TONI MORRISON: THE LEGEND
- INVISIBLE MAN BY RALPH ELLISON
- SIXTIES
- ELIZABETH GASKELL
- WEEK IN PARIS
- CREATIVE WORKSHOP
- EMILY DICKINSON CIRCLE
- SYMPOSIUM
- RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHY
- CONTEMPORARY BRITISH CULTURE
- AUSTRALIA – THE LAND DOWN UNDER
- HUCKLEBERRY FINN
- AGING
- FASCINATING ISLANDS
- BLACK WOMEN’S VOICES
- THE NOBEL PRIZES
- READING EDITH WHARTON
- WOMEN IN GREEK DRAMA
- THE NEAR EAST
- HISTORY OF GERMANY
- A PASSAGE TO INDIA
- INDIE FILMS
- SLAVERY’S ROLE IN U.S. CAPITALISTIST DEVELOPMENT
- RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
- READING THE RABBIS
- RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
- MYTHOLOGY
- LITERARY HEROINES
- HOWARDS END
- HOUSE OF MIRTH
- FABULOUS FIFTIES
- COMEDY CENTRAL
- READING BLACK LIVES
- BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES
- MOZART’S WOMEN
- ANTISEMITISM: PAST, PRESENT, FACTS, MYTHS
- AFRICAN CONTINENT
- PRESENTER’S SHOWCASE
- INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
- ACTING CLASS
- LAW & ORDER
- POINT OF VIEW
- MODERN OPERA
- MOVERS & SHAKERS
- SOCRATES AND THE PROBLEM OF PHILOSOPHY
- GREAT CONVERSATIONS
- ORAL INTERPRETATION OF POETRY