THE NEAR EAST

Coordinators: Ann Goerdt, Bob Gottfried, Ellen Gottfried

Search for a map of the Near, or Middle East and you will not find a consistent set of countries. In this course, we discuss the countries that are geographically east of the Mediterranean Sea, thus eliminating the countries of North Africa.

The Middle East to be presented is a conglomeration of countries that in most cases have some degree of shared history. Nonetheless, they vary a great deal today in terms of their development, prosperity of citizens, and role on the world stage. For each country addressed, we provide some history, so that you better understand its current level of development, the major issues it is dealing with today, and how it interacts with and affects the larger region of the Middle East…and perhaps the world.

B WEEK / MONDAY / 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Other Classes:

JAZZ AT NOON
WORLD OF THEATER
THE SCARLET LETTER
THE GREAT GATSBY
TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: A CLASSIC FOR OUR TIME
MEXICO: SOUTH OF OUR BORDER
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
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

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