Course Schedule – Spring 2024 / Old Courses
Old Courses
The courses listed below have been offered at Quest in previous semesters listed in alphabetical order.
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THE SCARLET LETTER
Coordinators: Patricia Geehr, Arlene Curinga, Susan Keohane
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–1864) American novelist and short story writer was born into an established old New England family.
THEATER TALKBACK
Coordinators: Yona Rogosin, Mary Ann Donnelly
This noontime discussion will meet in a relaxed environment to talk about experimental/avant-garde theater and offerings that we have seen recently and in the past, and to share reviews, upcoming shows to see – both experimental and traditional – and tips on how to get discount tickets. Film clips will also be shown.
TOCQUEVILLE’S DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA: A CLASSIC FOR OUR TIME
Coordinators: Sandy Kessler, Ellie Schaffer
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America (1835;1840) is considered one of the greatest commentaries ever written on American life.
TONI MORRISON: THE LEGEND
Coordinators: Donna Ramer, Sheryl Harawitz, Tamara Weinberg
Through two of her books — Jazz and Song of Solomon — we’ll traverse Toni Morrison’s winding road into African mythology and mysticism, race and racism, the legacy of slavery, relationships, love and desire, violence and trauma that are a critical path as her characters search for identity.
WEEK IN PARIS
Coordinators: Laura Lopez, Donna Basile, Ellen Rittberg
The course will offer a sampling of France’s notable contributions to Western culture and civilization.
WOMEN IN GREEK DRAMA
Coordinators: Sheryl Harawitz, Mary Ann Donnelly, Donna Ramer.
Antigone, Medea, Clytemnestra, Phaedra, Electra … some of the most fascinating and memorable female characters that have endured over centuries.
WORLD OF THEATER
Coordinators: Yona Rogosin, Mary Ann Donnelly, Panny Mitchell, Nan McNamara
Theater has been present for 2,500 years and today Questers are fortunate to live at its epicenter. We will address the history of theater and the national, racial and cultural characteristics that can be found in the works of major playwrights and traditions.