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OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
OLLI
40
YRS
at DUKE UNIVERSITY
Redefining
the way
the Triangle
views
retirement
OLLI at Duke • Learning for Life • Fall 2017
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served by traditional universities. OLLI at Duke is one of the Osher institutes to have received endow-
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Our Mission Statement
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Duke, called OLLI at Duke, seeks to engage the minds, elevate
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opportunities for volunteer service, travel, and social activity. We exemplify Duke University’s commit-
ment to community service and lifelong learning through our collaborative work with academic and
professional groups, area retirement centers, various research projects on aging, and other institutes for
learning in retirement.
We are a community.
We are adults with wide-ranging interests in history, literature, the natural and social sciences, fine arts,
and current events. Our courses conform to an arts and sciences curriculum and are selected by a cur-
riculum committee on the basis of member requests, the expertise of class leaders, variety, and balance.
OLLI at Duke instructors are a mix of peer teachers, Duke professors, graduate students, independent
scholars, and community experts.
Our program exemplifies “learning for the love of it.”
There are no tests, grades, or educational requirements. Participation, however, is essential, ranging
from keeping up with assigned readings and contributing to class discussion to sharing the results of
one’s own research. Most classes are held in The Bishop’s House on the Duke East Campus and in the
education building at Judea Reform Congregation, 1933 W. Cornwallis Road in Durham, meeting once
a week for 1½ hours. Class times are usually 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:30pm, and 3:15pm. Please check the
detailed course descriptions for exceptions.
OLLI at Duke is a cooperative venture.
We gather together in three terms each year to pursue the topics that we choose. We rely on the con-
tributions and participation, both in class and out, of each member. Members teach classes, coordinate
lecture series, lead small-group discussions, organize activities and volunteer projects, serve on the
Board of Advisors and committees, act as class assistants, help with data management and administra-
tion, make coffee, and volunteer for all the tasks that make us an exemplary organization.
Becoming a member of OLLI at Duke is easy.
We have an annual membership fee of $35. Members may participate in activities and social events,
receive mailings, and vote in elections, even if they are not taking classes in a given semester. For more
information see the registration page and form in the center of the catalog.
OLLI at Duke is part of Duke Continuing Studies, under the direction of Dr. Paula Gilbert, which sponsors
lifelong learning programs and consulting nationwide. Founded in 1977 as the Duke Institute for Learning in
Retirement, we began as a joint venture of Continuing Education and the Center for the Study of Aging and
2 Human Development. We have grown from the original 42 members to more than 2200 members per year.
Art & Architecture History of Surgery ...........................37 Evolution of Music 101 ....................53
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The World Today (2 secs.) .........38, 51 New Horizons Bands .......................56
Local Art in Focus ...........................17 A
Turkey: Between Two Worlds .........38
Japanese Aesthetics .........................20 Religion & Philosophy L
Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture ....28 From the New Deal to Trumpism ....41 L
Soviet State: Stalin–Gorbachev .......41 Muslim Philosophers .......................13
Paired Readings of Lit & Art ...........33 2
Photography, Beauty, Meaning ........39 Coming of Age in the 1950s ............43 Prophets of the 2nd Axial Age ........16 0
American Art ..................................40 Understanding the Middle East .....44 Punishment & Responsibility.........16 1
American Consitutional Thought ....46 Matters of Life & Death ..................42 7
Art & Women .................................44
The Decline of Violence ..................47 Roads to the Afterlife ......................43
Threads of History...........................54 I
History of the 1930s ........................48 A New Perspective of Islam .............49 N
Book Culture in European History ...57
The First Air War, 1914–1945 .........48 Justice ..............................................53 D
Chatsworth ......................................58
Chatsworth ......................................58 Launch the Future ...........................58 E
Computers & Photography Music: American Style .....................60 The “Mind Wars” Debate ................61 X

Intro to Adobe Lightroom .................8 Language, Literature & Drama Science & Technology B
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Sell & Buy on the Internet ..............25 HUAC & the Hollywood Blacklist ...10 Frontiers in Medicine ......................12 O
Revenge in Literary Texts ...............11 P
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The Many Sides of Bob Dylan .........26
Intermediate DSLR Photography .....42 Nuclear Power: An Analysis ............25
Poetry: Three Great Voices ..............27
Cyber-Security for Non-Techies ......46 Symposia ..........................................29
W. B. Yeats & Seamus Heaney ........31
Intro to Digital Photography ...........52 How Our Brains Really Work .........42
Paired Readings of Lit & Art ...........33
Economic/Financial/Retirement Shakespeare’s King Lear ..................37 Technology—Just Imagine! ............48
Geometric Topology ........................50
Priceless: How Is Value Created? .....16 Read & Discuss: Immigrants ..........47
The “Mind Wars” Debate ................61
Thirty Years without a Paycheck ......19 Shakespeare’s Other Comedies .......50
Stay Put or Move On? ......................22 Le XVIIe siècle en France ................53 Social Science & Culture
Issues in a Globalized World ..........24 Postcolonial Fiction & Poetry .........54 New Lens ...........................................5
Financial Fitness for Women .........43 Plays of Tennessee Williams ...........59 Human Sexuality .............................10
Hands-On Art Lifestyles* HUAC & the Hollywood Blacklist ...10
2017American Humor .............................15
Knit a Sweater that Fits .....................7 Food for Life Kickstart ......................4
Prophets of the 2nd Axial Age ........16
Grace the Table ..................................8 Grandparent Math .............................5
Priceless: How Is Value Created? ....16
Knit a Warm Winter Hat .................11 Strength & Power for 50+ .................7
Humor: What We Laugh at & Why ..20
Painting by Design ..........................14 The Gift of Years ................................9
Love Actually ...................................23
Silver Jewelry Making (3 secs.) .......18 Keeping Fit for Life ..........................11
The Healthy Aging Brain .................23
Chinese Brush Painting ..................24 Frontiers in Medicine ......................12
Anti-Semitic Show Trials ................25
Beginning Watercolor Painting .......26 Pacific Island Dance ........................16
The Many Sides of Bob Dylan .........26
Intro to 3D Printing ........................36 What To Eat—and Why! .................17
Latin American Cinema ..................27
Hand Embroidery for Beginners .....37 Cooking w/ David Sovero (2 secs.) ...19
How Our Brains Really Work .........42
Basic Drawing ..................................39 Veterinary Medicine ........................20
Understanding the Middle East ......44
Watermedia Paint & Collage .........40 Beginner Yoga ..................................21
The Decline of Violence ..................47
Learn to Knit an Afghan .................41 Stay Put or Move On? ......................22
Technology—Just Imagine! ............48
Nature in Pen & Ink with Color .....52 Practical Wisdom ............................32
Sharing Pearls of Wisdom ...............50
Plein Air Art at the Farm .................59 Change Your Age .............................36
Book Culture in European History ...57
Celebrate the Autumn Equinox ......60 Healthy Aging with Yoga .................45
Launch the Future ...........................58
Magic Tricks for Grandparents ........55
History & Current Affairs Southern Experience .......................59
Chess Refresh ..................................55
New Lens ...........................................5 Thrive in Your “Third Act”..............55 Writing
The Revolution & Constitution ........8 Endless Duet with Space .................57
Your History into Poetry .................18
How Airports Work ...........................9 The 12-Step Way ..............................61
Poetry Writing Funshop .................26
World War II: Asia & the Pacific ....12
Performing Arts Chicken Soup
American Revolution South ............13
for the Soul (2 Secs.) ...............31, 57
Duke Sports History ........................13 Exploring Cinema .............................4
Life Stories Writing Workshop ........32
America Astride the World .............14 How a Symphony Works .................10
Your History into Writing ...............46
Holocaust & Human Behavior ........15 Censorship in Film ..........................13
Risking Words .................................47
American Humor .............................15 Improv Theater Games Workshop ....21
NC & the Civil War ........................16 Improv Theater Basics .....................22
Join Us!
Punishment & Responsibility.........17 Legacies of the Ballets Russes .........24
Intelligence Studies .........................23 Opera Highlights, 2017–2018 ..........27 How to Register ..........................insert
Anti-Semitic Show Trials ................25 Improv Theater Scenework .............36 Online Registration Help ...........insert
Slavery & US Civil Rights ...............28 Guide To Local Jazz ........................44 Registration Form ......................insert
Civil Discourse or Civil Discord ......29 New Horizons Chorus .....................45 Registration FAQs .....................34–35
Woodrow Wilson ............................32 Harp Ensemble I ..............................49 Social Events & Activities ...............62
The Supreme Court .........................33 Ballet Smorgasbord ..........................51 Class Schedule & Dates ...........64–65
Modern German History .................33 Harp Ensemble II ............................52 Directions & Maps ...................66–67 3
*Please note: For classes involving physical activity, you will be asked to sign a liability waiver. You should always consult your
medical doctor before undertaking any new form of exercise.
EXPLORING CINEMA
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A FOOD FOR LIFE KICKSTART: Enjoy exploring cinema with an appreciation of
D Evidence-Based Nutrition Lessons film through examination of diverse genres and
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U with Easy Recipes and Food Sampling themes. Each week a complete film will be screened,
S followed by a class discussion. This semester the
A plant-based diet of whole grains, beans, vegetables,
course will explore three major topics: Hal Hart-
and fruits can help prevent diabetes, cardiovascular
ley—American Independent: Hartley’s smart, witty
disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. Accord-
films found success with audiences and critics alike
ing to the American Dietetic Association, “Appropri-
in the 1990s, and his quirky, unpredictable films
ately planned vegetarian diets, including total
continue to enthrall audiences today (The Unbeliev-
vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally
able Truth, Trust, Henry Fool). Traditional Lives /
adequate, and may provide health benefits in the
Modern Times: From Amish country, to Tibetan
prevention and treatment of certain diseases.” This
yak herders, to a family circus in Mexico, these
course, developed by physicians and dietitians for
eye-opening documentaries examine the conflict
preparing evidence-based healthy food, helps partici-
between traditional life styles and the relentless
pants move toward a healthful diet while maintain-
approach of modernity (The Devil’s Playground,
ing healthy weight. For some, it may be the first time
Circo, Summer Pasture). The Films of Asghar Far-
that the guiding principle for losing weight and
hadi: Two-time Oscar winner Farhadi’s thoughtful,
staying healthy is not restricting the amounts of
compelling films explore the relationships and
foods but rather choosing the right types of foods.
pressures brought by conflicts involving cultures,
Additional benefits are lower cholesterol, better
class, and religion (About Elly, The Past, Salesman,
diabetes control, and lower blood pressure, as well
A Separation). n Lecture (plus Questions); Facilitated
as improvements in energy and mood. Each class
Discussion; Viewing Videos
includes a short DVD nutrition lecture, discussion, a
KEN WETHERINGTON has a lifelong interest in the
demonstration of several recipes, and food sampling.
cinema with experience working in film societies and
n Lecture (plus Questions); Facilitated Discussion
commercial cinemas and with the academic film
Please note: There is a $30 food fee ($5/class) per
collection in Duke’s Lilly Library. He has been teaching
person. There is also a $5 fee for handouts.
OLLI classes since 2007.
Required text:
10 Sundays, September 10–November 19 (please
n Neal D. Barnard, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: note dates; class will meet during OLLI’s Fall Break),
Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramati-
2:00–5:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 25.
cally Improve Your Health (ISBN: 978-0446583817),
Fee: $90. Course ID: 2441.
Grand Central Life & Style, 2011, $11.58.
DILIP BARMAN is a long-time OLLI photography and New to OLLI?
philosophy instructor. He is a professional photographer Let’s Get Together!
MEET & GREET
and leads the Triangle Vegetarian Society, hosting the
AT THE BISHOP’S HOUSE
country’s largest vegetarian Thanksgiving with more
Saturday, September 9, 10:30am
than eight hundred people from many cities and states.
New to OLLI at Duke? You are invited to join us
He has taught vegetarian cooking for years and is
for a morning program hosted by our Member-
a certified instructor of the successful Food for Life
ship Committee. New OLLI at Duke members
program of evidence-based nutrition.
will have an opportunity to meet other members
6 Sundays, October 1–November 12 (please note
and supporters, board of advisor members, and
dates; no class Oct. 15), 2:00–4:30pm, location
our director, Garry Crites. We’ll have refresh-
TBD (directions will be provided). Maximum: 15.
ments, and after the program (around 12:30pm),
Fee: $90. Course ID: 1049.
we will tour nearby Lilly Library and the Market-
place dining hall on Duke’s East Campus.
If you are planning to attend, please respond by
NO regular OLLI CLASSES
during OLLI’s Fall Break, October 23–27, e-mail to [email protected], with the subject
or Thanksgiving week, November 20–24 “Meet & Greet.” We look forward to seeing you
on September 9.
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in Durham as the coordinator of math volunteers for
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the Duke University Retiree Outreach (DURO) program.
EARTH, LIFE & MAN: O
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00– N
An Introduction to Our Planet
10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. D
This course looks at how the Earth works and the Maximum: 20. Fee: $90. Course ID: 2385. A
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features of our planet that are crucial to the pres- S
ence of life. The aim is to discuss the unique charac-
teristics of the planet, the geologic processes that NEW LENS: A New Way of Looking
shape the planet, the long history of Earth and of at Important Topics
life on Earth, and the increasing influence of man
Malcolm Gladwell and others have advanced our
on the planet. Topics include the following: (1) the
knowledge by looking at familiar topics in thought-
unique nature of planet Earth; (2) moving conti-
provoking new ways. Getting a new perspective
nents, the Earth as a dynamic system; (3) what
engages students and instructors, broadens our
drives geologic processes; (4) surface waters and
understanding, facilitates civil discourse, and en-
the air we breathe; (5) resources of the Earth;
courages further learning. n Lecture (plus Questions);
(6) the wonder of life; (7) a condensed version of
Facilitated Discussion; Viewing Videos
Earth history; (8) Earthly catastrophes; (9) the
The World Is Going to Hell in a Handbasket! Or
ascent of man—why are we so special?; and (10) the
Maybe Not: Terrorist attacks, war, corrupt politi-
impact of man on the planet. This is primarily a
cians, poverty, shootings, hunger, economic crises,
lecture course, and no prior knowledge is assumed.
environmental disasters, epidemics: it seems like a
n Lecture (plus Questions)
constant stream of bad news—that things just go
ARCH REID, now retired, graduated from University
from bad to worse! In this session, we will briefly
of St Andrews and has worked as a geologist at Univer-
explore our propensity to attend to and recall
sity of Western Ontario, Mellon Institute of Industrial
threatening events. Then, we will examine actual
Research, University of Pittsburgh, Scripps Institute
evidence about the state of the world—dare we say
of Oceanography, Australian National University,
“progress”? Maybe things aren’t so bad after all.
NASA Houston, University of Capetown, and Univer-
(Alan Vaux)
sity of Houston. His research interests include work
The Science of Magic and Why Eyewitnesses Are
on meteorites, moon rocks, and planetary geology.
Unreliable: David Sokal will explain some of the
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00–
brain’s abilities and limitations that lead to enter-
10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 30.
taining magic and the unreliability of most eye-
Fee: $90. Course ID: 2400.
witness testimony. You will see a few magic tricks
and learn at least one secret. You will be sworn to
secrecy. (David Sokal)
HOW TO HELP YOUR
GRANDCHILDREN LEARN MATH The Illusion of Mind—Origins of Consciousness:
Every species of plant and animal is capable of
Helping school-age children learn math requires
astonishing feats of competence, without the plant
time and patience; grandparents typically have an
or animal having any understanding of what it is
ample supply of both, sometimes more than parents.
doing or why. Are humans any different? We appear
It’s the same math we learned when we were kids,
to have the capacity for deliberate planning and
but the approach and terminology used today is
reasoning. Is it merely an illusion, or does it reflect
very different, and this difference can be a signifi-
something unique about the human species? Recent
cant barrier when you try to help your grandchil-
theories offer answers that show how language has
dren learn. In this course, we will discuss ways of
changed the process of evolution in fundamental
overcoming this barrier with games and activities
ways. (Gordon Pitz)
oriented to the curriculums used in today’s elemen-
tary schools. n Facilitated Discussion Why Is Cash Disappearing, What Is Taking Its Place,
and How Will It Affect You? This session will look
Professor DONALD BURDICK served on the faculty
at the dynamics behind the worldwide move to
of Duke University for 40 years in the Departments of
eliminate physical currency and the new technolo-
Mathematics and Statistics. Since retiring from Duke
gies that are both facilitating that movement and
in 2002, he has served at Lakewood Elementary School
offering an alternative to physical money. Most 5
banking transactions are now done electronically, administration’s policies seem in flux, at times
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emerged. One of the alternatives to bankless trans- of either major party. In this session, policy recom-
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value from a few pennies to more than $1700 per and used as a framework for class discussion.
Bitcoin today. This class will offer insights to how (Alan Vaux)
banking and financial transactions will be done in
What Can We Do about Numbers? Numbers are
the future and how we will be affected. (Brent Ross)
widely employed whenever someone wants to make
GMO Foods—Friend or Frankenfoe? This class will a persuasive argument. Unfortunately, many people
touch on the political and nutritional aspects of are confused or intimidated by numerical informa-
foodstuffs commonly referred to as “GMOs.” We tion. However, by studying a few simple examples
will touch on how the technology of genetically and learning to ask a few simple questions, it is
modified organisms came to be, which crops GMO possible to meet numerical arguments on their own
varieties have represented, how widespread the ground and recognize the difference between the
production is, and to what end these crops are put. truly persuasive and the nonsense. (Gordon Pitz)
We will also address the pro and con arguments of
Beyond Gerrymandering—Proportional Representa-
GMO foodstuffs. Students will be presumed to have
tion Eliminates Wasted Votes: By this session, the
some knowledge of what genes are and why they are
US Supreme Court may have ruled on the issue
important. (Stuart Kaplan)
of partisan redistricting in our current system.
Retirement—These Can be the Best Years of Your However, one of the most promising alternatives to
Life: We will discuss the most recent research and revitalizing our democracy is to change to propor-
studies about ways to be healthy, be in control of tional representation, which is the most common
life, and have fun in retirement! We will review the method used in democracies outside of North
work of Dr. Michael Roizen, MD, who has studied America. New Zealand switched from a US-type
longevity for 20 years and at age 71 is the chief system to proportional representation in 1996
wellness officer at Cleveland Clinic. We will learn and wasted votes decreased from 11% to less than
about the simple daily choices that will make our 4%. Real Choices / New Voices by Douglas Amy is
body and mind years younger. Class members will recommended reading. (David Sokal)
receive handouts so that they can easily practice Recommended texts:
these tips for a few minutes per day. The group will
n Jean Chatzky, Michael F. Rozen, MD, and Ted
also discuss and receive a daily guide about eating,
Spiker, Age-Proof: Living Longer without Running
walking, sleeping, having fun, and reducing stress
Out of Money or Breaking a Hip (ISBN: 978-
that Dr. Roizen uses and recommends for all ages.
1455567300), Grand Central Life & Style, 2017,
Roizen is known as “Young Dr. Mike” on Twitter
$11.34.
and is an expert on working health, fun, and
n Jeffrey D. Sachs, Building the New American
happiness into each day at this special time in our
Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable (ISBN:
lives. (Sandy McClurg) 978-0231184045), Columbia University Press,
What Are You Laughing at and Why? From the local 2017, $12.95.
comedy club to Stephen Colbert, Amy Schumer, n Douglas J. Amy, Real Choices / New Voices (ISBN:
and John Oliver, humor is a big-time business. Why 978-0231125499), Columbia University Press,
do humans laugh and how did the humor industry 2002, $11.86.
develop? What are the documented benefits of ALAN VAUX is a retired university professor, research-
humor in our daily lives and when we are sick? er, and administrator. His long-standing interest has
(Dick Chady) been the well-being of human populations—how it is
Building the (Re)New(ed) American Economy: conceptualized, measured, and changed.
Economies are complex, have momentum, are DAVID C. SOKAL, MD, is a semiretired public health
subject to international forces, and are slow and researcher who got interested in magic when his father
difficult to “get right.” Voters in the US and else- taught him a sleight-of-hand card trick. He teaches,
where seem to be calling for change yet are deeply with Lee Werley, the OLLI course “Magic for Grand-
divided about the best policies. The current US parents.” He is also a longtime political junkie, who
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will explain the basics of proportional representation through the steps to complete a fully assembled basic
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and how it can improve democratic governments. women’s sweater (details can be modified to make
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this a men’s pattern). Less-experienced knitters will
GORDON PITZ is a retired instructor of psychology, N
statistics, and cognitive science. His research area has have options to simplify the pattern to their skill level D
by omitting details, while more-experienced knitters A
been the study of thought processes, with recent
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interests in evolutionary accounts of human behavior. will learn additional techniques. n Hands-On Activity S
Required supplies (approximate cost, $60):
BRENT ROSS spent more than 40 years in the high
technology industry as an engineer and marketing l Copy of “Paddock Cardigan” by Carol Feller (can
be purchased online at www.ravelry.com/patterns/
executive, including 26 years with IBM, before retiring
library/paddock-cardigan)
in 2013. He remains actively learning through OLLI
classes and keeping up with the advances in technology l 1120–1540 yds worsted-weight yarn, based on size
of sweater (examples include Patons Classic Wool
that are changing our daily lives.
Worsted or Green Mountain Spinnery Mountain
STUART KAPLAN, PhD, is a retired crop physiologist
Mohair)
who has executed or supervised experiments and field
l 40” US size 8 circular needles
trials in corn, wheat, soybeans, and other crops in most
l Set of US size 8 double point needles
states in the US as well as in Latin America and
l Seven buttons (1” diameter)
Europe. In the latter half of his career, he evaluated
l Flexible tape measure for body measurements
modifications in corn, with the goal of enhancing its
l Stitch markers
nutritional density as livestock feed and as an indus-
l Cable needle, for students with any experience
trial feedstock using both conventional plant breeding
knitting
and molecular biology (i.e., the technology that pro-
l Tapestry needle
duces GMOs).
AMIE PALMER is a lifelong fiber arts enthusiast who
SANDY MCCLURG has been a specialist in both adult
has been knitting for almost 30 years. Her favorite
and child development for almost 40 years. She taught
projects include making custom-fit clothing and creating
child development and human resource development at
interesting textures using a variety of knitting techniques.
Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She also
She is a Craft Yarn Council Level II certified knitting
founded Somerset Academy for Young Children in Troy,
instructor who loves sharing her craft with others.
Michigan, in 1982 and was invited to attend the first
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00–
Early Childhood Roundtable at Oxford University.
10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building.
Sandy is having great fun in retirement and will share
Maximum: 8. Fee: $90. Course ID: 2420.
ideas for fun things to do.
DICK CHADY is an experienced journalist, communi-
cations director, and advocate for progressive causes. STRENGTH & POWER FOR 50+:
He has developed materials or presented trainings on Resistance Training for
how nonprofits can improve their public relations Muscular Strength and Endurance
efforts, health topics, the living wage, and Medicaid
Resistance training is a key component of staying fit
expansion. He organized the “New Lens” classes for
as we age, but many of us need the support of a
spring 2016 and winter 2017. In 2017, he was elected to
group to be motivated. Fight age-related muscle loss
the OLLI board of advisors.
and maintain bone density with a variety of equip-
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00– ment such as dumbbells, tubes, and body weight.
10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Stretching is an integral part of the workout. Stu-
Maximum: 18. Fee: $90. Course ID: 1977. dents must be able to get down onto and back up
from floor mats. n Exercise or Dance
KNIT A SWEATER THAT FITS Please note: Students should bring to class light- to
medium-resistance tubes with handles, which can
Let’s knit a sweater that actually fits! Everyone has
be purchased for $10–$15.
a feature that doesn’t quite match ready-to-wear, so
we’ll adjust a knitting pattern to actually fit and learn JULIA ROSE is a certified personal trainer with ACE,
how to make that pattern a reality. We’ll start by the American Council on Exercise. She is a senior
taking measurements and reviewing the knitting fitness specialist and TRX suspension trainer, and she
skills needed for the project and then progress has been helping adults get more fit at OLLI since 2006. 7
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00– 5 Mondays, September 11–October 9, 9:00am–
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Y 10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. 12:00pm (please note dates and times), Smith
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Maximum: 18. Fee: $90. Course ID: 1607. Warehouse Computer Lab. Maximum: 10.
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M INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL IMAGE
EDITING WITH ADOBE LIGHTROOM THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
& THE DEVELOPMENT
The difference between a good digital photograph
OF THE CONSTITUTION
and a great one can be a simple matter of postpro-
cessing. The tools needed to take your images to This course will analyze the American Revolution-
the next level are all contained in one application, ary period of 1763–1776 to examine how the experi-
Adobe Lightroom, which is designed to handle all ence of the American colonists and their relation-
aspects of image postprocessing, from organizing ship with Great Britain. We will consider how that
and editing to printing and publishing. Understand- relationship led to the governmental principles of
ing what the application can do, however, is not the federalism, individual rights, laws of taxation, and
same as knowing how to use it. In this course, the powers of governments that were developed
students will learn the basics of Lightroom and then and incorporated into the US Constitution in 1787.
put their new skills into practice with hands-on lab n Lecture (plus Questions); Facilitated Discussion
work, using Lightroom on the lab’s workstations to ERIC JOHNSON is a retired high school history and
manipulate their own digital photographs. Students social studies teacher. He has lived in Durham since
will also have the opportunity to share their “be- 2007; from 1988 to 2007, he was a teacher and coach
fore” and “after” results in noncritical classroom in international schools in Milan, Italy, and Waterloo,
reviews. n Lecture (plus Questions); Facilitated Belgium.
Discussion; Hands-On Activity
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 9:00–
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Mac or Windows 10:30am, Westminster Presbyterian Church,
and use of Internet and e-mail is required. You must 3639 Old Chapel Hill Rd, Durham. Maximum: 15.
be able to navigate within the operating system and Fee: $90. Course ID: 2130.
use the mouse with ease; knowing how to create
folders, save, rename, back up, and retrieve files and
SEASONS AT THE FARM:
documents without assistance is essential. Ability
Grace the Table
to move files from your camera’s memory card to
a folder on your laptop are also required skills. As late summer transitions to fall, the view and jobs
Ability to use Dropbox or OneDrive will be impor- around the farm continue to change, adapting to
tant for information and file sharing in class. Prior the shifting sunrise and sunset, falling temperatures,
experience with graphics tools is helpful but not and bird migration. Join us at the farm and be sur-
required. rounded by all the season has to offer as you fellow-
ship and learn. In this session, the first of three
Please note: Students must have a laptop with
programs, learn what is in season for fall harvesting,
Lightroom 6 or Lightroom CC installed and regis-
a bit of cultural history, and how to create with fresh
tered (a CC subscription costs $10 per month).
produce and botanicals to grace your table for
Students who are unsure if they will use the product
celebrating fall’s bounty with fresh and fun ideas.
long-term may download and use a trial version for
Decorative edible dishes and arrangements will be
the first few classes. Students also need to bring a
discussed. Who would not love soup topped with
USB memory stick ($10) to enable sharing of their
edible fall flowers or a vase of glowing bluegreen
images during class.
kale? (See also pages 59 & 60.) n Hands-On Activity
DENNIS SZERSZEN retired from the software industry
Please note: There will be a $20 fee per student
to become a full-time fine art photographer. He is a
to cover a donation to the farm and supplies for
member of Triangle Visual Artists and a staff photogra-
a take-home arrangement.
pher for a local magazine. Dennis also volunteers with
the Frank Gallery’s Karen Youth Arts Group, mentoring A 2016 TEDx Speaker, CATHERINE CROSS TSINTZOS
refugee youth in using photography as a means of has spent a lifetime in the arts as a practicing artist
socialization and self-expression. and educator. She was awarded three artist residencies
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to work on her recently completed five-year project HOW AIRPORTS WORK:
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on art and agriculture, with exhibits and lectures at A Behind-the-Scenes Look
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Salem College and Cameron Art Museum in North at Aviation and Airports
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Carolina, and, to continue her work, she has received D
Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes
a 2017 artist residency to develop art and agriculture A
at airports? Airports are fascinating organizations. Y
intersections. S
While they provide the bases for the worldwide
1 Monday, September 25, 9:00am–12:00pm transportation systems, they are like cities unto
(please note date and times), Duke Campus Farm, themselves, a microcosm of the outside world. This
4934 Friends School Rd, Durham. Minimum: 20. course will take students behind the scenes at major
Fee: $20. Course ID: 2416. airports, focusing on JFK International, and cover
such topics as how an airport is organized, financed,
and managed; what services are required and provided;
ANGELA CARTER NOVELS:
the history of aviation, from the Wright Brothers to
Feminism Meets Magical Realism
the development of JFK; and some exotic but little-
Angela Carter died at age 51 in 1992. Over the known functions, such as emergency response plan-
course of the next year, the British Academy received ning, wildlife management, aircraft recovery, snow
40 proposals for doctoral research into her work— and ice removal, and Next Gen air traffic control.
compared with 3 on the literature of the entire A request will be made during the term to tour
18th century. A prolific and sometimes controversial RDU Airport. n Lecture (plus Questions); Field Trip(s)
writer, Carter has always been well known in Great
JACK GARTNER has been involved with aviation and
Britain though not in this country (outside of aca-
managing airports for more than 50 years. He has
demia, where she is frequently taught). And while
helped to manage the New York-New Jersey airport
many readers are familiar with her feminist—often
system, with assignments at JFK, LGA, and EWR, with
brutal and shocking—rewritings of such tales as
most of his time at JFK. He is still active in and involved
“Bluebeard” and “Beauty and the Beast,” this course
with the industry as a consultant and works closely
will instead read three of her nine novels, an early
with the American Association of Airport Executives.
one and her last two, which have been described as
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 11:00am–
delightful, witty, lyrical, and life-affirming. We will
12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 30.
also see one of the two films based on her writings.
Fee: $90. Course ID: 0732.
Considered one of the most important and influential
writers of the last 100 years, Carter deserves to be
better known in this country. n Lecture (plus Ques- THE GIFT OF YEARS: Exploring
tions); Facilitated Discussion; View Videos the Rewards of Conscious Aging
Required texts: This course will be a series of active two-hour
n Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop (ISBN: 978- discussions based on the first twenty essays in Joan
0860681908), Virago Modern Classics, 1992, $6.42. Chittester’s book The Gift of Years. Chittister says,
n Angela Carter, Nights at the Circus (ISBN: 978- “My life has been nothing but new beginnings.”
0140077032), Penguin Books, 1986, $9.87. We will explore subjects such as fear, newness, joy,
n Angela Carter, Wise Children: A Novel, 1st ed. and relationships, sharing our own wisdom as we
(ISBN: 978-0374530945), Farrar, Straus & Giroux, expand our awareness of the gifts of the second
2007, $8.69. half of life. In the OLLI Winter term, a course will
LOUISE MASURAT has a BA from the University of be offered to address the remaining twenty essays.
Pennsylvania and an MA from Middlebury’s Graduate n Facilitated Discussion
School of French in France, and she completed doctoral Required text:
studies (ABD) at Harvard University in Romance n Joan Chittester, The Gift of Years: Growing Older
languages, with a specialty in medieval literatures. Gracefully (ISBN: 978-1933346335), BlueBridge,
She especially enjoys teaching fiction with film tie-ins. 2010, $8.30.
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 10:30am– Recommended text:
12:00pm (please note times), Galloway Ridge n Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for
Retirement Community, 3000 Galloway Ridge Rd, the Two Halves of Life (ISBN: 978-0470907757),
Pittsboro. Maximum: 25. Fee: $90. Course ID: 2397. Jossey-Bass, 2011, $19.99.
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LOU MILLIN’s experiences during his 85 years include lack thereof. He encourages an open, honest, science-
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Y leading large-group discussions in the US Army; based, and light-hearted exploration of biopsychosexu-
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leading the Forum, a discussion group at OLLI Ashe- ality. His teaching motto is “Sex is fun and pleasure is
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N ville for more than 10 years; and volunteering as a good for you.”
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9 Mondays, September 11–November 27 (please
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Mediation Center. He is a cyclist and silver medal
note dates; no class Nov. 6), 11:00am–12:30pm,
winner in the 2016 NC Senior Games.
Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 20.
10 Mondays, September 11–November 27, 11:00– Fee: $90. Course ID: 2428.
1:00pm (please note times), The Bishop’s House.
Maximum: 12. Fee: $90. Course ID: 2437.
“ARE YOU NOW, OR
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN…”:
A SURVEY COURSE HUAC and the Hollywood Blacklist
IN HUMAN SEXUALITY
Recent tweets about “McCarthyism”; the call
Some 60 years ago, Alfred Kinsey remarked that for reinstituting the House Un-American Activities
there is a “conspiracy of silence” around human Committee (HUAC); last year’s release of the film
sexuality, and this silence is still true for many in Trumbo, about the “Hollywood Ten”; and this year’s
the OLLI generation. When we were young, there publication of High Noon, on the making of the film
was no sex education. The 21st century and the during the HUAC hearings—all reaffirm Faulkner’s
Internet now provide easily available sexuality infor- comment, “The past is never dead. It’s not even
mation. It is time to bring sex out of the closet and past.” This course will look at the history of HUAC,
into the classroom (and family) for comfortable its impact on Hollywood, and some of the products
discussion. This course, using videos, lectures, and of the industry’s self-reflection. A number of films
discussion, will explore such previously forbidden will be viewed in their entirety (High Noon, Trumbo,
topics as sex education; anatomy and physiology of The Front, and The Crucible) as well as selected
sexual pleasure: desire, arousal, and orgasm; scenes from other films (On the Waterfront, Sparta-
influence of religion; gender versus sexual orienta- cus, and The Way We Were). The class itself will
tion; new options in sex, love, and marriage; chang- bring in introductory material including letters,
ing times in monogamy and nonmonogamy; and sections from plays, and rare recordings of HUAC
sexuality and aging in continuing care facilities for testimony. There will be time for class discussions
seniors. Our goal is to provide a comfortable forum before and after the film showings. n Lecture (plus
for wide examination of human sexuality. No Questions); Facilitated Discussion; Viewing Videos
homework. For a list of readings about topics to be
LARRY CHARNY is a retired NYC principal of special
covered in class, see OLLIsexualdiversity.weebly.
education. He did graduate studies in theater history at
com. Oh, yes—laughter in class is encouraged; we
Berkeley and in film at NYU. He takes particular pride
take sex much too seriously. n Lecture (plus Ques- in having graduated from the same high school attend-
tions); Facilitated Discussion; Viewing Videos
ed by both Arthur Miller and Mel Brooks. Larry is
Recommended texts: increasingly convinced, however, that his best educa-
n Paul Joannides and Daerick Gross, Guide to tional experience has been watching movies.
Getting It On! A Book about the Wonders of Sex
8 Mondays, September 11–November 6 (please note
(ISBN: 978-1885535757), Goofy Foot Press, 2013,
dates), 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education
$30.00.
Building. Maximum: 15. Fee: $80. Course ID: 2367.
n Joan Price, The Ultimate Guide to Sex after Fifty:
How to Maintain—or Regain—a Spicy, Satisfying
Sex Life (ISBN: 978-1627780964), Cleis Press, HOW A SYMPHONY WORKS:
2014, $16.38. The Mechanism behind the Music
KEN HASLAM, MD, is an aging anesthesiologist who It’s 7:55pm and you are settled into your seat in the
has turned sex educator. For 15 years, he taught human balcony at the concert hall. The lights are about to
sexuality and alternative relationships and founded the dim, and then you will be transported into a world
Polyamory Archives at the Kinsey Institute. He under- of pure, powerful orchestral sound. A concert can
stands that human sexuality is complex and often be a magical and transcendent experience, and there
10 overlaid with negativity from our early education or are many people working hard every day behind