24 ILR 55+ Registration opens December 5, 2022 LIR172 Dante and His Divine Comedy 6 sessions, 12 hours | 55+ | Travel through the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso in this study of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. Explore the three parts of Dante’s famous narrative poem (Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise or Heaven) through readings, art, and the history of the work and its author. Note: This Structured Remote Course (SR) is entirely online. Instructor: Tiffany Jansen 5-Digit Number: 24491 | Wed 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 2/1 - 3/8 Location: Online Tuition: $22 | Fee: $104 | Total: $126 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only NEW LIR191 Women Poets 2 sessions, 2 hours | 55+ Celebrate poetry by reading, analyzing, and discussing a variety of poems that focus on women poets. Poems from Emily Dickinson, Maya Angelou, Sylvia Plath, and Alice Walker will be read. Explore the meaning and context of their poems, common themes that female poets portrayed, and their poetic structure. Analyze why these poets’ voices need to be heard and remembered. Celebrate poetry by analyzing and discussing a variety of poems that focus on a theme. Explore elements of the poems such as theme, metaphor, rhyme, and imagery. We’ll explore poets of the past and present. Note: Course will meet on campus in an in-person environment. Instructor: Jeanne McDermott 5-Digit Number: 24460 | Thu, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., 2/23 - 3/2 Location: Conference Center/E134 | Fee: $19 SEN491 Writing Your Life Story: Tales for the Grandchildren 7 sessions, 14 hours | 55+ ILR’s longest running course returns! Weekly handouts and discussion guide you in writing your family history, recording its unique culture, folklore, and values for future generations. By preserving both personal and family stories, you can provide a good sense of self-identification and belonging to those who come after you. Whether you are a beginning or experienced writer, you will benefit from class discussions as you write at least seven stories during the seven sessions of the class. Course is limited to 12 participants, so register early. Note: Course will meet on campus in an in-person environment. Instructor: Dorothy O’Neal 5-Digit Number: 24459 | Wed, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., 4/5 - 5/17 Location: Braddock Hall/B103 Tuition: $40 | Fee: $99 | Total: $139 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only NEW LIR241 Mythology Made New 4 sessions, 4 hours | 55+ | | Explore the propagation of Greek mythology across popular culture. From mythological retellings and inspirations across literature, film, and theater, let’s dive into what makes such ancient stories timelessly appealing and inspirational. Note: This Structured Remote Course (SR) is entirely online. Instructor: Kierstin Klimas 5-Digit Number: 24492 | Mon, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., 5/1 - 5/22 Location: Online | Fee: $42 NEW LIR246 Mindfulness and Meditation Literary Series: Zen Koan Study That Can Change Your Life 4 sessions, 6 hours | 55+ Be more present in one’s own life and the lives of others. This course will focus on a new work by Joan Sutherland: Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans. Take a deep dive beyond the Zen mystique to explain how koans work in and with our everyday trials, tribulations, and joys. Meditation techniques will be explored and practiced during the course. We highly recommend that you purchase Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening the Koans by Joan Sutherland. The book will be read during the course. Note: Course will meet on campus in an in-person environment. Instructor: Jerry Webster 5-Digit Number: 24536 | Wed, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m., 2/1 - 2/22 Location: Conference Center/E126B Tuition: $16 | Fee: $56 | Total: $72 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only NEW LIR252 God is With Us: War in the Bible 5 sessions, 10 hours | 55+ | | A look at organized violence in the Old and New Testaments, the context within which armies are imagined Biblically, and the literary means by which holy texts justify coercive power in the name of national cohesion. Note: This Structured Remote Course (SR) is entirely online. Instructor: Logan Isaac 5-Digit Number: 24699 | Mon, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., 2/6 - 3/6 Location: Online Tuition: $20 | Fee: $89 | Total: $109 | MD residents age 60+ pay fee only LITERATURE, THEATER & WRITING PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION & EXPLORATION
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