LH16. THE PERRY COUNTY BICENTENNIAL: A CELEBRATION OF CENTRAL PA HISTORY

Perry County Bicentennial – the nuts and bolts of celebrating one of Central Pennsylvania’s iconic county’s 200th anniversary of independence from Cumberland County, and how its history is representative of the growth, development, and challenges of our Commonwealth.

LH24. SHORT STORY MASTERPIECES

This will be an entertaining and compelling collection of stories by four established masters and two living writers: Leo Tolstoy’s “After the Ball”; Anton Chekhov’s “A Trifle From Real Life”; William Faulkner’s “Pantaloon in Black”; Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers”; Ron Rash’s “Back of Beyond”; and Lionel Shriver’s “Exchange Rates.”

LH36. RACE AND IMMIGRATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY

This course will trace the history of immigration in the United States and its interaction with race as the growing population of the country became less Protestant and more diverse. Beginning with the Know- Nothing Party of the mid-19th century, the advent of Nativism, fostered by 19th century racial theory, the course will detail how these ideas continue to impact on current American politics.

LH43. HOW THE INTERNET HAPPENED

This course will trace the humble beginnings of the internet from a technology useful only to scientists and the military to everyday users. We will trace the stunningly lucrative years and show how this once niche scientific tool has exploded into something utterly indispensable. We will explore the beginnings of web browsing to the explosion of Facebook and one particularly useful tool…the smartphone!

LH25. THREE POETS I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

The instructor will share with you why he especially enjoys reading, thinking, and talking about three poets: Elizabeth Barrett Browning because of the poetry that she wrote and the love story that she lived; Alfred Lord Tennyson because his poetry so beautifully reflects our search for faith; and Robert Frost because his poetry so successfully captures thoughts and attitudes of his native New England.

LH17. REFLECTIONS OF A HIDDEN CHILD IN NAZI-OCCUPIED FRANCE DURING WWII

Now more than ever the history of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide cannot be ignored. Through her published memoir Your Name Is Renee by Oxford University Press, Ruth Hartz will present her experiences as a hidden child in Nazi-Occupied France. While she will talk about the horrors of the Holocaust and their perpetrators, the instructor will also talk about the goodness of the Righteous Gentiles, ordinary people who were transformed into rescuers.

LH16. THE PERRY COUNTY BICENTENNIAL: A CELEBRATION OF CENTRAL PA HISTORY

Perry County Bicentennial – the nuts and bolts of celebrating one of Central Pennsylvania’s iconic county’s 200th anniversary of independence from Cumberland County, and how its history is representative of the growth, development, and challenges of our Commonwealth.

LH24. SHORT STORY MASTERPIECES

This will be an entertaining and compelling collection of stories by four established masters and two living writers: Leo Tolstoy’s “After the Ball”; Anton Chekhov’s “A Trifle From Real Life”; William Faulkner’s “Pantaloon in Black”; Ernest Hemingway’s “The Killers”; Ron Rash’s “Back of Beyond”; and Lionel Shriver’s “Exchange Rates.”

LH25. THREE POETS I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

The instructor will share with you why he especially enjoys reading, thinking, and talking about three poets: Elizabeth Barrett Browning because of the poetry that she wrote and the love story that she lived; Alfred Lord Tennyson because his poetry so beautifully reflects our search for faith; and Robert Frost because his poetry so successfully captures thoughts and attitudes of his native New England.

LH16-V. AN INTRODUCTION TO AND HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY TO 2001

Beginning with a short consideration of the nature of poetry, this course will introduce students to the lives and writings of such poets as Phillis Wheatly, Francis E. W. Harper, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and Maya Angelou as they expressed in poetry the experiences of black people in America -- their sorrows, joys, despairs, hopes, frustrations, and triumphs.