Using a poetry anthology called Sweeping Beauty: Contemporary Women Poets Do Housework, edited by Pamela Gemin, I will provide an experience in which participants will see/touch household things that may remind them of mothers, aunts, etc. and domestic life. Selected poems will be emphasized with performance art using pots, serving dishes, sheets, etc. as I read the poems. Time will be allocated for participants to share with classmates a brief recollection of a domestic experience. A variety of special resources will be available for participants to explore.

When asked to name two of the most well-known composers of classical music, many people will reply by naming Mozart and Beethoven. Hollywood has produced two major motion pictures depicting the lives of these two famous composers. One is the 1984 academy award winning film Amadeus. The other is a film which examines the life of Beethoven and his one true love – the unnamed “Immortal Beloved” mentioned in letters discovered upon his death. This class will examine how Hollywood has depicted the lives of these two beloved composers in film.