CSUSM 2021 Spring Osher Catalog

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STRAIGHT FROM THE You have touched our hearts.

We have faced unimaginable challenges as a community and as a nation this year, but together we have persevered, pushed forward and elevated each other.

And one 24-hour stretch in December—Giving Day 2020—put a beautiful song in our hearts.

We are so thankful for the gifts from each of you, and we are filled with appreciation for the matching gift from the Martin J. and Doris H. Gannon Matching Fund for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUSM. Every day, we are inspired by your endless curiosity, your joy and your commitment to your fellow Osher members.

In turn, each day, we hope to show our enduring gratitude for your enthusiastic friendship and generosity. We are deeply thankful.

MONDAY COURSES

THURSDAY COURSES

3 World War II

5 African American History: 1619 to the Present Day

3 The History and Development of the Symphony

5 Women’s Work: Middle Ages, Renaissance England and the Surprising History of Female Labor

TUESDAY COURSES

5 Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe

3 Critical Thinking

6 What Was the Cold War? 1917-1991

3 The Story of Human Language

6 Fire! The Inside Story of the Boston Massacre

3 The New U.S. Administration’s Foreign Policy

6 The Myth of Longevity

3 Debriefing the Pandemic Experience: One Year Later

6 How Music Reflects Culture

WEDNESDAY COURSES

7 The Big Events of the Bible: Did They Really Happen?

4 Art Themes I

7 Art Appreciation: Art of the World on Location

4 Shakespeare’s Histories: Battles, Machiavelli, Identity, Ghosts and More

FRIDAY COURSES

4 Art Themes II

7 You Write

4 Aging and Sexuality 5 Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History

FREE EVENT FOR OSHER MEMBERS 7 Stolen • Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 | Online via Zoom

CSUSM Extended Learning Building Address

SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE

288 Campus Way, San Marcos, CA 92078

2021 term permit safe distancing as our members

Continued online classes via Zoom for the Spring explore topics ranging from the pandemic experience, art and Shakespeare themes, music exploration and the myth of longevity. See a brief guide to Zoom on the inside back cover of this catalog or, for a more detailed guide, visit csusm.edu/el/olli/howtozoom.html.

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THE OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE RENEW YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING • EXPLORE NEW INTERESTS • MAKE NEW FRIENDS

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) is an organization established to improve the quality of life for

TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP FEES* Membership is required to participate in our program. Both membership options are valid from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021.

Osher member benefits include access to 100+ courses offered annually, free intersession discussion groups, CSUSM library privileges (after a $5 library card fee), special events and discounts on select noncredit Extended Learning courses. *Memberships are nonrefundable and cannot be prorated, transferred or adjusted.

GENERAL MEMBER

adults over 50 years of age through

Pay $30 membership and then pay as you go for courses and trips. Prices vary depending on length of course.

higher education and the arts.

ANNUAL MEMBER

OLLI at CSUSM was established in 2004 and is one of 124 Lifelong Learning Institutes supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation. Osher provides a wide array of courses taught by university professors and experts in

Beginning July 1, 2020: Pay $550 and select an unlimited number of courses from 100+ offerings throughout the year (excludes destination learning, special events, entrance to museums, art supplies, etc.).

PROGRAM LINKS

intellectually active and socially engaged with like-minded

Memberships and registration fees support the program. Sharing links with spouses and friends is prohibited and serves as a detriment to the longevity of the Osher program.

peers. If you’d like to renew your enthusiasm for learning,

CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS

their respective fields. The program aims to keep learners

explore new interests and make new friends, Osher is for you!

Please note that effective July 2016, all Extended Learning credit card transactions will be charged a convenience fee of 2.75%. The convenience fee is subject to change.

OLLI STAFF

FRIDAY, JAN. 22, 2021

Sherie Cambra Program Director scambra@csusm.edu

ONLINE VIA ZOOM

Amy Sprout Program Coordinator asprout@csusm.edu

9:30 - 11:30 A.M.

Learn what Osher is all about at our annual Taste of Osher event!

A TASTE OF OSHER

Meet instructors and preview select spring courses in a convenient online format.

HOW TO REGISTER BY PHONE 760-750-4020 Inquiries only; no payments accepted by phone for spring.

ONLINE

RSVP to 760-750-4020 or online at csusm.edu/el/olli/howtoregister.html.

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Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

See step-by-step instructions on our website.

BY MAIL No registrations by mail for spring.

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World War II From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, Blaine Davies describes battle by battle how the United States ultimately defeated Japan and ended World War II. Inspired in part by his recent trip to the South Pacific, Blaine discusses the big picture and the American strategy that ultimately forced Japan to surrender. We’ll explore the island-hopping strategy and how it successfully cut off Japanese supply lines and enabled the Americans to inch ever closer to Japan in order to finally end the war with the dropping of the atomic bomb.

MONDAYS, FEB. 15 - MARCH 1 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 3 weeks $45 Blaine Davies, MA

The History and Development of the Symphony A follow up to last semester’s class on concertos, this course begins with the concept and development of the orchestral symphony around 1760 and follows the form and stylistic changes that transpired through the classical, romantic and modern eras. Works by many of the greatest composers will be shared in video format with ensuing discussion.

MONDAYS, MARCH 8 - APRIL 5 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 David Lewis, MA

| TUESDAY COURSES

The New U.S. Administration’s Foreign Policy

Critical Thinking

With the U.S. presidential election and inauguration finished, we will take an initial look at what we know and don’t know about U.S. foreign policy for the next four years. The president’s first speeches and appointments will provide some clues about what he wants to accomplish.

Our friends and adversaries also may indicate where they think the U.S. will head. To make sense of all this, a retired U.S. diplomat will help us decipher the clues. Drawing on public material and behind-the-scenes stories from his 29 years of serving at U.S. Embassies and in Washington, D.C., we’ll take a close look at the issues that will come up and ideas that might become unexpectedly important.

Join us in this program as we cover the art and skill of thinking with tools that enable us to be critical and analytical of what we hear and read.

We will walk away from black and white observation of life and discover the shades of gray in every argument.

As part of this exploration, we will go back to ancient Greece and its great philosophers and statists in order to learn how they constructed their syllogism and arguments.

TUESDAYS, FEB. 2 - MARCH 2 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Alejandro Castaneda, MA

The Story of Human Language Language not only defines humans as a species, placing us above even the most proficient animal communicators, but it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries. How did different languages come to be? Why isn’t there just a single language?

How does a language change and when it does, is that change indicative of decay or growth? How do languages cross-pollinate each other? In this course, we will learn how languages originate, divide, multiply and work. We will realize that even tongues that sound primitive to the untrained ear enfold immense intricacies. We will discover the capacity for language and the rules for its structure are not cultural but universal — a set of rules shared by humans in every society and hardwired into our brains.

TUESDAYS, FEB. 2 - MARCH 2 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Asya Pereltsvaig, PhD

MONDAY-TUESDAY SCHEDULE

| MONDAY COURSES

TUESDAYS, MARCH 9 - APRIL 6 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 David Bame

Debriefing the Pandemic Experience: One Year Later An exploration of the medical/ healthcare, legal, law enforcement, economic/financial, technological/ media and social/political responses to the pandemic experiences of the past year. Discussion of the significant issues, statistics and developments related to the pandemic. Critical analysis and assessments presented by acknowledged experts on the topics to be explored. Participants will also participate in discussion via presentation of their own research, personal discoveries and adaptations resulting from the pandemic experience. (continued on page 4)

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TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

RENEW YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING • EXPLORE NEW INTERESTS • MAKE NEW FRIENDS

(continued from page 3) WEEK 1: Medical Responses and Healthcare Issues WEEK 2: Legal and Law Enforcement Impacts WEEK 3: Economic/Financial and Technological/Media Developments WEEK 4: Social and Political Developments WEEK 5: Debriefing on Lessons Learned and Future Implications

I’m an enthusiastic learner. I’m really enjoying that part of retirement where I am learning things that I didn’t pay much attention to when I was younger.

But it’s a whole different ballgame now [during COVID]. Osher has really helped with my mental health during this difficult time because I live alone and have been totally isolated. I have an

autoimmune

disorder

and

for

2½ months I didn’t leave my house.

These online classes have made a tremendous difference for me, and I’m so grateful for Osher!

— Micaela Norris OSHER MEMBER

TUESDAYS, MARCH 9 - APRIL 6 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Dom Betro, MA, and Elena Romine, PhD

| WEDNESDAY COURSES Art Themes I WEEK 1: What Paintings Really Say, Part 2 WEEK 2: Flowers in Art and the Art of Flowers WEEK 3: Art in Context and Controversy WEEK 4: Forerunners of 20th Century Art, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cézanne WEEK 5: Midcentury Modern Art Female Artists – Krasner, Mitchell and Frankenthaler WEDNESDAYS, FEB. 3 - MARCH 3 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Robin Douglas, MA

Shakespeare’s Histories: Battles, Machiavelli, Identity, Ghosts and More In five weeks, we will go over the history plays for Shakespeare, particularly focusing on Richard II, the Henry IV, V and VI plays, and Richard III. We’ll look at Tudor propaganda, time compression, themes of the 4

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nation as a garden, identity and the perils of wearing the crown, how Shakespeare portrays battles and more.

WEEK 1: Overview of the history plays – the genre, their sources, themes, overview of plots, etc.

WEEK 2: Richard II WEEK 3: Henry IV (both parts) and Henry V WEEK 4: Henry VI (all parts) WEEK 5: Richard III WEDNESDAYS, FEB. 3 - MARCH 3 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Kim Keeline, PhD

Art Themes II WEEK 1: What Paintings Really Say, Part 3 WEEK 2: Art Collectors and the Art of Collecting WEEK 3: Graffiti – the High Art of Banksy, Basquiat and Haring WEEK 4: Outsider Art, Grandma Moses and Others WEEK 5: The Art and Artists of Surrealism WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 10 - APRIL 14 (SKIP 3/31) 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Robin Douglas, MA

Aging and Sexuality Loving and being loved are essential to health and well-being at all stages of life. This course will examine the importance of intimacy and sexual needs, describe normal sexual changes in the aging adult, explain pathological conditions affecting sexuality, and explore sexual issues as they relate to getting older. The course will also examine emergent issues in sexuality and healthy aging.

WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 10 - MARCH 24 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 3 weeks $45 Karen Eso, MA

Hamilton: How the Musical Remixes American History America has Hamilton-mania! Its crafty lyrics, hip-hop tunes and bold story have even rejuvenated interest in the real lives and true histories that Hamilton puts center stage. In this talk, we’ll explore what the show’s success tells us about the marriage of history and show business. We’ll learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution and the birth of the United States — and why all that matters.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

| THURSDAY COURSES African American History: 1619 to the Present Day This subject has long been misinterpreted and misstated, but it is key to understanding our presentday racial strife. It begins in 1619, when the first enslaved people were brought from Africa to Virginia, and continues to the modern-day Black Lives Matter movement.

THURSDAY, FEB. 4 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Frank Turner, MA

Kim Keeline will look at what women’s work was like in the Middle Ages through the early 17th century, particularly focusing on how the roles of women were becoming more restricted as work left the home and became more industrialized. This trend would continue through the Victorian times, which really codified the idea of traditional gender roles and home life/work standards. She will examine popular literature of Shakespeare’s time to show some of the tensions involved in this narrowing of opportunities for women. Come learn about the wide range of work women did prior to the 17th century as blacksmiths, alewives and more.

THURSDAY, FEB. 11 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Kim Keeline, PhD

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY SCHEDULE

Women’s Work: Middle Ages, Renaissance England and the Surprising History of Female Labor

We particularly like learning about things that we haven’t necessarily had the chance to learn about before. We were in science—we’re both physicians— and this has given us the chance to expand our knowledge about history and a lot of other areas. We’ve become devotees of certain teachers. Many of the teachers are just spectacular. We have recommended Osher to friends.

— Alan and Jacqueline Blank

Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe

OSHER MEMBERS

“So you’re the little lady who started this great war,” President Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said in the fall of 1862 when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of the blockbuster antislavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. But Lincoln might just as well have been talking to and about Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor on America’s Underground Railroad. The extraordinary activism by both women advanced the fight against slavery and edged this country closer to Civil War. THURSDAY, FEB. 18 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

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Memberships and registration fees support our program. As we continue online access, please keep our program links private. Sharing links with family and friends is a detriment to the longevity of our Osher program.

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THURSDAY SCHEDULE

RENEW YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR LEARNING • EXPLORE NEW INTERESTS • MAKE NEW FRIENDS

What Was the Cold War? 1917-1991 The Cold War era represented the diminishing relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. These former allies during WWI and WWII turned against each other because of their opposing views regarding the ideologies of Communism. The conflicts and competition between these two world powers threatened a full-scale nuclear war.

Osher has done a fabulous job of offering worthwhile classes via Zoom.

While we are required to physically distance, we don’t have to socially

THURSDAY, FEB. 25 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Frank Turner, MA

isolate. I signed up for more classes knowing I did not have to dress up and drive somewhere. For lots of reasons, I hope we meet in a classroom again, but I think Osher is providing a very good experience.

— Carmen Multhauf OSHER MEMBER

Fire! The Inside Story of the Boston Massacre

By March 1770, the people of Boston had lived almost 18 months under British military occupation. The town was a powder keg — and on Monday, March 5, it exploded. Shots rang out on King Street and when the smoke from soldiers’ muskets cleared, five local men lay dead and dying on the snowbound street. In this program, historian Richard Bell will draw on the latest scholarship to explore the Boston Massacre from its many sides.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Richard Bell, PhD

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Memberships and registration fees support our program. As we continue online access, please keep our program links private. Sharing links with family and friends is a detriment to the longevity of our Osher program.

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The Myth of Longevity Credit for the doubling of life expectancy since the early 20th century belongs more to plumbers than to physicians. All the leading causes of death, including heart disease, are almost entirely preventable. The keys to long life are found in our lifestyle, not our genes.

THURSDAY, APRIL 8 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 1 day $15 Philip Goscienski, MD

How Music Reflects Culture This course examines the extent to which music reflects the outlook of its host culture. We’ll look at non-Western music such as Indian and Indonesian music; consider how Native American, Australian Aboriginal and Papua-New Guinean song reconciles those peoples to their landscapes; and consider how the various Western genres reflect different ways of looking at the world.

A symphony constructs a sense of achievement, victory, even colonization, according to some writers. How do jazz and country music differ? We’ll consider the words of songs and their relationship to other musical elements, and we’ll look at how music of the whole world has influenced Western musical traditions.

THURSDAYS, FEB. 4 - MARCH 4 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 Gordon Williams, BA

| FRIDAY COURSES

Did Abraham really journey to Canaan? Did the Exodus story actually happen? Which stories are myth and which stories are historically accurate? By considering various historical, archaeological and literature studies as well as biblical texts, we will try to ascertain whether the big events really happened and why the biblical writers included them in the Bible.

You Write

THURSDAYS, MARCH 11 - APRIL 1 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 4 weeks $60 Eran Vaisben, PhD

Art Appreciation: Art of the World on Location As we travel the world remotely, we will explore greater- and lesserknown museums, cities, art on site, architecture and unique exhibitions to experience the arts alive in their particular time, context and culture.

We will gain a deeper understanding and renewed appreciation of the amazing variety of expressive means, concepts, use of media and techniques among artists who reflect the evolving world through their unique and influential creations.

Includes lecture, PowerPoint presentations, discussions.

THURSDAYS, MARCH 11 - APRIL 15 (SKIP 3/25) 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Online via Zoom 5 weeks $75 France Marie Haeger, MA

THURSDAY-FRIDAY SCHEDULE

The Big Events of the Bible: Did They Really Happen?

A workshop to inspire participants who are writing and willing to share their stories with others. Participants will sharpen skills and techniques that will enhance creativity in a supportive, fun environment.

FRIDAYS, FEB. 5 - APRIL 9 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Online via Zoom 10 weeks $150 Laurie Richards

| FREE EVENT FOR OSHER MEMBERS

My wife and I would have really missed the Osher classes if they hadn’t been held

[during

COVID].

Having

that

ongoing education has become a routine part of our life. We think the Osher program is a terribly valuable

Stolen

program and we see that even more

Join us for a talk with Richard Bell, author of Stolen, a new book that tells the incredible story of five boys whose courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America. Their ordeal shines a glaring spotlight on the Reverse Underground Railroad, an undercover network of human traffickers who abducted thousands of legally free African Americans to fuel slavery’s rapid expansion in the decades before the Civil War.

today. This is a way for us to continue learning and developing our critical thinking skills and to get exposure to exciting areas that we would not otherwise have explored.

— Pam and John Lundblad OSHER MEMBERS

FRIDAY, JAN. 29, 2021 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Online via Zoom Free for Members Richard Bell, PhD

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YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS!

Help us sustain this vibrant community of learners now and in the future.

Please consider giving to Osher so we can continue providing an outstanding, easily accessible and reasonably priced program. There are many ways to give and your donations are tax-deductible, secure and private. Your support will help ensure the continued success of our program!

IDEAS FOR GIVING BACK TO YOUR OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE: • Donate in honor or memory of a friend or loved one • Create a matching gift • Osher member scholarships • Instructor support • Institute operations • Create an endowed fund • Set up a gift or bequest through your estate plan Thank you in advance for your support.

To make your gift today, please call 760-750-4400 or

“I joined Cal State San Marcos’ Osher program shortly after moving to Carlsbad and it’s provided the best value for ongoing intellectual stimulation to be found. The variety of offerings and the quality of the faculty are top-notch.”

Jack Cumming, Matching Donor for the Osher Fund, 2018 and 2019 Giving Day

visit csusm.edu/giving.

Volunteer Opportunities Available!

Help make a difference by becoming an OLLI volunteer.

Osher members, many of whom are volunteers, enjoyed a day at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego (before COVID-19).

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We serve 600 members and continue to grow. We would not be able to provide these high-quality classes and services without the work and support of our dedicated volunteers. Please consider joining a committee, supporting special projects, assisting as a classroom ambassador or by distributing catalogs in the community. For more information, please contact Sherie Cambra at scambra@csusm.edu or 760-750-8716.

We look forward to hearing from you!

HOW TO ZOOM Zoom is a free program that allows you to engage in live web classes, including conversations with your instructor using audio, video and text-based chat features. Even without computer access, you can still listen to lectures by dialing in from a landline.

HOW DO CLASSES WORK WITH ZOOM? • Y ou will receive a special link for each registered class via email.

(Classes with multiple sessions will use the same link.)

• V irtual classrooms “open” and “close” the same day and time the course is scheduled to meet. The link doesn’t work outside of class hours.

• S imply click on the special link from your phone or computer when it’s time to start class and follow a few simple instructions.

• T he entire process is live and allows the instructor to present with PowerPoint, use the whiteboard and answer your questions.

IS IT INTERACTIVE? You will see and hear the lecturer on your device screen. If you have a camera and/or microphone on your device, you can also ask questions live during the question and answer session or by raising your hand virtually through the Zoom application.

WHAT DEVICE DO I NEED TO GET STARTED? You will need one of the one of following devices to engage: • Landline phone (to dial in and listen) Or, for full Zoom capabilities: • Smartphone • Desktop computer • Laptop • Tablet WHERE DO I GET ZOOM? • D ownload Zoom for free onto your phone or tablet from the App Store or Google Play.

• O r, download Zoom for free onto your computer from https://zoom.us/download (select the first download option: Zoom Client for Meetings).

WHAT IF I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? isit our detailed guide on how to use Zoom at V csusm.edu/el/olli/howtozoom.html.

Or, contact us at 760-750-4020.

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JOIN OUR TASTE OF OSHER Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 | 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. | Online via Zoom Meet instructors and preview spring courses in a convenient online format. RSVP to 760-750-4020 or online at csusm.edu/el/olli.

FREE EVENT FOR OSHER MEMBERS Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 | Online via Zoom Join Richard Bell, author of Stolen, for a talk about five boys who were abducted in 1825 as part of the Reverse Underground Railroad that fueled slavery’s rapid expansion in the decades before the Civil War. Their courage forever changed the fight against slavery in America. See listing on page 7.

HOW TO REGISTER 760-750-4020

Inquiries only; no payments accepted by phone for spring.

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