David Emmons
Fridays, 3:00 pm-4:30pm, Todd Building, UM
Early start date: Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8, 22, 29 and Nov. 5 [No class Oct. 15]
Butte has long held a special place in the hearts and minds of many Western Montanans. But by all that has been thought uniquely Western, Butte should never have happened as and where it did. This course will explore the history of the Summit Valley and Butte from the pre-settlement era to the present. The emphasis will be on the social, cultural, and political aspects of this unique place called Butte, America. About the Instructor: Dave Emmons is a Professor of History Emeritus at UM. He is the author of The Butte Irish: Class and Ethnicity in an American Mining Town, 1875-1925 (1990) and the just released Beyond the American Pale: The Irish in the West (2010).
Turning Life into Fiction: Moving Ahead
Kate Gadbow
Fridays, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm, Todd Building, UM
Good fiction writing depends on imagination, creativity and experience. In this workshop-style class, we will read published stories and discuss them as writers, and we will craft our own short stories in an interactive, dynamic setting. The course will be limited to twelve students. First preference for this intermediate level fiction workshop will be given to MOLLI students who have taken Kate Gadbow’s What If? Turning Life into Fiction. If spots remain, other MOLLI students with previous fiction-writing experience may enroll. About the Instructor: Kate Gadbow retired in 2007 after 23 years in The University of Montana English Department, including twelve years directing the Creative Writing Program. Her fiction has appeared in Epoch, Northwest Review, and other journals. She co-edited The Quill Reader (2000). Her 2003 novel, Pushed to Shore, won the 2001 Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction.
Current and Political Affairs Obama and the Middle East: Between Iraq and a Hard Place
Mark Johnson
Fridays, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, Todd Building, UM
Early start date: Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24
Several months after an election, there is no stable government in Iraq. The Taliban remain restive in Afghanistan. The nuclear ambitions of Iran continue to defy a solution. The Israelis and the Palestinians still don’t like each other. Events and conditions in the Middle East will play a major role in determining the success or failure of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. Find out why. About the Instructor: Mark Johnson was one of the first instructors in the MOLLI program. He was a career diplomat for 30 years at the State Department and was involved with the 1979 Iran hostage negotiations, the Palestine-Israel crisis, Persian Gulf conflicts, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Senegal. He has spoken throughout the Middle East, including Egypt, Iran, and the UAE.
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Humanities
Butte, America: The History of the World’s Greatest Mining Town