Short Story International: A Latin American Perspective, Part I {New

Course}

8 Tuesdays, June 27–August 22 (no meeting July 4); 10am–12pm

This course is an exploration into the short-story genre of a single literary tradition: in this instance, Latin American. The suggested text is the critically acclaimed The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories, edited by the distinguished Mexican novelist and short-story writer, Carlos Fuentes, and Julio Ortega. This anthology contains works by many of the foremost Latin American writers such as Jorge Luís Borges, Julio Cortázar, Clarice Lispector, and Gabriel García Márques, along with other writers well-known in Latin America, and whose works are presented here in English translation for the first time. Their stories dynamically reflect a sprawling cross section of Latin American societies, indigenous and otherwise, and their voices resonate through urban and rural regional landscapes, private and public passions, and dramatic political events.

REG# 392087 | INSTRUCTOR: Carlo Coppola

BASIC MEMBER FEE: $80 | PLUS MEMBER FEE: $40

REMOTE: Zoom information is emailed to students two days before the course begins.

American Philosophy

8 Tuesdays, June 27–August 22 (no meeting July 4); 1–3pm

American philosophy has its roots in the experimentalism that was required by a people who faced the task of coming to terms with the uncertainties of a radically new environment. In this course, we begin in the 18th century with the American Enlightenment, which was influenced by the European Enlightenment and associated with the political philosophy of the Founding Fathers (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin). We then move into the 19th century and take a look at transcendentalism and pragmatism. Our discussion culminates with a discussion of contemporary thought.

REG# 392373 | INSTRUCTOR: Vincent Coppola

BASIC MEMBER FEE: $80 | PLUS MEMBER FEE: $40

REMOTE: Zoom information is emailed to students two days before the course begins.

The Fiction of Abdulrazak Gurnah: 2021 Nobel Prize-Winner, Part I {New Course}

8 Wednesdays, June 28–August 16; 10am–12pm

Tanzanian-British novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah received the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature "for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents." Born in 1948 to an Arab family in the east African Sultanate of Zanzibar, he was a teenager when a coup led by anti-Arab leftists overthrew the Arab rulers in 1964, leading to political upheaval and the persecution of Arab citizens. He fled to England where he eventually received his PhD in English at the University of Kent in 1982 and taught there until his retirement in 2017. In this course, we read two short stories and three of his ten novels: Memory of Departure, Pilgrims Way, and Paradise. These works explore themes of loss, memory, alienation, racism, and sexual awakening.

REG# 392372 | INSTRUCTOR: Carlo Coppola

BASIC MEMBER FEE: $80 | PLUS MEMBER FEE: $40

REMOTE: Zoom information is emailed to students two days before the course begins.

Current Events: Understanding Our World

SESSION A (Online): 8 Wednesdays, June 28–August 16; 10am–12pm

SESSION B (In Person): 8 Thursdays, June 29–August 17; 10am–12pm

This unique discussion group focuses on exploring the news of the week. Participants share articles and opinions that pertain to what's happening both in the United States and internationally, particularly to introduce diverse views. Many of the pundits we analyze write for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. These include such political writers as David Brooks, Thomas Friedman, Paul Krugman, Ross Douthat, Fareed Zakaria, John Bolton, Peggy Noonan, Maureen Dowd, and many more that the class may wish to cover. We also examine such magazines as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and other journals that give in-depth coverage of current topics. This is your chance to listen and to be heard on the events of today.

SESSION A:

REG# 392095 | INSTRUCTOR: Myrna Hant

BASIC MEMBER FEE: $80 | PLUS MEMBER FEE: $40

REMOTE: Zoom information is emailed to students two days before the course begins.

SESSION B:

REG# 392096 | INSTRUCTOR: Myrna Hant

BASIC MEMBER FEE: $80 | PLUS MEMBER FEE: $40

IN-PERSON: UCLA Extension Gayley Center, Room 121ABC.