Osher at JHU Spring 2024 Course Schedule
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Monday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Reading the Book of Jeremiah – 24SB529 11 weeks (2/19 to 5/6, no class 4/1) Gideon Amir |
The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea – 24SB627 6 weeks (2/19 to 3/25) Tanya Icaza |
| Asbury Methodist Village |
The Seneca |
| The Musical Masterpieces of Eastern Europe, Part 1 –24SAA106 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) Saul Lilienstein |
The Italian High Renaissance: Genius and Collaboration – 24SOSN112 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) Nora Hamerman |
| Ingleside at King Farm |
Ingleside at King Farm |
| Current Events – 24SIA409 6 weeks (2/19 to 3/25) Don Stanton |
HERstory: Women of Korea – 24SIA524 6 weeks (4/1 to 5/6) Linda Kato |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| History of Rock and Roll, Part II – 24SZ132 6 weeks (2/19 to 3/25) Patrick Crossland |
Seeing History Through Artists’ Eyes – 24SZ113 6 weeks (4/1 to 5/6) Julie Scott Feldman |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Modern Celtic Culture and US History – 24SZ571 6 weeks (2/19 to 3/25) Roy Justice |
Saddle Up, Pilgrim: The John Ford/John Wayne Western – 24SZ538 6 weeks (4/1 to 5/6) Melissa Hilbish |
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Monday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Presidents and Presidential Performance – 24SB527 11 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) David Hatch |
Climate Change: How Are We Doing? – 24SB606 11 weeks (2/19 to 5/6, no class 4/1) Ron Edelstein |
| Asbury Methodist Village |
The Seneca |
| The 1920s: Did They Roar? – 24SAA216 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) John Adams |
Good Evening: The Films of Alfred Hitchcock – 24SOSN108 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) Stan Levin |
| Ingleside at King Farm | Ingleside at King Farm |
| The Sea, The Sea – 24SIA117 6 weeks (2/19 to 3/25) Roger Brunyate |
Slow Read Poetry: Bob Dylan – 24SIA211 6 weeks (4/1 to 5/6) Lana Portolano |
| Zoom |
Zoom |
| Great Books – 24SZ215 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) Mark Weinstein |
Vienna City of our Musical Dreams – 24SZ103 12 weeks (2/19 to 5/6) Jonathan Palevsky |
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Tuesday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Baltimore | Baltimore |
| Portraits: More Than Paint – 24SB118 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7) Roger Brunyate |
The American Southwest: Crossroads of Culture – 24SB102 6 weeks (2/20 to 3/26) George Scheper |
| Baltimore | Montgomery County |
| President Street Station and the First Battle of the Civil War – 24SB548 5 weeks (4/2 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Robert Reyes |
Making Choices: Understanding Environmental Issues – 24SMF619 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7) Ken Hinga |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County |
| Domestic Violence: Definitions, Dynamics, and Responses – 24SMF552 6 weeks (2/20 to 3/26) Nicole Romeiser |
Who Owns Creativity? – 24SMF157 5 weeks (4/2 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Sig Libowitz |
| Residences at Vantage Point | Residences at Vantage Point |
| Historic Disasters Explored – 24SOVP575 6 weeks (2/20 to 3/26) Diane Duray |
Great Photojournalists – 24SOVP153 5 weeks (4/4 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Rollin Fraser |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Shakespeare: Two Tragedies of Love – 24SZ210 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Jim Blue |
Giving Voices to Crime Victims in Our Community – 24SZ554 6 weeks (2/20 to 3/26) Louis Morlier |
| Zoom |
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| Interviews With Local Novelists – 24SZ305 5 weeks (4/2 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Deborah Kalb |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Baltimore | Baltimore |
| Roots of Blues – 24SB108 6 weeks (2/20 to 5/26) Seth Kibel |
The History of the American Department Stores – 24SB602 5 weeks (4/2 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Barbara Blumberg |
| Baltimore | Montgomery County |
| 1930s History: The New Deal and America’s First Planned Community – 24SB519 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Bill Barry |
Capitalist Virtues, Values, and Vices: The Battle of the Bees – 24SMF550 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Winston Davis |
| Montgomery County | Residences at Vantage Point |
| Baruch Spinoza: Early Explorations and His Masterwork Ethics – 24SMF551 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Donald Ross |
Barry Levinson’s Baltimore – 24SOVP125 6 weeks (2/20 to 3/26) William Florman |
| Residences at Vantage Point | Zoom |
| Movie Music–Good, Bad and Bizarre – 24SOVP180 5 weeks (4/4 to 5/7, no class 4/23) William Scanlan Murphy |
From Cave Wall Paintings to Giotto’s Frescoes – 24SZ109 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/24) Joseph Cassar |
| Zoom |
Zoom |
| Mike Nichols: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Winner – 24SZ108 11 weeks (2/20 to 5/7, no class 4/23) Mark England |
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Wednesday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Philip Roth’s The American Trilogy – 24SB110 11 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Bill Florman |
Aliens in Science Fiction: What They Tell Us About Ourselves – 24SB605 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Peter Silverglate |
| Columbia | Montgomery County |
| History of the Digital Revolution – 24SB141 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) Victor Rezmovic |
The New Dictators or Autocracies of the 21st Century – 24SMF520 11 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Naomi Daremblum |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County |
| A Photo Tour of Birds and Bird Behavior – 24SMF637 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Calvin Schnure |
The First Amendment – 24SMF431 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) Stephen Wermiel |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Rubens Versus Rembrandt – 24SZ112 11 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Nora Hamerman |
International Relations – 24SZ402 12 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Mel Goodman |
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Wednesday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Columbia | Columbia |
| Master Jewelers: 19th and 20th Centuries – 24SB214 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Laura Donnelly |
A History of Modern Israel, Part II – 24SB539 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) Eric Gartman |
| Columbia | Columbia |
| The Career of Barbara Stanwyck – 24SB127 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Mary Dutterer |
Artificial Intelligence – 24SB638 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) Siobhan Petersen |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County |
| The RNA Revolution and RNA-Based Therapeutics—The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – 24SMF630 11 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Bruce Shapiro and Marna Williams |
National Capital Radio & TV Museum – 24SMF176 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Brian Belanger |
| Montgomery County | Zoom |
| A Full Measure of Devotion: Women in the Civil War – 24SMF507 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) Jennifer McClendon |
Rematch of the Century: The Election Nobody Wants – 24SZ420 12 weeks (2/21 to 5/8) Eleanor Clift |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Around the World Art History – 24SZ166 6 weeks (2/21 to 3/27) Hugh Leeman |
A History of US Television – 24SZ175 6 weeks (4/3 to 5/8) John Anderson |
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Thursday Morning (10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)
| Baltimore | Baltimore |
| J.S. Bach… The Best Thing to Come From East Germany! – 24SB103 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Jonathan Palevsky |
The Violent Bear It Away: Flannery O’Connor’s Savage Vision of Grace – 24SB206 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Robert Jacobs |
| Montgomery County |
Montgomery County |
| Rematch of the Century: The Election Nobody Wants – 24SMF420 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Eleanor Clift |
Reading the Book of Jeremiah – 24SMF504 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Gideon Amir |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| American Foreign Service Speakers – 24SZ560 6 weeks (2/22 to 3/28) Philip Shull, Steve Herman, Hugh Neighbour, Mark Fitzpatrick, George Sibley, Necia Quast |
Discover The Dinner Party: An Icon of 20th-Century Art – 24SZ222 6 weeks (4/4 to 5/9) Kristen Beirne |
| Zoom |
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| The Musical Masterpieces of Eastern Europe, Part 1 – 24SZ106 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Saul Lilienstein |
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Thursday Afternoon (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.)
| Baltimore | Baltimore |
| Of Mummies and Microbes: Archaeology and the Science of Pandemics – 24SB534 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) John Hessler |
Acting Improvisation – 24SB156 6 weeks (2/22 to 3/28) Natalie Pilcher |
| Baltimore | Montgomery County |
| Titanic: Triumph to Tragedy – 24SB111 6 weeks (4/4 to 5/9) Ernest Liotti |
Guitar: Multifaceted and Magical Part II – 24SMF107 6 weeks (2/22 to 3/28) Vladimir Fridman |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County |
| Mata Hari and Her Sisters: Spy Novels by and About Women – 24SMF235 6 weeks (4/4 to 5/9) Melinda Kramer |
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Law – 24SMF510 6 weeks (2/22 to 3/28) John McCarthy |
| Montgomery County |
Zoom |
| The Fool’s Journey: Tarot Cards – 24SMF549 6 weeks (4/4 to 5/9) Mary Mannix |
The Memoir Seminar – 24SZ301 11 weeks (2/22 to 5/9) Diane Scharper |
| Zoom | Zoom |
| Paris, Capital of the 19th Century, Part II – 24SZ543 6 weeks (2/22 to 3/28) Mark Micale |
The Life and Writings of Edgar Allen Poe – 24SZ208 6 weeks (4/4 to 5/9) Kierstin Klimas |
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