Summer 2015
At Lorber Hall
THE
HUTTON HOUSE
LECTURES
MONDAY
THE HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
These classes in the arts, humanities, and sciences have
been widely respected for more than three decades. Noted
for their dynamic faculty from both Long Island University
and the surrounding area, The Hutton House Lectures
are stimulating and thought-provoking. Tests are not
given in this non-credit program.
Location: Unless otherwise noted, all classes are held in
Lorber Hall (formerly known as Hutton House) on LIU
Post’s south campus. Use the east gate entrance off Route
25A. Follow the Lorber Hall signs which read School of
Professional Accountancy, and you will arrive at Lorber
Hall. The Hutton House Lectures are held in this
beautifully restored mansion, extensively renovated on
the first floor where our classes meet.
Registration: Please use the form inside the back cover or
call with MC, Visa, or Discover to charge: 516-299-2580
or fax to 516-299-4160.
Refunds: We reserve the right to cancel any series or
special event with full refund guaranteed. Refunds are not
granted once a course has begun. Another course may be
substituted where space is available.
Notification: No news is good news! Unless you hear
from us (before your class is scheduled to begin), you may
be confident you have a place in the course(s) you signed
up to take.
Sharing/Substitution: Two people may split the cost of a
course and divide the lectures. You may send a friend if
you have to miss a class, or you may sit in on another
course, space permitting. Our office will accept one
payment per shared registration, whether a check or a
charge number.
Dining on Campus: Hillwood Food Court, located in
Hillwood Commons, provides hot and cold lunches, salads
or sandwiches are also available at the stables.
The Hutton House Library: Please take a moment to
browse our collection in Room 104. All books and
audiotapes are specifically chosen to compliment our
liberal arts and sciences curriculum; it should prove
interesting to those who wish to do further reading.
To check-out materials on the honor system for up to one
month, simply make your selection and complete the card
in back of your book and drop it into the box on top of
our card catalogue.
100. CONTEMPORARY CINEMATIC ARTS:
THE 7 UP SERIES
Valerie Franco
“Show me a child and I will show you the adult.” This idea
is the premise behind possibly one of the most exciting,
original ideas in 6 decades of contemporary cinema. British
director Michael Apted’s look at several children from
various family structures and backgrounds broke the idea of
documentary filmmaking and moved into reality television
way before it was a commercial genre. His respectful,
insightful look at the lives of these children moves forward
every seven years to look at how their values and relationships
do or do not change. The scope of this documentary
series is remarkable in that it has followed most of the
participants through to their 56th birthdays. In addition to
screening and discussing the series, we will look at the
social, political and economic environment of England
during the time frame of this series. In English with English
subtitles.
12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
May 11 – June 29
(No class on May 25 and June 1)
6 sessions
Fee: $120
101. THE SECRET LIVES OF THE
VICTORIANS: THE ROSSETTIS,
BROWNING, AND SWINBURNE
Nicole Corsentino
While the Victorians maintained a very polished and
proper macrocosmic demeanor, their personal lives were
quite untidy. Most Victorians were artistically rooted,
sexually explorative, and morbidly curious. In this course,
we will investigate the poetry of the Rossettis, Browning,
and Swinburne and discuss the underlying filth, guilt, and
mystery that is certainly present in their work, though
often unmentioned. We will utilize Dr. Deborah Lutz’s
Pleasure Bound as our historical account of this scandalous
Victorian era. We will also use The New Oxford Book of
Victorian Verse, edited by Christopher Ricks for the poetry.
(Norton edition of Pleasure Bound by Deborah Lutz)
10 a.m. – Noon
June 1 – June 29
5 sessions
Fee: $100
IMPORTANT SUMMER 2015
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 4.
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102. MUSEUM MASTERPIECES:
EUROPEAN PAINTINGS IN AMERICAN
MUSEUMS, PART II
Marc Kopman
This summer we will “visit” six museums which have not
been presented before. Once again the focus will be on
their collection of European paintings. Well-known
masterpieces and less familiar works will be examined in
detail. Museums in Detroit, Cleveland and San Francisco
will be included on the “tour.”
1 – 3 p.m.
June 1 – July 13
(No class on July 6)
6 sessions
Fee: $120
103. OUTSTANDING OPERATIC SINGING
Mel Haber
This course will present videos of outstanding operatic
singing from the past and present. In one session, we’ll
delve into the life and career of the great operatic tenor,
Beniamino Gigli. Another session will focus on men with
deep voices, that is, bass-baritones and basses. In a third
class, we’ll see highlights from Verdi’s melodic opera,
La Traviata. Finally, we will have a class devoted to
wonderful arias and duets sung in German.
1 – 3 p.m.
June 8 – June 29
4 sessions
Fee: $80
105. THE PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS
OF MODERN SCIENCE
Kelly Martin
This course will examine the origins of our specifically
modern scientific project. From Socrates forward,
philosophy aimed to bring about the excellent political
community. According to the ancients, however, this could
only be attained by luck or chance. Machiavelli makes a
radical break with this way of thinking about human wellbeing by introducing entirely new modes and orders.
Instead of showing his readers how human beings ought to
act, as in the imagined principalities of the ancients,
Machiavelli lowers the bar to discussing merely how they
truly act. This is the seminal version of a value-neutral
political science that attempts to eliminate the role of
chance by creating rulers equipped to conquer it. Francis
Bacon extends this project by establishing the method for
a science of nature. Science and technology can then be
put to the task of conquering chance in not just human but
also natural affairs for “the relief of man’s estate.” And then
Thomas Hobbes introduces a radically new understanding
of man in order to further this project through the
conquest of man’s own nature. By engaging with these
original justifications for the modern scientific project, we
will not only be able to understand the radical changes and
benefits it ushered in, but should also appreciate its
limitations.
Texts:
1) Bacon, Francis. The New Organon. Ed. Lisa Jardine and
Michael Silverthorne. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2000.
104. FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD:
PRE-CODE FILMS
Irene Porco Eckert
It was another time, another cultural environment, in the
early filmmaking days of 1915 to the early 1930s. These
films, popular, enjoyable, and financially successful, gave us
our first celebrities and movie stars! It as also the time of
the Hays Code of 1934, an example of a special interest
group influencing the social history and media of the times.
Viewers today will wonder what was “forbidden” in these
films! What, after all, was in the Hays Code? A survey of
its contents will be discussed alongside the screening of
each film.
Forbidden Tea of General Yen (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1932)
Three Wise Girls (1932)
Virtue (1932)
Barbara Stanwyck
Mae West
Jean Harlow, Mae Clarke
Carole Lombard
Texts Supplied by the Instructor:
1) Machiavelli, Niccolò. The Prince. Ed. Harvey C.
Mansfield. Chicago, IL: U of Chicago, 1998.
2) Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan: With Selected Variants from
the Latin Edition of 1668. Ed. E. M. Curley. Indianapolis:
Hackett Pub., 1994.
10 a.m. – Noon
July 27 – August 31
(No class on August 17)
5 sessions
Fee: $100
FILMS
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
liu.edu/huttonhouse
Please be advised that we do not have “raked” floors or
stadium seating available for any of our films; therefore we
do not offer such courses on a regular basis. When we do,
however, it is incumbent upon the student to arrive well in
advance of the screening so that he/she may select a proper
seat for the viewing. Should you be unable to do this, it is not
within the scope of our duties to move people from seats in
front of you or to otherwise deprive students in the class of
sitting wherever they please. Your alternative, therefore, is, as
always, to drop the course if you are in any way dissatisfied.
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10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
July 6 – July 20
3 sessions
Fee: $80
106. FROM CONTEMPORARY TO CLASSIC:
ISRAELI FILMS
Valerie Franco
Join Professor Valerie Franco this summer as we look at
some of Israel’s most interesting films: from contemporary
to classic, we will also look at romances, dramas and
comedies. Topics covered this summer include identity and
questions such as what defines an individual as Israeli and
can Jewishness be defined or denied? All films with English
subtitles. Films include: The Other Son, The Rabbi’s Cat,
and Loving Leah.
12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
July 27 – August 31
6 sessions
Fee: $120
107. HOLLYWOOD: FACT OR FICTION
Sal St. George
This course will explore Hollywood’s fascination with
biographical films and movies based on actual events.
We will examine and dissect the actual historical events
and people depicted in the motion picture. We will be
armed with the true facts upon which the movie was based.
Then we will view the motion picture to determine, and
ultimately discuss, where the director and screenwriter
“manipulated and altered” the actual facts to suit their
film.
Yankee Doodle Dandy – James Cagney’s award winning
performance as patriotic song and dance man, George M.
Cohan.
The Jolson Story – Larry Park’s dynamic portrayal of
popular singer, Al Jolson, made this motion picture a
critical and financial success.
Topsy Turvy – The story of Gilbert and Sullivan as they
prepare to premier their latest opera; The Mikado.
Cat’s Meow: – Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the film
takes place during a weekend cruise aboard publisher
William Randolph Hearst’s yacht. Among Heart’s guests
are his longtime companion Marion Davies, Charlie
Chaplin, director Thomas Ince and Louella Parsons when
suddenly there is a murder aboard the vessel.
10 a.m. – Noon
August 3 – August 24
4 sessions
Fee: $80
IMPORTANT SUMMER 2015
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
YOU MAY REGISTER BY MAIL ONLY
UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 4.
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TUESDAY
108. WRITING THE STORIES OF YOUR
LIFE, PART II
Marcia Byalick
Through a combination of informal lectures, discussions,
in-class writing exercises and weekly assignments, you will
be encouraged to uncover the wonderful stories hidden
within your life experience. Assignments are designed to
trigger memories, providing a record of people, places,
events and emotions that might otherwise be lost. Studies
show that writing slows you down, clarifies emotions,
dispels demons…and heals. The process can take you from
self expression to self discovery. Join author, editor, and
16-time Long Island Press Club award winning columnist,
Marcia Byalick, in exploring the times of your life. Only
those who have taken the previous class should enroll in
this intermediate course.
10 a.m. – Noon
June 2 – July 7
6 sessions
Fee: $120
109. THE ANTI-FAIRY TALE
Katie Winkelstein-Duveneck
What happens if Snow White’s prince is more interested
in the evil stepmother? If Cinderella refuses to put on her
gown? In 1901 the quirky Swiss writer Robert Walser wrote
two dazzlingly funny, disconcerting, surprisingly modern
interpretations of Cinderella and Snow White (subsequently
adapted into an opera). We will read these two plays,
which undermine gender roles, power dynamics, and the
idea of the happy ending. We will also read other examples
of the anti-fairy tale, a genre as old as the fairy tale itself.
Just as fairy tales thrill and comfort us with explorations of
universal themes such as desire, magic, jealousy and death,
the anti-fairy tale re-imagines the familiar story in a way
that questions its morality or plays with the roles of hero,
victim and villain. We will write our own anti-fairy tales,
sharing them in a supportive workshop format. Critical
writings by C.S. Lewis and others will help us examine the
cultural function and importance of the fairy tale.
1 – 3 p.m.
June 2 – June 30
5 sessions
Fee: $100
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Robert Riedy, Chairman
Mrs. Barbara Adelhardt
Mr. O. John Betz
Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr.
Mrs. Dede Cline
Mr. George Haralampoudis
Mrs. Anne Stokvis
Ms. Anita Trost
Emerita
Mrs. Dennis Kluesner
Mrs. Martha Ulman
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110. SPECIAL SPLIA SUMMER SERIES:
ROBERT MACKAY, RICHARD GUY
WILSON, AND KEVIN WOLFE
The Society for the Preservation of Long Island
Antiquities (SPLIA) is a not-for-profit organization
dedicated to understanding, celebrating, and preserving
Long Island’s cultural heritage. Founded in 1948, SPLIA
engages its mission through a variety of activities that
include interpreting historic houses, creating exhibitions
and educational programs, providing preservation advisory
services, and publishing works that explore the history of
architecture and design on Long Island. This series of
lectures is drawn from the content of SPLIA’s latest book,
Gardens of Eden: Long Island’s Early Twentieth-Century
Planned Communities.
Gardens of Eden: Long Island’s Early Twentieth-Century
Planned Communities
Dr. Robert B, MacKay
Friday, June 19, 2015
The onset of suburban development on Long Island is
often believed to be a post-World War II phenomena, but
it actually began a half century earlier when greater affluence,
improved railroad service, and new methods of financing
made the dream of country living a greater reality for a
growing urban middle class. Touted as an antidote to the
complexities of urban living, these residential parks were
characterized by significant investment in landscaping and
infrastructure and employed concepts introduced by the
Garden City movement in England.
In this talk, Dr. Robert B. MacKay, editor of the new book,
Gardens of Eden: Long Island’s Early Twentieth-Century
Planned Communities, provides an overview of the garden
suburb phenomena on Long Island using examples from
throughout the region to explore characteristic design and
planning experiments while providing insight into the bold
characters who shaped these distinctive places.
The American Utopia: Garden City and the American
Garden Suburb
Professor Richard Guy Wilson
Friday, July 17, 2015
Long Island’s Garden City represented a new way of living
that emerged during the second half of the nineteenth
century. Imbued with the ideal of back to nature with
individual houses, the garden type of American suburb
became internationally famous. Drawing from the recent
publication, Gardens of Eden: Long Island’s Early TwentiethCentury Planned Communities (published by the Society for
the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities), this talk will
examine the origins of a new type of planned community
and how it impacted English suburbs, then came back
across the Atlantic as a model for new neighborhoods
throughout the country. Attention will be paid to the
cultural conditions, planning, landscape and architecture
in the period from 1850 to the 1920s.
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Country Life in Kensington and Douglas Manor:
The Rickert Finlay Company
Kevin Wolfe, AIA
Friday, August 14, 2015
In 1904, just two years after its founding, the RickertFinlay Realty Company advertised itself as “the largest
developer of real estate in Queens Borough—over 10,000
lots within the limits of New York City.” In fact, the
fledgling firm owned more than 1,000 acres from Long
Island City all the way out to Great Neck on Manhasset
Bay. Rickert-Finlay would prove to be one of the most
successful developers of land in the New York area in the
early 20th century. This talk will focus on two of their most
singular residential developments—Douglas Manor, a
romantic assemblage of eclectically-styled single family
houses on a mile long peninsula facing Little Neck Bay—
and Kensington at Great Neck, the most lavish of all, with
its own man-made canal, swimming pool complex modeled
on Hadrian’s Villa, and 10 acres of Japanese gardens.
Mr. Wolfe will examine how these unique developments
came to be, their place in the history of suburban development
on Long Island, and how they have fared a century later.
10:30 – Noon
Fridays, June 19, July 17, Aug. 14
3 sessions
Fee: $60
111. CORMAC MCCARTHY ON FILM
Peter Josyph
Pulitzer Prize winning author Cormac McCarthy is now
regarded as the premiere novelist of our day. His brilliant
and provocative work demands deep engagement from his
readers, and it has earned great respect from cinema artists
who have adapted it for the screen, many of whom have
been interviewed by Josyph for two documentaries and
three books about McCarthy. The course includes
screenings of:
The Sunset Limited (screenplay by McCarthy, directed by
Tommy Lee Jones); The Gardener’s Son (screenplay by
McCarthy, directed by Richard Pearce); No Country for
Old Men (screenplay/directed by the Coen Brothers);
All the Pretty Horses (screenplay by Ted Tally, directed by
Billy Bob Thornton); Child of God (screenplay by James
Franco and Vince Jolivette, directed by James Franco).
Portions of Josyph’s documentary, Acting McCarthy: The
Making of Billy Bob Thornton’s ‘All the Pretty Horses,’ which
includes compelling appearances by Bruce Dern, Matt
Damon, Henry Thomas, Ted Tally and others, will also be
shown during the course of evaluating the import—and the
pitfalls—of using great contemporary literature as
inspiration and source material for film.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
June 16 – July 21
6 sessions
Fee: $120
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
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112. THE MUSIC OF GEORGE BALACHINE
AND THE NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Peter Borst
Some think of ballet music only as music that tells a story.
One of the greatest choreographers, George Balachine,
described two other categories—Mood and Dance Ballets.
Mood Ballets have an outside force that seems to control
destiny and Dance Ballets have no outside force or story.
Balanchine was artistic director of the New York City
Ballet from its start to his death in 1983, and created
Ballets like The Nutcracker to Serenade. These lectures
will look at music he and his co-choreographer, Jerome
Robbins, used to create some of the most memorable
ballets of all time in all three categories of dance.
10 a.m. – Noon
July 7 – August 4
5 sessions
Fee: $100
113. THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN BY THOMAS
MANN: A “SLOW” READING
Marc Greenberg
When was the last time you read a great work at a “slow”
pace to really ingest its beauty? This rigorous course,
designed to help you appreciate the “art” of taking in the
sense and beauty of language, will be taught for a period of
six weeks by slowing down and reclaiming the acoustical
properties of written language—savoring it and enjoying
the infinite ways a sentence can unfold.
Please read for Tuesday, July 14, 2015, Chapters 1 & 2 from
The Magic Mountain and bring a copy of The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann—translated by John E. Woods (Vintage
International Edition; 1996).
10 a.m. – Noon
July 14 – August 18
6 sessions
Fee: $120
FILMS
Please be advised that we do not have “raked” floors
or stadium seating available for any of our films;
therefore we do not offer such courses on a regular
basis. When we do, however, it is incumbent upon
the student to arrive well in advance of the screening
so that he/she may select a proper seat for the
viewing. Should you be unable to do this, it is not
within the scope of our duties to move people from
seats in front of you or to otherwise deprive students
in the class of sitting wherever they please. Your
alternative, therefore, is, as always, to drop the course
if you are in any way dissatisfied.
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WEDNESDAY
114. WORLD POLITICS: A NEW BALANCE
OF POWER
Ralph Buultjens
World politics appears to be entering a period of unusual
transformation. The global power structure is changing as
America’s leadership is challenged; the rise of China and
the relative decline of Japan and Europe are re-shaping the
hierarchy of power; Russia has many attributes of great
power but may have overreached. How will these and the
declines and advances of other nations change world
politics and affect America? In addition, in several areas,
especially the Middle East and parts of Asia, national
boundaries are likely to be redrawn. How will this impact
on the future of the area and countries like Israel, India,
etc.? This course will focus on these issues in the context of
current global political and economic developments.
10:30 – Noon
June 3 – June 24
4 sessions
Fee: $140
115. WORLD POLITICS: A NEW BALANCE
OF POWER
Ralph Buultjens
Same as above, but in the afternoon.
1 – 2:30 p.m.
June 3 – June 24
4 sessions
Fee: $140
116. LITERATURE OF THE WORKING CLASS
John Lutz
The struggle for labor justice has created a rich body of
literature often overlooked in the canon of American
literary works. Through poetry, labor songs, folk music,
manifestoes, short stories and journalistic pieces, we will
examine literature about and by the working class from
the late nineteenth-century to the present. We will read
the Verso edition of The Communist Manifesto as a
theoretical context. The remainder of the literature will
be distributed on the first day of class.
The Communist Manifesto Verso ISBN# 1-85984-898-2
1 – 3 p.m.
June 3 – July 1
5 sessions
Fee: $125
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
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IMPORTANT SUMMER 2015
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
YOU MAY REGISTER BY MAIL ONLY
UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 4.
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117. HAWTHORNE AND HIS LEGACY
THURSDAY
Joan Gordon
Nathaniel Hawthorne reveals in his eerie and beautiful
fiction the essence of our American character. We will
explore a few of his magnificent stories as well as his
masterwork, The Scarlet Letter. The class will conclude
with a modern reimagining of the themes and characters of
The Scarlet Letter.
Lecture 1: Our Puritan Legacy: “The Maypole of
Merrymount,” “Endicott and the Red Cross,” and
“Young Goodman Brown.”
Lecture 2: Head and Heart: “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,”
“The Birthmark,” and “Rappaccini’s Daughter.”
Lecture 3: The Scarlet Letter: “The Custom House”
Lecture 4: First half of the novel itself
Lecture 5: Second half of the novel itself
Lecture 6: The Holder of the World by Bharati Mukherjee
10 a.m. – Noon
July 1 – August 5
6 sessions
Fee: $120
118. POPULAR MUSIC STANDARDS
Mel Haber
In this course, we will continue programs that were begun
in previous courses. Specifically, in the first class, we will
see more videos of popular music duets. Some will be done
by the usual suspects—Ella, Louis, and Frank, while others
will be done by singers not as well known. In a previous
class, we listened to great female singers who are no longer
alive. In this course, we will listen to great current female
singers. Additionally, in a previous course, we listened to
early musicals of Lerner and Loewe. In this course, we will
watch videos from their later musicals, Gigi and Camelot.
Finally, we’ll continue an earlier exploration of funny songs
with “Funny Songs from Stage and Screen—Part 2.”
1 – 3 p.m.
July 8 – July 29
4 sessions
Fee: $80
119. WHAT ECONOMISTS TELL US ABOUT
MINIMUM WAGE:
THE WHOLE STORY
Veronika Dolar
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not been raised for
over five years. As a result, in his most recent State of the
Union speech President Obama has called for an increase
in the minimum wage, again. While the Presidents is
having a hard time finding support for this increase in
congress, the voters during the mid-term elections chose
to increase their state and local minimum wages. The
proponents of the minimum wage increase argue that the
minimum wage will help the working poor and will reduce
income inequality. On the other hand, the opposition
argues that the increase in the minimum wage will reduce
employment opportunities (especially for low-skilled
workers) and will have negative effects on job training and
educational attainment.
If you have taken an introductory microeconomics course
in college, you might remember a picture of a supply-anddemand diagram where it can be clearly shown that a
minimum wage causes unemployment. Given this, why
does the majority of Americans want minimum wage to be
increased? In this five-part lecture series we will dig deeper
into the material and analyze the most current economics
research on the effects of the minimum wage.
No prior knowledge of economics is required for this course.
Lecture 1: Facts and Figures
Lecture 2: The Theory: Perfectly Competitive Labor Market
Lecture 3: The Theory: Monopsony
Lecture 4: The Theory: Search Models
Lecture 5: Poverty, Inequality, and the Minimum Wage
10 a.m. – Noon
May 28 – June 25
5 sessions
Fee: $100
120. SHAKESPEARE’S RICHARD II
John Lutz
In case of inclement weather, or other “Acts of God,”
you may call our main number 516-299-2580 for an
announcement, or call the University’s weather line at
516-299-EMER (3637). There is also a website
(weatherclosings.com) which you may access, as well as
referring to television and radio announcements. In the past
we have always called each of you personally in the case of
such cancellations, but due to ever-increasing numbers of
students attending Hutton House yearly, individual calls
may no longer be possible. Therefore, we thank you for
your patience and your understanding in the case of such
emergencies.
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As the first work in Shakespeare’s tetralogy treating
ascension to power of Henry Bolingbroke (Henry IV) and
his descendants, Richard II begins his exploration of the
question of political legitimacy. At the same time,
Richard’s crisis of identity when faced with the loss of his
throne provides an eloquent exploration of existential
themes that prefigure tragedies like Hamlet and King Lear.
10 a.m. – Noon
June 4 – July 2
5 sessions
Fee: $125
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
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121. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
MADE IN THE USA
123. THOMAS MORTON AND THE
GEOGRAPHY OF INNER LIFE
Philip Nicholson
Thomas Petriano
These four talks will review the historical origins of the
most prominent areas of unsettled crisis in the nation
today: race, labor, education, and the place of the nation in
the world. Each has deep yet poorly understood roots
in the past, and public responses to each will play an
important part in the future of the country. Race and labor
will be discussed from the perspective of the two books
authored by the presenter: Who Do We Think We Are?
Race and Nation in the Modern World (M. E. Sharpe:
Armonk, NY, 1999) and Labor’s Story in the United States
(Temple University Press: Philadelphia, PA, 2004). The
education discussion will take up the social and economic
context of the topic along with commentary about current
state and federal proposals for change. The foreign policy
session will examine the contemporary state of foreign
affairs from the perspective of its consistency or deviance
from the historic past.
1 – 3 p.m.
June 4 – June 25
4 sessions
Fee: $80
Thomas Merton was one of the great spiritual masters of
the 20th century. The circuitous journey of his own life
from bon vivant to Trappist monk, from poet and
contemplative to peace activist, and from solitary hermit to
interlocutor with leading world figures is a fascinating story
of one man’s quest for meaning. In celebration of the 100th
year of his birth, this course will examine how his life and
writings can be a guide and help for all of us seeking a
deeper inner life and a fuller awareness of the true self.
1 – 3 p.m.
June 18 – July 9
4 sessions
Fee: $80
124. THE SCIENCE OF HYPNOTHERAPY
Nancy Meryl Cohen
This course will include some history of hypnotherapy,
with attention being paid to the psychological components
of fear and guilt which block positive energies and may be
somewhat alleviated through hypnosis. A clear understanding
of what the practice of hypnosis entails will also be discussed
in these sessions.
122. SOME LIGHT SUMMER READING
Marc Greenberg
Kick back and join us for a lively discussion of some light
fiction. In fact, bring your lunch and a cooling drink.
The Wizard Oz
By L. Frank Baum
A look at the late 19th century through the vehicle of a
children’s book. A lot of surprises….
June 18, 2015
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
By Mark Twain
Twain’s satirical view of the Middle Ages.
July 9, 2015
The Sunday Philosophy Club: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
By Alexander McCall Smith
“…this book is a clear demonstration of Mr. McCall
Smith’s own philosophy: that there is wisdom in inviting
readers into a world of kindness, gentility and creature
comforts.” - The NY Times, 2004
July 30, 2015
Don’t Stop the Carnival
By Herman Wouk
A New Yorker’s mid-life crisis finds an outlet on a
Caribbean island.
August 20, 2015
10 a.m. – Noon
June 18 – August 20
4 sessions
Fee: $100
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1 – 3 p.m.
July 16 – July 30
3 sessions
Fee: $60
125. THE NUDE: SHIFTING ATTITUDES OF
BEAUTY
Greg Tsontakis-Mally
The naked human form in art has as one of its purposes,
the expressions of ideas, ideals, and concepts of human
physical beauty of a particular era. These four lectures will
be an eclectic pleasure trip through the history of art that
will examine these images, male and female, and explore
how the attitudes of beauty are shaped by the times in
which the work was created.
10 a.m. – Noon
August 6 – August 27
4 sessions
Fee: $80
AN AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM
As noted on the cover of this bulletin, Hutton House
Lectures has been selected by the Association of Continuing
High Education as the Older Adult Model Program for
2013. This means that when judged in competition with
programs from all over the nation, LIU Post’s Hutton
House Lectures won top honors. For this we thank you,
our students, our professors, and our board members, who
helped to make this possible, and we invite all of you to
stop by the office in Lorber 101 at your convenience and
view this award in person!
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126. FREE SPEECH AND THE
CONSTITUTION
128. THE BOOK GROUP
Margaret Hallissy
James Coll
“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech…”
Despite the absolutist wording of the amendment
excerpted above, the Supreme Court ruled in a 1919
decision that free speech does not “protect a man in falsely
shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.” As a
consequence, the government routinely makes laws
preventing people from speaking or expressing themselves
in every instance without recourse. So if free speech is not
an absolute right, then when are government restrictions
permitted? In an informative lecture, circumstances and
other landmark Supreme Court decisions will be discussed
to analyze the challenge of balancing this important civil
liberty along with public safety in America.
1 – 3 p.m.
August 6 – August 13
2 sessions
Fee: $60
Now in its sixteenth year, the Book Group meets monthly
to discuss literary fiction. This summer, we will read two
novels about art and the artist. Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch
is on every reviewer’s list of the best novels of 2013 and has
been generally acclaimed as a major publishing event.
After a terrorist attack on the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker has come into
possession of a 17th-century painting by Carel Fabritius
(the painting itself is, at this writing, on display at the
Frick Museum in New York). The resulting complications
in the young boy’s life take him on a physical as well as a
psychological journey. In Claire Messud’s The Woman
Upstairs, the central character, Nora, is an angry 42-yearold woman whose frustration at her own failure to create
art enmeshes her in the complicated lives of the Shahids, a
family of artists and art critics. The psychological effect of
the Shahids on what remains of Nora’s own artistic
creativity is the subject matter of a novel which the
Booklist reviewer calls an “acid bath.”
July 10: Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch. ISBN
9780316055437.
FRIDAY
127. THE BOOK GROUP
August 7: Claire Messud, The Woman Upstairs. ISBN
9780307596901.
Margaret Hallissy
Now in its sixteenth year, the Book Group meets monthly
to discuss literary fiction. This summer we will read two
novels about art and the artist. Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch
is on every reviewer’s list of the best novels of 2013 and has
been generally acclaimed as a major publishing event.
After a terrorist attack on the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker has come into
possession of a 17th-century painting by Carel Fabritius
(the painting itself is, at this writing, on display at the
Frick Museum in New York). The resulting complications
in the young boy’s life take him on a physical as well as a
psychological journey. In Claire Messud’s The Woman
Upstairs, the central character, Nora, is an angry 42-yearold woman whose frustration at her own failure to create
art enmeshes her in the complicated lives of the Shahids, a
family of artists and art critics. The psychological effect of
the Shahids on what remains of Nora’s own artistic
creativity is the subject matter of a novel which the
Booklist reviewer calls an “acid bath.”
1 – 3 p.m.
July 10 and August 7
2 sessions
Fee: $60
129. BIRDS IN POETRY: EAST AND WEST
Leslie Bai
In eastern and western poetry, bird imagery appears very
frequently. Birds either attract the poets’ attention with
their natural beauty of color, shape, songs, flight, nesting,
and migrating, or they may carry some metaphoric
meaning. Bird symbols traditionally or culturally refer to
faith, freedom, ecstasy, sentiment, wisdom, love, and
nostalgia. Birds, as many species as there are, share many
similarities with human beings emotionally and socially.
A comparison of bird poems in Chinese and English poetry
brings deeper understanding of the philosophical, cultural
and poetic features of eastern and western countries.
July 10: Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch. ISBN
9780316055437.
In two sessions, we will read Chinese bird poems from the
7th through the17th century and English poems during the
18th-20th centuries, comparing the imagery and meaning
of birds in these poems.
August 7: Claire Messud, The Woman Upstairs. ISBN
9780307596901.
The representation of birds in art and artifacts will also be
discussed.
10 a.m. – Noon
July 10 and August 7
10 a.m. – Noon
July 31 and August 7
2 sessions
Fee: $60
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2 sessions
Fee: $40
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SPECIAL EVENTS
130. SUPREME COURT: YEAR IN REVIEW,
PART I
James Coll
Few Supreme Court terms have been as consequential as
the most recent session spanning the period of October to
June. In this discussion, we will focus on selected “cases”
and “controversies” that came before by the justices, as
well as review how the most misunderstood branch of the
national government works.
10 a.m. – Noon
Monday, July 20
1 session
Fee: $30
131. SUPREME COURT: YEAR IN REVIEW,
PART II
James Coll
Same as above but with new cases discussed in the
afternoon.
1 – 3 p.m.
Monday, July 20
1 session
Fee: $30
132. I WAS A WAR CHILD: LECTURE AND
BOOK SIGNING
Hélène Gaillet De Neegaard
After a bullet pierces their front door, announcing the Nazi
invasion of France, can a Catholic family with six children
survive a fierce marauding army? It may have taken them
six punishing years of hardship, hunger, and near-death,
but the Gaillet family ultimately emerged triumphant on
the safe shores of America.
Hélène Gaillet de Neergaard recounts her journey from life
as a young child of a prosperous businessman to a terrified
fugitive in France, frequently separated from her parents
while confronting war’s daily ravages. Very little is known
about French Catholic survivors living under German
control. I Was a War Child shares the death-defying days of
a family on the run, who came together amid the famously
savage acts of the Nazi army. This book will fascinate a
wide readership from young adults to seniors alike, with
details and black and white family photographs, as well as a
look at the historic war to captivate anyone seeking a story
of victory, all as told by one intrepid little girl.
10 a.m. – Noon
1 session
Tuesday, June 9
Fee: N/C
(Reception to follow with book sale/signing by the author)
IMPORTANT SUMMER 2015
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
YOU MAY REGISTER BY MAIL ONLY
UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 4.
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133. “OUR GREAT LOSS”:
THE ASSASSINATION OF
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
James Coll
The words “great loss” in reference to Lincoln’s death
ring as true today as when they were written in the
NY Times 150 years ago. In this lecture, we will discuss
the assassination of the sixteenth president, the manhunt
for his assassin and the constitutional implications of this
tragic and important moment in American history.
1 – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, June 9
1 session
Fee: $30
134. THE DEATH PENALTY AND THE
CONSTITUTION
James Coll
Supporters and opponents of the death penalty would agree
that no government power is more in demand of scrutiny
than the ability of the state to take a life. In this lecture,
we will explore the issue through the context of the
Constitution’s prohibition against “cruel and unusual
punishments” and what Chief Justice Earl Warren
described in a 1958 opinion as the “evolving standards
of decency.”
1 – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, June 23
1 session
Fee: $30
135. “AIN’T NO SIN TO BE GLAD YOU’RE
ALIVE”: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
James Coll
“I saw rock and roll future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.”
-Jon Landau, Rock Critic (1974)
From growing up in Freehold, NJ, to becoming a core
component of the rock universe, Bruce Springsteen has
been the poet that helped define a generation and beyond.
In this lecture we will study the humble beginnings,
successes and failures, familiar classics and unfamiliar gems
that dictate the turbulent road to stardom for a man many
simply call “the Boss.” Whether you are a fan of his music
already or someone who likes an interesting life story, come
and enjoy the talk.
1 – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, August 11
1 session
Fee: $30
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Robert Riedy, Chairman
Mrs. Barbara Adelhardt
Mr. O. John Betz
Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr.
Emerita
Mrs. Dennis Kluesner
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Mrs. Dede Cline
Mr. George Haralampoudis
Mrs. Anne Stokvis
Ms. Anita Trost
Mrs. Martha Ulman
136. BEYOND DOWNTON ABBEY:
GILDED AGE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
AND LONDON
Marilyn Carminio
138. HORSING AROUND WITH
COL. CHAMBERS:
A SLIDE LECTURE/BOOKSIGNING
H.W. John Rhein, III
This presentation examines three decades of high society
on both sides of the Atlantic beginning in 1870’s New
York and concluding with the Edwardian Era in London.
We will examine the intricate social codes of conduct as
defined by “the” Mrs. Astor, society’s undisputed leader,
along with the changes brought about from the entrance
of the new rich led by Mrs. Vanderbilt. Then we are off to
Edwardian England and the American “Dollar Princesses”
who exchanged money for titles.
The social history of the era will define appropriate
etiquette for ladies and gentleman of the period from the
right way to cut a cherry tomato to the “proper” rules of
conducting an affair!
10 a.m. – Noon
Wednesday, August 12
1 session
Fee: $30
137. MOTIVATION AND THE BRAIN:
AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT SCIENCE
TELLS US
Author/illustrator John Rhein was born in Richmond,
Virginia. He graduated from Virginia’s Christchurch
School in 1949 and received his BA from New York’s
Hobart College in 1953, after which he spent two years
with the U.S. Army Medical Corps. His career after that
spanned 40 years in media and investor relations with
Forbes, Financial World, and Equities magazines. In 1981
he started his own consultancy, The Investor Intelligence
Group, and is now the owner of a web-based publishing
company featuring his own artistic and literary creations,
including the mad cap antics of his eccentric fictional
Victorian gentleman, Col. Chambers. This unique
character cavorts in a world of silly yet plausible situations,
leaving a trail of lessons on etiquette, living, and
leadership. Join us for this humorous romp through the
adventures of a real gentleman from a by-gone era, as
presented by a REAL gentleman from the present era!
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, July 2
(Reception and book sale/signing to follow)
1 session
Fee: N/C
Nancy Frye and Michele Dornisch
What is motivation? We hear people talk about needing
to “get motivated,” but what does this mean, how can it
be done, and how much does it matter? In this class,
Professors Frye and Dornisch will explore motivation
and address how it is related to success (or failure) in
achievement, career development, intimate relationships,
and friendships. Additionally, some possible consequences
of motivation such as self-esteem and happiness will be
addressed, paying particular attention to the ways in which
motivation can impact everyday efforts often viewed as
“unpleasant,” such as dieting, exercising, cleaning,
practicing a skill, etc. Finally, questions such as where
motivation comes from will be discussed, especially as it
concerns whether motivation can be incentivized by
external factors (reinforcements) or whether is it more
dependent upon internal factors, such as interests and
drives.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Wednesday, August 26
1 session
Fee: N/C
139. TOSCANINI: THE NBC TELEVISION
BROADCASTS
Philip Harwood
Arturo Toscanini was one of the first conductors to make
extended appearances on television. Between 1948 and
1952, Maestro Toscanini made ten appearances on NBC,
in concerts performed in Carnegie Hall. Through the magic
of kinescope, Arturo Toscanini conducts a concert of music
by Wagner, Beethoven, Brahms, Rossini, and Verdi.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, June 19
1 session
Fee: $25
140. THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE
DANGERS OF INEQUALITY
Ralph Buultjens
See page 20 for full description.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Friday, June 26
1 session
Fee: $30
(Please note that this lecture will take place in Room 119, Humanities
Hall; call our offices for a printed map if you are unfamiliar with that
location.)
IMPORTANT SUMMER 2015
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
YOU MAY REGISTER BY MAIL ONLY
UNTIL MONDAY, MAY 4.
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HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
liu.edu/huttonhouse
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141. THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE
DANGERS OF INEQUALITY
Ralph Buultjens
In recent times, almost all countries in the world have
accepted and participate in the globalized capitalist system.
The traditional alternatives–socialist, communist, import
substitution and other systems–have either collapsed or
become inconsequential. While modern globalized
capitalism has created unprecedented amounts of wealth,
it has also created huge inequalities in society. Does this
make for injustice and imbalances? Has it produced
resentments that will threaten the system? Is this reflected
in the way individuals are treated differently for the same
transgressions? Can these imbalances continue without
political consequences? How will this affect large nations
like America, China, Russia, and Japan? And will it also
produce blowback in other important states in Europe, the
Middle East and elsewhere? What are the alternatives?
Can we make the necessary adjustments that will reduce
the inequities and injustices? Or are we entering a period of
unrest because of actual or perceived unfairness? How will
these developments affect the future of society and can
they be corrected or adjusted?
Prof. Ralph Buultjens, well-known analyst and commentator
on the global political economy, will address these and
other issues in this special lecture.
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, June 26
1 session
Fee: $30
(Please note that this lecture will take place in Room 119, Humanities
Hall; call our offices for a printed map if you are unfamiliar with that
location.)
THE HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the unprecedented growth of Hutton House Lectures over
the past several years, we are now serving over 7,400 students per
year, six times the number of students served ten years ago. For this
reason, you may have noticed that while we do have many more
course offerings than ever before, we also have a number of courses
that immediately close out at the beginning of each quarter. Therefore be sure to look for your brochure and register immediately by
return mail on or around these dates:
For Spring, February 14th (Valentine’s Day)
For Summer, April 15th (Tax Day)
For Fall, July 4th (Independence Day)
For Winter, November 26th (Thanksgiving Day)
Remember, these are only the estimated dates of our brochure
release. We do not mail out the brochures ourselves, but rather
have them mailed by a university-contracted mailing service. All
are stamped with first-class postage, but if your brochure is delayed,
please check to make sure that your mail person has delivered. In
some areas postal employees may fail to notice that our brochure
is sent first class, or may place it inside magazines to which you
subscribe. Therefore, after checking these potential problem areas,
if you still don’t have a brochure within a few days of the release,
call us at 516-299-2580 to ask that we have the mailing service
resend. Your understanding and courtesy are greatly appreciated.
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142. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:
OVERCOMING DEPRESSION WITH
MUSIC
Marlene Paley
As a psychoanalyst, I use many tools to help patients
unlock and untangle the numerous emotional and
psychological knots binding them to self-destructive
patterns of behavior and poor interpersonal relationships.
An especially difficult symptom to work with is depression.
In the course of many years I have found that motivating a
patient to find his/her creative self is a wonderful antidote
to deep-seated feelings of insecurity and self-abnegation.
I have researched how this process worked for Bruce
Springsteen, a famous musician who was able to pull out
of a deep depression by focusing his energy on his music.
At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
Identify clinical depression.
Evaluate constructive forces in a depressed patient.
Understand how the process of using creativity to relieve
depression actually worked in a great musician.
This lecture will be enhanced by animated clips, and will
include a definition of depression as well as a biography of
Bruce Springsteen, who was markedly depressed but used
his creativity to uplift his life.
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Friday, July 10
1 session
Fee: $25
143. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Philip Harwood
When Director William Wyler returned from WWII, he
directed this Academy Award winning film about three
service men returning home from the war and adjusting
to civilian life. Starring Frederic March, Dana Andrews,
Myrna Loy, Virginia Mayo, Theresa Wright, and newcomer
Harold Russell, the film received seven Academy Awards.
With the discussion of and screening of this film in its
entirety, we also commemorate the 70th anniversary of the
end of World War II.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, July 17
1 session
Fee: $25
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Robert Riedy, Chairman
Mrs. Barbara Adelhardt
Mr. O. John Betz
Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr.
Mrs. Dede Cline
Mr. George Haralampoudis
Mrs. Anne Stokvis
Ms. Anita Trost
Emerita
Mrs. Dennis Kluesner
Mrs. Martha Ulman
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144. SHIRLEY TEMPLE IN THE LITTLEST
REBEL: 80TH ANNIVERSARY
Philip Harwood
Shirley Temple was 20th Century Fox’s biggest box office
star during the 1930s. We remember her with the discussion,
and screening (in its entirety) of David Butler’s 1935 film,
The Littlest Rebel, in which Shirley’s father (John Boles) a
rebel officer, sneaks back to his plantation to see his family
and is arrested. Shirley and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson bring
in President Lincoln to help the situation. We not only
celebrate the charm of Shirley Temple and the 80th
anniversary of this film, but also commemorate the 150th
anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, July 24
1 session
Fee: $25
Philip Harwood
Many composers have been inspired by the concrete
metropolis of New York City. In this session, we will discuss
and hear (and in some instances, also view) such works as
George Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody, John Alden
Carpenter’s Skyscrapers, Richard Rodgers’ Slaughter On 10th
Avenue, Leonard Bernstein’s Fancy Free, and Aaron
Copland’s Music For A Great City, as well as other works.
We will see how one great city has inspired so many 20th
Century orchestral works.
1 session
Fee: $25
146. PRE-CODE DEMILLE: MADAM SATAN
Philip Harwood
One of the few films Cecil B. Demille would direct for
MGM, Madam Satan, is also considered one of his oddest.
This 1930 pre-code musical (a genre very rare for Demille)
stars Kay Johnson as a wife who discovers her husband
(Reginald Denny) is cheating on her with another woman
(Lillian Roth). She decides to “vamp” her husband, in
disguise, during a costume ball on a dirigible. We will
discuss, and view the film, which marked Demille’s attempt
to return to the “boudior” comedies that were successful for
him during the 1920s.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 7
1 session
Fee: $25
HUTTON HOUSE LECTURES
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Robert Riedy, Chairman
Mrs. Barbara Adelhardt
Mr. O. John Betz
Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, Jr.
Mrs. Dede Cline
Mr. George Haralampoudis
Mrs. Anne Stokvis
Ms. Anita Trost
Emerita
Mrs. Dennis Kluesner
Mrs. Martha Ulman
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Philip Harwood
In 1988, Lauren Bacall hosted a PBS documentary, in
which she reminisced about her years with Humphrey
Bogart. Bacall On Bogart presents an overview of the film
career of Humphrey Bogart, as well as comments from
many of his colleagues. In addition to many clips from his
films, including The Petrified Forest, High Sierra, Casablanca,
The Treasure of Sierra Madre, and The African Queen, we
will also view other archival footage of Bogart and Bacall,
including behind the scenes footage and additional
interviews.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 14
1 session
Fee: $25
148. GENE KELLY: THE TELEVISION WORK
Philip Harwood
145. MUSIC FOR A GREAT CITY
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, July 31
147. BACALL ON BOGART
Gene Kelly was a renaissance man in film: Dancer, Actor,
Choreographer, Singer, Director. After his years at MGM,
he directed Flower Drum Song on Broadway. Then came
television. Kelly made many contributions to the world of
broadcasting. In this session, we will see and discuss some
of Gene Kelly’s television work: the 1958 Omnibus, Dancing
A Man’s Game, in which Gene is assisted by some of the
top names in sports; the 1967 live action/animated Jack and
The Beanstalk, which was directed by Kelly, and features
animation by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, with
songs by Sammy Cahn and James Van Husen; and we will
view excerpts from various Gene Kelly specials, which
feature Kelly with Julie Andrews, Donald O’ Connor, and
others. We will also see a Person-To-Person interview with
Gene and Edward R. Murrow.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 21
1 session
Fee: $25
FILMS
Please be advised that we do not have “raked” floors
or stadium seating available for any of our films;
therefore we do not offer such courses on a regular
basis. When we do, however, it is incumbent upon
the student to arrive well in advance of the screening
so that he/she may select a proper seat for the
viewing. Should you be unable to do this, it is not
within the scope of our duties to move people from
seats in front of you or to otherwise deprive students
in the class of sitting wherever they please. Your
alternative, therefore, is, as always, to drop the course
if you are in any way dissatisfied.
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149. DOROTHY FIELDS: LADY OF TIN PAN
ALLEY
Philip Harwood
One of the most influential female songwriters of the
golden age of Tin Pan Alley, the Broadway stage, and the
Hollywood musical, Dorothy Fields wrote such classic
standards as I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, I Must
Have That Man, If They Could See Me Now, and I’m In The
Mood For Love. We will explore her road to success, in
excerpts from the American Masters documentary, Yours
For A Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley, We will then
discuss, and view (in its entirety) the 1936 George Stevens
film, Swing Time, which stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers,
and features a stunning score by Dorothy Fields and Jerome
Kern, featuring such songs as “A Fine Romance,” “The Way
You Look Tonight,” and “Pick Yourself Up.” We will also
view a few Dorothy Fields surprises.
1 – 3:30 p.m.
Friday, August 28
1 session
Fee: $25
IF YOU ENJOY HUTTON HOUSE COURSES,
THEN YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS OR
FAMILY MAY ENJOY SOME OF THE
FOLLOWING AS WELL:
(PLEASE NOTE – You may register for THESE COURSES ONLY by
calling 516-299-4003 or 516-299-3375 and leaving a message; someone
from that department will get back to you as soon as possible)
150. MAXIMIZE THE VALUE OF YOUR SMALL
BUSINESS: LEARN HOW TO MONETIZE
ITS VALUE
Andrew Shapiro
This class is designed to show the Small Business Owner how
to maximize the value of their biggest asset. We all know how
hard you worked to start and grow your business, how hard it
is keep it running profitably, and how hard it is to keep the
government from becoming your biggest business partner.
Learn the proper methods to maximize value, make the value
available to you with little or no taxation, retain complete
control, even if you sell the business, and keep it in the family
if you choose.
Learn why you haven’t heard these things from your advisors,
yet the methods presented are tried and true. Find out how to
use existing accounting methods and general business taxation
rules to create an income-tax-free business. Learn how to sell
your business and never pay the capital gains tax. Learn why
the government allows these things, and in fact promotes them.
Learn how to use these methods to benefit you, your family,
your business, and your employees. There is a way to make
your business life easier and more profitable. Don’t miss the
opportunities presented here.
[A light supper will be provided at no extra charge.]
6:30 – 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 23
1 session
Fee: $25
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151. MANAGING YOUR PROJECTS EFFICIENTLY
Jeffrey Rosenking
Would you benefit from being more organized in your daily life?
Could you leverage proven ideas for following a plan and
executing tasks in a specific order? The purpose of this seminar
is to provide techniques for improving organizational skills and
highlighting the benefits this will provide. The concepts
presented may be applied to everyday tasks but will be based on
Project Management methodologies used in some of the most
critical corporate and government programs. This discussion
will include multiple examples to define how these principles
can be applied in many areas, such as: building a shed,
management a golf outing, or even planning and executing a
fundraiser. We look forward to sharing these concepts with you
and discussing how you can benefit from applying them.
6 – 8 p.m.
Wednesday, August 5
1 session
Fee: N/C
EFFECTIVE PATHWAYS TOWARD BUILDING AN
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE TO ENGAGE
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
Course: XHTH 950-001-7277
Part I, Tuesday, May 12, 6 – 9 p.m.; AND, Part II, Tuesday,
May 26, 6 – 9 p.m.
Tuition: $160, for 6 Contact Hours
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH THE MILITARY
Course: XHTH 975-001-2751
Part I, Monday, June 8, 6 – 9 p.m.; AND, Part II, Wednesday,
June 10, 6 – 9 p.m.
Tuition: $160 for 6 Contact Hours
CHILD AND FAMILY WELFARE: CURRENT TRENDS
AND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Course: XHTH 700-001-2385
Wednesday, June 24, 6 – 9 p.m.
Tuition: $80, for 3 Contact Hours
COMPREHENDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH A CULTURAL LOOKING GLASS
Course: XHTH 675-001-2752
Monday, July 20, 6 – 8 p.m.
Tuition: $60, for 2 Contact Hours
WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN
THE SCHOOL
Course: XHTH 725-001-2753
Monday, July 27, 6 – 9 p.m.
Tuition: $80, for 3 Contact Hours
Due to unprecedented demands by a rapidly increasingly student
body wishing to enroll in large numbers of Hutton House courses
at the beginning of each quarter, we are unable to take registrations
over the phone for generally the first two weeks after each bulletin’s
release; therefore, we ask that you immediately mail in your
completed registration form prior to Monday, May 4. As of that
date, you may call, come in, or fax a registration form to our
offices whenever you like. Please feel free to contact Dr. Sato at
Lorber Hall, Room 101, if you have any questions.
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FACULTY
Unless otherwise noted, from Long Island University’s Post Campus
Bai, Leslie – Holds PhD in Linguistics and teaches English Writing
courses as adjunct Professor at English Department of LIU Post;
published Deviation in Advertising Language: a Functional Analysis
(2009), three English textbooks, and 10 academic articles related to
Chinese classical poems; published a booklet on Du Fu’s poem
Watching Gong-sun’s Student Dancing Jian Qi, (2010) and another
booklet Three Neglected Chinese Women, Three Deserted Tang Poets
(2011), together with John Digby; guest lecturer.
Borst, Peter – Retired music teacher with 40 years experience; currently
serves as Adjunct Professor of music and music appreciation at LIU Post.
Buultjens, Ralph – Senior Professor at NYU and former Nehru
Professor at Cambridge University (UK); author of books on
international politics/history, and regular commentator on television;
has received several awards (including the Toynbee Prize) and
international honors for excellence in teaching and scholarship; guest
lecturer.
Byalick, Marcia – Freelance writer with articles published in Family
Circle, Newsday, and The New York Times; former editor-in-chief of
The Women’s Record; adjunct professor of writing at Hofstra
University; guest lecturer.
Carminio, Marilyn – Holds a BA from Hunter College; worked in
publishing, and later for a large law firm where she developed and
presented adult training programs; has presented numerous special
programs such as “Jackie O” at local libraries and educational
institutions; guest lecturer.
Cohen, Nancy Meryl – Holds MS in Education from LIU Post;
teacher of graduate education classes, with a specialization in
Hypnotherapy from Heart Centered Wellness Institute; published
author of numerous articles.
Coll, James – Holds BA in History from Hofstra University and
MA in History from Hunter College with a minor in Political
Science; Adjunct Professor of American and Constitutional History
at Nassau Community College and Hofstra University; founder of
ChangeNYS.org, a not-for-profit organization formed to educate
New Yorkers about the need for non-partisan civic understanding
and political reform in our state; NYPD detective; guest lecturer.
Corsentino, Nicole – Holds Master’s degree in literature from LIU Post;
teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Literature and Composition in the
Department of English at Post; has written a number of scholarly
articles for publication and is one Dr. John Lutz’s “star students.”
Dolar, Veronika – Holds doctorate from University of Minnesota and
has wide international experience with banking and economics;
Assistant Professor of Economics at LIU Post; expert in her field with
numerous publications and articles to her credit.
Dornisch, Michele – Completed PhD in Instructional Systems at The
Pennsylvania State University; teaches in the LIU Post School of
Education in the new interdisciplinary education doctoral program;
widely published in her field.
Eckert, Irene Porco – Former social studies teacher who served at
Northport under the chairmanship of Dr. Michael Romano (one of
our favorite Hutton House history professors); lectures regularly at
community centers and libraries on her favorite topic, Italian film,
ranging from the neo-realists of post World War II to commedia
all’italiana of the 1950s; guest lecturer.
Franco, Valerie – brings her extensive film industry experience to
her academic work in the field of film and media; her research on
gender and ethnicity in film appears in entertainment and academic
publications, as well as on her blog, profvalfranco.wordpress.com;
continues to work in film while teaching and lecturing extensively
on movies in the U. S. and Europe.
Frye, Nancy – Graduate Director, Professor of Psychology; focuses
on social cognition in the context of relationships; researches the
possibility that partners may cope with their relationship problems,
in part, by perceiving the problems as improving over time; also
addresses spouses’ use of physical and psychological aggression in their
relationships, which deals with the possibility that partners may be
particularly likely to engage in aggression at times when experiencing
high levels of stress; widely published in her field.
Gaillet de Neergaard, Hélène – A self-taught photographer, artist,
and author born in France and raised in both Larchmont and New
York City; passionate for photography since early on when she used
her babysitting money to purchase her first camera at the age of 14;
has had successful careers in advertising and public relations, after
which she went freelance and turned to professional photography in her
mid-thirties; quickly excelled and leapt over boundaries in her ability
to explore beyond the limits of cameras and films; now, with her new
publication of I Was a War Child, has leapt over new boundaries as the
author of a transfixing memoir.
Gordon, Joan – Professor of English specializing and publishing in the
areas of science fiction literature and literature of the Holocaust;
guest lecturer.
Greenberg, Marc – Social Studies Instructor, New York City;
experience includes teaching American History and participating in
Government on college level; also serves as facilitator for leisure
reading classes at 92nd Street Y; holds two Masters Degrees; has
participated extensively in the Facing History and Ourselves:
Genocide and Human Behavior Program; guest lecturer.
Haber, Mel – holds BBA from Baruch College, M.A. in English from
CUNY, and Ed.D. from Boston University; former professor at Penn
State University; president of Writing Development Associates; has
trained teachers and wrote several published articles on teaching
methods; guest lecturer.
Hallissy, Margaret – Professor of English with specialty in medieval
literature; author of numerous scholarly articles and books.
Harwood, Philip – Film Historian, graduate of Hofstra University; has
lectured at Queens College, the New School for Social Research, and
Hofstra University; also lectures all over Long Island and is a
published author; guest lecturer.
Josyph, Peter – author or editor of six books, including Adventures
in Reading Cormac McCarthy. He codirected Acting McCarthy:
The Making of Billy Bob Thornton’s All the Pretty Horses. His art
has been used for the Portuguese editions of Suttree and Blood
Meridian, for John Sepich’s Notes on Blood Meridian, and for posters
of the Cormac McCarthy Society. His exhibition Cormac McCarthy’s
House has shown at the Centennial Museum in El Paso, Texas; the
CAPITAL Centre in Coventry, England; the Kulturens Hus in Luleå,
Sweden; and the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center in Berea, Kentucky;
guest lecturer.
Kopman, Marc – Adjunct Professor of Art History at LIU Post; holds
an MA in Art History from Brooklyn College; formerly Vice President
of Learning and Development for Time Warner Cable of NYC;
conducted numerous workshops on Leadership Development; Adult
Education Instructor (Art Appreciation) for Bellmore-Merrick
Central High School District; guest lecturer.
Lutz, John – Chairman, Department of English, LIU Post; author of
numerous articles and works concerning philosophy and literature.
MacKay, Robert – author and editor of a number of books about Long
Island’s history and architecture including the A.I.A. Architectural
Guide to Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island (1992), Long Island
Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940 (1994); Chairman of
the New York State Board for Historic Preservation and for forty
years, until retiring in 2013, was the Director of the Society for the
Preservation of Long Island Antiquities; guest lecturer.
Paley, Marlene – Faculty, American Institute of Psychoanalysis, NYC;
Private Practice, Huntington, NY; Published Psychoanalytic Teachings
of the Talmud, in the American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 1993;
presented “Taoism and Psychoanalytic Teachings of the Talmud”,
China, 2002; guest lecturer.
Nicholson, Philip – State University of New York Distinguished
Professor, Nassau Community College; taught Department of History,
Political Science, and Geography Department for 46 years; author of
books on labor and race in history, used in dozens of universities and
colleges in the United States and Europe; academic research cited in
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works of many scholars, including Pulitzer Prize winning Edmund
Morris’s Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; has served as a faculty union leader,
and was chairman of his department until his retirement in August
2013; guest lecturer.
Paley, Marlene – Faculty, American Institute of Psychoanalysis, NYC;
Private Practice, Huntington, NY; Published Psychoanalytic Teachings
of the Talmud, in the American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 1993;
presented “Taoism and Psychoanalytic Teachings of the Talmud”,
China, 2002; guest lecturer.
Petriano, Thomas – Professor of Religious Studies, St. Joseph’s
College; PhD in Theology from Fordham University; guest lecturer.
Rhein III, H.W. John – Author/illustrator was born in Richmond,
Virginia; graduated from Virginia’s Christchurch School in 1949 and
received his BA from New York’s Hobart College in 1953; spent two
years with the U.S. Army Medical Corps; worked as media and
investor relations manager with Forbes, Financial World, and Equities
magazines; in 1981 he started his own consultancy, The Investor
Intelligence Group, and is now the owner of a web-based publishing
company, featuring his own artistic and literary creations; guest lecturer.
Rosenking, Jeffrey – Holds PMP® (Project Management Professional
Certification), the most important industry-recognized certification for
project managers; has lectured to numerous business and educational
organizations in this area; guest lecturer.
Shapiro, Mark – Three-time ASCAP award-winning conductor
active in opera, orchestral and choral conducting; Musical Director of
St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra; Artistic Director of Cantori New
York, Music Director of the Opera Company of Middlebury (VT), as
well as a regular guest conductor of the chamber orchestra Nova
Sinfonia in Halifax; lectured on Music Cognition at the New School
in New York City; graduate of Yale, Peabody, and Stonybrook; studied
and worked extensively in France; Assistant Professor of Music and
Director of Choral Activities at LIU Post.
St. George, Sal – Professional producer, writer and director of historic
dramas for the past 20 years; has also worked with large theme parks,
such as Disney, as a history consultant, and has recently been involved
in producing several historically important dramas about famous
women in history such as Amelia Earhart, Edna St. Vincent Millay,
and Emily Post; guest lecturer.
Tsontakis, Gregory – Holds MS in Arts Education and BFA in
Painting; has taught art continuously for over three decades; winner of
multiple awards for art and professional achievement; guest lecturer.
Wilson, Richard Guy – Holds the Commonwealth Professor’s Chair
in Architectural History at the University of Virginia (Thomas
Jefferson’s University); specializes in the architecture, design and art
of the 18th to the 20th century both in America and abroad and is a
frequent lecturer for universities, museums and professional groups;
author or joint author of sixteen books including Harbor Hill: Portrait of
House (2008) and Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village (2009); has
curated for major museum exhibitions such as The American
Renaissance, 1876-1917 and The Art That is Life: The Arts and Crafts
Movement in America; guest lecturer.
Winkelstein-Duveneck, Katie – Holds MA in Creative Writing from
Emerson College; Boston, as well as a BA in Theology and Creative
Writing from Bard; has taught Creative Writing workshops for the
Bowery Residents’ Committee and has authored a number of
publications as well as created innovative in-person and online
curricula for creative writing.
Wolfe, Kevin – Trained architect and landscape architect and has
been practicing both disciplines since 1988; specializes in the
renovation and restoration of historic buildings and gardens for
contemporary uses and is active in the historic preservation
movement in New York City; co-founder of the Douglaston & Little
Neck Historical Society; award-winning journalist who writes on
architecture, interior design, landscape design and historic
preservation; author of This Salubrious Spot—100 Years at Douglas
Manor (2006), and the Rickert-Finlay Realty Company chapter in the
Gardens of Eden: Long Island’s Early Twentieth-Century Planned
Communities (2015) published by the Society for the Preservation of
Long Island Antiquities; guest lecturer.
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100. The 7 UP Series ...........................................................................................................$120
101. The Secret Lives of the Victorians: The Rossettis, Browning, and Swinburne ..........$100
102. Museum Masterpieces: European Paintings in American Museums, Second Series ........$120
103. Outstanding Operatic Singing ......................................................................................$80
104. Forbidden Hollywood: Pre-Code Films .........................................................................$80
105. The Philosophical Foundations of Modern Science ...................................................$100
106. Israeli Films ..................................................................................................................$120
107. Hollywood: Fact or Fiction ............................................................................................$80
108. Writing the Stories of Your Life, Part II ......................................................................$120
109. The Anti-Fairy Tale .....................................................................................................$100
110. Special SPLIA Summer Series ......................................................................................$60
111. Cormac McCarthy on Film .........................................................................................$120
112. The Music of George Balachine and the New York City Ballet .................................$100
113. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: A “Slow” Reading .....................................$120
114. World Politics: A New Balance of Power (June, 10:30 a.m.) ......................................$140
115. World Politics: A New Balance of Power (June, 1 p.m.) .............................................$140
116. Literature of the Working Class ..................................................................................$125
117. Hawthorne and his Legacy ..........................................................................................$120
118. Popular Music Standards ...............................................................................................$80
119. What Economists Tell Us about Minimum Wage: The Whole Story ........................$100
120. Shakespeare’s Richard II ..............................................................................................$125
121. Unfinished Business: Made in the USA .......................................................................$80
122. Some Light Summer Reading ......................................................................................$100
123. Thomas Morton and the Geography of Inner Life ........................................................$80
124. The Science of Hypnotherapy .......................................................................................$60
125. The Nude: Shifting Attitudes of Beauty .......................................................................$80
126. Free Speech and the Constitution ................................................................................$60
127. The Book Group (a.m.)..................................................................................................$60
128. The Book Group (p.m.)..................................................................................................$60
129. Birds in Poetry: East and West ......................................................................................$40
130. Supreme Court: Year in Review ....................................................................................$30
131. Supreme Court: Year in Review ....................................................................................$30
132. I Was a War Child: Lecture and Book Signing ............................................................N/C
133. ‘Our Great Loss:’ The Assassination of President Lincoln ...........................................$30
134. The Death Penalty and the Constitution .....................................................................$30
135. ‘Ain’t No Sin To Be Glad You’re Alive:’ The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen ......$30
136. Beyond Downton Abbey: Gilded Age Society of New York and London ....................$30
137. Motivation and the Brain: An Overview of What Science Tells Us ..........................N/C
138. Horsing Around with Col. Chambers: A Slide Lecture/Booksigning .........................N/C
139. Toscanini: The NBC Television Broadcasts ..................................................................$25
140. The World Economy and the Dangers of Inequality (10:30 a.m.) ................................$30
141. The World Economy and the Dangers of Inequality (1:00 p.m.) ..................................$30
142. Bruce Springsteen: Overcoming Depression With Music .............................................$25
143. The Best Years Of Our Lives .........................................................................................$25
144. Shirley Temple In The Littlest Rebel: 80th Anniversary .............................................$25
145. Music For A Great City .................................................................................................$25
146. Pre-Code Demille: Madam Satan ..................................................................................$25
147. Bacall On Bogart ...........................................................................................................$25
148. Gene Kelly: The Television Work .................................................................................$25
149. Dorothy Fields: Lady of Tin Pan Alley ..........................................................................$25
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