WINTER
2014 CATALOG
Lifelong Learning
BISCAYNE BAY CAMPUS
OFFICE OF THE
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November 19, 2013
Dear Students and Friends,
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WHO WE ARE
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Florida International University (OLLI@FIU) provides
educational, learning and cultural opportunities for all adult members of the community who wish
to enrich their lives. These non-credit Osher programs exist at over 100 college and university
campuses nationwide. Our instructors are experts in their fields and include university faculty as
well as community educators and leaders.
MEMBERSHIP & BENEFITS
Join OLLI@FIU and receive members-only educational opportunities! The reasonable membership
fee of $40 per member is a way of showing your support of the program and gives you a number
of benefits. Annual membership is effective through August 22, 2014. Membership benefits include:
• Eligibility to register in our OLLI@FIU courses, seminars and tours.
• Free student photo ID card which entitles you to FIU library privileges as well as discounts at
select local retail stores on-campus and in the area.
• Discounted ($85) annual membership fee for the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Recreation and
Fitness Center.
• OLLI lending library privileges.
• Invitations and complimentary tickets to University special lectures/events.
• Access to OLLI Student lounge that provides complimentary refreshments (located in the
Academic II Building, room 130).
FRIENDS OF OLLI@FIU
OLLI is a self-sustaining program. Our operations are not subsidized by any government entity
and we depend on – and really appreciate – any contribution you can make to help support the
program. Monetary contributions and the generous support of our members ensure our continued
success in bringing to the community an affordable and exciting array of programs. Your gift to
OLLI@FIU will enhance the lifelong learning experience of not only those currently involved in the
program but for future generations as well. To find out more about how you can further support
OLLI@FIU, please call 305-919-5910 or visit online at http://olli.fiu.edu/support.
VOLUNTEER AT OLLI AT FIU
Members are encouraged to volunteer at OLLI as a way of showing support for the program.
There are a number of opportunities available, including:
• Volunteering at the front desk or with daily operations.
• Monitoring course attendance and evaluations.
• Teaching or co-teaching a course.
• Serving on various committees (i.e., curriculum planning, volunteer and membership
management and marketing and development).
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Clara Barman at (305) 919-5900 or at barmanc@fiu.edu.
A BIG THANKS TO OUR OLLI VOLUNTEERS!
The OLLI@FIU administration would like to extend warm and heartfelt thanks to our volunteers:
Ilene Fishman, Lynn Blumberg, Dolores Schechter, Jean Genuth, Michael Scheck, Norma
Orovitz, Ellie Browner,Vicki Weintraub, Sandra Kaplan, Dr. Norton Agron, Judy Agron,
Dr. Michael Kaiser, Tobi Kaiser, Leslie Blumberg and Joane Druckman. They help make the
OLLI@FIU experience so much more enjoyable for everyone.
ABOUT OUR FACULTY
Please visit http://olli.fiu.edu/instructors for biographical information on our instructors.
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Registration Information & Policies
4 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER!
ONLINE: Register online at http://olli.fiu.edu.
Need help? Please call 305-919-5910, Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM.
PHONE: Telephone registration hours are Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM. Please have your
credit card information readily available and call 305-919-5910.
IN-PERSON: Register Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM, in the OLLI office at Florida
International University, Biscayne Bay Campus, 3000 N.E. 151 Street, Academic II Building,
room 130 (1st floor in Academic II Building).
BY MAIL: Send the convenient registration form in this catalog on page 5 to: Osher
Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida International University (FIU), 3000 NE 151st Street,
ACII-130, North Miami, FL, 33181. Include a separate form for each person registering.
POLICIES: Please visit the OLLI website at http://olli.fiu.edu/registration to review the registration
policies. Please note that registration fees cannot be pro-rated or transferred to a future
term.
COURSE LOCATIONS: OLLI courses are held at the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus conveniently located
just off Biscayne Boulevard at NE 151 St. in North Miami and off-campus at our partner locations: The
Galbut Family Miami Beach Jewish Community Center, City of Aventura Community Center and at the
City of Sunny Isles Beach Pelican Community Park.
SCHEDULE CHANGES: Course dates, instructors, times and locations are subject to change. OLLI will make
every effort possible to notify you in advance about schedule changes.
PARKING: Parking is $3 per day. Parking passes can be purchased and picked-up at the OLLI office
in the Academic II building, room 130 prior to the start of each term. Plentiful parking is available
in the large lots in front of each of the buildings. Handicapped parking spaces are available near the
entrances of the buildings, but an FIU parking permit is still required. Parking passes can be used in
student and faculty/staff parking spaces.
CONTACT US at 305-919-5910 or at OLLI@fiu.edu.
Visit the OLLI Student Lounge in the Academic II Building, Room 130
Enjoy complimentary refreshments!
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WINTER 2014 SCHEDULE OF COURSES
WINTER A: January 6, 2014 – February 20, 2014
(NO CLASS: January 20th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day )
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Triumph & Tragedy: Lives of
Great Men
Dawson
9:45AM - 11:15AM
FIU BBC Page 10
Cinema without Borders
Isaacs
11:15AM – 1:30PM
FIU BBC Page 12
Books Inside Out
Delmont
11:30AM – 1:00PM
FIU BBC Page 14
The Apotheosis of Spanish Painting
Cohen
11:00AM – 12:30PM
FIU BBC Page 15
From 19th Century Ballroom to
Operettas
Etzion
11:30AM – 1:00PM
FIU BBC Page 10
Art History – Post Modernism
Levinson
1:45PM – 3:15PM
FIU BBC Page 13
All Politics, All the Time
Stone
1:15PM – 2:45PM
FIU BBC Page 14
Unsung Heroes of the Universe
Egdall
12:45PM – 2:15PM
FIU BBC Page 16
Contemporary Moral Issues
Schleifer
1:15PM – 2:45PM
FIU BBC Page 11
Café Cinematheque
Isaacs
3:30PM – 5:45PM
FIU BBC Page 13
World Great Decisions 2014
Stone
3:00PM – 4:30PM
FIU BBC Page 15
Senses of Cinema
Isaacs
2:30PM – 5:00PM
FIU BBC Page 17
Understanding the Constitution
Fisher
3:00PM – 4:30PM
FIU BBC Page 11
WINTER B: February 24, 2014 – April 3, 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Portrait of 19th Century Genius
Franz Schubert
Etzion
11:30AM – 1:00PM
FIU BBC Page 10
Diplomacy, Allies and SelfInterest
Raheb
9:30AM – 11:00AM
FIU BBC Page 12
Books Inside Out
Delmont
11:30AM – 1:00PM
FIU BBC Page 14
Israel at 67
Gittelson
11:00AM – 12:30PM
FIU BBC Page 16
Contemporary Moral Issues
Schleifer
1:15PM – 2:45PM
FIU BBC Page 11
Cinema without Borders
Isaacs
11:15AM – 1:30PM
FIU BBC Page 13
All Politics, All the Time
Stone
1:15PM – 2:45PM
FIU BBC Page 14
Plants: Spirit of Human Life
Stern
12:45PM – 2:15PM
FIU BBC Page 16
Ethnic Families through American
Cinema
Fisher
3:00PM – 5:30PM
FIU BBC Page 12
Art History – Post Modernism
Levinson
1:45PM – 3:15PM
FIU BBC Page 13
World Great Decisions 2014
Stone
3:00PM – 4:30PM
FIU BBC Page 15
Senses of Cinema
Isaacs
2:30PM – 5:00PM
FIU BBC Page 17
Café Cinematheque
Isaacs
3:30PM – 5:45PM
FIU BBC Page 14
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus(BBC), Classroom Locations TBA
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OLLI@FIU NEEDS YOU!
Be a Committee Volunteer and help Build the Future of OLLI@FIU
Our committees play an important role in OLLI@FIU. They are part of the decision-making process
regarding courses and faculty, they organize and publicize activities, and they address the needs of all
OLLI@FIU members. Membership involvement is critical to the success of OLLI@FIU! All members are
encouraged to participate on one or more of the following volunteer committees:
COMMITTEES:
Marketing and Development (Co-Chairs: Michael Scheck and
Dolores Schechter): Develops strategies to encourage and solicit
philanthropic support for OLLI@FIU. Assists with developing a
marketing plan, marketing pieces and choosing the appropriate media
to market OLLI@FIU to the community.
Volunteer and Membership Management: Schedules membervolunteers to coordinate educational sessions and events, assist during
registration periods and with class attendance, recruit new volunteers,
and bring new members to OLLI!
Curriculum and Planning (Co-chairs: Ellie Browner and
Vicki Weintraub): Develops ideas for courses, lectures, computer
workshops, discussion groups, field trips and travel. Identify
instructors from FIU faculty, community experts, and OLLI members.
*Please check the Committee(s) you would like to join
To join or for more information, please fill out this form or contact the OLLI
committee chairs listed, through our office – 305 919-5900. Please return the
form to a Committee Chair or one of our OLLI@FIU staff.
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TOURS
Art Tours to the Perez Art Museum Miami and the Rubell Collection
with Art Historian Susan Levinson
Winter B Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Winter B Date: Friday, April 4, 2014
Tour Fee: $90
Bus leaves: promptly at 9:00 a.m. from FIU Academic II Building
Lunch: 12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Bus returns: 4:00 p.m.
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2014 or March 14, 2014 (based on the selected tour)
Course Number: OLL0473WBI for March 11 tour
Course Number: OLL0473WBII for April 4 tour
Tour Fee Includes: Round-trip transportation, guided tour and lecture with art historian Susan
Levinson, admission to museums and all exhibitions, and lunch at a specially selected restaurant near
the museums.
Join Susan Levinson for a tour of the inaugural exhibitions at the new Perez Art Museum
Miami (PAMM) in its brand new Herzog and de Meuron building on Biscayne Bay. See a survey
of superstar Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei, the seminal Cuban painter Amelia Pelaez, the permanent
collections of painting and photography, and several other shows. After lunch with the group, visit the
Rubell Family Collection to see 28 Chinese, the work of 28 contemporary Chinese artists, painters,
photographers, sculptors, and video artists, all from the permanent collection of collectors Don and
Mera Rubell.
NOTE: Enrollment is limited for each tour. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled
departure time as the bus leaves promptly from the front entrance of the Academic II Building. Return
time is approximate. Unless the event is cancelled, OLLI has a no refund policy for tours. Sign up by
the specified deadlines to reserve your space. All participants must sign a waiver for release of liability
to participate in our tours. Persons with disabilities who require accommodations must notify the
OLLI office at the time of registration. University policy dictates that all participants must use the prearranged bus transportation for all OLLI sponsored trips.
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ONE-DAY SEMINARS
Secrets of the Fountain of
Youth: Achieving Happiness and
Creativity
Instructor: Dilek Cumrali
Winter A Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Course Fee: $15
Course Number: OLL0484WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Instructor: Dilek Cumrali
Winter B Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Time: 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $15
Course Number: OLL0484WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
How do we make our brains produce
endorphin (the happiness hormone)? We can achieve it through creativity and learning. In
the antiquity, in the Temples, sex rituals were used to produce an orgasm, which was considered the
highest form of exhilaration used as a spiritual connection with the Gods. Secret societies, religious
orders from East to West were after one thing... to connect with the Universal creative force through
exhilaration. You call it God, I call it love. This exhilaration is the passage to that Universal Force.
Whirling dervishes turn. Buddhists make an “oummm”sound. They exercise and do Yoga and
breathing exercises. During the 60 ties, meditation and even LSD had one purpose: to feel that
“buzz” that connection with the force. Their whole being was in exhilaration because their brain was
producing endorphin (the happiness hormone). In this course, we are going to learn how to trigger exhilaration through creativity and dare to realize
certain projects we were thinking about but, never dared to accomplish. We will learn how to love
ourselves and even love our mistakes thereby, feeling and transmitting love. We will learn how this
feeling of positivism is beneficial for our health and for our everyday life; how it will make us create
positive things and how the universe will respond to us. We will exchange stories and talk about
that project that is so dear to us and take the first step to make it come true. We will feel happy and
exhilarated like we never felt before!
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WEEKDAY COURSE OFFERINGS
All courses will be held at the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus. Classroom locations TBA
MONDAY
Triumph and Tragedy:
The Lives of Great Men
Instructor: Robert Dawson
Winter A Dates: 6 Mondays: January 6, 13, 27
and February 3, 10, 17
Time:9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0619WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
In this six week costumed course series, you
will be introduced to six extraordinary men
from the past, as portrayed by actor and
historian, Robert Dawson. You will learn of
their triumphs and
disappointments, their decisions and choices
(good or bad), and the events that shaped their
lives.
The characters you will meet in this series are:
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Juan Ponce de Leon
(1474-1521), Capt. Edward J. Smith (1850-1912),
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Ransome Clark
(1812-1840), and Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961).
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From 19 Century Ballroom to the
Operettas of Offenbach & Strauss
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Instructor: Dr. Judith Etzion
Winter A Dates: 6 Mondays: January 6, 13, 27
and February 3, 10, 17
Time:11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0620WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
The emergence of numerous urban
ballrooms during the early 19thcentury
attests to high demand for social dances as
a major popular diversion among the upper
classes and particularly among the rising
bourgeoisie in the major European cities.
The social background and musical style of these
dances, especially the waltz, will be surveyed
and accompanied by videos of reconstructed
dance performances. The eventual evolvement of
these dances and their absorption into operettas
and classical ballets will be further examined
and demonstrated through video excerpts from
Jacques Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène, Orpheus in
the Underworld, and the Tales of Hoffmann; Johann
Strauss II’s famous waltzes, The Blue Danube and
Tales from Vienna Woods, as well as his operetta Die
Fledermous; Delibes’s Coppellia, Minkus’s Bayadère , and
Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty.
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Franz Schubert:
A Portrait of an Elusive Genius in Early
19th Century Vienna
Instructor: Dr. Judith Etzion
Winter B Dates: 6 Mondays: February 24 and
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Time:11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0621WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Perhaps more than any other leading 19thcentury composer, Franz Schubert (17971828) has remained an elusive, self-effacing,
and enigmatic genius. During the 14-15 years
of his mature musical career - from as early as the
age of 16 to his death at 31 – Schubert composed
more than 2000 works. Among them are about
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600 Lieder that transformed and elevated the
classical art-songs to a new level, seven complete
superb symphonies (plus the “Unfinished
Symphony”), brilliant chamber and piano works,
and hundreds of dances. Schubert’s originality
and significance as one of the main pillars of 19thcentury music became conspicuous only after
his death, thanks to towering composers such
as Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and
Mahler. This course sketches Schubert’s life and
examine some of his most beautiful and wellknown works – all within the broad context of
early 19th-century Vienna such as: the so-called
“Biedermeier Society,” the emergence of the
German Romantic movement (Goethe, Schiller,
Heine, Müller, and others), and the impact of
Mozart and Beethoven on his style. Most of the
musical examples will be either played on the
piano or presented in videos of live concerts.
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Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Examine your moral beliefs with Dr. Michael
Schleifer, ethics professor and psychologist,
in this thought provoking course as he
explores various disputed moral issues.
We will examine how philosophers throughout
history have applied ethical theory to these
controversial issues. And, we will deepen our
views on these matters and see through simplistic
and shallow arguments. In many cases our
convictions will be challenged.
Topics of discussion in Winter A: Questions about
freedom, responsibility, punishment, religion/science, euthanasia,
gay marriage, abortion, reproductive technology, drug control
and gun regulations.
Topics of discussion in Winter B: Ethical dilemmas
arising from personal and professional relationships such as
marriage and friendship, when is lying appropriate? How does
one handle promises of secrecy? What are the obligations of
parents and grandparents to children and grandchildren and viceversa?
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Understanding the Constitution:
Is it broken?
Contemporary Moral Issues
Instructor: Dr. Michael Schleifer
Winter A Dates: 6 Mondays: January 6, 13, 27
and February 3, 10, 17
Time:1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0484WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Instructor: Dr. Michael Schleifer
Winter B Dates: 6 Mondays: February 24 and
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Time:1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0484WB
Instructor: Dr. Alan Fisher
Winter A Dates: 6 Mondays: January 6, 13, 27
and February 3, 10, 17
Time:3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0622WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
In this course, we will look closely at the
text of the Constitution and see what it
really says, how it has changed, and whether
it still works. Looking at the historical and
theoretical background behind its adoption will
help us understand what the Constitution tried
to accomplish. It both succeeded and failed. It is
both time-bound and timeless.
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Ethnic Families through American
Cinema
Instructor: Dr. Alan Fisher
Winter B Dates: 6 Mondays: February 24 and
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Time:3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0623WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Mainstream American films present
stereotypes about ethnic families. But, they
also give an insight into certain basic family
dynamics and similar problems that all
ethnic groups face such as assimilation, the
price one pays to Americanize, generational
differences, gender differences, and family
and friendship ties. The films that will
be discussed in this course will cover the
following ethnic groups: Africans, Cubans,
Italians, Jews, and Mexicans and more.
Come and enjoy these six unforgettablefilms: Avalon, Crooklyn, Mambo Kings, Saturday Night
Fever, Goodbye Columbus, Mi Familia.
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TUESDAY
Diplomacy, Allies and Self-Interest
Instructor: Dr. Mitra Raheb
Winter B Dates: 6 Tuesdays: February 25 and
March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1
Time:9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0624WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
of allies and friends when it comes to foreign
policy. Saudi Arabia is a case in point where it
uses threats and socialized diplomacy to obtain
its political objectives through the U.S. and
other major powers. Finally, the course will look
indirectly at the concept of democracy in nonwestern powers such as Syria and Egypt.
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Cinema without Borders:
Sibling Rivalries
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter A Dates: 6 Tuesdays: January 14, 21, 28
and February 4, 11, 18
Time:11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0544WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Come and enjoy foreign films that no matter
how you pair them, or compare them, they
all make for memorable combinations that
will ignite the screen. The six films that will
be viewed and discussed are: Whisky (Uruguay),
The Way We Laughed (Italy), My Brother is an Only
Child (Italy), Sway (Japan), Don’t Tell (Italy), Shower
(China).
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This course will address emerging powers
and regions such as Iran and Central Asia
and their behavior in dealing with traditional
powers such as the United States. It will also
look the the role of diplomacy and the concept
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Cinema without Borders:
Vive La Cinema
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter B Dates: 6 Tuesdays: February 25 and
March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1
Time:11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0544WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
beyond museum walls to become part of the
environment, and paintings that engage us in
their complexity of new imagery. This survey
of the post-modern period will explore painting,
sculpture, and photography, looking first at
artists who work with representational imagery
- the figure, the object, the place - and then at
painters and sculptors whose work is all about
the infinite variety of abstract forms. This course
series of ten lectures will surely enhance your
understanding and appreciation of the compelling
world of contemporary art.
Come and enjoy foreign films that portray
the joys, the sorrows and existential angst.
When it comes down to it, there is truly
nothing else like French cinema and here are
six very different reasons why: The Well-Digger’s
Daughter (2011), Polisse (2011), The Beat My Heart
Skipped (2005), My Afternoons with Margueritte (2011),
Change of Plans (2009), The Concert (2009).
Art History: Post-Modernism
Instructor: Susan Levinson
Winter A Dates: 6 Tuesdays: January 7, 14, 21,
28 and February 11, 25
Time:1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0013WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Winter B Dates: 4 Tuesdays: March 4, 18, 25
and April 1
Time:1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $55
Course Number: OLL0013WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Artists of the past 40 years have brought
painting, sculpture, and photography to
exciting new levels, totally changing our
experience of looking at art. Using an everexpanding array of materials and formats,
artists create photographs on the scale of giant
landscape paintings, sculptural works that go
Café Cinematheque:
Where Memories Linger
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter A Dates: 6 Tuesdays: January 14, 21, 28
and February 4, 11, 18
Time:3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0391WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Come and discover films that deal with
memory which has long been a narrative
staple in cinema. These films deal with
memories both intimate and historical and
how they impact on the cultural, political
and personal, individual and collective lives.
The six films that will be viewed and discussed
are: Chicken with Plums (France), Clandestine Childhood
(Argentina), Butterfly (Spain), 11 Flowers (China),
When Father was Away on Business (Yugoslavia), The First
Beautiful Thing (Italy).
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Café Cinematheque:
Famous Lives
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter B Dates: 6 Tuesdays: February 25 and
March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1
Time:3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0391WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
They were lovers, liars, heroes, schemers
and dreamers. And, they had one thing
in common, a talent to make a difference
in our world. Come and join film expert/
commentator Shelly Isaacs, your host at
the Café as he leads you into the world of
foreign film with his inimitably dramatic and
humorous style. This session we will explore
the following films: Gainsbourg (2010), Camille Claudel
(1988), Max Manus (2008), Admiral (2008), Violeta
Went to Heaven (2011), La Vie En Rose (2007).
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WEDNESDAY
Instructor: Ronelle Delmont
Winter B Dates: 6 Wednesdays: February 26 and
March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2
Time:11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0219WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Ronelle Delmont – author, lecturer, unmasker
of false theories - brings books to life. Join
us in this thought-provoking and entertaining
book review series that will arouse your curiosity
as you explore the books and topics everyone is
talking about. You need not have read the books
in order to enjoy the reviews in this stimulating
lecture series.
Titles for Winter A: Digital Fortress (Dan Brown);
My Beloved World (Sonia Sotomayor); The Universe
Within (Neil Shubin); American Cassandra (Peter
Kurth); The Storyteller (Jodi Picoult); Winchell (Neal
Gabler).
Titles for Winter B: And the Mountains Echoed
(Khaled Hosseini); Guide for the Perplexed (Dara
Horn); The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid);
The Brothers (Stephen Kinzer); Dancing Arabs (Sayed
Kashua); Last book title (TBA)in class.
All Politics, All the Time
Books: Inside Out
Instructor: Ronelle Delmont
Winter A Dates: 6 Wednesdays: January 8, 15,
22, 29 and February 5, 12
Time:11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0219WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Instructor: Dr. Kurt F. Stone
Winter A Dates: 6 Wednesdays: January 8, 15,
22, 29 and February 5, 12
Time:1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0355WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Instructor: Dr. Kurt F. Stone
Winter B Dates: 6 Wednesdays: February 26 and
March 5, 12, 19, 26 and April 2
Time:1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0355WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
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Politics is news – all the time. Groucho Marx
once said, “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding
it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying
the wrong remedy.” Dr. Kurt Stone will take us on
an insider’s probe of the week’s stories, with
an eye toward proving Groucho wrong. Dr.
Stone – best-selling author, lecturer, political
operative in Washington and California, “worldclass news junky” – takes the stories apart. The
“players” and the “sides” are uncovered. Political
implications emerge, and solutions may magically
appear.
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“Great Decisions of the World” is a stimulating
course series which, as its title aptly states,
explores eight topics of critical international
concern. This year, the discussion topics are:
Defense Technology; Israel and the U.S.;
Turkey’s Challenges; Islamic Awakening;
Energy Independence; Food and Climate;
U.S. Trade Policy; and China’s Foreign
Policy. Each session will include detailed
information on the topic of the week plus
ample time for questions and discussion.
“Great Decisions of the World” promises to
be – as always – a dynamic and thoroughly
stimulating course led by Dr. Kurt Stone,
best-selling author, lecturer, and political
operative in Washington, California and
Florida.
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THURSDAY
World Great Decisions 2014
Instructor: Dr. Kurt F. Stone
Winter A Dates: 4 Wednesdays: January 15, 22,
29 and February 5
Time:3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Course Fee:$55
Course Number: OLL0059WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Instructor: Dr. Kurt F. Stone
Winter B Dates: 4 Wednesdays: February 26 and
March 5, 12, 19
Time:3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Course Fee:$55
Course Number: OLL0059WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Textbook: Great Decisions 2014 ($25), available for
purchase at the OLLI office, provides essential
facts and impartial analysis of the eight global
issues which will be discussed in this course.
From El Greco to Goya:
The Apotheosis of Spanish Painting
Instructor: Dr. Batia Cohen
Winter A Dates: 4 Thursdays: January 16, 23, 30
and February 6
Time:11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Course Fee:$55
Course Number: OLL0625WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
After the discovery of America not only did
Spain become a great economic and political
power but it rose to be the center of immense
artistic wealth. The human awareness of the
world was continuously expanding provoking
amazing creativity and speculation. Painters
like El Greco discovered spirituality in his own
paintings. Francisco de Zurbaran attracted
thousands with his mystic atmosphere. Esteban
Murillo depicted the life of simple folk. Court
painter Diego Velazquez had an insight of his
royal models. And, Francisco Goya liked to
portray contemporary life in Madrid. They all
excelled themselves in achieving different skills
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in their paintings pushing Spain to be on top
of the world at that period of time. As we learn
about the social and political circumstances
when these painters lived, we will analyze their
paintings, their choice of topics, their innovations
and techniques and their special aesthetic
characteristics.
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Israel at 67 and the Middle East:
Challenges from Without and Within
Instructor: Dr. Abe Gittelson
Winter B Dates: 6 Thursdays: February 27 and
March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3
Time:11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0626WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
The recent tumultuous events in the Middle
East, the continuing struggle in Syria, the
ongoing turmoil in Egypt, the threatening
role of Iran ,these and others happenings
represent a challenge to Israel’s security and
existence. Internal factors affecting the nature
of the state are also present such as the secular/
religious divide, the difficulty of integrating ethnic
groups from over 70 different countries, political
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Plants: Spirit of Human Life
Instructor: Dr. William Louis Stern
Winter B Dates: 6 Thursdays: February 27 and
March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3
Time:12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0628WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
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Has it ever occurred to you that we could
not breathe without plants? Plants are the
sine que non for human life. To this end,
the course explores food plants, toxic
and poisonous plants, medicinal plants,
“recreational” plants, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, spices and aromatics
and other plants and plant products
that impact human life. This course will
enhance your perception of the significance of
plant life in the world around us. There may be
at least one local field trip to an important place
unknown to you at the end of the course.
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Unsung Heroes of the Universe
Instructor: Mark Egdall
Winter A Dates: 6 Thursdays: January 9, 16, 23,
30 and February 6, 13
Time:12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Course Fee:$100
Course Number: OLL0627WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
This course will cover the story of six
individuals who despite extraordinary
achievements in quantum mechanics,
relativity, astronomy, cosmology, and
space exploration remain for the most part
unknown. Come explore their remarkable lives
and extraordinary breakthroughs. Presented
in everyday language all can understand. The
six individuals that will be discussed are:
Henrietta Swan Leavitt - Hired as an unpaid
volunteer to catalogue star images at Harvard
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Observatory, her ground-breaking discovery
was the stepping stone to the 20th century
cosmology revolution; Alexander Friedmann
- Working alone in Stalin’s Russia, this brilliant
mathematician extended Einstein’s work to show
our cosmos could have begun in a singularity
-- an infinitesimally small, infinitely dense
point containing the entire universe; Georges
Lemaître - A Catholic priest who discovered the
expansion of the universe, Monsignor Lemaître
also proposed our cosmos began with a “primeval
atom“ -- what we now call the big bang; Pascual
Jordan - This unheralded physicist invented
quantum field theory, the most accurate and
strangest theory in science; Fritz Zwicky -This
cantankerous astronomer discovered dark matter,
supernovae, neutron stars, galactic cosmic rays,
and galaxy clusters; and Joseph Kittinger - In
an act of courage beyond all sanity, “try anything”
Joe became the first human in space.
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Senses of Cinema:
The Cinema of India
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter A Dates: 6 Thursdays: January 16, 23, 30
and February 6, 13, 20
Time:2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0225WA
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
Come and enjoy what makes India the
world’s biggest and most diverse cinematic
cultural treasure, bringing into focus classic
and contemporary stories teeming with life,
and colorful, compelling characters great
and small. The six films that will be viewed and
discussed are: Do Dooni Char (2010); The Music Room
(1998); Vanaja (2007); Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
(2005); Earth (1998); Barfi (2012).
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Senses of Cinema:
Family Matters
Instructor: Shelly Isaacs
Winter B Dates: 6 Thursdays: February 27 and
March 6, 13, 20, 27 and April 3
Time:2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Course Fee: $100
Course Number: OLL0225WB
Location: FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (Classroom
location TBA)
How do you define a family? No matter
how you put them together, they make war;
they make peace; they make fun; they make
drama; and sometimes they do it all in the
same movie. The six films that will be viewed
and discussed are: Coteau Rouge (Canada); The Father
of My Children (France); Brothers (Denmark); Together
(Sweden); All Together (France); Loose Cannons (Italy).
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