OLLI101485 - Milestones in World Culture [Hybrid at TUCC]
Course Description
Milestones in World Culture
Instructor: Albert Fried-Cassorla
Day of Week: Thursdays
Dates: Feb 6 – April 10 ( no class March 6)
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Hybrid at TUCC
This course will illustrate my view of the most significant events and achievements of humanity through the arts, over millennia. Among the topics referred to will be the invention of writing, the development of democracy, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Monteverdi's Orfeo, and more. Mankind's atrocities will be referred to only glancingly. We will mainly be celebrating our achievements, large and small.
Maximum: 40 In-person/50 Virtual
Instructor Bio: Albert Fried-Cassorla has enjoyed sharing his love of language, the arts and creativity for many years, and in varied settings. As a professor at Gwynedd Mercy University for eight years, he taught Introduction to Poetry and Creative Writing. The poetry course featured extensive historical materials. At Temple University, he taught Advertising and Copywriting. He also served as president of the Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association. Prior to those experiences, he taught English in the Philadelphia School District for several years. Many of his plays have been performed or given readings over the years. He also won the Best New Play competition of the Philadelphia Dramatists Center for 2019.
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