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History & Politics
Course #5324
City Scenes and Activities in China: A Historical
Perspective
Fridays 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Apr 15, 22, 29
The course will provide a description and analysis
of some signifi- cant events and developments in urban China, mainly
in the late 19th to mid-20th century, including physical setting,
cultural change, student activism, and the international factor.
Instructor: E - tu Z. Sun, Professor Emeritus of
Chinese history and Chair of East Asian Studies at Penn State, was
born in Beijing and has lived in the U.S. since 1941. Earning a
B.A. from Vassar and Ph. D. from Radcliff, Dr. Sun is the author
of numerous books and professional articles on Chinese history.
Location: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Social
Room, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State College
Course #5325
The American Civil War II
Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:30 AM Apr 5, 12, 19, 26, May
3, 10
The course is for anyone interested in the Civil
War. It will review the major battles from the spring of 1863 through
the end of the war, the election of 1864, Lincoln’s assassination,
the “Reconstruction” of the Southern states, and how the South won
the Civil war. The American Civil War I is not a prerequisite for
this course. A bibliography will be provided but no reading is required.
Instructor: Jim Dungan has taught numerous Civil
War courses for CALL. Together with Doug Donovan, he has led two
Gettysburg tours. He
majored in history at the undergraduate and Masters level, has read
several hundred Civil War books, and has visited most of the Civil
War battlefields east of the Mississippi River.
Location: State College
Presbyterian Church, Room 10, 132 W. Beaver Ave., State College
Course #5326 (Single Session Course)
Fred Waring’s America
Monday 9:00 – 10:30 AM Apr 11
This course will provide an overview of Fred Waring,
focusing on his career, his heritage, and his collection of memorabilia
at Penn State.
Instructor: Peter T. Kiefer, Coordinator of Fred
Waring’s America, a Special Collection of the Penn State Libraries,
is a 1956 Penn State graduate and has been associated with the Fred
Waring organization for 30 years. An accomplished sound and recording
engineer, he was Managing Director of the Fred Waring Music Workshops
for 15 years and Company Manager of Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians
in their last 2 nationwide tours. Author of A Discography of Fred
Waring and the Pennsylvanians, he was Producer/Director of The Singing
Lions for 14 years. His areas of expertise include sound reinforcement
and recording, music copyrights, licensing, auditioning, and concert
and show production.
Location: Foster Auditorium, Pattee Library, Penn
State Campus
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Course #5327
The Great War and
the Twentieth Century
Tuesdays & Thursdays
1:00 – 2:30 PM Apr 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, May 3, 5, 10, 12
This course will examine the First World War from four perspectives:
how it began, how it was fought, how it ended, and what its short-term
and long-term consequences have been.
Instructor: Isabel
F. Knight, retired from the Penn State History Department where
she taught for 30 years, received her Ph. D. in History from Yale
in 1963.
Location: Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, Room 6, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext., State
College
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Course #5328
History of the Supreme
Court
Mondays 11:00 AM –
12:15 PM Apr 4, 11, 18, 25
The course will focus
on the background and development of the U.S. Supreme Court. Significant
court cases will be discussed with emphasis on the John Marshall
and Earl Warren courts.
Instructor: Marian
Bressler has a BA and MA in American History from Bucknell & further
graduate study in American History at the University of Pennsylvania.
She initiated and then taught the Advanced Placement Program in
American History for over 25 years at the State College Area H.S.
She also taught basic survey courses in American History at PSU.
Location: Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, Social Room, 780 Waupelani Drive Ext.,
State College
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Course #5329 (Single
Session Course)
How We View the News:
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Tuesday 11:00 AM –
12:30 PM Apr 12
Participants will
take a look at Penn State’s campus newspaper — student life and
issues from 1904-1940.
Instructor: Debora
Cheney, the Larry and Ellen Foster Communications Librarian, is
Head of The Social Sciences, The News, and Microforms Libraries
at PSU.
Location: News and
Microfilms Library, Ground Floor, Pattee Library West, Penn State
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Course #5330 (Single
Session Course)
The Modern Olympic
Games History
Tuesday 1:00 – 2:30
PM Apr 19
Learn about the Modern
Olympic Games from John Lucas, whose passion and knowledge about
the Olympics is unsurpassed. Dr. Lucas has had multiple responsibilities
during his 44 years of Olympic Game attendances, including covering
the games as a journalist for the New York Times, Newsweek and Time
magazines; serving as Chief of Mission for the U.S. Olympic Committee;
and acting as the American Coaching Specialist for the Turkish and
Greek Olympic Teams. Currently, he is the official International
Olympic (IOC) Historian & Lecturer.
Instructor: John
A. Lucas has taught the History & Philosophy of the Modern Olympic
Games at Penn State and has written four books on the subject.
Location: United Way-Centre
County Office, 2790 W. College Ave., State College
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Course #5331 (Single
Session Course)
Tour of the Henisch
Photo History Collection
Wednesday 9:00 – 10:30
AM Apr 6
This course will provide
an overview of these extensive photography collections from the
1840’s to the present. Participants will meet in the Henisch Exhibition
room and discuss the current exhibit as well as the many rich resources
found in these collections.
Instructor: Ann Copeland,
the Special Collections Librarian at PSU, has a particular interest
in photography and photographic history, having started her career
at the renowned George Eastman House.
Location: Henisch
Exhibit Room, Paterno Library, University Park
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