OLÉ! Winter 2008 Course List
Classes shown in a Schedule Grid (pdf file)
The Golden Years of
Teacher:
Ron Crawford
Ron
Crawford, director and producer of two decades of wildly‐popular film
classes at UAA, shines the spotlight on the glory days of the
Why We Believe What We Believe
Teacher:
The Reverend Connie Jones
An exploration of belief systems, how we create them and how we
express them. Open‐ended discussion with
Reverend Connie Jones, recently‐retired from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
For the devout, the atheist, and everyone in between.
Alaskan Hard Rock Mining in the 21st Century: From Discovery to
Closure
Facilitator:
Dr. Charles Hawley
A balanced and informative survey of the mining industry, its
history in
Interpreting the Second World War
Teacher:
Dr. Will Jacobs
An examination of the major historical debates on the causes,
courses, and consequences of the Second World War. A
published scholar in the fields of American strategy, Allied high command, and
Allied tactical and strategic air operations, Dr. Jacobs taught a course on the
history of the Second World War at UAA for over twenty years.
OLÉ! Opera: Il Trovatore
Teacher:
John Rolston
Vengeful gypsies, baby‐switching, treachery and much, much
more. Anchorage Opera brings one of Giuseppe Verdi’s wildest operas to
the stage in February, and John Rolston makes sense
of it all ‐ with humor, passion, special guests and his extensive CD
collection.
Teacher:
Dr. Beverly Beeton
Dr. Beverly Beeton, former Provost and Vice Chancellor at UAA and a practicing historian, presents new research on the social history of Alaska in the early decades of the twentieth century when white women first came to the state with more on their agendas than making a fortune. A story of community service, voting rights, prostitution and prohibition.
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