Adolf Hitler once referred to Munich as the "capital of the Nazi movement," a title he officially conferred on the city in 1935. Dr. Shelly Cline, Historian and Director of … Continue reading Theodore Talk: Munich and the Rise of the Nazi Party
Shakespeare's Othello deals with themes of race and jealousy. Here's a side-by-side version of the original version (Shakespearean English) and a modern translation: Othello Translation | Shakescleare, by LitCharts Here's a recording of the play, with Paul Robeson as Othello: Othello, Act I, Scene 1: Venice. A Street "Tush! never tell me" (2024 Remastered Version) Here's … Continue reading Shakespeare: Othello
This will be a reprise of our Leadership Development Workshop from September. Join us by Zoom to learn about how to use a free online graphics design program and how … Continue reading Leadership Development Workshop (online): Learn About WordPress
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and philosopher. In 1792, she wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects. In this essay, Wollstonecraft … Continue reading Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Philosopher Bertrand Russell was a supporter of Israel but took an interest in Palestinian issues and worked with Israeli leftists, leading to his final statement of February 1970. This Zoom … Continue reading Bertrand Russell on Israel and Palestine (1917-1970)
Agatha Christie is one of the best-selling authors of all time. Her And Then There Were None is the seventh best-selling book (100 million copies) of all time. Christie is … Continue reading Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age … Continue reading Admissions Testing
Back in Elizabethan times, it was considered funny to tell stories about how badly a man beat his disagreeable wife. However, Shakespeare turned this trope on its head. For years, … Continue reading Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
Can one man change the course of a world war? From 1941, working from rooms over a Cairo brothel, British officer Dudley Clarke conceived a new way of fighting the … Continue reading Theodore Talk: Dudley Clark, the Genius of Deception (the Illusionist Who Fooled Hitler)
Middlemarch is a novel that is set in a provincial town in England in the years leading up to the Reform Act of 1832, which broadly increased voting rights in … Continue reading George Eliot: Middlemarch
