Spring 2023
Attend In Person OR Online Sometimes it is easy to start writing, but it is never easy to go on. When I was very young, I was a specialist in first chapters. Later in life, I often had in mind the beginning and the end of a novel, the head and tail, but the belly […]
NEW! HSP Deep Dive Seminar The purpose of this course is to analyze critically the traditional and often hidebound ways we think about democracies and other political systems. We do so by looking at the challenges confronting the Russian Federation and the United States of America. For engaging Russia, a good starting point is thinking […]
Attend In Person OR Online In this course, we will cover the causes of WWI and the role of the United States in the conflict. The course will begin with the primary focus on the war itself. We will explore what was occurring on the U.S. home front. Next, we will spend some time covering […]
Lecture Event – Attend In Person OR Online Since the discovery that the impact of an asteroid was the probably cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs, many have wondered whether the same might happen to humanity. This has led to scientific investigation, in which the University of Arizona is at the heart, having […]
Course Cancelled We regret to say that this course must be canceled and apologize for any inconvenience caused. We will explore the life and work of queer novelist Abdellah Taïa who has built his life and literary career between his homeland of Morocco and his adopted France. We study several of his works, including his […]
Attend In Person OR Online The decade of the 1970s represented a turning point in US politics, which shifted in a rightward direction toward free market economics at the domestic level, combined with more militaristic and interventionist policies overseas. The course explores the origins of this political shift, with a special emphasis on the role […]
Attend In Person OR Online There is no more critical issue facing the U.S. and its allies in 2022 than the U.S. relationship with China. How this relationship evolves is so vital to America’s wellbeing that it is fair to say it eclipses or goes hand-in-hand with other political, economic, and social issues of the […]
Attend In Person OR Online Haydn’s Creation is considered one of his greatest achievements and is undoubtedly a masterwork of the choral/orchestral oratorio tradition. The original English libretto is shrouded in mystery and Haydn needed it translated into German for his purposes. Therefore, modern performances of this beautiful music must contend with either using Haydn’s […]
Attend In Person OR Online This seminar will explore the enduring relevance of Shakespeare’s drama, extending from love to politics, to human fate. To mark the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, we shall study six of the plays in their genres: comedy, history, and tragedy. We shall then focus on the plays’ plots, in […]
Attend In Person OR Online Astronomy has seen tremendous progress in the past century. Large telescopes on the ground and in space now give us views of the universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. Powerful computers can handle exponentially increasing volumes of data and allow simulations of remote objects and extreme astrophysics. We know how stars […]
Attend In Person OR Online The Colorado River starts in a high mountain meadow, flows through forests and canyons, and past tribal nations. The river now generates power and is diverted to farms and cities — and no longer reaches the sea. How did we get here? Where are we going? One hundred years since […]
Attend In Person OR Online This seminar examines the intersection of astronomy and the arts by studying astronomical ideas as they occur in works of art, literature, and music. Participants will experience a diverse assortment of cultural works from different periods, all portraying and responding to astronomical ideas. From frescoes in ancient Rome to contemporary […]