Madmen, Medicine and Monsters: The Science of Gothic Fiction Beth Ann Way, PhD Tuesdays 10 am – 12 noon January 26 – March 1 WFU Brookstown Campus In the 19th century, science and the arts were not the “two cultures” that we think of today. Rather, they were fluid disciplines. We will read three major […]
Whether you’ve lived your entire life in the Camel City, or you are a recent transplant to our part of the Piedmont, you are sure to enjoy this course created especially for our Lifelong Learners. We have hand-picked a group of local experts and authorities who are passionate about the past, present and future of […]
Smith Reynolds Library – Room 625, Reynolds Wing Wake Forest University – Main Campus Every book has a story. Not just the story contained in its text, but the story of how that particular book was created, manufactured, distributed, and read. In this course we’ll learn the histories of 25 books from Wake Forest’s Rare […]
Steve Jarrett Thursdays 10 am – 12 noon, May 26 – June 30 Brookstown Campus Reference books generally attribute the invention of the motion picture to Thomas Edison, but the truth is that Edison was only one of many who contributed to the creation of moving image technology. And the origin of the technology itself […]
The Early American Republic Jake Ruddiman, PhD Tuesdays 10 am – 12 noon, including one Friday session on June 10, 10 am – 12 noon Class dates: May 31, June 7, 10, 14, 21, and 28 Brookstown Campus We are pleased to have Dr. Ruddiman return to teach another American history course in the […]
Great Literature of the British Romantic Era Eric Wilson, PhD Tuesdays 4 pm – 6 pm, July 5 – August 9 Brookstown Campus No period in English literature has produced more literary geniuses than the Romantic Age. Between 1789 and 1832, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats created undoubtable masterpieces that continue to shape […]
From Memory Lane to Memoir: Strategies for Writing Personal Stories Aimee Mepham Thursdays 10 am – 12 noon, July 7 – August 11 Brookstown Campus “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” -Flannery O’Connor from Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Every […]
ImPROV-MENT: An Improvisational Movement Class For Brain and Body Health Christina Soriano Tuesdays and Fridays 10 am – 11 am Friday, July 8 – Tuesday August 16 Brookstown Campus As we age, our balance sometimes feels compromised and the ability to multi-task can become a challenging. How can we move about in this busy world […]
