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Winter 2024

Reverse Meditation

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Session 6

 

Understanding the Profession of Politics from Reading Political Biographies

Syllabus

Caro Reading Turn Every Page

Rayburn Chapter

Russell Chapter

Nixon Chapter

O'Connor Chapter

Thatcher Chapter

Clinton Chapter

List of Books

 

Stories from the Past to the Present at the Tennessee State Museum

Syllabus

 

Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Most Fascinating Man of the 19th Century

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

 

Fall 2023

Reading Shakespeare with Film

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1 PRESENTATION

SESSION 2 PRESENTATION

SESSION 3 PRESENTATION

SESSION 4 PRESENTATION

SESSION 5 PRESENTATION

SESSION 6 PRESENTATION

 

The Art of the Short Story

COURSE OVERVIEW

INTRODUCTION

SESSION 1 READING

SESSION 2 READING

SESSION 3 READING

SESSION 4 READING

SESSION 5 READING

SESSION 6 READING

 

Healthcare Inc. – Understanding the U.S. Medical-Industrial Complex

INTRODUCTION AND SYLLABUS

SESSION 1 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 1 READINGS AND QUESTIONS
     VALUE OF CARE
     BROOKING INSTITUTE HEALTHCARE FACTS

SESSION 2 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 2 READINGS AND QUESTIONS
     THE NEW MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX NEJM
     ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED HEALTH BENEFITS
     WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLE-THE MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
     WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE-LIFE EXPECTANCY

SESSION 3 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 3 READINGS AND QUETIONS
     BAIN VALUE-BASED CARE
     CORPORATE GIANTS BUY UP PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES
     4 WAYS TO IMPROVE SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE

SESSION 4 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 4 READINGS AND QUESTIONS
     HEALTHCARE DISRUPTION OUTLOOK 2023
     WHAT KAISER'S ACQUISITION OF GEISINGER MEANS FOR US ALL
     WHY HOSPITALS STILL MAKE SERIOUS MEDICAL ERRORS
     BIG NONPROFIT HOSPITALS EXPAND IN WEALTHIER AREAS, SHUN POORER ONES

SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 5 READINGS AND QUESTIONS
     WHAT EMPLOYERS SAY ABOUT FUTURE OF EMPLOYER
     HCSC 2022 ANNUAL REPORT
     MARGARET MARY WILSON FORTUNE ARTICLE
     UHC INVESTOR BOOK 2023
     6 WAYS AMAZON PLANS TO DISRUPT THE PHARMACY BUSINESS
     HOW A DRUG COMPANY MADE $114 BILLION BY GAMING THE U.S. PATENT SYSTEM

NOTE FROM STEVE LINDSTROM
FUTURE TRENDS
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT MEDICARE PLAN
HOW TO CREATE VALUE IN YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE
FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

 

The End of Life and the Quest for Human Meaning

SESSION 1 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 2 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 3 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 4 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

SESSION 6 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

 

From Krishna to Mohammed: A World Religious Primer

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

SESSION 7

SESSION 8

 

Writing Seminar: The Writing Life

COURSE OUTLINE

Spring 2023

Passion, Fashion, and Murder in 19th  Century Paris

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Great Decisions 2023

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1 READING

SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

 

China's Modernization - Part B

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 1

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 2

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 3

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 4

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 5

LIST OF TERMS, NAMES, PLACES, AND MAPS SESSION 6

 

Short Fiction: Analysis and Enjoyment

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SESSION 1 OUTLINE

SESSION 1 READING

SESSION 2 READING            SESSION 1 AND 2 PUBLICATION DATES

SESSION 3 READING           SESSION 3 PUBLICATION DATES

SESSION 4 READING            SESSION 4 PUBLICATION DATES

SESSION 5 READING

SESSION 6 READING            SESSION 6 PUBLICATION DATES

 

Meditating with the Living Buddha and the Living Christ

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Finding God in all Creations: the Sacramental Poetics of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.

HANDOUT

HANDOUT 2

CREATIVE TENSION

THE WINDHOVER

FINAL LECTURE

Winter 2023

Introduction to Watercolor and Gouache for Painting the Natural World

SUPPLY LIST

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 3 PHOTO

WATERCOLOR BIRCH TREE

SOLUBLE PENCIL PAINTING

SESSION 5 DEMOS

SESSION 6 DEMO

 

Modern China

PERSONAL INTRODUCTION

SESSION 1 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

SESSION 1 MAPS

SESSION 2 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

SESSION 3 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

SESSION 3 SLIDES

SESSION 4 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

SESSION 4 SLIDES

SESSION 5 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

SESSION 5 SLIDES

SESSION 6 NAMES, TERMS, AND PLACES

 

Formative Filmmakers

SYLLABUS

SESSION 5 VIEWING GUIDE

 

The Underground Railroad and the Struggle over Slavery

SUGGESTED READING - RUNNING A THOUSAND MILES FOR FREEDOM

SESSION 3 READING

 

Stories Told by Nashville Rocks and Earliest Fossil Inhabitants

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

A Roadmap for Living the Era of Global Warming

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

CLIMATE CHANGE SONG

 

The Forts of Nashville, Then and Now

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

Fall 2022

Meditation and Devotion: Inhabiting the Divine

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

The U. S. Citizenship Exam as a Window into the Study of Advanced Civics

SYLLABUS

U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Histories in Conflict: The Russia-Ukraine War in Historical Perspective 

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

From Galilee to Jerusalem: Archaeology at Work Uncovering the World of Jesus of Nazareth

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5 & 6

SUGGESTED READINGS

 

American Popular Music

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

The Panama Canal: Crossroads of the World

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Defensive Living: A Guide to Healthy Living in the 21st Century

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Summer 2022

Theater as Literature: The One-Act Play

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1 READING

SESSION 2 READING

SESSION 3 READING

SESSION 4 READING

SESSION 5 READING

SESSION 6 READING

 

Art in Context: Looking Beyond the Brushstrokes

RESOURCE PACKET

SESSION 2 AND 3 REFORMATION RESOURCES PACKET

REFORMATION COMPARISON OF BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

JAPAN ART PERIODS CHART

 

China’s Modernization

PERSONAL STATEMENT

LIST OF NAMES AND PLACES

SESSION 1 MAPS

LIST OF NAMES AND PLACES SESSION 2

SESSION 2 PHOTOS

LIST OF NAMES AND PLACES SESSION 5

LIST OF NAMES AND PLACES SESSION 6

 

Spring 2022

Words into Fiction: Readings from the Canon of Eudora Welty

SESSION 1 OUTLINE

APRIL 7 READING

APRIL 14 READING

APRIL 21 READING

APRIL 28 READING     A BOTTLE TREE PHOTOGRAPH

 

Film Noir

COURSE SCHEDULE

FILM ACCESS INFORMATION

LECTURE FILMS

 

The Fugitives, the Agrarians, and Vanderbilt

THE SOUTHERN RENASCENCE AND THE VANDERBILT FUGITIVES

THE SOUTHERN PROBLEM AND THE SOUTHERN RENASCENCE

SAMPLE POEMS BY THE BEST-KNOWN FUGITIVES

AGRARIAN ARTICLE

 

Meditation and Grace

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

History of the Big Bands and The Classic Jazz Trios

BIG BANDS PLAYLIST

 

Winter 2022

A Don Quixote Sampler

SYLLABUS

INTRODUCTION

DON QUIXOTE IN A NUTSHELL

STRUCTURE

 

Drawing Your Life: Learning How to Keep a Sketch Notebook

ART SUPPLIES 

SESSION 1

SESSION 2     DRAWING A SPHERE    DRAWING CUBES AND CYLINDERS
DRAWINGS FROM PROCREATE

SESSION 3     PERSPECTIVE NOTES

SESSION 4

PENCIL MEASUREMENT

SESSION 5     COLOR WHEEL

SESSION 6

 

Songwriting for Non-Musicians

EIGHT THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN YOU’RE WRITING LYRICS

LYRIC WRITING FUNDAMENTALS - THE NUTS & BOLTS

MELODY & SONG STRUCTURE FUNDAMENTALS

THE DOS AND DON’TS OF CO-WRITING

 

Music, Pandemics, and History

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Barack Obama: Man and President

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Policing in America: Evolution and Controversy

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1          WHAT IS BLACK LIVES MATTER? WHY DOES IT EXIST?          WHAT IS BLUE LIVES MATTER?

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5     UNITED STATES V. PARKER

SESSION 6

 

Title IX at 50: Women in Sports

COURSE SCHEDULE

SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

 

Cultures of India and Japan

TED TALK - CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

CLASS PLAYLIST

JAPANESE  COOKPAD

JAPANESE HOME COOKING

ONIGIRAZU -RICE WRAP

GREETINGS FOR MEAL: BEFORE: ITADAKIMASU. AFTER THE MEAL: GOCHISOSAMA

PULAV INDIAN RECIPE (SPICED RICE WITH VEGGIES)

ORAGAMI 1     ORAGAMI 2

HOW JAPANESE CULTURE HELPS CHATTANOOGA BE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY | ASAMI NAKANO | TEDXCHATTANOOGA

 

Witches, Fairies,  and  Nature in  Shakespeare’s Plays

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

 

Fall 2021

Coffee, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6



Film Art: An Introduction to the Formal Elements of Film

SYLLABUS

SESSION 1    MISE-EN-SCENE IN 'THE SHINING'   MISE-EN-SCENE IN 'LITTLE'

SESSION 2     FILMY FILMS     SHOT LIST

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Our Brains – An Operator’s Manual

COURSE SCHEDULE

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Gladdening the Mind: Meditating in the Divine Abodes

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

The U.S. Constitution: Foundations and Interpretations

SUGGESTED READINGS

 

The U.S. Women’s Movement

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

WOMANISM DEFINITION

RESOURCE LIST

 

Music in the ’60s

SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

 

Uneasy Neighbors: Latin America and the United States

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6


Summer 2021

Short Stories: Analysis and Enjoyment

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SYLLABUS

WEEK 1 OUTLINE

KEY TERMS

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 4

WEEK 5

WEEK 6

FINAL QUESTIONS AND FURTHER READING

SHORT STORY BY FLANNERY O'CONNOR

INTRODUCTION TO DON QUIXOTE

 

Tai Chi – Introduction for Health, Balance, and Relaxation

NEW STUDENT CHECKLIST

TAI CHI INFORMATION

8 PIECES OF BROCADE

 

The Kingdom of Italy: Unity or Disparity, 1860-1945

COURSE OVERVIEW

BACKGROUND RESOURCES

SIMPLE COMPARISON

PART I & II PRESENTATION

PART III DOCUMENTS:  RESOURCES FOR PART IIIANYT SPEECH OF VICTOR EMMANUELPRIME MINISTER CHARTTHE SYLLABUS OF ERRORS

PART IIIA PRESENTATION

LEFT PRIME MINISTERS 1876-1900

PART IIIB PRESENTATION

PART IVA PRESENTATION

DEFINING FASCISM

POSTWAR CONDITIONS LEADING TO THE RISE OF FASCISM

STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I

PART V PRESENTATION

PART VI PRESENTATION

MISCELLANY OF BOOKS, FILMS, AND A SONG

 

Introduction to Latin America

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

 

The Napoleons and their Cultural Impact

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

History of Photography

SESSION 1

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Black Womanist Consciousness and American Public Life

SYLLABUS

ALICE WALKER' WOMANIST TROPE

 

Spring 2021

Short Stories: Analysis and Enjoyment

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SYLLABUS

WEEK 1 OUTLINE

WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 4

WEEK 5

WEEK 6

FINAL QUESTIONS AND FURTHER READING

SHORT STORY BY FLANNERY O'CONNOR

INTRODUCTION TO DON QUIXOTE

 

Forgive Us Our Sins, As We Too Forgive

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Effortless Mindfulness: Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

The House of Possibility: The Literary-Theological Imagination of Emily Dickinson

SESSION 1

ADDITIONAL POEMS

SESSION 3, 4 AND 5 POEMS

SESSION 6 POEMS

 

Antarctica: At the Heart of it All

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Nutrition and Immunity

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Tennessee History: From Reconstruction to the Digital Age

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

Link to Documentary from the Benjamin Hooks Institute at the University of Memphis: about Ida B. Wells' Crusade Against Lynching

"Ida Be. Wells:"  Lynching at the Curve:  https://www.memphis.edu/dutyofthehour/documentaries/idabwellsdocumentary.php

The link to this documentary is in this article.  It is about 11 minutes in length.

SESSION 3 PART 1PART 2

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

The Era of the Russian Revolution: History and Literature 1890s-1930s

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

Alzheimer's Disease Prevention

RESOURCES

 

Winter 2021

Issues in American Politics: Unpacking Election 2020

COURSE SCHEDULE

 

Tai Chi – Introduction for Health, Balance, and Relaxation

STARTER PACKAGE

NEW STUDENT CHECKLIST

INTRODUCTORY PACKAGE

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

HEALTH BENEFITS

EIGHT PIECES OF BROCADE

TAI CHI RIVER INFORMATION

 

Strategic Challenges in American Military History

SESSIONS 1 AND 2 

SESSION 1 NOTES

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

 

All in The Decade: 70 Things About 70s TV That Turned Ten Years into a Revolution

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Its Legacy in the U.S.

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

SESSION 6

 

18 Things Every Tennessean Needs to Know About the State’s Early History

SESSION 1

COUNTIES BY FOUNDING

COUNTIES WITH BOUNDARY CHANGES

STATES BY NUMBER OF COUNTIES

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

SESSION 4

 

Fall 2020

China's Revolutions: 1912-1976

Terms, Names, and Resources

Session 1 and 2 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 3 and 4 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 5 and 6 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Around the World in Six Weeks: Cultural Awareness through Literature

Week 1 ReadingWeek 2 ReadingWeek 3 ReadingWeek 4 ReadingWeek 5 ReadingWeek 6 Reading

 

The Italian Renaissance: What Was It? Why Then? Why There?

Syllabus

Session 1 Documents,  Session 1 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 2 DocumentsSession 2 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 3 DocumentsSession 3 Documents-Part 2Session 3 PowerPoint PresentationSession 3 Image List

Session 4 DocumentsSession 4 PowerPoint PresentationSession 4 Image List

Brunelleschi's Perspective

Session 5 DocumentsSession 5 PowerPoint PresentationSession 5 Image List

Session 6 DocumentsSession 6 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Race, Gender, and Sports

Course Schedule

 

An Exploration of Astronomy’s History, Science, and Discoveries

Course Schedule

Session 1 PowerPoint PresentationSession 2 PowerPoint PresentationSession 3 PowerPoint PresentationSession 4 PowerPoint PresentationSession 5 PowerPoint PresentationSession 6 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Nutrition and Immunity

Session 1 PowerPoint PresentationSession 2 PowerPoint PresentationSession 3 PowerPoint PresentationSession 4 PowerPoint PresentationSession 5 PowerPoint PresentationSession 6 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Winter 2020

How to Write a Memoir

CLASS OUTLINE

VOCABULARY WHEEL

PUBLISHING INFORMATION

PRESERVING FAMILY LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS

HOW TO WRITE A MEMOIR THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT

20 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD WRITE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

A WRITER'S GUIDE TO DEFAMATION AND INVASION OF PRIVACY

 

Working Virtues: Essential Moral Skills for a Good Life

SESSION 1SESSION 2SESSION 3SESSION 4SESSION 5SESSION 6

SMALL KINDNESSES POEM

 

Fort Negley: Past, Present & Future

SESSION 1SESSION 2SESSION 3SESSION 4SESSION 5SESSION 6

 

John Bell Hood's Tennessee Campaign

SESSION 1SESSION 2SESSION 3-4SESSION 5SESSION 6

Fall 2019

Sleep Science: Sleep, Sleepiness, and Sleeplessness

1 MG MELATONIN SCHEDULE
SLEEP DIARY
SESSION 1 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 2 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 3 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 4 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 6 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 

 
A Lifetime of Strengths: Understanding Strengths in Retirement

COURSE OVERVIEW
TOP 5 REPORT REFLECTION
STRENGTHS QUICK REFERENCE
STRENGTHS CURIOSITY INTERVIEW
SESSION 1 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
LIKELY AND UNLIKELY PAIRS
THEME DYNAMICS
STRENGTHS WHEEL
SESSION 2 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
CLAIM YOUR TALENTS
CORE VALUES
YOUR PARTNERSHIPS
DOMAINS OF TEAM STRENGTHS
SESSION 3 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 4 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
BALCONIES AND BASEMENTS
SHADOW SIDE CASE
SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
ANCHORING YOUR LIFE AROUND YOUR TOP 5
DEEPEST ASPECTS OF PERSONHOOD
INTENSIFY STRENGTHS
RAW VS MATURE TALENTS
RAW VS MATURE CASE STUDY
SESSION 6 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
I.A.M. FRAMEWORK
THE BEST OF US
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHS RESOURCES


Our Brains: An Operator's Manual

COURSE SCHEDULE
SESSION 1 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 2 PART 1SESSION 2 PART 2
SESSION 3 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 5 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
SESSION 6 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

 

The History of African Americans in Nashville

SYLLABUS
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 

 

Creating a Financial Legacy for Future Generations

SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
SESSION 5
SESSION 6

 

Defensive Eating: A Guide to Healthy Eating in the 21st Century

SESSIONS 1 AND 2
SESSIONS 3 AND 4
SESSION 5
SESSION 6

 

American Popular Music: Part 2

SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
SESSION 4
SESSION 5
SESSION 6

 

Contours of the Haitian Past; Glimpses of the Future

POWERPOINT 1POWERPOINT 2POWERPOINT 3POWERPOINT 4POWERPOINT 5

 

Summer 2019

Nutrition and Health: Issues and Insights

The Science and Scope of Nutrition
From Desert to Oasis
Plant-based Diets
Dietary Supplements
Nutrition and the Aging Adult
Session 1 PowerPoint Presentation
Session 2 PowerPoint Presentation
Session 3 PowerPoint Presentation
Session 4 PowerPoint Presentation
Session 5 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Art and Power: The Visual Arts as Expression and Instrument of Power

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia PresentationImage List
Classical Rome Part IPart IIImage List
Byzantium and Medieval Western Europe Part IPart IIImage List
The Italian RenaissanceImage ListValues of the Renaissance
The Baroque EraImage List
The Modern Era, Image List
Bibliography

 

The Principles of Tai Chi and Daily Movements

Course Overview

 

The Original Fisk Jubilee Singers®, Their Tour and Their Music

Course Overview
 

Spring 2019

Great Decisions, Foreign Policy Discussion

Syllabus
Framework for Analysis
Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics
Nuclear Negotiations
Article - A National Pragmatic Safety Limit for Nuclear Weapon Quantities

 
Visions of Amazonia

Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5Session 6


The Religious Questions in William Faulkner's novel Light in August 

Reading Schedule
 

Deep River:Mysticism and Ethics in the Preaching of Howard Thurman

The Temptation of Jesus Sermons
The Growing Edge Sermons
Brief Biographical Sketch - Howard Thurman - 1899-1981
Thurman's Published Works
Backs Against the Wall - The Howard Thurman Story


Religion in Prison

April 9 & 16 PowerPoint Presentation 

April 23 PowerPoint Presentation

 

The Medieval Spains: Fifth Century to 1492

Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 5Session 6 

Suggested Readings

 

Pirates of the Atlantic World

Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5 


Contemporary Christianities in the American South

Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Session 5Session 6

Winter 2019

Innovative Thinking in a Digital Age

Course Schedule
Suggested Readings
Some Issues to Think About
Article - The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Algorithms in Everyday Life
A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Libraries and the Tools for Digital Innovation
Innovation and Societal Impact
Additional Resources
Data and Discourse on the Internet


A Practicum in Innovation

Course Schedule
Neural Network Playground
World Health Organization Data
Other Assorted Visualizations (e.g. earthquakes)

 
Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation

Course Outline


Mindfulness and Meditation

What is Mindfulness?
Awakening Joy
Mindful Suffering
Interbeing
Groundlessness
Ending in the Beginning
Mindfulness Resources


Women in the Civil Rights Movement

Bibliography 

 

The End of Life and the Quest for Human Meaning

Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4Article - Preparing for a Good End of LifeSession 5
Session 6

 

Four Weddings and a Funeral or Two: Ceremonials of Celebration in the Early Modern Era

Session 1Session 2 , RequiemsSession 3 Part 1Session 3 Part 2Session 4 Part 1
Session 4 Part 2Session 5Session 6

Fall 2018

What if Alice was a Refugee in Wonderland?

Syllabus

 

Fantasies of Modern Russian Culture

Syllabus,  Digital Reader
 

Medical Sampler

Schedule of Speakers
Alzheimer's Disease
People, Paperwork, and Problems 

 

Election 2018 - The Midterms

Schedule of Speakers
Polling and Politics
Midterm Elections 2018 and the United States Supreme Court
Unilateral Powers and the Midterms
Partisanship in the Trump Era


Our Righteous Minds

Session 1 , Session 2 , Session 3,  Session 4 , Session 5,  Better Angels,  Session 6


Music That Shapes You

Session 1,  Session 2 ,  Session 2 Handout,  Session 3 ,  Session 3 Handout,  Session 4
 

American Gun Culture

Session 1,  Session 2,  Session 3,  Session 4,  Session 5,  Session 6
 

Henry Kissinger and American Power

Sessions 1, 2 and 3,  Session 4 , Sessions 5 and 6

 

Life on Mars

Session 1,  Session 2,  Session 3,  Session 4,  The Conversation Article, Session 5, Session 6

 

Summer 2018

Documenting the Undocumented

Session 4 PowerPoint 
Session 3 PowerPoint
 
Session 2 PowerPoint
 
Session 1 Class Outline
 
Suggested Readings and Documentaries

 
A History of Fisk University

Suggested Readings and Media Presentations 


Nutrition and Wellness Seminar 

Cast Iron Basics


Writing Your Family History

Critique & Workshopping - Session 4 
The Craft of Nonfiction - Session 3
 
Writing Techniques & Tips - Session 2 
Intro to Creative Nonfiction - Session 1
 
Welcome to Writing Your Family History
 
Telling a True Story
 
Autobiographical Notes - James Baldwin 
Driving Mr. Albert 
Total Eclipse 
Don't Flinch 
Like Mexicans

 

Spring 2018 

Great Decisions, Foreign Policy Discussion Group

Course Outline
Continuity and Change in American Foreign Policy
Tennessee World Affairs Council
Russia's Foreign Policy
U.S. Global Engagement and the Military


Mindfulness and Meditation 

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Additional MIndfulness Resources 


Our Brains: An Operator's Manual 

Course Overview 
Session 3
Sensory System Synergy
Memory and the Brain

 

Sports Sampler 

https://theundefeated.com/features/packers-bill-curry-on-martin-luther-king-race-and-football
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2016/09/11/nashville-record-david-hudson/90130286/

 
The Turbulent 1920s

Class 1: 1920
Class 2: Americans Become Consumers
Bibliography

 

21st Century American Cities

Syllabus
 EDUCATION: Mayoral and Community Leadership
 

Comparative Slavery 

Essay on the Historiography of Comparative Slavery in the Atlantic World
Anna Kingsley by Daniel L. Schafer

Recommended Reading: 
The Two Princes of Calabar by Randy Sparks
Freedom Papers by Rebecca Scott
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Winter 2018

Intellectual Sampler  

Schedule of Speakers
Ultrasound in Global Health - Jordan Rupp 


Media in the Age of Fake News

Class Syllabus

Tracing Your Roots

January 19 PowerPoint Presentation

January 26 PowerPoint Presentation 

Family Record Form

Family Group Record

Ancestor Chart
Vital Records PowerPoint Presentation
Genealogy Records PowerPoint Presentation
DNA Testing PowerPoint Presentation
Genealogy Resources PowerPoint


Meister Eckhart: A Mystic's Mystic 

Dangerous Mystic by Joel Harrington (Part 1)

Dangerous Mystic by Joel Harrington (Part II)
Dangerous Mystic by Joel Harrington (Part III)
Dangerous Mystic by Joel Harrington (Part IV) 

Medieval  Christianity 


Climate Change and Human Health

Session 1 - Overview of an Existential Crisis
Beyond Politics PowerPoint Presentation


Strangers in a Home Land

Recommended Book List
References
References from 2-13 Session
References from 2-20 Session
References from 2-27 Session
Mourning and Melancholia
A Dialogue on Racial Melancholia

 

African American Trailblazers in the Shadow

Bibliography
1936 Olympics

 

Dying Well or Badly

Bibliography
Session 2 PowerPoint
Session 3 PowerPoint
Session 4 PowerPoint
Session 5 PowerPoint
Session 6 PowerPoint 

 

Fall 2017

Broadway on Film! 

Howard Thurman: 20th Century Mystic-Activist 

Media in the Age of Fake News 

Summer 2017

Exploring America's Foodways
June 19     June 21     June 26

Mindfulness for Brain Health
Week 1    
Week 2     Body Scan     Mediation 1     Meditation 2
Week 4     Meditation 1  

Regional Wines of France
Glossary of Wines     Guide of Sommeliers

 

Spring 2017

Developing Moral Intelligence
Presentations: Wk 1, Wk 2, Wk 3, Wk 4, Wk 5, Wk 6

Handouts: Wk 2, Wk 3, Wk 4, Wk 5

From the Moon to the Edge of the Visible Universe
Presentations: Wk 1, Wk 2, Wk 3

Gay Then, Gay Now
Presentation: Wk 6

Great Decisions - Brentwood
Week 2:    1    2    3
Week 4:   1    2    3
Week 6:    1    2    3    4    5
Week 7:   1
Week 8:   1
General handouts: 1   2   3   4   5  

Great Decisions Nashville
Presentations: Wk1
Handouts for Week 6   1   2   3
Handouts for week 7: 1

Understanding Disorders of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Presentations: Wk 1, Wk 2, Wk 3, Wk 4, Wk 5, Wk6

 Winter 2017

Cuba and the United States

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 5, Week 6

Exercise: The Fight Against Aging

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

Food for a New Century

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3

Intellectual Sampler

Week 1, Week 2, Week 4

Nashville: The New Tin Pan Alley

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

 The Pen and the Sword

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

STRONG INSIDE

Week 1

Summer 2016

Election 2016

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4

Jazz History and Appreciation

Week 2, Jazz Around Nashville

Otherness and the Italian Immigrant Experience

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5

Racism and Incarceration in the United States

Week 1, Week 5, Suggested Readings

The Sound and the Fury: Controversial Presidential Elections

Week 1, Bibliography

The U.S. Women's Movement

Resource List

You Can Do I.T.

Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5

Summer 2016

Juxtaposition of Flavors
Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5

Health and Wellness Seminar
Day 1, Day 3, Day 4

Spring 2016

Intellectual Sampler
Schedule

Guns: An American Obsession
Syllabus, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4

Culture in Transition: The Cherokee in Middle Tennessee
Syllabus, Week 1 Presentation, Week 1 Handout A,
Week 1 Handout B 
Week 2 Presentation, Week 2 Handout
Week 3 Presentation, Week 3 Handout
Week 4 Presentation, Week 4 Handout
Week 5 Presentation, Week 5 Handout
Week 6 Presentation

More than Mr. Darcy: The Novels of Jane Austen
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

Judaism in Six Words
The Six Words, Judaism Next Card

The Truth & Reconciliation Process in South Africa
Weeks 1 and 2, Week 3

Shakespeare Across the Centuries
Week 1, Week 2 Presentation, Week 2 Handout, Week 3 Presentation, Week 3 Handout, Week 4 Presentation, Week 5 Presentation, Week 5 Handout, Week 6 Presentation, Week 6 Handout

Great Decisions (Nashville)
Week 1 Discussion Slides, Week 2 Discussion Notes, Week 4 Discussion Notes, US Dept of Ed Article, Great Decisions Winter 2016 Update

 

Winter 2016

Rhythm & Blues Tore Down the Walls of Segregation 
Syllabus

Understanding Disorders of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

A Survey of the Political History of the United States: Tennessee Influences in American Government 
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6

What Makes You Sick?
Syllabus

Language and Culture
Selected Bibliography, Course Notes, Course Slides

Climate Change Literature: A New Fictional Genre about a Real Problem
Syllabus

Race Issues in WWII Films
Selected Filmography, Bibliography

Intellectual Sampler
Monuments in Washington, DC 
Why Washington Won't Work
America's Incarceration Problem and What to Do About It
PlayFULL Life: Slowing Down & Seeking Peace
Recreating the Big Band in a Laboratory

Celebrating Shakespeare
2016 Shakespeare Events, Shakespeare Performances at the Ryman

Nutrition and Health: Issues and Insights

The Science and Scope of Nutrition

From Desert to Oasis

Plant-based Diets

Dietary Supplements

Nutrition and the Aging Adult

Session 1 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 2 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 3 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 4 PowerPoint Presentation

Session 5 PowerPoint Presentation

 

Art and Power: The Visual Arts as Expression and Instrument of Power

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Presentation Image List

Classical Rome Part I Part II Image List

Byzantium and Medieval Western Europe Part I Part II Image List

The Italian Renaissance Image List Values of the Renaissance

The Baroque Era Image List

The Modern Era ,  Image List

Bibliography

 

The Principles of Tai Chi and Daily Movements

Course Overview

 

The Original Fisk Jubilee Singers®, Their Tour and Their Music

Course Overview