Toni Morrison’s Masterworks

Course

Toni Morrison’s Masterworks

Thursday, January 21, 2027
Thursday, February 25, 2027

Toni Morrison is one of the world’s greatest novelists and prose stylists. Her treatments of race, gender, history, and above all, humanity and love in America are matched only by her ability to craft a sentence stunning enough to knock you to the ground. This course will focus on a small selection of Morrison’s most important novels, from the beginning of her career to the present, as well as some of her critical writings. Please have each selection read before our class discussion of it, if possible.

Faculty Bio

Stephanie Wells is a literature professor at College of Marin with a focus on modernism and postmodernism in American and British novels and poetry. She is the recipient of the 2025 OLLI @Berkeley Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award.

This is an In-Person + Livestreamed Course

  • Classes meet in person at the Golden Bear Center, Suite 202/204, at 1995 University Ave., Berkeley
  • Classes will also stream live simultaneously
  • Classes will not be video recorded
  • You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.

Schedule Highlights

  • Course starts on Thursday, Jan. 21, and ends on Thursday, Feb. 25
  • Classes meet for 6 weeks, 2 hours per session (1-3p.m.)
  • All course materials will remain in Member Dashboards through Dec. 31

Member Praise for Stephanie Wells 

Absolutely OUTSTANDING! I treasure every moment of this course. Thank you Stephanie Wells for teaching these courses and sharing your insights so freely and enthusiastically. I have learned so much in such a short time. 

An intelligent, stimulating instructor who is well versed in her subject. I would say the same for all of the courses I have taken from Stephanie Wells.

All the material selected was organized, presented and discussed thoughtfully and shared with great insight that expanded my appreciation, perspective of understanding. I found it so exciting and rewarding to both meet and revisit so many authors and explore the wide range of material, subjects and styles explored by these women.

Faculty Q&A

Toni Morrison’s Masterworks