Turning Points: Four American Writers and Artists on the Intersections of Identity, History and Memory

Susan Van Dyne
Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Mar 06 2023 except Mon Feb 20 2023.
Monday, January 23, 2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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$195.00

This course will make use of memoir, film, and painting to explore the ways that four American writers and artists understood some of the defining moments in their lives. We will study the work of Annette Gordon-Reed, Chiura Obata, James Baldwin, and Hung Liu in the context of turning points in American history including migration, emancipation, internment, and the Civil Rights movement. Additionally, members will reflect on their own turning points and family stories through brief responses experimenting with the techniques of memoir.

Susan Van Dyne, Professor of the Study of Women and Gender and Chair of the Archives Concentration Emerita at Smith College, earned her Ph.D. at Harvard and taught at Smith for 40 years. In the 80s and 90s, she collaborated in leading faculty workshops around the country to help teachers integrate the insights of women's studies and ethnic studies and feminist teaching strategies into traditional courses. She loves to teach in an interdisciplinary context and collaborate with students in an interactive classroom.
This is an In-Person Only Course
  • Classes will be held at University Hall, Room 150 (2199 Addison St.).
  • Classes will meet in person only, and will not be livestreamed nor recorded.
  • Course materials will remain available to enjoy in the Member Dashboard through March 31. Learn more.
  • Fee assistance is available if cost is a barrier. Learn more.
Schedule Highlights
  • Course starts on Monday, January 23 and ends on Monday, March 6.
  • There is no class on Monday, February 20.
  • Classes meet for six weeks at two-hours per session.
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