28586 - TUESDAYS: IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA/THE ART OF MADNESS (IN-PERSON)

Course Description

IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA | Tuesdays, February 6–March 5 | 1:30–3:30 p.m. ET

John Flores, Associate Professor, History, CWRU

Immigration to America has constantly reshaped the way the nation views itself. This course examines the overall history of immigration to the United States, but places that movement within a global context. We explore the diverse experiences of various immigrants (Irish, Italian, Chinese, and Mexican immigrants, among others), and we will pay particular attention to the role that foreign policies have played in shaping immigration patterns.

THE ART OF MADNESS | Tuesdays, March 19–April 16 | 1:30–3:30 p.m. ET

Barbara Burgess-Van Aken, Lecturer (retired), English, CWRU

How does literature reflect cultural perspectives and scientific beliefs about mental illness in its author’s era? This series of lectures will examine that very question by reviewing the history of mental illness and analyzing how literary works from the Renaissance through the twenty-first century reflect changing views. Although we will reference many authors, lectures will focus on Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1600), Lucida Intervalla (1679) by James Carkesse, Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mrs. Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf, and The Hours (1998) by Michael Cunningham.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• SLL - Bundled Winter 2024 Senior Scholars : SLL - Winter 2024 Senior Scholars