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Initially funded by a grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation, The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UM (MOLLI) is a lifelong learning program for adult learners +50. MOLLI’s goal is to create an accessible and innovative learning environment so that active older adults from all backgrounds and levels of education may pursue learning. MOLLI builds on the rich resources of The University of Montana to offer its members an array of educational and social opportunities. As a MOLLI member you have the opportunity to:

• TakeabroadarrayofcourseswithdistinguishedUMfaculty, emeritus faculty, and other Missoula area teachers in a “no grade, no test” learning environment• Keepactiveandenrichyourlife• Meetnewandinterestingpeople• Continuetolearnandexpandyourhorizons• Explorenewskillsanddevelopnewinterests• Travelandlearninnewways• Staymentallyfit–andhavefun

Membershipis$20perpersonandisrenewableannually.Coursesare$60each.Someactivitiesarefreetomemberswhileothershavea small fee. The benefits of membership include:

•AccesstotheUMlibrary•Specialmemberonlyevents

•Special“MOLLIonly”parkingpermits during the MOLLI term•10%discountattheUMbookstorefortextbooksand

art supplies for MOLLI courses

MOLLI Council Members

Sharon AlexanderCynthia AtenGladys ConsidineCharlotte HayMargaret JohnsonPaul LaurenPatrick MahoneyRustem MedoraDennis O’DonnellRay RishoKitte RobinsHerbert SwickBurke TownsendMarta York Our Valued Partners

The Missoula Symphony and Chorale

spectrUM Discovery Area

UM President’s Lecture Series

The Springs Retirement Community

First Night Missoula

Montana Museum of Art and Culture

International Wildlife Film Festival

Welcome to the Time of Your Life!

“[MOLLI is] beyond my experience at any University…a life transforming experience!” ~MOLLI member

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Course Listings

Fine Arts “BusStop”ABackstagePass 3

MOLLIattheMET!AlookatItalianOperaasdonebytheMetropolitanOperainNYC 3

MadaboutMahler 3

CuisineArtistry:TheGlobalKitchen 4

QuestionsofConnoisseurship 4

AllBach,AlltheTime! 4

Humanities CreativeWriting:ElementsofaStory 5

AnAppreciationoftheShortStory 5

TheAnalectsofConfucius 5

More Montana Tales 6

TheWorldofAnnaKarenina 6

FirstNight IncredibleEdibleBugs 6

Mr.GScienceShow 6

Let’sActfortheYoung&theYoungatHeart 6

More Montana Tales 6

CurrentandPoliticalAffairs Sustainability:TheChallengeofChange 7

IsGodGreen?LookingatReligion,Nature,andtheEnvironment 7

AComplexNeighborhood:U.S.-MexicanRelationsfrom1914toPresent 7

NaturalandSocialSciences JohnWayne,Shane,andWillKane:TheSacredExecutionerinWesternLiterature&Film8

BlackRadicalTraditions 8

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Fridays Jan. 21 - Feb. 25, 2011

9:00 am-10:30 am•TheAnalectsofConfucius

10:00 am-11:30 am•MoreMontanaTales The Springs Retirement Community, Missoula.

11:00 am- 12:30 pm•CuisineArtistry:TheGlobalKitchen

1:00 pm-2:30 pm•AllBach,AlltheTime!•QuestionsofConnoisseurship•JohnWayne,Shane,andWillKane:TheSacredExecutionerinWesternLiteratureandFilm

3:00 pm-4:30 pm•TheWorldofAnnaKarenina•BlackRadicalTraditions

Thursdays Jan. 20 - Feb. 24, 2011

9:00 am-10:30 am & 9:00 am-12:30 pm•MOLLIattheMET!AlookatItalianOperaasdonebytheMetropolitanOperainNYC Roxy Theatre, Missoula Lectures and screenings will alternate each week. Lectures: Jan. 20, Feb. 3, 17 at 9:00 am-10:30 am Screenings: Jan. 27, Feb. 10, 24 at 9:00 am-12:30 pm$25 Opera screening fee for all three screenings together.

11:00 am-12:30 pm•Sustainability:TheChallengeofChange• CreativeWriting:ElementsofaStory Late start date, January 27- March 3

1:00 pm-2:30 pm•AnAppreciationoftheShortStoryNo class Feb. 17 (Make-up TBA); No class Feb. 24 (make-up, Wed., Feb 23)•MadAboutMahler

3:00 pm-4:30 pm•IsGodGreen?LookingatReligion,NatureandtheEnvironment•AComplexNeighborhood:U.S.-MexicanRelationsfrom1914toPresent

Early Start Date•“BusStop”ABackstagePass

Mondays, 2:30 pm-4:00 pm December 27, January 3, 10, 17, 24.Tuesday, 7:30 pm: January 25 (Opening Night)

Course Overview

Upcoming Events

MOLLI Member Only EventBehind the Scenes at the Symphony

DarkoButorac&JohnDriscollTuesdays,Feb.8&15,3:00pm-5:00pm,ToddBldg.-UM

February17,7:00pmintheUniversityTheatre-UM

Join MSOMusic Director Darko Butorac and Executive Director JohnDriscollforthefourthannual‘behindthescenes’glimpseofwhatgoesintoaMissoulaSymphonyperformanceandhowitallcomestogether--themusicalselections,theprogramming,thesoloists.Neweveryyear,thisspecialeventwillfocusontheFebruaryconcertthatfeaturesvirtuosopianistAntonioPompa-Baldi.

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Fine Arts“Bus Stop” A Backstage Pass TeresaWaldorf Early start date: December 27, 2010-January 25, 2011 Mondays,2:30pm-4:00pm,PAR/TVBldg.-UM;Tuesday,7:30pm(OpeningNight)

Text: Bus Stop play by William Inge is available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate. Takeanintimate,backstagelookattheworkingsofaprofessionaltheatrecompany.Learnhowamajortheaterperformance is created throughdirection,designand rehearsal, focusingon theMontanaRepertoryTheater’stouring production of BusStopbyWilliamInge.Studentswillanalyzethescript,meetwithandtalktotheshow’sdirector, professional actors, scenery, costume and lighting designers, and be invited to attend portions of rehearsal. Thefinalclasswillattendtheopeningnightperformancetogetherasagroup.

About the Instructor: Teresa Waldorf is the Educational Outreach Coordinator for the Montana Repertory Theatre and adjunct instructor for the UM Drama/Dance Department. Teresa’s directing credits at UM include Gypsy, Batboy, Rocky Horror Show, and Still Life With Iris. Teresa received her MFA from UM in 1991 in Acting/Directing and continues to act as much as possible. She is the developer and director of Teresa Waldorf’s Summer Theatre Day Camp, a theatre camp for kids K-12 now in its 13th year. Teresa recently added “DJ” to her list of accomplishments with her new comedy call-in talk show, The Ann and Teresa and Ann Show on KBGA UM College Radio.

MOLLI at the MET! A look at Italian Opera as done by the Metropolitan Opera in NYC Anne Basinski Thursdays,9:00am-10:30am,RoxyTheater,Lectures:Jan.20,Feb.3,17 Thursdays,9:00am-12:30pm,RoxyTheater,Operascreenings:Jan.27,Feb.10,24 Required $25 Opera Screening Fee includes all three Met Opera screenings.

Callingallmusicandtheaterlovers!ThisMOLLIcoursefocusesonthreeoperaspresentedbytheMetropolitanOpera intheirdazzlingLIVEHDbroadcasts!Lectureswillcovereachopera indepth,examininghowstoryandcharactersareilluminatedbythemusic,thedesignersandthedirectors.Thisopportunitywillenhanceyouroperalisteningandviewingexperience!ClassincludesattendingscreeningsofDon Pasquale, Don Carlo, and La Fanciulla Del West.LecturesandoperaswillbeattheRoxyTheater.Comejoinus!

About the Instructor: Anne Basinski, Soprano, is currently on the faculty of the University of Montana, where she teaches voice in the School of Music and the School of Drama/Dance. She is the director of The University of Montana Opera Theater. As a professional opera singer, stage director and teacher, she brings an active perspective to a course on opera.

Mad about Mahler Darko Butorac

Thursdays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMGustavMahler(1860-1911)wasthelastimportantsymphoniccomposeroftheRomanticera.Hewroteninegreatsymphonies,knownfortheirepicproportionsandwide-rangingemotionalcontentthatstillstandasthestandardagainstwhichorchestrasaremeasuredtoday.Thiscoursewillexplore theoriginsofMahler’screativespirit infascinatingturn-of-centuryVienna,themovinglifestoryofMahlerhimselfasacomposerandconductor,andthebeautyandpowerofsomeofthemostimportantworksofthesymphonicrepertoire.

About the Instructor: Darko Butorac is the Music Director of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. He has guest conducted ensembles across four continents and leads the Fidenza Opera Festival in Italy every summer. An alumnus of Indiana University and the University of Toronto, he has previously served as the Director of Orchestras at Northern Arizona University.

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Cuisine Artistry: The Global Kitchen RayRisho

Fridays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMRayRishoinvitesyoutotravelwithhimonaglobalculinaryadventureexpandingyourkitchenrepertoirewithhiswealthofknowledgefromaroundtheworld.Theadventurebeginsbyexploringtheimportanceofcuisineasadefiningimprintofculture.Aspecialfocuswillbegiventogastro-diplomacy:theroleoffoodinpeace-making,conflictresolutionandnegotiation.Thecoursethendelvesintotranslatingtherawmaterialsoffoodintocuisineand art. Topics include: cooking procedures, thickening agents, cooking mediums, sauces, stocks, condiments andflavorings.Participantswillopenpantrydoorstolocalizedcuisinesacrosstheplanet,exploringtheworld’sspicecupboardandtechniques.WithspecialfocusontheflavorsoftheMiddleEastandtheMediterraneanBasin,participantswillgainknowledgeofrecipeanalysisandinterpretation,menudesignandbalance,andespeciallythe art of mis en place (where cuisine begins). The series concludeswith a cookingdemonstrationbasedontechniquesdiscussedinprecedinglectures,revealinghowasingularcookingtechniqueactsasanintegratinganddefining aspect of the global kitchen.

About the Instructor: Ray Risho, retired restaurateur, founder of the celebrated Perugia Restaurant, and an independent scholar and chef, has spent a lifetime of travel studying global cuisine. He has presented more than ninety popular teaching dinners featuring classic menus from around the world. He gives workshops and cooking demonstrations at Missoula’s Good Food Store. In 2008 the Missoula Cultural Council awarded Ray and his wife Susie the Cultural Achievement Award for supporting the arts and enhancing the quality of life in Missoula.

Questions of Connoisseurship BrandonReintjes

Fridays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMConnoisseurship,orthe judgmentofquality inaworkofart, isaconcept integral totheterm‘masterpiece’,atthecoreofcollectingandcentraltothehistoryofmuseums.ThiscoursewillusetheMontanaMuseumofArt&Culture’sspecialexhibition“Renoir,Magritte,GauguinandotherMasterpiecesfromaPrivateCollection”toincreaseourunderstandingandappreciationofgreatart.Wewillexamineoriginalworksbysomeofhistory’smostnotableartists—including Alexander Archipenko, Rosa Bonheur, William Bourgereau, Max Ernst, Paul Gauguin, RenéMagritte,Pierre-AugusteRenoir,GeorgeRomney,ThéophilevanRysselbergheandJohnWilliamWaterhouse.

About the Instructor: Brandon Reintjes is the Curator of Art at the Montana Museum of Art & Culture. He has worked at the Speed Art Museum (Louisville, KY); the Akron Art Museum (Akron, OH) and the Holter Museum of Art (Helena, MT). He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MA in curatorial and critical studies from the University of Louisville.

All Bach, All the Time! NancyCooper

Fridays,1:00pm-2:30pm,TheMusicRecitalHall-UMJSBachisthegreatestcomposerthateverlived.Period.Inspiteofthefactthathewrote,“Iwasobligedtoworkhard.Anyonewhoisequallyindustriouswillsucceedjustaswell,”thereisnocomparablecomposer.Nowhere!ComelearnmoreaboutBach,hislifeandtimes,andhearliveperformancesofhisworks.Thecoursewillincludea“fieldtrip”toHolySpiritEpiscopalChurchtohearBachintheirwonderfultrackerorgan–theonlyinstrumentinMissoulacomparabletotheinstrumentsofBach’sday.JoinusasweflocktoBach!

About the Instructor: Nancy Cooper has been an adjunct member of the UM music faculty since 1992. She teaches organ, harpsichord, carillon, music theory, keyboard skills, and music history. Cooper has her MM and DMA degrees, as well as the Performer’s Certificate and the Artist’s Diploma, from the Eastman School of Music, and has concertized throughout the US, in Canada and in Europe, on organ and harpsichord. She loves the music of Bach.

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Humanities

Creative Writing: Elements of a Story

DavidCates

Thursdays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMThisisaclassdesignedtohelppeoplebegintowrite,toencouragethemtocontinue,andtohelpthemlearnthebasicformsofstory-telling. Studentswill readgreatshortstories,anddiscusshowtheyworkandhowtheyareputtogether,withthegoaloflearningtheelementsofagoodstory.Studentswillbeencouragedtowritestoriesandscenestobereadanddiscussedinclass.Expectationswillbebroad--thescenesandstoriesdonothavetobefictionandthestudentsmaywriteasmuchoraslittleastheylike.

About the Instructor: David Allan Cates is the author of three novels, Hunger in America, a New York Times Notable Book, as well as X out of Wonderland and Freeman Walker, both Montana Book Award Honors books. He has published numerous short stories in literary magazines and his non-fiction has appeared in The New York Times Sophisticated Traveler, Outside, and the Montanan.

An Appreciation of the Short Story RickBass

Thursdays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBldg.-UM Text: American Short Story Masterpieces edited by Tom Jenks is available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate.

ReadandexaminenumerousshortstoriesfromtheAmericanShortstoryrenaissanceofthe1980s,including,butnot limitedto,JoyWilliams,RaymondCarver,AnnBeattie,BarryHannah,TobiasWolff,ThomasMcGuane,andAliceMunro,amongothers.We’lldiscusswhyeachstoryworks,andsomeofthecomponentsofawell-madestory,aswellascharacteristicsfromthisexcitingperiodintheAmericanshortstory.

About the Instructor: Rick Bass is the author of 25 books of fiction and nonfiction, including, most recently, a novel, Nashville Chrome. He divides his time between his home in the Yaak Valley and Missoula, and is a board member of the Yaak Valley Forest Council (www.yaakvalley.org).

The Analects of Confucius “River”HeYang

Fridays,9:00am-10:30am,ToddBldg.-UM

Text: The Analects of Confucius translated by Arthur Whaley is available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate.

“TheMastersaid,Learningwithoutthoughtispointless.Thoughtwithoutlearningisdangerous.”--The Analects of Confucius. A small book containing 20 short chapters, TheAnalectsofConfuciusisoneofthemostinfluentialtextsinChinesephilosophy,anditsinfluencehasreachedfarbeyondthebordersofChina.Itisacompilationofrecordedwords,actsanddiscussionsofthe5thcenturyChinesethinkerandphilosopherConfuciusandhisdisciples.TheEnglishtranslationiseasytoread,yetstillpackedwithpowerfulancientChinesewisdom.LearnaboutConfuciusandhisteachingsinthiscourse,andexplorehowtheymaycontributetoourqualityoflife.

About the Instructor: Dr. Yang has a Ph.D. in Leisure Studies from the Pennsylvania State University. She has years of teaching experience at the college level both in China and the U.S. Reading classics in ancient Chinese language has been her passion. She has studied several versions of The Analects of Confucius (both Chinese and English).

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More Montana Tales HalStearns Fridays,10:00am-11:30am

The Springs Retirement Community, MissoulaMontanahasstoriesgalore–cowsandcowboys,Indiantribesinhabitingthemountainsandplainsforcenturies,politicosgoodandbad,writersandpoets,railroadbuildersandminingmagnets,individualsfamousandinfamous-allhavecontributedtomakingthe“LastBestPlace”ourspecialhomeland.Theinstructorwillsharehisinsightsintomany of Montana’s colorful people and events.

About the Instructor: Hal Stearns, a native of Harlowton with generations of ranchers, homesteaders and newsmen in his family, holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. and doctorate from UM. He taught for 34 years in Germany, at Sentinel High School and UM. Honored as Montana’s Teacher of the Year and Outstanding U.S. History Teacher, he was the recipient of two National Endowment for the Humanities grants and was a Keizai Koho Fellow to Japan. He also served in the Montana Army National Guard for 35 years, attaining the rank of Brigadier General.

The World of Anna Karenina RobertGreene

Fridays,3:00pm-4:30pm,ToddBldg.-UM Text: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate. TheBritishpoetandcriticMatthewArnoldwrote that readersshould regardAnnaKarenina not so much as a workofartbutasa“pieceoflife.”ThiscoursewilluseTolstoy’sepicnovelasapointofentryintoamultifacetedexplorationofRussiancultureandsocietyinthelatterhalfofthenineteenthcentury.Throughacombinationoflectureanddiscussionwewillexaminequestionsofpoliticalandsocialreform;thechangingstatusandconditionsofthenobility,peasantry,andmiddleclass;religionandspirituality;andevolvingsocietalattitudestowardswomen,family, marriage, and divorce.

About the Instructor: Robert H. Greene completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan and is assistant professor of history at the University of Montana, where he has taught courses in the social and cultural history of Russia, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe since 2006. He is the author of Bodies Like Bright Stars: Saints and Relics in Orthodox Russia.

Incredible Edible Bugs Annika Johns12:00-12:45pm,ToddBldg.-UMDid you know that you consume five pounds ofinsectsayearwithoutknowingit?TheUSisoneofveryfewculturesintheworldthatdoesnoteatinsectsintentionally.Learnwhichinsectsareedibleandwhypeople eat insects.

Mr. G Science ShowGlennGovertsen1:00-2:30pmNorthUreyUndergroundLectureHall-UMThe“MrGScienceShow”combinesthedynamicsofmusic,lasers,raweggs,fiberoptics,toiletpaperandothermiscellaneousobjects.

Let’s Act for the Young & Young at HeartMargaret Johnson3:00-3:45pm,ToddBldg.-UMWe will be doing a variety of easy, fun exercises andimprovisations, both vocal and physical, experiencingcreativityinsmallgroupsjustforthefunofit.

More Montana TalesHalStearns4:00-4:45pm,ToddBldg.-UMMontanahasstoriesgalore–cowsandcowboys,Indiantribes inhabiting the mountains and plains for centuries, politicos good and bad, writers and poets, railroadbuilders and mining magnets, individuals famous and infamous-allhavecontributedtomakingthe“LastBestPlace”ourspecialhomeland.Comehearthesestories!

MOLLI First Night Activities December 31, 2010

First Night Missoula Activities require a FN button visit http://www.missoulacultural.org/firstnight/A Special Thanks to the SELL Conference Center (Todd Bldg.) for donating the space for MOLLI FN activities. MOLLI activities open to ALL ages with First Night button. To learn more visit www.umt.edu/molli

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Sustainability: The Challenge of Change GeorgeSeielstad

Thursdays,11:00am-12:30pm,ToddBldg.-UM Text: Something New Under the Sun by J.R. McNeill is available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate.

Moderncivilizationisbasedonfivefundamentalassumptions:cheapenergy,abundantwater,populationgrowth,exponentialeconomicgrowth,andastableclimate.Noneoftheseassumptionsmaycontinuetobetrue.Henceweliveatamomentofhistoricchangeinthecourseofcivilization.Theneedforchangecaneitherbeseenasanear-insurmountablechallenge,orasagrandopportunitygrantedtofewgenerations.Theviewpointweadoptwilldeterminewhatkindofworldfuturegenerationswillinhabit.Toseizeourrareopportunityandearnthegratitudeofallwhowillfollowuswemustmakeuseofhumans’mostdistinguishingcharacteristic,ourunlimitedcreativity.Thiscoursewillmotivateustodoso.

About the Instructor: George Seielstad, AB, Dartmouth College, 1959; PhD, California Institute of Technology, 1963. Founder of a graduate degree program in Earth System Science and Policy at the University of North Dakota, where he also served as Associate Dean for the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. He is the founder of a 5-state, 7-university consortium, the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium, committed to sustainability. He was also the prior Director of Green Bank Radio Observatory.

Is God Green? Looking at Religion, Nature and the Environment DanielSpencer

Thursdays,3:00pm-4:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMThiscourseexaminesaworld-widemovement invarious faith traditionswhosepractitionersseek to integratereligionwithconcernfortheenvironment.Togetherwewillexplorehowdiversereligioustraditionsarerespondingto theecological crisis, keeping inmind thepowerful role religioncanplay in shapingeverydayhabitsand inaddressingmoralissuesregardingtheearthandourenvironments.ExampleswillbedrawnfromNativeAmericanreligioustraditionsaswellasJudaism,Christianity,IslamandBuddhism.

About the Instructor: Daniel Spencer is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and has taught at The University of Montana since 2002. His areas of teaching and research interest include ecological ethics, ethical issues in ecological restoration, religion and ecology, and globalization, justice, and environmental issues in Latin America. Born and raised in California, Dan received his B.A. in Geology from Carleton College, Minnesota in 1979, and his Masters (1983) and Ph.D. (1994) in Environmental Ethics from Union Theological Seminary, New York.

A Complex Neighborhood: U.S.-Mexican Relations from 1914 to Present RodolfoVillarreal-Ríos

Thursdays,3:00pm-4:30pm,ToddBldg.-UMTheU.S.andMexicohave longenjoyedclose,but sometimesdifficult anddelicate, relations.Thiscoursewillexaminehow:PresidentWilsonchangedhispoliciestowardMexico;theU.S.helpedtosolveMexicandomesticproblemsduringthe1920s;PresidentRooseveltmanagedtheMexicannationalizationofoil;MexicosupportedtheAllies duringWWII; a newera of friendship developed afterWWII and lasted until the 1970; theMexicanpoliticalsystemwasreadyforachangeinthe1990s;andhowU.S.-Mexicanrelationsreachedtheirlowestlevelsin decades.

About the Instructor: Rodolfo Villarreal-Ríos graduated as a Ph.D. in History from the University of Montana. He also obtained a Master in Economics from the University of Colorado. Rodolfo served, for over twenty years, the Mexican government holding different positions of decision. He has been a contributor to different publications in Mexico, writing on the topics of history, Mexican politics and the economy.

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John Wayne, Shane, and Will Kane:

The Sacred Executioner in Western Literature and Film JamesSieg

Fridays,1:00pm-2:30pm,ToddBldg.-UM Text: True Grit by Charles Porter and Shane by Jack Schaefer are available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate. ThereisanarchetypeinAmericanwesternfilmandliterature,acharactershroudedinmystery.Helacksapersonalbackstory,andhisfutureisneverrevealed.Thismanlivesonlyforthepresentandhisonlyreasonforexistenceistoeradicateaforcethatisterrorizinginnocents.Inevitably,hegravitatestowardanexusofinvolvement,aspace,whereinevil is confrontedandobliterated, thusallowingothers to return to their formerbucolicexistence.Tofurtherexplorethe“SacredExecutioner”phenomenon,wewillreadtwoshortnovelsandascreenplayaswellasviewthefilmsShane, HighNoon, and TrueGrit.

About the Instructor: James Sieg taught high school and college English during a career spanning forty years. He received his Master’s Degree in English from UC, Irvine and wrote his thesis on Walt Whitman’s early use of American dialect in Leaves of Grass. Sieg later received a Ph.D. from New York University.

Black Radical Traditions TobinMillerShearer

Fridays,3:00pm-4:30pm,ToddBldg.-UM Text: Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 by Beth Tompkins Bates; Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty by Annelise Orleck; Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power by Timothy B Tyson available at the UM Bookstore at a discounted rate.

Historians have categorized African-American resistance to racism as either non-violent integration or armedseparation. This dichotomy ignores continuitieswithin, and seamless perspectives of, Black Radical traditionsthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thiscourseasks,“Whatarethesources,practices,andeffectsofU.S.BlackRadical

traditions?”Throughlectures,readingsanddiscussions,wewillexplorethreemovementsthatcharacterizethecivilrights/blacknationalistdichotomy:

A. Philip Randolph and the Pullman Porter unions (1925-1945);Robert F. Williams and the Black Power movement (1946-1975);andthestrugglesofwelfaremothersinLasVegas(1975-1990).Studentswill read threebooks (oneeverytwoweeks),engageinclassdiscussions,andreceive

short lectures.

About the Instructor: Tobin Miller Shearer is an assistant professor of history and the African-American Studies Coordinator at UM. He holds a dual Ph.D. in History and Religious Studies from Northwestern University where he won several teaching awards. He looks forward with great anticipation to exploring black radical themes with all those who will gather for this study.

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$12 Special MOLLI Six Day Pass isgoodforsixdaysofparkingoncampus.Thispassisgoodforuseinpay-by-hour and decal parking lots at UM.

To purchase a passcall406.243.2905oraddittoyourregistrationform.Tolearnmoreaboutwheretoparkoncampusgoonlinetohttp://www.umt.edu/publicsafety/docs/parking.pdforcontacttheMOLLIstaffforacopyof the map. Please DO NOT park in RESERVED SPACES or your vehicle will be towed!

MOLLI is pleased to offer the following special for a limited time!

Winter Special Take twowinter courses foronly $100. This is a 33% savings on yoursecondcourse! Please note the discount is for one participant enrolling in two courses.

About the Costs of MOLLI MOLLI tries very hard to keep costs at a minimum, so everyone can participate. However, we know thatsome people may need some help. Therefore, MOLLI ispleasedtoofferatuitionwaiverprogramtoensureeveryone +50 has the opportunity to engage in lifelong learning. This fund has been supported by donations from MOLLI instructors and generous members.

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Textbooks TextbooksforMOLLIcoursescanbepurchasedattheUMbookstoreata10%discount.Theyareavailableinthe general books section.

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Bernard Osher Foundation The Osher Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through the support of lifelong learning institutes such asMOLLI.TheBernardOsherFoundationwasfoundedin 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessmanand community leader. The Osher Foundation has now funded more than 120 Osher Lifelong LearningInstitutes on campuses of colleges and universities from MainetoHawaii.FundingforMOLLIiscontingentuponmembershipgrowthgoals,somembershipmatters.Tolearn more about The Bernard Osher Foundation visit onlinehttp://www.osherfoundation.org/

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Missoula, MT 59812Permit No. 569

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