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❏ A Brief History of England; Apr 3-24; $60 ............................................................................. #5713-18❏ Evolution: Origins…; Apr 5-26; $60 ........................................................................................ #5718-18❏ Great Composers…; Feb 5-Apr 9; $155 ................................................................................. #3769-18❏ Hamilton: An American Musical; Feb 13-Mar 6; $60 .......................................................... #5719-18❏ The Intersection of Art and History…; Apr 4-18; $45 .......................................................... #5716-18❏ “Just the Facts, Ma’am”…; Mar 6-27; $60 ...........................................................................…#5712-18❏ New Plant Discoveries…; Feb 1-22; $60 ................................................................................ #5714-18❏ Odyssey Through Turkey; Mar 7-28; $60 .............................................................................. #5717-18❏ Photography and War; Feb 7-28; $60 .................................................................................... #5741-18❏ Scientific Exploration…; Feb 6-27; $60 ...............................................................................…#5715-18❏ She Sings the Blues; Mar 4-Apr 5; $60 .................................................................................. #3787-18❏ “What History Tells…”; Mar 26-May 4; $150 ........................................................................ #5740-18Tuesday Morning Booktalks; Mar 6-Apr 17 (no class Mar 27); $14 for one class, $34 for one session (three classes), $60 for both sessions (six classes) ............................. #4107-18 Section 1: Tuesday Morning Booktalks: Section 2: Tuesday Morning Booktalks: Contemporary Voices Journeys Without End ❏Mar 6, New People: A Novel ❏Apr 3, Season of Migration to the North  ❏Mar 13, You Don’t Have to Love Me: A Memoir ❏Apr 10, The Sheltering Sky   ❏Mar 20, Fates and Furies: A Novel ❏Apr 17, The Moor’s Account

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Mail to: UW–Madison Continuing Studies Registrations Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53706-1487

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History and Humanities for a community of the curious History matters. The humanities matter.They help us understand the past and give us insights into the present. They tell us about ourselves and shed light on lives, cultures, and times different from our own. They teach us about being in the world.Join our community of the curious and learn more. We’ve got discussions for book lovers, studies of great American popular culture, and opportunities to learn about history far removed from our own time and place.

Or delve into our Journeys and Discoveries programs, a series of courses, talks, workshops, and lectures that celebrate the spirit of exploration. Learn about the history of scientific discovery and thinking, take a metaphorical journey, or try a class from our partner programs in the arts, languages, and educational travel. What will you learn next?

Emeritus Faculty LecturesContinuing Studies, the Institute on Aging, and the Anonymous Committee are proud to sponsor this award-winning series, now in its 24th year. Join us on Sunday afternoons to hear lectures by UW–Madison faculty known for their teaching and scholarly excellence. Enjoy refreshments afterward. Pyle Center Auditorium, 702 Langdon St.; no fee or registration

The War on Evolution: Why Does It Continue?Ronald Numbers (professor emeritus, history of science and medicine) Sun, Mar 11, 2-3pm

The Choreography of Human Connection: How Do We Do This Dance?Cecilia Ford (professor emerita, English and sociology) Sun, Apr 22, 2-3pm

Tuesday Morning BooktalksJoin other book lovers for exciting discussions of world literature. Extensive handouts provided.

Section 1: Contemporary VoicesMar 6 New People: A Novel by Danzy SennaMar 13 You Don’t Have to Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman AlexieMar 20 Fates and Furies: A Novel by Lauren Groff

Section 2: Journeys Without EndApr 3 Season of Migration to the North by Tayib SalihApr 10 The Sheltering Sky by Paul BowlesApr 17 The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami

Instructors: Emily Auerbach (professor, English, UW–Madison), Marshall Cook (professor emeritus, Continuing Studies), Sage Goellner (assistant professor, French, Continuing Studies), and Kevin Mullen (PhD, UW–Madison).

Program #4107; 9:30-11am; $14 for one class $34 for one session (three classes), $60 for both sessions (six classes) Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St.

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Celebrate the spirit of explorationJourneys often have itineraries, yet we can rarely guess all that we’ll learn along the way.Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in 1835 as a naturalist on a five-year sea voyage. But it wasn’t until 1859 that he published On the Origin of Species, which fundamentally changed the way we understand the world.Make some discoveries of your own this year.

Classes:● Evolution: Origins and Contemporary Questions● New Plant Discoveries and Landscape Designs:

Renaissance Gardens Past and Present● Odyssey Through Turkey● Scientific Exploration in the Enlightenment: Captain

Cook’s Voyages to the Pacific Ocean, 1768-1779● Sketchbooks and Art Journals: The Artist’s Best Friends● Journeys Without End (Tuesday Morning Booktalks)

Lectures, conferences, trips, and more:● The War on Evolution: Why Does It Continue?

(Eloquence and Eminence lecture)● Writers’ Institute Conference: Pathways to Publication● Programs in Languages and Cultures and Educational Travel

For more information go to go.wisc.edu/journeys-discoveries

Coming in Fall 2018 Join us for programs and courses that celebrate the Wisconsin Idea and the legacy of Robert Gard.

Make, see, and do Check out these other Continuing Studies programs

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Writingcontinuingstudies.wisc.edu/writing

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Refund policy: If you cancel your registration at least three full business days before a program begins, you may be eligible for a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. If you cancel less than three full business days before the program begins, or do not attend, you are responsible for the entire fee.

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A Brief History of EnglandWith a rich history dating back to the Stone Age, England remains a popular tourist destination. This class uses extensive photographs to illustrate its prehistoric era, Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and the Norman monarchy. You’ll take a look at historical sites, nearby picturesque towns, and spectacular landscapes while exploring key elements of English history.Instructor: Art De Smet (professor emeritus, Radiology, UW–Madison) is an avid architectural and landscape photographer.

Great Composers: Palestrina, Biber, Dvorák, SchönbergFor the novice listener or the seasoned music connoisseur, this class is an opportunity to learn more about the lives and music of major composers of Western classical art music. We consider four great composers: Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina, Heinrich Biber, Antonín Dvorák, and Arnold Schönberg.Instructor: Steve Kurr (MM, Musicology, UW–Madison) conducts the Middleton Community Orchestra.

Hamilton: An American MusicalHamilton: An American Musical has taken the country by storm, winning a Pulitzer Prize for drama and multiple Tony Awards, playing to sold-out houses, and receiving unprecedented amounts of media coverage. Explore the musical from a variety of perspectives, with special attention to its historical basis, why it has been described as a “game changer,” how it reflects current issues, and how history is translated for a stage production.Instructor: Sarah Marty (MAB, MS, UW–Madison) is a faculty member in the UW–Whitewater College of the Arts.

The Intersection of Art and History in Washington, DCMany people travel to the great museums around the world but

overlook noteworthy art in Washington, DC. These sessions explore our national culture through the art in our nation’s

capital, including the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Museum of the

American Indian, the National Gallery, the Phillips Collection, and monuments on and off the National Mall. Instructors: Rev. Jerry Hancock was born in Washington, DC, and is director of the Prison Ministry Project. Linda Hancock is an award- winning artist.

Program #5713 Tue, Apr 3-24, 7:30-8:45pm Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave. $60

Program #5718 Thu, Apr 5-26, 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Apr 12 class meets at UW Geology Museum, 1215 W. Dayton St. $60

Program #3769 Mon, Feb 5-Apr 9, 7-8:30pm (no class Mar 26) Middleton High School Rm. 1703, 2100 Bristol St. $155

“Just the Facts, Ma’am”: History and Mystery of the Police Procedural

This class traces the evolution of the police procedural genre and how it reflects differing views of law enforcement. Examine Ed McBain’s Cop Hater, Tony Hillerman’s Dance Hall of the Dead, Thomas Mullen’s Darktown, and Richard Price’s Lush Life, and consider their value as both history and mystery.

Instructor: Helene Androski was a senior academic librarian at the UW–Madison Memorial Library prior to retirement.

Photography and War: History, Technology, and Imaging ConflictPhotography has changed perceptions of war since the mid-19th century, with shifts in technological innovation, ideological application, and artistic expression. Explore how famous, lesser-known, and anonymous photographers have used the medium to report and preserve stories of conflict impacting soldiers, civilians, and the environment. Examine images of documentary and portraiture, propaganda and surveillance, resistance and revolution, and memory and survival.Instructor: Heather Sonntag (PhD, UW–Madison) earned her doctorate on the early developments of Russian imperial photography and the Turkestan Album.

She Sings the BluesBlues women sang it as they saw it. Bessie Smith’s “Poor Man’s Blues,” Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child,” and Memphis Minnie’s “Meningitis Blues” all speak to the conditions of real life. Look at the careers of the great early 20th-century blues women, listen to their music, and learn how their work intersected with the recording industry and the social conditions around them.Instructor: Jessica Courtier (PhD, Musicology, UW–Madison) is the program director in Music and Performing Arts in the UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies.

“What History Tells”: European Racism, Antisemitism, and the Fate of Liberalism, 1890-1945

“Racism is reviving in a big way all over, in our own country as well as in Europe,” said UW–Madison history professor George L. Mosse in a 1991 interview. This course

examines how European society constructed “others” and “outsiders” between 1890 and 1945. Follow two of Mosse’s ongoing questions: How did individuals and political movements cultivate and advocate a hatred of “outsiders,” and why were liberal democratic systems unable to adapt to mass movements or counter extremist political ideologies?

Facilitator: Skye Doney (PhD, UW–Madison) is the director of the George L. Mosse Program at the UW–Madison Department of History.

George Mosse photo: George L. Mosse Program Archive

Program #5719 Tue, Feb 13-Mar 6, 5:30-7pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #5716 Wed, Apr 4-18, 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $45

Program #5712 Tue, Mar 6-27, 7-8:30pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #5714 Thu, Feb 1-22, 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #5717 Wed, Mar 7-28, 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #5741 Wed, Feb 7-28, 7:30-8:45pm Elvehjem Building, 800 University Ave. $60

Program #5715 Tue, Feb 6-27, 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #3787 Thu, Mar 8-Apr 5 (no class Mar 29); 7:30-8:45pm Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. $60

Program #5740 Online Mon, Mar 26-Fri, May 4 $150

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“It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” —Ursula Le GuinMake some discoveries of your own this year. Whether you’re learning a language for a trip abroad, exploring the world through a history class, or sharing an epiphany in a writing course, let Continuing Studies guide you.

Evolution: Origins and Contemporary QuestionsDarwin’s theory of evolution radically changed humankind’s understanding of Earth’s history and the species inhabiting it. Where did the concept come from? What questions do contemporary scholars bring to this complex topic? UW–Madison faculty explore the history of the idea of evolution, the significance of the Galápagos Islands in their historical and contemporary settings, and cutting-edge research on the evolutionary history of human life.Instructors: David Baum (professor, Botany, UW–Madison) is a member of the J.F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution. Elizabeth Hennessy (assistant professor, History and Environmental Studies, UW–Madison) is the author of On the Backs of Tortoises: The Will to Save the Galápagos Islands. John Hawks (professor, Anthropology, UW–Madison) is a lead researcher working with caches of early human fossils in South Africa.

New Plant Discoveries and Landscape Designs: Renaissance Gardens Past and PresentNew and Old World discoveries of edible, medicinal, and decorative plants in the 16th

and 17th centuries revolutionized horticultural practice and spurred scientific inquiry across Western Europe. Using images from gardening

manuals, herbals, paintings, and tapestries, this course highlights these new plants and innovative landscape designs from the Age of Exploration. Includes a virtual tour of Renaissance gardens re-created in the present day.Instructor: Madge Hildebrandt Klais (PhD) is assistant professor

emerita in the School of Library and Information Studies at UW–Madison.

Odyssey Through TurkeyTurkey is a bridge between Europe and Asia, a place where East meets West, and a crossroads of major civilizations for thousands of years. Learn about Istanbul’s Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, Cappadocia’s rock-cut churches and subterranean villages, Greco-Roman jewels of the Aegean Coast, and the southern coast’s ancient Lycian cities. Instructor: Leyla Topal (BA, Middle East Technical University, Turkey) has been a licensed tour guide in Turkey since 1995.

Scientific Exploration in the Enlightenment: Captain Cook’s Voyages to the Pacific Ocean, 1768-1779From the late 1400s forward, Europeans continuously pushed outward into vast reaches of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. But only in the 18th century were expeditions organized to yield scientific information that could be turned into commercial, and sometimes military, advantages. Using Cook’s three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, investigate what scientific expeditions hoped to accomplish, how they were carried out, and what kinds of new knowledge they yielded.Instructor: Tom Broman is a professor emeritus of history of science and history of medicine at UW–Madison.

For more information go to go.wisc.edu/journeys-discoveries