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UCR Zoom Courses   

 
  • The Rising of Women's Consciousness
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 4/9/2025 - 5/14/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Katya Williamson
    Seats Still Available: 97

    The consciousness and leadership of women has always been present from ancient maternal cultures, such as Minoan and Native American, to the more recent developments of the 1960's of the Women's consciousness raising groups that still moves society forward today. This zoom class presents the writings of and about Susan B. Anthony, the leading Suffragette whose complete focus was the Vote for Women, even stating in the early 1900's that she imagined her work would not be realized until after she died, (in 1906) until 1920 but continued anyway. It will also include one of the heralders of the woman's consciousness raising movement in the 1960's autobiography My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem who played a huge role in starting Ms. Magazine. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan that rocketed society forward in realization of women's capacities to help change the world. and books by Alice Walker, Sue Monk Kidd, and Jean Shinoda Bolen will also be referred to for their contributions to understanding better the progress and self-development of women through the years.

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  • Beginning Digital Photography
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 4/11/2025 - 4/25/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: F
    Sessions: 3
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room:
    Instructor: Eli Vega
    Seats Still Available: 100

    In this highly interactive course, learn the basics of your camera and photography basics: dials on your camera; those mysterious menu items; composition; f/stops, shutter speeds, & the exposure meter and how they all work together; ISO and White Balance; Different types of lenses; the #1 solution to the #1 problem in photography; and more!

    In this highly interactive course, learn the basics of your camera and photography basics, like those dials on your camera; those mysterious menu items; composition; f/stops, shutter speeds, & the exposure meter and how they all work together; ISO and White Balance; different types of lenses; the #1 solution to the #1 problem in photography; and more!

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  • The 20th Century American Short Story III
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 4/22/2025 - 5/27/2025
    Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Robert Weibezahl
    Seats Still Available: 93

    Join the exploration of the short story as we delve into the Best American Short Stories of the Century, selected by John Updike. This session, we will concentrate on stories from the last part of the century (1973-1999) by both well-known and less-remembered writers. Participants read the stories in advance, then we discuss them within the context of their time, investigating multiple American themes. There is no prerequisite.

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  • Cinematic Exploration: Agony & Ecstasy: The Lives & Creativity of Famous Painters
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 5/19/2025 - 6/30/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: M
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Elena Romine
    Seats Still Available: 95

    Explore world-famous painters through film. Watch documentaries and biographical films independently. The follow-up virtual classroom discussions will offer deeper insights into the lives and works of these artists. This course will provide a valuable opportunity to better understand art masterpieces within the context of their time and cultures.

    No class May 26 (Memorial Day)

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  • Gangster of Capitalism: The Smedley Butler Saga
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 5/20/2025 - 6/24/2025
    Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Days: Tu
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: John Powers
    Seats Still Available: 98

    Smedley Butler, a US Marine, was the most celebrated war fighter of his time. Wherever the U.S. flag went, he went in nearly every overseas conflict from 1898 to WW II. Butler blazed a path for empire: annexing the Philippines and the land of the Panama Canal; leading troops in China; invading and occupying Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Mexico. In retirement, Butler turned against war and the bankers, declaring “I was a racketeer for capitalism.” But the bankers had one more job for Butler: to overthrow the new administration of Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. Join in this journey of American history through the scholarship of Jonathan Katz and Jules Archer.

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  • The Best Rock Songs of All Time
  • Fee: $35.00
    Dates: 5/21/2025 - 6/25/2025
    Times: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Days: W
    Sessions: 6
    Building: Online Classroom
    Room: Zoom Classroom
    Instructor: Emanuel Abramovits
    Seats Still Available: 97

    Put some music fans in the same room, and sooner or later, they will ask each other, 'What's your favorite song?'. If we talk about Rock fans, some will choose Smoke on the Water, others will choose Bohemian Rhapsody, some will choose Stairway to Heaven, and others will have other choices. With audiovisuals, stories, and anecdotes, let's discuss what makes these songs great, the context when they became classics, the songwriters, the performers, their cultural significance, their resonance across time, and why it is advised to wear a black T-shirt in at least one class. From the 50s until today, there's plenty of great music to talk about, so let's build our top 100.

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