The Education Committee announced two new courses for January 2021. Both will run from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm via Zoom.
Tuesday, January 5, 12, 19: Kate Farrington: Theater Course, topic to be determined.
Resident Dramaturg for The Pearl Theater in NYC from 2006-2017, Kate Farrington received her MFA from Brooklyn College, CUNY. She has worked with many NYC theaters including New York Theatre Workshop, the Public, and Vital Theater. She is an adjunct professor at Marymount Manhattan College and has become a very popular guest lecturer at Kendal.
Friday, January 8, 15, 22, 29: Edward Berenson, “History of Paris”
This course will cover the earliest civilizations (Lutecia); Paris as a center of revolution; the creation of the modern city under Napoleon III and how his redevelopment led to Impressionism and inspired several of the greatest writers of the 19th century; the Jazz Age of the 1920s and ‘30s; and Paris as the jazz capital of Europe.
Professor Berenson teaches history at NYU and NYU’s Institute of French Studies and is Chair of the Department of History. He is a cultural historian specializing in the history of modern France and its empire, with interests in the history of Britain, the British Empire, and the U.S. In 1999, he received the American Historical Association’s Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award. In 2006, French President Jacques Chirac decorated him as Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite.
Dr. Berenson spoke at Kendal in January 2020 about his book The Accusation: Blood Libel in an American Town.
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November Course Reminder
Professor Marjorie Miller will teach a course on “China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Future,” by Zoom on Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17, and 24, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
Questions? Speak to Fran Kelly.