America in the 20th Century: How Pop Culture Shaped Our Lives
Popular culture is all around us, influencing how we think, how we feel and how we live our lives in countless ways. This course will explore the major pop cultural trends of the 20th Century, as well as their impact and lasting influence on life in the 21st Century.  Students will be asked to utilize their own life experiences to foster the exploration of fads and follies as represented in television, film, advertising, popular music and related forms of entertainment.   Whether you think it’s the cat’s meow, you’re feeling groovy or you’re just jiggy with it, popular culture defined the 20th Century and remains one of the greatest influences on modern life. 
Instructor:  Richard Schultz
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60212
#43103            Jan 28 – Feb 18            9am-12pm
Fee:  $49         4 Saturdays                    UHILLS M131

Everyday English in the United States
Through lecture, role playing and practice, you will learn and understand practical English for everyday use in the US.  You will learn about similarities and differences in formal and informal conversation; phrases that express likes, dislikes and indifference; telephone conversations; imperfect English and slang often used; English and confusing ‘promises’ in advertising; the world of online English; and phrases used in sports, hobbies, work, on the radio and in general conversation.  This class is especially helpful for those visiting from other nations, or for those who’ve recently relocated. 
Instructor:  Bruce Janis
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60213
#43104            Feb 25 – Mar 10            10am-12pm
Fee:  $39         3 Saturdays                    UHILLS M131

American Media and Politics
This course explores the historical and contemporary role of the American press as the Fourth Estate. It examines the extent to which traditional and new American media influences voter behavior, sways public policy, affects national discourse, defines the nation’s global image, and shapes American culture and democracy.
Instructor:  Trish Myers
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60214
#43105                Mar 24 – Apr 14            10am-12pm
Fee:  $39            3 Saturdays                    UHILLS M131

History, Contemporary Issues and the Arts
Held at the Desert Foothills Library

Presenters:

Salim Jaffer

Salim is listed in the Who's Who heritage registry of New York, graduated from the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London, UK, part of an International Training Program for Muslim speakers.  He is a 'Certified Speaker' for the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Arizona (ISBA) and he speaks Urdu and English fluently, some Arabic and Farsi as he lived in Abu Dhabi, United Arad Emirates for eight years.

Dr. Penelope Price

Executive Producer, Writer, Director: Dr Price holds a B.S. in Comparative Politics and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Literature from Arizona State University.  Recent awards include a 2001 Telly Award for the Promotion tape Artists of the Resistance, and the 2001-2002 Arizona Commission for the Arts Media/Visual Arts Fellowship.  Price's most recent film, Pasa Un Angel won the Golden Spire Award in the San Francisco International Film and Video Festival.

In this fun and fascinating series of lectures, you will learn about ideas, customs and practices we adopted from peoples and cultures of the past, and how they influence our everyday lives.  Instructed by Hadara Carol

Things You Never Knew: Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Phoenicians and Lydians
What is the origin of the ‘red carpet’ treatment?  You will learn the answer to this and much more in this mini-course which covers the unusual contributions of the Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Phoenicians and Lydians.
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60222
#43564            Feb 2                          9-11am
Fee:  $10        1 Thursday                 UHILLS Q401

Things You Never Knew:  Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians and Indians
What is the origin of ‘check mate?’  You will learn the answer to this and much more in this mini-course which covers the unusual contributions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians and Indians.
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60223
#43568            Feb 16                        9-11am
Fee:  $10         1 Thursday                UHILLS TBA

Things You Never Knew:  Chinese, Greeks and Romans
What is the origin of your graduation cap and gown? You will learn the answer to this and much more in this mini-course which covers the unusual contributions of the Chinese, Greeks, and Romans
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60224
#43573            Mar 1                           9-11am
Fee:  $10         1 Thursday                 UHILLS Q401

Things You Never Knew:
Middle Ages, Renaissance, Age of Exploration and French Philosophers
What is the origin of the ‘ finger flip’?  You will learn the answer to this and much more in this mini-course which covers the unusual contributions from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, The Age of Exploration and the French Philosophers.
Subject:  Cont_ed Course #100-60225
#43575            Mar 22                        9-11am
Fee:  $10         1 Thursday                UHILLS Q401

Take all four lectures and save!  Register for Class #43577.  Fee:  $30

Presenters:

Dr. Sybil Thorton

Sybil Thorton teaches pre-modern Japanese history and Asian civilization at Arizona State University.  Her research focuses on Japanese religion, epic, and cinema.  She holds degrees in Latin (BA, UC Berkeley), film (MA, San Francisco State), and Japanese (BA, MA, PhD, University of Cambridge).

Dr. Aaron Moore

Aaron Stephen Moore is an assistant professor of history at Arizona State University.  He specializes in the twentieth century Japanese history with a focus on the wartime and colonial eras.  He has lived and worked in Japan in various capacities for fifteen years.  He also teaches more broadly on the history of modern Asia since the 19th Century. (BA, MA, PhD History, Asian Studies)

Dr. Penelope Price

Executive Producer, Writer, Director: Dr. Price holds a B.S. in Comparative Politics and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Literature from Arizona State University.   Recent awards include a 2001 Telly Award for the Promotion tape Artists of Resistance, and the 2001-2002 Arizona Commission for the Arts Media/Visual Arts Fellowship. Price's most recent film, Pasa Un Angel won the Golden Spire Award in the San Francisco International Film and Video Festival.

Dr. Debora Deacon

Deb works as the Dean of Graduate Studies at Harrison Middleton University, a small, private liberal arts college.  Her current areas of research include Japanese anime and manga and women's public art. Her new book, American Women Artists in Wartime, 1776-2010, was published in September by McFarland Publishing Company.  She holds a BA in art history and a Ph.D. in the Theory and History of Art with a major in the art of Southeast Asia and a minor in the art of East Asia.  

This course will provide an understanding of the Mayan Calendar that the movie "2012" did not.  Learn about Mayan Mathematics, the origin of the Mayan Calendar, the 260-day Sacred Calendar, the 365-day Solar Calendar, the 52-year Calendar Round, and the 5,125-year Long Count Great Cycle ending December 21, 2012!  Also included is the relationship of the 52-year Calendar Round to the mythical Quetzalcoatl and the planet Venus.

Instructor: Norm Spooner
Subject: Cont_ed Course #100-60152
# 42267                       Feb 9                        7:10-9pm
Fee:  $15                     1 Thursday              UHILLS M128

Explore the astonishing and mysterious irrational number known as the golden ratio or "phi" (1.618 ...), that was defined by the mathematician Euclid over 2,000 years ago.  This ratio pops up in nature in many curious places such as in nautilus shells, starfish, honeycombs, the way plants grow, crystals, the spacing of the planets and in the shapes of galaxies containing billions of stars.

Instructor: Norm Spooner
Subject: Cont_ed course #100-60151
# 40366                       Feb 23                         7:10-9pm
Fee:  $15                     1 Thursday                  UHILLS M132

When St. Joan of Arc was 13 years old, she heard voices that eventually inspired her to lead French soldiers against English oppression.  Extensive historical documentation and subsequent writings have authenticated her life, mission, trial, death and rehabilitation.  Learn about the mystery and mission of this remarkable teenager through a virtual pilgrimage to France.

Instructor, Debra Nickelson, DVM
Subject: Cont_ed Course #100-60185
# 42269                       Mar 6                           6:30-8pm
Fee:  $10                     1 Tuesday                   UHILLS M128