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IN THIS ISSUE:

UF Graduate Research Projects

Conversational Spanish

Advanced German

Beginning German

Exceptional Literary Talents

Adventures in Living

St. Augustine Oral Histories

Integrative (Alternative) Medicine

Spanish Basics for Beginners

Legacies of Violence

Franco Era Special Presentation

Round Table in the Algonquin Genre

Opera

Greetings ILR members, On June 3rd, we received the good news….. thanks to high vac-cination rates and to the expected continuing decline in new COVID cases, Oak Hammock classrooms will be open, starting this sum-mer, for in-person classes. After being shut down for more than a year, all presenters, Oak Hammock residents, and ILR town members will be welcomed back to class! In response to the opening news, this summer we will be offering a hybrid class-delivery model. Zoom options will continue to be available for all classes, but the emphasis will be on a return to in-person learn-ing. We are committed to bringing back the in-person class expe-rience to ILR. The Summer Semester brings an interesting assortment of courses. As in previous years, summer registration is free of charge. So, please register for anything that strikes your fancy. Even if you will be away part of the time, sign up so you can participate when your sched-ule permits. You will receive the usual email Zoom links for all classes you register for….so you can log in for any class – even if you are away from Gainesville. But, when you are in town, we really hope to see you in class at Oak Hammock. The ILR budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1st, calls for the full return of all ILR programs – including Kick-Off gatherings and appreciation activities for presenters. This means our operating expenses will be going back up to normal levels, after a year of re-stricted activity. In the Fall, registration fees return to the pre-pandemic structure. We will work hard to make sure your ILR mem-bership continues to be the exceptional value you have always en-joyed.

Ron Bern Chair, ILR Board of Directors

Summer Bulletin 2021

The Institute for Learning in Retirement

The Institute for Learning in Retirement is dedicated to the enjoyment and continued learning of its members. The courses in this Bulletin are the work of volunteer members who organize and facilitate the courses, discussion groups, special events, and field trips, as well as social activities involving the ILR. The presenters are also volunteers, coming from the University of Florida, Santa Fe College, and the Gainesville community.

Summer 2021 Courses

UF Research Projects Mondays 10:00am ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Facilitator: Walter Wynn and Andreana Cunningham July 12 Whitney Stone Whitney Stone is a third-year Ph.D. student studying Agricultural Communication. In her talk, she will discuss the repre-

sentation of agricultural migrant workers in U.S. newspapers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 19 Molly Selba Molly Selba is a PhD candidate in biological anthropology. In her talk she will discuss her experiences with education/

outreach in the K-12 classroom and the importance of teaching students about our human origin story.

July 26 Augusta Sparks Farnum Augusta Sparks Farnum is a Master’s student in the UF Arts in Medicine program. She has been awarded art residen-

cies in New Mexico and Maine. Her talk will discuss her ongoing work as a multidisciplinary artist and student.

August 2 Edward Quinn Edward Quinn is a PhD student in biological anthropology. He will discuss a study in the Democratic Republic of Congo

on the impact of maternal stress on infant gene regulation.

August 16 Rose Bryson

Rose Bryson is a PhD student in biological anthropology and an analyst at a forensic anthropology lab in Gainesville. In her talk she will discuss how people are identified from skeletal remains and what information about us is captured in

our bones.

August 23 Ines Said Ines Said is a Master's student in Digital Arts and Sciences. She studies virtual reality/human-computer interaction and

its commercial applications.

Spanish Conversation and Culture Mondays 1:30-2:30pm ZOOM only Presenter: Allen Zegarra Facilitator: Roanne Coplin This is a continuation of the former Advanced Spanish class. It will consist of conversation, grammar and literature. The instructor is Allen Zegarra, a Ph.D. candidate in the Latin American Literature and Culture track at the University of Florida.

German Tuesdays ZOOM Hybrid/Conference Room A Instructor: Barbara Johnston Beginning German: Tuesdays 11:00-12:00pm Students already have a basic foundation of vocabulary and grammar. The emphasis is on building vocabulary and studying basic grammar concepts through reading. Advanced German: Tuesdays 1:30-2:30pm Students should have a competent knowledge of German. The emphasis is on reading to improve vocabulary and conversation.

Summer 2021 Courses

Exceptional Literary Talents: Commentaries on Authors Mondays 1:30pm ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Facilitators: Ellen Efros and Roy Hunt Presenters: Richard MacMaster taught American History at Western Carolina University and James Madison University and has a special interest in 18th-century immigration. Paul Ortiz is Director, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, and Professor of History, University of Florida Richard MacMaster Presents: July 12 American Exceptionalism—The United States Magazine and Democratic Review (1828-1856) and its editor, John Louis O'Sullivan, who coined "Manifest Destiny" and argued that "our democratic institutions" made American

literature superior to any other and the writers he published. July 19 The Past That Never Was—James Fennimore Cooper, William Gilmore Simms, John Pendleton Kennedy and other historical novelists, centering on George Fitzhugh and the Cavalier Myth from The Cavaliers of Chotank to

Sociology for the South where he argued that advanced societies required slave labor. July 26 Glory and Shame—American writers on British soil, notably James Fennimore Cooper's Homeward Bound

and C. Edwards Lester's The Glory and the Shame of England with its condemnation of exploitation of enslaved labor. August 2 Visiting Cousin Jonathan—British writers on the American scene in the Age of Jackson, centering on

Charles Dickens' American novel, Martin Chuzzlewit.

Paul Ortiz Presents:

August 9 American Notes Charles Dicken’s (in) famous trip to Antebellum America resulted in his travelogue, American Notes, published in 1842. At once a paeon to American democracy as well as a savage indictment of it, the book was not well received on this side of the Atlantic. One reviewer described American Notes as “the most trashy of all the publications ever issued in relation to the United States.” We will explore American Notes for what it reveals about the roots of the challenges we face in our own time as well as the impact of US cultures on Charles Dickens’s literary career.

Participants are encouraged to watch Bharat Nalluri’s 2017 film, “The Man Who Invented Christmas.”

August 16 Great Expectations Great Expectations is considered one of the world’s greatest novels, a stirring coming-of-age story of one of literature’s be-loved characters, Pip. But what is this story really about? We will consider Charles Dicken’s penultimate novel as narrative of life in the British Empire and a commentary on colonialism, prison reform, and class inequalities—themes that Dickens increasingly explored in his latter novels.

Participants are encouraged to watch David Lean’s 1946 film version of Great Expectations.

Etiquette Tips for Attendees of ZOOM classes: 1. Keep your microphone muted unless recognized to speak or ask a question. 2. Always be mindful of background noise. 3. Position your camera properly (eye level, good lighting). 4. Limit distractions. 5. Turn camera off if multi-tasking.

6. Prepare in advance to optimize participation, focus and engagement.

Summer 2021 Courses

Adventures in Living Tuesdays 10:00AM ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Facilitators: Debbie Dean, Dick Martin, Diane Haines Since 2014 ILR members have been treated to presentations from fellow ILR members who share their life stories. This term we will hear from the following who are guaranteed to surprise and delight us!

July 6 Alice Gridley: Lucky in Life

July 13 Bill Zegel: First you have to row a little boat!

July 20 Frank Townsend: Adventures of a Third Generation Zonian

July 27 Vicki Mulhearn: Living on the Edge

August 3 Victoria Bricker: From Southern Germany to the Maya in Southern Mexico 1960-1988

August 10 Margi Sidman: It’s all about me!

St. Augustine Oral Histories Tuesdays 1:30pm ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Facilitator: Roy Hunt This course will consist of videos recorded with survivors of the battles of the ‘60’s. July 13 Introduction to the St. Augustine Oral Histories program Presenters: Paul Ortiz, Director, Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, Professor of History, University of Florida; Deborah Hendrix , Proctor Program-UF; Annemarie Anderson, Southern Foodways, University of Mississippi; and Raja Rahim, Appalachian State University July 20 Justice, Justice 1964 St. Augustine, Florida, A roundtable in St. Augustine facilitated by Paul Ortiz of rabbis who were arrested on June 18, 1964 in the largest arrest of rabbis in American history. These courageous rabbis came to St. Augustine at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to take part in the civil rights movement. 120 mins. July 27 Rabbi Hanan Sills, an Oral History. Rabbi Sills discusses his religious faith, his social justice work, Jewish culture and the factors compelling him to come to St. Augustine, Florida in 1964 to participate in the civil rights movement 62 mins. August 3 Raja Rahim and Annemarie Nichols interview Mr. James Jackson. Jackson was a key organizer in the St. Augustine Movement. He was beaten by the Ku Klux Klan when he was 19 years old. He is profiled here in the St. Augustine Record 91mins. August 10 Conversation with Mike Gannon, David Chalmers, and David Colburn, all eminent UF history profes-sors. What has become of Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream? 30 mins.

During this age of ZOOM classes and remote learning opportunities, ILR has created a YouTube channel where previously rec-orded class sessions may be viewed in case you miss a class or want to take another look. The recordings are being up-loaded to YouTube within a few days of the presentations and will remain on YouTube through the following semester.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS 1. Type in www.ilr352.org to reach the ILR Home Page. 2. Click on the “Links” tab and then on the “ILR YOUTUBE PAGE” link in the drop-down menu. 3. Then click on the link displayed and you will be taken directly to the ILR You Tube Home Page. 4. On the Home Page, click on the tab “Playlists.” This will show you all the courses for which we have recorded lectures. 5. Find the course you are interested in, and then click on “View Full Playlist” at the bottom of the course panel. This will

display all the recorded lectures for that course. Click on the lecture you wish to see…and off you go. 6. To return to “View Full Playlist,” menu, click on the black arrow pointing left, in the upper margin. You can now repeat the

process to view other lectures for that or other courses.

Summer 2021 Courses

INTEGRATIVE (ALTERNATIVE) MEDICINE: A partnership between conventional and holistic medicine Wednesdays 10:00am Facilitator: Pushpa Kalra ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room July 7 Introduction to Integrative Medicine, A Perspective Presenter—Allen H Neims, M.D. Professor Emeritus. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Pediatrics. Co-Developer Center for Spirituality and Health. A definition of alternative complementary integrative medicine describing historical practices with personal and often humorous experiences designed to portray the bigger picture and com-plexity of healthcare. July 14 Ayurveda: A holistic individualized healing system from India Presenter—Pushpa Soundarajan, MBA, RDN, LDN, AP, CYI The ancient wisdom of Ayurveda is relevant even today as a system of health and healing. The talk will highlight the principles of Ayurveda and how it is an individualized approach to health and healing based on our body types. Some tips for healthy diet and lifestyle will be provided for practical use in your life. July 21 The Brain and the Science of Meditation Presenter— Louis Allen Ritz Ph.D. Emeritus, Department of Neuroscience UF College of Medicine Director, Center for Spirituality and Health An overview of the benefits of Meditation. We will follow with a description of how meditation, working through brain systems, can help us reduce stress, calm our emotions, and quiet our minds. July 28 KRATOM Presenter— Chris McCurdy Ph.D., FAAPS. Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Director of the UF Translational Drug Development Core, UF College of Pharmacy. Kratom, a controversial drug, is under investigation for opioid withdrawal syndrome. This talk will define what it is, how it has been used traditionally in its area of origin and how it is used in the United States. Also, the talk will cover what is known about the science around this herb and the risks and benefits that we have determined so far. August 4 High Science: What We Know About Cannabis, CBD and Synthetic Cannabinoids Presenter— Steve Childers, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology/Pharmacology, Wake Forest College of Medicine August 11 Introduction to Chinese Medicine (Acupuncture) Presenter—Kyle Roberts, Ayurvedic Practitioner and student of Chinese Medicine, Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been used for thousands of years but why is it still relevant in society today? This discussion will elaborate upon the foundations of Chinese Medicine and why it serves as a superb benefit for many health related concerns.

Basic Spanish for Beginners Wednesdays 12:00-1:00pm ZOOM Only Facilitator: Frank Townsend Presenter: Allen Zegarra

This new course is for all who want to start at the very beginning with the basics. Focus will be on introductory vocabulary and simple, commonly used greetings and phrases. Allen Zegarra has taught the Beginning Spanish and Conversational Spanish and now ILR is offering a class that will focus on the very basics. CLASS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 REGISTRANTS. Allen Zegarra is a Ph.D. candidate in the Latin American Literature and Culture track at the University of Florida. He is from Peru. Frank Townsend is a 3d generation Panama Canal Zonian who served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Latin America before assuming a professorship in civil engineering at UF.

Summer 2021 Courses

Legacies of Violence Wednesdays 1:30pm ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Facilitators: Ellen Efros Barbara Mennel– Rothman- Chair and Director, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

“Legacies of Violence” analyzes the aftereffects of violence in national contexts. Talks analyze how force against Native Americans shaped landscapes and how power relations defined maps of the Mexican/US Border. Speakers address the legacy of American police brutality and silent cinema’s portrayal of racist violence. After a discussion of tyranny in classic Athens, the course concludes by reflecting on changing views on the Bolshevik Revolution. The course offers diverse humanities perspectives on aggression in history and culture. July 7 Landscape Structural Violence and the Dispossession of Native American History Presenter—Ken Sassaman, Hyatt and Cici Brown Professor of Florida Archaeology Department of Anthropology Government-led removal of Native Americans east of the Mississippi in the 19th century was only the start of an ongoing effort to dispossess indigenous people of their land, and with it, their history and culture. We explore in this lecture how dispossession persists as a form of landscape structural violence. July 14 The History of the Mexico/US Border through Mapping Presenter—Victor Del Hierro, Assistant Professor, Department of English In, “The History of the Mexico/US Border through Mapping,” Victor Del Hierro will discuss the history of the borderlands area between Ciudad-Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, USA through maps. Dr. Del Hierro will discuss how map-making in the area has impacted the narrative of this place. July 21 American Police Brutality in Historical Perspective Presenter—Jeffrey S. Adler, Professor, Department of History. Adler's presentation will explore Ameri-can police violence during the last 100 years. By the start of this century, police use of deadly force in the United States soared to 100 times the United Kingdom’s rate, tearing at the fabric of modern America. How and why did this occur?

July 28 Race, Violence, and Trauma in Silent Cinema Presenter—Barbara Mennel, Professor, Department of English, and Rothman Chair and Director, Cen-ter for the Humanities and the Public Sphere. In “Race, Violence, and Trauma in Silent Cinema,” Barbara Mennel dis-cusses the racist representation of African Americans in early cinema and its counter representations of violence against African Americans in two exemplary films: W.D.Griffith’s Birth of a Nation (1915) and Oscar Micheaux’s Within our Gates (1920). August 4 Remembering the Thirty Tyrants of Classical Athens Presenter—Andrew Oxman Wolpert, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, and Director of UF Quest . After the Peloponnesian war, Classical Athens fell into civil war. Although the Thirty Tyrants ruled for only 13 months, their reign of terror left a lasting legacy in the political culture that holds many lessons for us as we grapple with the insurrection that occurred on the Capitol.

August 11 The Bolshevik Revolution: Changing Representations of Violence (1917-2017) Presenter—Galina Rylkova, Associate Professor, Russian Studies, Department of Languages, Litera-tures, and Cultures . Ever since its creation, the Soviet state and its people had grappled with the consequences of these enormously important and violent events. Galina Rylkova will discuss the role of the eye-witness accounts, fiction, and film in shaping the then prevailing versions of revolutionary violence.

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Summer 2021 Courses

The Franco Era Thursdays 10:00am ZOOM Hybrid/Oak Room Presenter: Angela Acosta—Angela is a Gainesville native who has defended her dissertation in the Iberian Studies Program at The Ohio State University. She has studied in Spain and will enlighten us about the war that tore Spain apart in the 1930’s and beyond. Facilitator: Ellen Efros July 8 Spanish Civil War and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade

July 15 Spanish Culture and Society During the Franco Regime

Round Table Discussion in the Algonquin Genre Thursdays 10:00am ZOOM Hybrid/MPR Moderators: Rick Gold, Eli Glazer, Dick Suttor

The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits. Gathering initially as part of a

practical joke, members of "The Vicious Circle,” as they dubbed themselves, met for lunch each day at the Algonquin Hotel

from 1919 until roughly 1929. At these luncheons, they engaged in wisecracks, wordplay, and witticisms that, through the

newspaper columns of Round Table members, were disseminated across the country.

ILR’s Hybrid (In-person or ZOOM , your choice) Round Table is a forum for discussion of topics of mutual interest, particu-

larly of current events. Participants bring their interests, opinions and expertise to the table and engage in spirited, though

respectful, debate. Topics are determined jointly by participants, who must be registered to participate in this class.

Class limit: 30 (MPR is limited to 25 participants)

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choices and scroll down to press SUBMIT! You’re DONE! You will see a screen that says your registration is complete.

Don’t click on the JotForm buttons. You will also receive an email confirmation back from JotForm that you have

successfully registered and no further action is required. We hope you enjoy the summer semester.

See you soon—in class or on ZOOM!

Summer 2021 Courses

Opera—Facilitators’ Choice Fridays 1:00pm ZOOM only Comic opera favorites of the four facilitators---we offer you lighter and often hilarious fare for the summer Zoom opera

class

July 9, 16 Presenter: Ray Jones—A Short History of ILR Opera at Oak Hammock 2001-2013 followed by “La Cenerentola” Rossini’s dramma giocoso, La Cenerentola, ossia La Bonta Trionfo (Cinderella or Goodness Triumphant) is a spar-kling opera. The Metropolitan Opera's May, 2014 production has a stellar cast with Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella, and Juan Diego Florez as her Prince Charming. The role of Cinderella is assigned to a coloratura mezzo soprano and demands spectacular runs and vocal displays. La Cenerentola was a more popular opera in the nineteenth century than The Barber of Seville. Gioachino Rossini’s librettist for the opera was Jacopo Ferretti. 2 hours 52mins July 23, 30 Presenter: Forrest Crawford “Don Pasquale” Among the last of Donizetti’s almost 70 operas, this delightful opera combines a beautiful score with a witty, fun filled libretto. Don Pasquale is the epitome of opera buffa and today remains one of the three most popular of all Italian comic operas. In collaboration with the librettist

Giovanni Ruffini, Donizetti claimed that it took him no more than eleven days to complete! 2 hours 22 mins.

August 6, 13 Presenter: David Hickey “The Nose” The Nose, a 1930 Shostakovich opera based on the 1831 Gogol short story, is a mix of anarchy and the absurd, with a visually-rich 2010 production conceived by the South African artist William Kentridge, and a star-turn by the Tony-winning Brazilian baritone Paolo Szot (who wowed Broadway with his portrayal of the French planter in a 2008 revival of South Pacific). Join us to admire the clever staging, and laugh a lot at the impudent "freed" appendage and its owner's exasperation, set to a score noted for rhythmic intricacies and melodic surprises. 2 hours August 20, 27 Présenter: Coni Gesualdi “La Fille du Regiment” This ‘opera comique’ by Gaetano Donizetti, written in 1840 and set to a French libretto, quickly became a success partly because of the famous aria, “Ah Mes Amis” which requires the tenor to sing at least 8 high C’s. Our tenor, Juan Diego Florez, does this with accuracy and gusto. Natalie Dessay is the ‘fille’ Marie, the canteen girl who was adopted by the regiment after they found her as an

abandoned baby. This is a joyful opera with a marvelous cast…don’t miss it! 2 hours 19 mins

2021 ILR Board of Directors Chair Ron Bern Vice Chair Sara Lynn Gibbs Treasurer Carole George Secretary Barb Francis Curriculum Committee Chair Margaret Boonstra Budget and Finance Chair Rick Gold Membership Chair Ron Nutter Aging Research Chair Meredeth Rowe Communication Chair Doug Merrey Santa Fe College Research Walter Wynn Outreach Don McGlothlin Ex Officio Julie Ann Ariet

2021 ILR Curriculum Committee Chair Margaret Boonstra Science Committee Chair Ken Berns Humanities Committee Chair Ellen Efros Committee Members: John Axe, Laura Berns, Bill Brant, Paula Crowley, Deborah Dean, Rick Gold, Diane Haines, Pat Harden, Roy Hunt, Pushpa Kalra, Richard MacMaster, Dick Martin, Phyllis Saarinen, Daun Spindler, John Spindler, Frank Townsend, Roy Weiner and Walter Wynn. Julie Ann Ariet, Ex Officio