“I’m A Big Liar” The Films of Federico Fellini

Just as Fellini was influenced by early film makers including Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, King Vidor and Buster Keaton, his body of work inspired others as diverse as Terry Gilliam, Bob Fosse, Woody Allen, Robert Altman and Ingmar Bergman.  Although Fellini’s film-directing career spans twenty-three films, this seminar will concentrate on six of them representing the early, middle and late periods of his career.

Joseph Rettura, Cameraman and Film Editor, holds a Master’s certificate from New York University’s film school.

Six sessions: Mondays, February 6, 13, 20 27, March 5 and 12

Time:	5:30-7 PM Film Viewing, 7:15-8:30 PM Discussion
Location:	Brennan Hall, Pearn Auditorium, Room 228

Madness, Mystery and Murderous Desire:  Charles Dickens’ Bleak House

Published between 1852 and 1853, Bleak House is often said to be the greatest of the many novels written by Dickens, who is known as one of the most popular, influential and satiric of nineteenth century authors. In this course we will read this magnificent “megalosaurus" of nineteenth-century fiction together, exploring the issues which haunt and define its limits as it speaks to its own historical moment and as it continues to speak to our own.

Denise Fulbrook, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, University of Scranton

6 Sessions in an 8-week span (with reading time built in)  Tuesdays:  March 20 and 27; April 3 reading week/no class; April 10 and 17; April 24 Reading week/no class; May 1 and 8.

Time:	6 to 7:15 PM
Location:	Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Required Reading:	Bleak House by Charles Dickens (edited by Nicola Bradbury with preface by Terry Eagleton) Paperback: 1036 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics (April 29, 2003) Language: English ISBN-10: 0141439726 ISBN-13: 978-0141439723

Occupy the Political Economy:  The Financial Crisis and the American Future

The objective of this course is to explore both the sources and the political implications of the core claim of the Occupy Wall Street movement:  That the present architecture of the American political economy is neither defensible nor sustainable.   We will attempt to identify the key sources of the crisis and move on to address the global financial crisis and the civil society responses to these crises. The last class will be devoted to “thinking outside the box” with regard to strategies for the American future.

David O. Friedrichs, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice and Distinguished University Fellow

6 Sessions, February 8, 15, 22, and 29, March 7, 21

Time:	6 to 7:15 PM
Location:	Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Required Reading:	1. Robert B. Reich, After-Shock:  The Next Economy and the American Future. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 2010 2. John Perkins, Hoodwinked: an Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the Global Economy Imploded - And How to Fix It.  New York: Crown Business 2009; 2011
Recommended:	1. Roger Lowenstein, The End of Wall Street New York: Penguin Books, 2010; 2011 2. Thom Hartmann, Threshold:  The Progressive Plan to Pull America Back from the Brink. New York: Plume, 2010>