Literature
Taylor Hagood, Ph.D., was the 2013–2014 Lifelong Learning Society Distinguished Professor of Arts and Letters and is Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. in United States Literature and Culture from the University of Mississippi, where he was the Frances Bell McCool Fellow in Faulkner Studies. Professor Hagood has authored four books: “Faulkner’s Imperialism: Space, Place, and the Materiality of Myth”; “Secrecy, Magic, and the One-Act Plays of Harlem Renaissance Women Writers”; “Faulkner, Writer of Disability” (winner of the C. Hugh Holman Award for Best Book in Southern Studies); and “Following Faulkner: The Critical Response to Yoknapatawpha’s Architect.” In 2009–2010, he was a Fulbright Professor in the Amerika Institut at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, and he was awarded the 2010–2011 Scholar of the Year Award at the Assistant Professor level.
Great Books
Four Women of Modernism
In a new installment of the Great Books course, Taylor Hagood will focus on four women writers of Modernism: Kate Chopin, Edith Wharton, Djuna Barnes, and Gertrude Stein. These writers blazed important trails in early feminism and thinking about gender while playing foundational roles in shaping Modernism. A mix of styles, lengths, and perspectives will make for intriguing reading and discussion. This course will have limited seating, and all participants will be expected to read and be prepared to discuss the books.
Please note that this is a Live Zoom Class and will also be available for OLLI on Demand.
Register early! This class is limited to 40 participants.Live Zoom links will be in class' lecture notes when made available. Click here to learn how to access lecture notes for registered classes.
- Kate Chopin - The Awakening
- Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth
- Djuna Barnes - Nightwood
- Gertrude Stein - Three Lives
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| Course # F4R1 — Full 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Thursdays, November 5, 12; December 3, 10 2020 |
| Time: | 12 - 1:30 PM |
| Fee: | $70 / member; $85 / non-member |
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The Black Arts Movement
Live Zoom Class
The second great flowering of African American arts and culture of the 20th century took place from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s and is referred to as the Black Arts Movement, or BAM. The acronym BAM well captures the explosive energy and impact of the movement. The Harlem Renaissance had been driven by hope for new acceptance of black culture via aspects palatable to white tastes. The Black Arts Movement grew out of an anguished, forceful cry for pride in blackness and a strong assertion of the importance of African American identity and culture. This series delves into the movement and its major figures.
Live Zoom links will be in class' lecture notes when made available. Click here to learn how to access lecture notes for registered classes.
- BAM: Concepts and Contexts - This lecture traces the historical forces that created this movement and the entities that fueled it, such as the Black Arts Repertory Theater School.
- Baraka, Angelou, Lorde, and a Poetry of New Power - This lecture focuses on the major poets whose work did everything possible to shake the world.
- Baldwin, Reed, and Himes: Black Prose Reimagine - From Neoslave Narrative to Harlem-based detective novels to revolutionary fiction and nonfiction, this lecture considers the great prose writers of the movement
- Morrison, Walker, and Wilson: The Triumph of BAM - Toni Morrison’s winning the Nobel Prize and the success of other writers influenced by BAM represent the fruit borne of the movement.
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| Course # F4M3 — Full 4 Weeks
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Mondays, November 9, 16, 30; December 7 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $50 / member; $65 / non-member |
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Hagood Reads the Phone Book: St. Augustine
The oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine displays the history of the development of the country through multiple colonial stages. Its story is replete with conquistadors, pirates, magnates, and artists. In this installment of the phone book series, Taylor Hagood presents the romantic history of this lovely city.
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| Course # F1W2 — One Time Event
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| Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
| Dates: | Wednesday, December 2 2020 |
| Time: | 2:30 - 4 PM |
| Fee: | $30 / member; $35 / non-member |
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