Charlottesville Humanities Forum
Charlottesville Humanities
Forum 
Usually the second Tuesday of the Month, 1:00–2:30
p.m.
Summer
2011 - Disasters, Flops and Snafus?
June 14:
Victory by Joseph Conrad
July 12: Rebellion by
Joseph Roth
August 16: Aunt Julia by Mario Vargas
Llosa
Apart from handouts distributed gratis by the moderator,
new copies of assigned books can be obtained off the shelf or by
special order from any local retailer, as well as from amazon.com,
borders.com and barnesandnoble.com. Deeply discounted new (and
variously priced “pre-owned”) copies are available from vendors
associated with the on-line bookstores (click the “new and used” or
“used” link on the title's descriptive page). Other reliable dealers
in the secondary market include Bookfinder.com, Alibris.com, and
Abebooks.com. Allow
up to 2 weeks for delivery.
There is no extra charge for this
course.
Method
Preparation: Each participant
identifies specific interpretive problems in the assigned work and
then frames a trial question and two contrasting answers. These are
presented in session to launch a searching discussion by the entire
group. The moderator coordinates the dialogue, poses Socratic
questions, and provides relevant information, but does not
lecture.
Moderator
D. L. Rubin is a Guggenheim Fellow
(1980–81) and the author of several books on the baroque and
classical lyric. Professor Emeritus of French Language and
Literature at the University of Virginia, he is still active on
Grounds, teaching critical argumentation in various programs. He
also chairs the poetry board at The Virginia Quarterly
Review, consults at the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, and
publishes books for the research library market at Rookwood Press.
From 2001 to 2008, he led Great Books discussions at JILL (now
OLLI). Dr. Rubin may be reached at 971-1835 or via email at dlr93039@yahoo.com. | 