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Duration: April 14 – May 15, 2020
Registration opens March 31. To register, please email the moderator directly with CC to mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca. First come, first serve, no fees. Donations to MCLL are welcome. You can donate directly to MCLL fund by following this link:
https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/index.php?allocations=04414
Once the registration is confirmed, the host will send you the link and instructions on how to join the group. Hosts are available for technical support. Please do not contact moderators with technical questions.
Instructions on How to Attend and MCLL Online Study Group
English Stately House
Time: Tuesday 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 14
Max: 22 participants
The history of the English stately house is far more complex and interesting than its depiction on the popular television series Downton Abbey. Dr Belinda Beaton’s lavishly illustrated lectures that cover the evolution of houses of pretension from Saxon mead halls to social seasons in sparkling Edwardian ballrooms will be presented online this term.
| MODERATOR | Belinda Beaton |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | belinda.beaton2 [at] gmail.com and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Martin Coles |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | martincol [at] aol.com / Tel: 514- 243-1630 |
Doing History Workshop
Time: Mon & Wed 10:00-11:00
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 15
Max: 22 participants
History enthusiasts can now take advantage of the unprecedented ease of access to authoritative sources of historical knowledge. Transformation of this knowledge into a visual form helps to reveal the complex spatial relationships between peoples, places and environments. This helps us to recognize patterns. We will look at the currently available tools that can be used by history enthusiasts to visualize historical knowledge. This approach to history will be illustrated through examples related to the story of North America from 1400 to 1800.
The moderator makes the presentation and facilitates the discussion that follows.
| MODERATOR | Peter Strobach |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | peter.strobach2 [at] mail.mcgill.ca and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Frank Nicholson |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | fnicholson [at] rogers.com / Tel: 416-488-6131 Cell: 647-991-4270 |
Stories of Life
Time: Wednesday 10:00– 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 14
Max: 22 participants
We are all storytellers. Our narratives shape us and connect us as humans. Our experiences enrich our lives, give us meaningful lessons and touch others. Let us share our stories and discuss the characters and actions that animate them. What if things had been different? How would we have acted? Themes of love, loyalty, confidence, and forgiveness come to life through the power of our words.
| MODERATOR | El-Assaad |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | ibtissamassaad [at] gmail.com and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Tim Skene |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | tim [at] skene.org / Tel: 514-277-3366 |
The Balkans or ex-Yugoslavia
Time: Tuesday: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 14
Max: 22 participants
With the participation of members, the moderators will explore the tumultuous history of the countries forming the European South Eastern Region, commonly referred to as the Balkans, with a particular focus on the countries that were formerly part of Yugoslavia. This is a summary version if the 10 week SG offered during Spring 2018 in the same subject.
| MODERATOR | Francois Labonté |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | flabonteca [at] yahoo.ca and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Martin Coles |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | martincol [at] aol.com / Tel: 514- 243-1630 |
Journal Writing for Wellness Workshop
Time: Thursday 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 weeks, starting April 16
Max: 22 participants
Feeling stressed, bored, alone? Meet us for this 3-week "journal writing for wellness" workshop. We have journaled throughout history to navigate life, reduce stress, understand our challenges and find solutions. This workshop is designed as an interactive course for those who would like to begin journaling as well as those who already journal and would like to have fresh new ideas for their journaling practice. Using exercises and activities based on life-coaching strategies, each participant explores journaling techniques that they can adopt as lifelong tools for their well-being.
A pdf workbook is provided for each participant. All participants’ writing is private and is not shared with others. Let's relieve some stress together through writing.
| MODERATOR | Manon Wascher |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | manonwascher [at] gmail.com and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca ">mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Frank Nicholson |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | fnicholson [at] rogers.com / Tel: 416-488-6131 Cell: 647-991-4270 |
Donald J. Trump: The Impeached President
Time: Tuesday 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 14
Max: 22 participants
We live in unprecedented times. Never before has a president of the United States been impeached in his first term of office and run for re-election. Now fighting for his legacy, can Donald J. Trump sway enough voters particularly in the battleground states to give him an Electoral College win?
Can he turn the current health care crisis into an opportunity to demonstrate leadership? We will analyze just how strong his public support really is and whether Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is the candidate that moderate Republicans and Independents can rally around.
| MODERATOR | Jeff Sidel |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | jsidel [at] videotron.ca and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Tim Skene |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | tim [at] skene.org / Tel: 514-277-3366 |
Art History of Western Architecture
Time: Thursday 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 16
Max: 22 participants
Lavishly illustrated with 400 images, this course covers 200,000 years of architecture in the WesternHemisphere from prehistoric times to today. The evolution of architecture is traced throuh basic theory of architectural design to associated disciplines of structural design and a broad palete of applied arts. We will discuss the challenges that all buildings must meet to qualify as architectue. Some revelations about Canadian Indigenous architecture are included.
| MODERATOR | Raymond Stern |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | rstern [at] quex.ca and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | David Rostenne |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | dave [at] theconsultant.net / Tel: 613-262-4705 |
McGill eLibrary
Time: Monday 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 3 weeks, starting April 20
Max: 22 participants
There is a wealth of information available to you online through McGill Library: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos, eMusic and more. MCLL librarian, April Colosimo, will guide your discovery of everything ‘e’.
| MODERATOR | April Colosimo |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | april.colosimo [at] mcgill.ca and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Rick Jones |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | rickjones205 [at] yahoo.com / Tel: 514-518-7486 |
Beethoven's String Quartets, Beethoven's World
Time: Friday 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 17
Max: 22 participants
Our viewing, listening to, and discussion of Beethoven's Quartets continues at the point where we were interrupted when McGill and all other Québec universities were shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
We'll continue viewing and discussing Robert Greenberg's outstanding course on the Beethoven Quartets, which will be streamed via the excellent Zoom software that MCLL has adopted for online courses. I'll have more time available this time around to prepare material on Beethoven and his times, both the social/political/economic context and the musical context.
For people who were not enrolled in the Beethoven String Quartets course, but wish to join us, I will provide a pdf file with the full transcript of Greenberg's lectures. People with library cards at the Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec on rue Berri can download the audio versions of Greenberg's lectures via their subscription to the RBDigital online magazine and ebook service.
Your McGill library card gives you access to the Naxos Music Library, which streams multiple versions of the Beethoven quartets, alberit in MP3. For HiFi streams, TidalHD is the place to go for a reasonable monthly fee. If you want your own CD box set of the quartets, Amazon seems to have decided that March 2020 is Beethoven Black Friday month: several iconic Beethoven full SQ sets are selling for less than $30.
| MODERATOR | Philip Ehrensaft |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | metro845 [at] philipehrensaft.com and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Rick Jones |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | rickjones205 [at] yahoo.com ">rickjones205 [at] yahoo.com / Tel: 514-518-7486 |
The Pandemic Through the Eyes of the Québec Media
Time: Wednesday 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Duration: 5 weeks, starting April 15
Max: 15 participants
Join our study group to discuss current events, as reported in the Québec print and electronic media (English and French). The focus is obviously on the Coronavirus pandemic and its ramifications in Québec, Canada and worldwide. Participants will be encouraged to propose articles they have found of analytical interest to share their reactions with the group
You can get the chance to practice your French; participants are expected to be able to read and understand French and English but may express themselves in either language.
| MODERATOR | Tony Frayne |
| EMAIL TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE | tony1frayne [at] bell.net and mcll.scs [at] mcgill.ca |
| HOST | Rick Jones |
| EMAIL OR CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT | //rickjones205 [at] yahoo.com">rickjones205 [at] yahoo.com / Tel: 514-518-7486 |