THE SCHEMEL FORUM

THINK FALL - THINK SCHEMEL

For Cultural Enrichment and Education in the Community
A program of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library
FALL 2009 COURSES
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Metamorphosis and Literature

Denise Fulbrook, Adjunct Faculty, English Department
Seven Sessions on Tuesdays: September 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, and 27
Time, Location, & Fee
Time: 6 to 7:15 PM
Location: Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Fee: Free to Schemel Forum Members
$60.00 Single Fee Non-Member
$100.00 Couple Fee Non-Member
Description
From a stepdaughter covered with cinders who turns into a sparkling princess to a creature born anew from the flesh of dead bodies, from Ovid who begins Metamorphoses with the epic annunciation, “My intention is to tell of bodies changed… from the world’s beginnings to our own days,” to Anne Sexton whose Transformations is a collection of poetry which rewrites the Brothers Grimm, this course presents an introduction to several literary works which not only take physical metamorphoses as their explicit theme but which, in doing so, also help us to think about the erotics, politics and violence of transformation at the limits of our identities.

Church & State or Church v. State?

Attorney Morey M. Myers
Five Sessions on Wednesdays: September 16, 23, 30, October 7 and 14
Time, Location, & Fee
Time: 6 to 7:15 PM
Location: Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Fee: Free to Schemel Forum Members
$60.00 Single Fee Non-Member
$100.00 Couple Fee Non-Member
Description

Why were our country’s founders the first in history to insist on the separation of church and state? Why was religious liberty so important to them? How have we honored and departed from this important right?

The course will examine the roles of Jefferson, Madison and others in demanding the separation by reading several of their early writings. They will be compared with John F. Kennedy’s speech to the Houston Ministerial Association when he was a presidential candidate.
Prayer in school, religious symbols in public places, Sunday Blue Laws, the pledge of allegiance, chaplains in the congress, military and prisons, tax exemption of religious institutions and others significant church-state issues will be discussed, principally through the First Amendment as interpreted by the US Supreme Court.

Spanish Language and Cultures for Beginners: A Forum for Cross-Cultural Understanding

El-Habib Zanzana, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages
Six sessions on Thursdays: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5
Time, Location, & Fee
Time: 6 to 7:15 PM
Location: Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305
Fee: Free to Schemel Forum Members
$60.00 Single Fee Non-Member
$100.00 Couple Fee Non-Member
Description
The dramatic increase in the Latino population, not only nationally, but locally as well, makes it imperative for us to understand and appreciate the various cultures that comprise that population. Participants will learn basic communication skills through formal presentations, role playing, use of videos and on multi-media. Guest speakers from Spain, Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico will visit the classes to talk about their countries of origin and their cultures. The goal of the course is to provide cultural enrichment and create a forum for cross cultural comparisons and exchanges.
To register for programs, contact:
Kym Balthazar Fetsko, Schemel Forum Events Coordinator
570-941-7816
Email fetskok2@scranton.edu
For more information on the Schemel Forum, contact:
Sondra Myers, Schemel Forum Director
570-941-4089
Email myerss2@scranton.edu