Six Week Study Groups noted by: * 1st Session ** 2nd Sessio nZoom Study Groups are noted individually. All others are In-Person at the CUNY GC. View the PDF of the Spring 2023 Study Group Grid with syllabi links. Also printable. See Spring 2023 Grid FAQ Logged-in members are able to click on each coordinator’s name to see their full member profile.
Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays 9:15-10:45 9:45-11:15 9:45-11:15 9:45-11:15 10:30-12: 00Divine Comedy Part III: Paradiso Zoom Richard Zuckerman I Write the Songs: Singer/Songwriters 1965-1979 Randy Ross Susan Smahl Rm 9205 Political Polarization and Democracy’s Future Maury Harris Jerry Webman Rm 9206 * The Extraordinary Collection of the Morgan Library and Museum Sara Lishinsky Rm 9207 American Women: Identity, Culture, Community Arlyne LeSchack Zoom New Time: 9:00-10:30AM America’s Civil War 1861-1865 Tom Sear Rm 9207 400 Years of Opera Mark Dichter Charles Troob Rm 9205 * Black Poetry in America Terry Hamilton Irene Sax Rm 9207 ** American Meritocracy: Ideal or Dystopia? Lenore Cooney Rm 9207 River of Smoke, Flood of Fire : Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy Books Two and ThreeSusanne Yellin Rm 9205 What’s New in Documentary Film? Zoom Lynn Brenner Mary Connelly Miriam Lawrence Robert Sholiton ** The Decorative Arts of Vienna 1900-1914 Carol Millsom Rm 9207 * Organizing Space 1 Zoom Barbara Confino ** Religion as an Artform Zoom Barbara Confino 11:45-1:15 PM 11:45-1:15 PM 11:45-1:15 PM 11:45-1:15 PM Colonialism, Exploitation, Reparations?? Ajit Kumar Rm 9205 * Pieter Bruegel: Painting a World in Disruption Don Ray Rm 9207 ** Emotional Intelligence Lynne Davidson Rm 9207 Jazz Singers: Seeking the Soul of a Song Tom Grant Rm 9207 An Actor Prepares Bruce Smith Rm 9206 * By George! Saunders Linda Anstendig Linda Gottlieb Rm 9205 ** Six Ways to Improve NYC’s Public Services Chuck Brecher Rm 9205 Narrative Non-Fiction: Adventures in Print Aileen Gitelson Judy Goldman Eileen Hanley Eileen Sullivan Tom Sear Rm 9205 Colonialism in Fiction John Becker Rm 9207 The Invention of the White Race – The Origin of Racial Oppression Ted Auerbach Rm 9206 Words and Images: Four Graphic Novels and an Animated Film Sophie Balcoff Jenny Ross Rm 9205 Reading India’s Ancient Epic, The Mahabharata Meera Kumar Rm 9206 * International Style Architecture: The Principles, the Founding Masters, their Iconic Buildings Marietta Meyers Patrick Siconolfi Rm 9207 ** Revisiting W. Somerset Maugham Mary Semel Rm 9207 2:30- 4:00 PM 2:30- 4:00 PM 2:30- 4:00 PM 2:30- 4:00 PM Pooh to Peanuts– The Art of Visual Narrative ZoomMary Padilla Introductory Guided Autobiography ZoomDavid Grogan Caro’s Robert Moses Zoom Barry Cooper History of Yuan and Ming Dynasty 1271 to 1664 Zoom Eric Zimiles Writing Workshop Zoom Charles Troob Hilary Mantel; Rewriting History: Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies Zoom Arlynn Brody Stephen Kalinsky Sara Otey Stunning 20th Century Operas Zoom James Smith ** International Style Architecture: The Principles, the Founding Masters, their Iconic Buildings Zoom Marietta Meyers Patrick Siconolfi Game Theory and Strategy: The Game of Life Zoom James Smith The Lives of Others: Reading Memoir 5 Zoom Jay Fleischman Maureen Hatch Mary Padilla Aliss a Rivin Miriam Lawrence
Important Dates:
Registration Opens: Monday December 5
Registration Closes: Monday December 19
Study Group Assignments & Rosters Distributed: Week of January 16
Add/Drop Periods: Week of January 16 – Week of February 6
Spring Session Start Date: Monday January 30
Spring Session Final Date: Monday May 15
Spring Session End Dates: Due to the way holidays fall this year the final meeting for 12 Week study groups are as follows:
Monday SGs end: May 15
Tuesday SGs end: May 2
Wednesday SGs end: May 3
Thursday SGs end: May 4
Friday SGs end: May 5
Spring Break Dates: Saturday, March 18 – Sunday April 2
Six Week Session Dates: * First six-weeks January 30 – April 3 ** Second six-weeks April 10 – May 15
First Six Week Session Dates:
Monday SGs: January 30-April 3
Tuesday SGs: January 31- March 7
Thursday SGs: February 2- March 9
Friday SGs: February 3-March 10
Second Six Week Session Dates:
Monday SGs: April 10- May 15
Tuesday SGs: March 14-May 2
Thursday SGs: March 16-May 3
Friday SGs: March 17-May 5
See Full Academic Calendar for Holidays and Breaks