Minicourses
September 1, 2022 @ 10:00AM — June 30, 2025 @ 3:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Minicourses Spring 2025
The spring Minicourses will be held at two separate locations - one at the Florham Park Library and one at the Madison Community House, which is on Cook Ave. in Madison.
Media and Crime in America
Dr. Meghan Sacks
Professor of Criminology, Department of Criminology and Justice, Fairleigh Dickinson University
LOCATION: MADISON COMMUNITY HOUSE, 25 Cook Ave., Madison
5 Tuesday afternoons, 1– 3 pm
April 8, 15, 22, 29 and May 6
Every day we have contact with some type of media. Whether this media exposure is through television, the computer, our phones, or other sources, we are consuming media for various purposes, including news and entertainment. A lot of what is portrayed in the media relates to crime, however most of what is portrayed is not congruent with the reality of crime and the criminal justice system in the United States. This means that people who rely on this type of news will hold serious misconceptions about the reality of crime in our country. In this course, we will examine media coverage and the misconceptions that follow this coverage to reveal the truth beyond the headlines.
Ancient Art of Egypt
Dr. Rita Keane
Professor of Art History, Drew University
LOCATION: FLORHAM PARK LIBRARY, 107 Ridgedale Ave., Florham Park
5 Monday afternoons, 1 - 3 pm
April 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5
In this course we will survey the cultural production of ancient Egypt over three thousand years, from the third millennium BCE through the last pharaoh, Cleopatra VII. We will consider the close alignment of ancient Egyptian art with the natural world and with political power, as well as the most famous monuments of funerary art, such as the Great Pyramids. Figures studied will include Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen, Ramesses II, and Cleopatra. We will pay special attention to works of art accessible in American museum collections, especially the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.
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