CLINTMM008 - Midweek Medley: From the Birth of Texas to the History of the World

Covering a wide array of topics, this lecture series examines a different subject for each lecture. Outstanding Rice University faculty and other experts from the arts, humanities and sciences share insights on topics such the birth of Texas, insights on Islam through art and architecture, the neuroscience of remembering and forgetting, the history of the world and more. This series offers a unique opportunity to sample the diverse course content and instructors featured at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

LECTURES INCLUDE (details subject to change):

March 22. “Gems, Metals and the History of the World.” Cin-Ty Lee , Ph.D., Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology, Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Rice University
March 29. “Inventing the Alps: How Romantic Artists and Writers Created an Alpine Fascination.” Leo Costello, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Art History, Rice University
April 5. “Understanding Islamic History Through the Arts.” Farshid Emami, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Art History, Rice University
April 12. “Memory: A Neuroscientist’s Study of Remembering and Forgetting.” Stephanie Leal, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University
April 19. “The Birth of Texas: The Alamo.” Mike Vance, historian, writer and creator-producer of “The Birth of Texas ” documentary series  
April 26. “Hammerstein and Sondheim: Mentorship on Broadway.” Debra Dickinson, M.A., former artist-teacher of opera studies, The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University

Note: You may also be interested in other prerecorded/on-demand courses in the Midweek Medley series: From Beethoven to Broadway, From Stonehenge to the Galápagos and From Antarctica to the Moon.

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