Battle of the Sexes: Win, Lose or Draw

SERIES FEE: $60 - $15 per individual lecture
Ever since Adam donated a rib, mankind has felt a bit itchy. In this
series on gender differences, inspired by the Emeritus Program's popular Shakespeare Festival, we'll try to scratch up
some reasons why.
HUM C50-91, OC/SK, 5 Mondays, 8/2-30, time varies   CRN 50140
Half price discount does not apply.

Note: August 9 has a 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and
a 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. session
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Monday, August 2
COMMUNICATION TO PROCREATION?    FEE: $15
Author John Gray was right in asserting that "men are from Mars, women are from Venus," and linguistic analysis shows how language highlights opposing worldviews and expectations. Join Beverly Friend, Ph.D. for a look at the male and female towers of Babel.
HUM C50-92, OC/SK, 9:30-11 am    CRN 50141

Monday, August 9
TAMING OF THE SHREW: SHAKESPEARE RETOLD    FEE: $15
Examine a modern update of Shakespeare's tale. This time, both Kate and Petruchio are in need of taming! Join Emeritus favorite Tricia Kessie to explore hilarious character twists and a plot that involves the House of Parliament.
HUM C50-93, OC/SK, 9:30 am-12:30 pm     CRN 50142

Monday, August 9
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW    FEE: $15
Emeritus favorite Tricia Kessie screens the classic 1967 film in which Franco Zeffirelli directs his famously feuding stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Here, the wily Petruchio tames the shrewish Kate with a surprising conclusion.
HUM C50-94, OC/SK, 1:30-3:30 pm    CRN 50143

Monday, August 16
KISS ME KATE    FEE: $15
Written by Sam and Bella Spewack while they were in the middle of their own divorce, Kiss Me Kate is one of the most exaggerated battles of the sexes in musical history. Join Emeritus favorite Herbert Grinell to consider Cole Porter's farcical adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of The Shrew.
HUM C50-95, OC/SK, 9:30 am-12:30 pm    CRN 50144

Monday, August 23
ADAMS RIB REVISITED    FEE: $15
Join Beverly Friend, Ph.D., to screen Adams Rib (1949), in which Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy throw comedic sparks as married lawyers on opposite sides of a high-profile case. Their exquisite verbal jousting was scripted by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon-a real husband-and-wife team.
HUM C50-96 OC/SK, 9:30 am-12:30 pm    CRN 50145

Monday, August 30
KRAMER VS. KRAMER    FEE: $15
Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, Kramer vs. Kramer remains as powerfully moving today as it was when originally released in 1979. Explore the film's legal issues with celebrated divorce lawyer and child advocate Ralla Klepak, JD, a faculty member at Kent Law School.
HUM C50-97, OC/SK, 9:30 am-12:30 pm    CRN 50317

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