Lifelong Learning in a Secular Age
Essays on the transformational power of BOLLI learning, written by BOLLI lecturers and fellows. For writing by BOLLI members, visit the BOLLI Banner.
January 26, 2024
Sam Gee is a doctoral candidate in the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought, where he studies American intellectual history and literature. This essay is based on Sam’s experience leading “The Madness of Art: The Short Stories of Henry James” at BOLLI in fall 2023.
January 26, 2024
James Heazlewood-Dale is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Musicology at Brandeis and a BOLLI Lecturer. This essay is based on James’ experience leading “John Williams: The Maestro of the Cinema” at BOLLI in spring and fall 2022.
July 28, 2022
David Kretz is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Chicago and a BOLLI Lecturer. This essay is based on David’s experience preparing for and then, in the spring of 2022, teaching “On Being Human: Reading Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino Elegies and The Sonnets to Orpheus” at BOLLI.
July 25, 2022
Miranda Peery is a PhD Candidate in the Department of English at Brandeis and a BOLLI Lecturer. This essay is based on Miranda’s experience preparing for and then, in the spring of 2022, teaching “Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses: Magic and Monarchy in Henry VI, Part 1 and Richard III“ at BOLLI.