BOLLI offers seminars led by Brandeis faculty members in the summer and winter months.
Registration for summer 2021 seminars opens on Friday, May 7th at 9:00am. Registration is first come, first served. Need help registering? Please contact Nicole Grant at 781-736-2992 or nicolegrant@brandeis.edu.
All times are Eastern Time.
Pricing
Spring/Summer Seasonal Members or Summer/Fall Seasonal Members: $185
Annual Members: $125
General Public: $250
Spring 2021 or Summer 2021 Trial Members: $250
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
Section 1: Monday, June 14 - Friday, June 18, 9:30am-12:15pm
Section 2: Monday, June 21 - Friday, June 25, 9:30am-12:15pm
Click here for more information.
Please read Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell to prepare for the seminar.
Register for Section 1 here.
Register Section 2 here. SECTION 2 IS CURRENTLY FULL.
*If you are already a member, please use your personalized link to receive the discounted price.
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Gil Harel, PhD
Section 1: Monday, July 12- Friday, July 16, 9:30am-12:15pm
Section 2: Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 23, 9:30am-12:15pm
For more information, click here.
Register for Section 1 here.
Register for Section 2 here.
*If you are already a member, please use your personalized link to receive the discounted price.
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Gil Harel, PhD
Section 1: Monday, August 9- Friday, August 13, 9:30am-12:15pm
Section 2: Monday, August 16 - Friday, August 20, 9:30am-12:15pm
For more information, click here.
Register for Section 1 here.
Register for Section 2 here.
*If you are already a member, please use your personalized link to receive the discounted price.
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A Sample of Past Brandeis Faculty Seminars:
Winter 2021
A Midsummer's Night Dream
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
The Rise of the Virtuoso
Gil Harel, PhD
Summer 2020
The Great Gatsby
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
The Plot Against America
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
Music in the Theater: From Madama Butterfly to Wicked
Gil Harel, PhD
The Birth of the Musical Baroque: From Vivaldi and Corelli to Handel and Bach
Gil Harel, PhD
Winter 2019/2020
Shakespeare's Coriolanus and Political Tragedy
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
The Music and the Nations: European Legacies
Gil Harel, PhD
Summer 2019
To Kill a Mockingbird: After Sixty Years
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
Mighty and Immeasurable Beethoven
Gil Harel, Ph.D.
Winter 2019
Sex, Lies and Literature: Measure for Measure
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
Barber and Beyond: The Poetic Muse in 20th Century American Music
Georgia Luikens, Brandeis Lecturer
Summer 2018
Phil Roth and The Art of the Scam
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
Mozart: The Burden and Gift of Genius
Gil Harel, Ph.d.
Winter 2018:
The First Henry IV play: Encountering the Great Falstaff
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
The World of Johann Sebastian Bach: Music and Purpose in the Baroque Period
Gil Harel, Ph.d.
Summer 2017:
Bogart at His Best: The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca
Billy Flesch, Professor of English at Brandeis
The Artist as Hero: Music and Society in the European 19th Century
Gil Harel, Ph.d.
Justice in Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Jamie Bryson, Near Eastern & Judaic Studies Instructor
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If I drop out of a Brandeis Faculty Seminar, may I expect a refund or a credit toward a future seminar?
You may request a refund of your seminar fee up until the Thursday before the beginning of the seminar. After that time, no refunds will normally be available. In extraordinary circumstances, e.g. related to serious illness, please contact the Director at bollidirector@brandeis.edu.
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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Brandeis University
415 South Street, MS 085
Waltham, MA 02453
(781) 736-2992
bolli@brandeis.edu
We are a year-round community of intellectually curious adults, age 50 and above, who explore a liberal arts curriculum through study groups, seminars, lecture series and special presentations and events. Study groups are led by BOLLI members who bring a broad range of life experience and knowledge into their classrooms to enrich the exchange of ideas. Brandeis University instructors, experts in their field and master-teachers, lead seminars and lecture series. Members regularly organize special presentations and events including book discussions, theater and museum outings, poetry circles, photo exhibits, and literary salons.