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Brought to you by Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, the University of Toronto, The Workers' Educational Association and funded by the Trillium Foundation, this program is a free educational opportunity for people with low incomes to participate in university level classes in the Humanities.
Welcome to a new partner for University in the Community: Senior College, University of Toronto.
What are the Humanities?
The Humanities try to answer the big questions of life. What is the meaning of life? How should we live our lives? What is a moral life? What is the best route to a happy life? What do I owe myself? What do I owe others? In studying the Humanities, we learn how philosophers, poets, artists and historians through the centuries have tried to answer these questions and we try to discover what we ourselves think the answers are.
Summer Program 2010:
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Summer Term
June and July
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Tuesdays, June 1, 2010 to July 27, 2010: |
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Journey of the Self: Cultural Concepts of Pilgrimage
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Instructor: Victoria Goddard
The idea of pilgrimage includes both going on a physical journey in order to see a specific holy site and using that outer journey as a way to change the inner self. In this course, we shall look at historical, modern, and literary pilgrimages across cultures:
Christian, Islamic, Indian and Japanese.
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The History of the Book |
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Instructor: Tannis Atkinson
In this course we will examine different forms of books, paying particular attention to how books developed in Europe and how print affected spoken languages. We will consider the influence of various technologies on the form and impact of books in different times and places, and discuss what the electronic age might mean for books.
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Thursdays, June 3 to July 29, 2010: |
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Social Action and the Environment |
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Instructor: Sean Coutts
This course reflects emerging developments in the understanding of electric and electronic equipment waste (WEEE). The course will promote a deeper understanding of the underlying social issues. We will examine public awareness of the hazards of e-waste (WEEE) and observe the relationship between e-waste and environmental toxicity. We will learn how we can sort our hazardous and toxic consumer electronic products, such as computers, through local community collection and diversion activities.
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Introduction to Aboriginal Studies |
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Instructor: Christine Smillie-Adjarkwa
This course is intended to be a beginning to understanding Aboriginal (First Nations, M¨¦tis and Inuit) issues in Canada. By attending this course you will be introduced to the historical, legal, social, cultural and current conditions and issues of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
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| *There are no classes during the week of June 28 because of Canada Day. The History of the Book starts ib Tuesday, July 5; 2010. Introduction to Aboriginal Studies starts on Thursday, July 8, 2010 |
Updated: May 1, 2010
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Where?
At Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre and Woodsworth College (University of Toronto)
St. Stephen's Community House
When?
Three semesters per year, 8 weeks each. Two courses, per semester, two nights a week for two hours each night.
Who is eligible?
Anyone over the age of 18 who can read an English newspaper and who is committed to completing the course. Preference is given to those with llow incomes.
What topics?
A wide variety of courses in the humanities.
Who will teach?
Lecturers from the University of Toronto
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