2009 COLLEGE COURSES - Fascinating and Not For Credit, Joyce Gold Instructor

NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY

History of Twentieth-Century Manhattan:
The Power of the Past, The Promise of the Future
Course # NHIS0272
Begins Jan. 29, 2009, Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:50, 13 sessions
$570

In the 20th century, New York became an undisputed world center of commerce and culture. Immigration, ethnic diversity, business interests, and the accumulation of wealth fused into a wholly new urban experience. What Wall Street had been to finance, Madison Avenue became to business promotion and advertising, heralding the rise of a consumer-driven society. Ellis Island, the Ashcan School, the Harlem Renaissance, skyscrapers, Prohibition, Rosie the Riveter, the El, the Stonewall riot, the Winter Garden — all combined to make the city a unique mosaic. (non-credit.)
 
To register call (212) 229-5690 or visit www.generalstudies.newschool.edu

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Walking and Talking New York
Course# X09.9033
S Sec. 1: Tues. 6:45-8:25 PM.,
Feb. 10 - April 7, 2009 (No class March 17 )
8 sessions
$370; $205 for people age 65+; + $20 registration fee
Register by phone, Priority code B21, 212 998 7150;
Register early for best availability.
 
Do you know how and why the Irish experience in New York City differed from the Italian experience, why buildings took on a particular style, or what a stream and statue had to do with the design of Greenwich Village? Learn why African Americans settled in Harlem, and how New York got its magnificent Central Park. These are among the topics discussed on four walking tours and in four lively illustrated talks.
 

NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Manhattan Island: From Its Early History to the Brooklyn Bridge
Course # NHIS0270, Section A
Date: 13 sessions. Thurs., 6:00-7:50 PM,
begins Sept 4, 2008;
includes 3 walking tours to be arranged.
$570
Register by phone: 212 229 5630
Register early for best availability.

What happened in the past to create New York City as we know it today? Ten illustrated lectures and three walking tours of Lower Manhattan, Chelsea, and Greenwich Village explore visual, anecdotal, and historical perspectives on the evolution of the island. Students learn where the Indians lived, who the famous scoundrels of the past were, and how events in Europe affected life in New York. We also learn when various parts of town were developed, how to date a building by its architectural details, and how our streets acquired the names and directions they have today. Non-credit.

To register call (212) 229-5690 or visit www.generalstudies.newschool.edu

Joyce Gold, MA, NYU; is a Manhattan historian, teacher, and author of two NYC walking guides: From Windmills to the World Trade Center, Guide to Lower Manhattan History, and From Trout Stream to Bohemia: Guide to Greenwich Village History; radio, TV lecturer, tour guide.