Previous Lecture Series Winter 2024TuesdayEspionage: the Second Oldest ProfessionDr Olivier CourteauxWednesdayAmerican White Supremacy, its History and Spreading ThreatBob DouglasThursdayRoyal Parenting From Medieval Times to Modern TimesDr. Carolyn HarrisFall 2023TuesdayGreat Museums of the World [On Zoom]James A.S. ThompsonWednesdayWhy Do Humans Love Music? [In Person]Jordan KlapmanThursdayThe Age of the Pharaohs: A Whirlwind History of Ancient Egypt [On Zoom]Laura Ranieri RoyWinter 2023TuesdayForensic AnthropologyDr. Myriam Nafte PhD.WednesdayYesteryear in York and EtobicokeNeil ParkThursdayThe Brain: An Amazing Meaning-Making MachineDr. Guy Proulx PhD.Fall 2022TuesdayBlack Canadians: A History Deirdre McCorkindaleWednesdayThe Beatles and Their WorldDr. Mike DaleyThursdaySpecial Places and Remarkable People: the Early Days of GlobalizationDr. Tony DavisWinter 2022TuesdayCreativity in a Time of Crisis: The Story of Russian LiteratureDr. Julia ZarankinWednesdayThe Roaring Twenties in New York, Paris, and BerlinDr. Peter HarrisThursdayNordic Europe: From Vikings to ModernityDr. Carolyn HarrisFall 2021TuesdayRecent Advances in MedicineDr. Philip WoodWednesdayPerils in Paradise--the Clash of Nature and Culture on Oceanic IslandsDr. Tony DavisThursdayThe Intersection & Overlap of Film, Original Music and Pop CultureBob BrydenWinter 2021TuesdayToronto's Architectural History--Examining the Buildings, Design and Evolution of Toronto's Historic StreetsMarta O'BrienWednesdayThe Power of MythologyDr. David ChandrossThursdayAmerica in the Cold War and BeyondDr. Peter HarrisFall 2020TuesdaySplendour and Opulence: Catherine the Great, the Hermitage and the History of St. PetersburgDr. Julia ZarankinWednesdayThe Armchair Traveler: Exploring the World Through the Works of Great WritersJeffrey CantonThursdayOriginal Music in the Movies--A History--Part 1: 1900 to 1969Bob BrydenWinter 2020TuesdayImperial SpainDr. Carolyn HarrisWednesdayThe Story Behind the Story--Books, the Silver Screen, Robbers and Auto BaronsEliseo ZompantiThursdayHistory of Science and TechnologyDr. Jennifer HubbardFall 2019TuesdayMedicine and the LawEric GertnerWednesdayHumanity Challenged in Peace and WarRobert DouglasThursdayUnderstanding Modern Art, from Manet and the Impressionists to the PresentKen CarpenterWinter 2019TuesdayThe Medieval PresentTim NauWednesdayA World of CrimeHelen NelsonThursdayAn Introduction to Folk MusicDr. Mike DaleyFall 2018TuesdayThe Silk Road & Central AsiaDr. Philip WoodWednesdayEight Operas That Changed the Course of MusicWayne GoodingThursdayThe Great War and the World: 1918 and its LegaciesDr. Arne KislenkoWinter 2018TuesdayWho Are We? Human Nature in the Western TraditionDr. Jonathan Salem-WisemanWednesdayGreat Rivers and Their ResourcesDr. Philip WoodThursdayArchitecture: Now I Get It!Marta O'BrienFall 2017TuesdayThe Soviet Experiment: Russia's Tumultuous 20th CenturyDr. Julia ZarankinWednesdayGreat Concertos -- A Study in ContrastsRick PhillipsThursdayArt, Politics and SocietyKen CarpenterWinter 2017TuesdayA History of The BluesDr. Rob BowmanWednesdaySpaces of Blue: Moments of Humanity During a Turbulent CenturyRobert DouglasThursdayWhat's in a Name? The Stories Behind The NamesDavid ChandfieldFall 2016TuesdayEight Defining Trends of the 21st CenturyDavid OliveWednesdayThe Story Behind the Story: Books, the Silver Screen, And the Robber And Auto BaronsEliseo ZompantiThursdayInfluential Canadians Who Shaped the 20th CenturyDaniel R. LaxerWinter 2016TuesdayDaft Craft: Beyond Dried Macaroni and Orange YarnMilijana MladjanWednesdayThe NorthGraham WhiteThursdayThinking About Civilizations: Ten Lessons on the History of HumanityProf. Ramin JahanbeglooFall 2015TuesdayA Year in the Life of the Supreme Court of CanadaEric GertnerWednesdayEight Great SymphoniesRick PhillipsThursdayGreat Western ArchitectsMarta O'BrienWinter 2015TuesdayRendezvous with TherapyKevin CourierWednesdayTen Great World CitiesNick MountThursdayLiterature for Our TimeNick MountFall 2014TuesdayHow Economics Affects UsDavid OliveWednesdayBest of BalletKatherine BarberThursdayWomen and Leadership in HistoryDr. Carolyn HarrisWinter 2014TuesdayNot Only EinsteinDr. Daniela MonaldiWednesdayWhat is Nonviolence?Prof. Ramin JahanbeglooThursdayPopular Culture and the Mass MediaDr. Mike DaleyFall 2013TuesdayThe Canadian Justice SystemTony DittenhofferWednesdayGreat ComposersRick PhillipsThursdayArchitectural Diversity of TorontoMarta O'Brien
