Adirondack Enrichment
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“Senior Scholars”
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A stimulating new six-week lecture
and discussion series
Thursdays January 27—March 2, 2017
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Valcour Brewing Company,49 Ohio Avenue Plattsburgh
MORNING SESSION 10:30-12:00 Participants will select one of the following three
seminars; each will run six weeks.
The Witch Craze in Early Modern Europe–
Vincent Carey, Professor of History, SUNY Plattsburgh
Modernism in Early 20th-century American Fiction –
Bruce Butterfield, Emeritus Professor of English, SUNY Plattsburgh
Exploring the History of American Exploration–
Gary Kroll, Associate Professor and Chair, Dept of History,
SUNY Plattsburgh
AFTERNOON SESSION 1:00-3:00 All participants will meet together for afternoon
seminar
Adirondack Chautauqua-- hosted by Gary Peacock
Nonrefundable $125.00 for the six-week series. Lunch is included. Send your check to
SCCCC, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
We appreciate funding support from the Chapel Hill Foundation
Call 565-4620 for more information
The Witch Craze in Early Modern Europe–
Vincent Carey, Professor of History, SUNY Plattsburgh
Most may know about the witch hysteria that took place in Salem, Massachusetts. But how many know
that 80-100,000 people, mostly women, were executed in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries for the
supposed crime of witchcraft? These innocent women did not fly on brooms, attend witches’ Sabbaths,
steal Christian babies, or copulate with the devil, among other ludicrous charges. Yet European society
by and large “bought into” this elite delusion. Why do societies believe in plots by supposed "witches"?
And what significance does this history have for our world today?
Modernism in Early 20th-century American Fiction –
Bruce Butterfield, Emeritus Professor of English, SUNY Plattsburgh
Many novels that one may have read long ago in school will reward a second reading from another, more
mature, perspective. This class will take a fresh look at classics written by four major early modern writers ---Sherwood Anderson, Willa Cather, Ernest Hemingway, and F. Scott Fitzgerald---through the lenses
of Puritanism, the Industrial Revolution, and the experience of American expatriates in 1920s Paris. Students will also take brief looks at other writers who influenced modernism, such as Gertrude Stein, T. S.
Eliot, and Ezra Pound.
History of American Exploration–
Gary Kroll, Associate Professor and Chair, Dept of History, SUNY Plattsburgh
It has been argued the only thing truly exceptional about the species Homo americanus, is our mobility,
our restless and ceaseless desire to move and to move quickly. This motion is legitimized by the history
of scientific exploration. The class will examine six expeditions that helped to create America: Lewis and
Clark’s Corps of Discovery, Ebenezer Emmons in the Adirondacks, John C. Fremont's fourth expedition
to the West, the Robert Peary and Frederick Cook controversy over discovery of the North Pole, Roy
Chapman Andrew's Mongolian Expeditions in the 1920s, and the Mercury Space Program.
After lunch, everyone will gather together for a completely new Senior Scholar offering:
Adirondack Chautauqua-- hosted by Gary Peacock
In the true spirit of a Chautauqua, the afternoon sessions will include a little history, some travelogue,
maybe current events, some music, and occasional special guests. Expect some audience participation,
and perhaps a few other surprises along the way. Gary is well known not only for his Adirondack travels,
but for his work as a disc jockey and leader of trivia contests, so he’s likely to have other things up his
sleeve. You're guaranteed to learn more about our region, plus you'll definitely have a good time.