Course Materials

Fall 2024 Course Materials

OLLI Six-Week Courses
Date	Time	Course
Tuesdays, September 17 - October 23	10 am - 12 pm	Election 2024: A Preview of Stranger Things in the Most Important Election Ever! Instructor: David McCuan Week 1 Handout Week 2 Backgrounder on Polling, Public Opinion Formation and Socialization Week 3 Changes in Conditions Affecting Down-Ballot Races and Changes in Public Opinion Week 4 Focus on California - The Great Exception Week 5 Focus on Money, Cash, Dollars, MCD Week 6 Course Review Post-Election Review Handout
Wednesdays, September 18 - October 23	10 am - 12 pm	Democracy in Peril: England Between the World Wars Instructor: Mick Chantler Week 1 Course Outline Bibliography Great Britain Between the Wars Week 3 The Rise of British Fascism Week 4 The Mitford Family Week 5 A Fascist King for Great Britain Week 6 The Politics of Appeasement

OLLI Three-Week Courses
Date	Time	Course
Tuesdays, October 1, 8 & 15	1:30 - 3:30 pm	Epidemics, Pandemics & Plagues: A History of Infectious Diseases Instructor: Philip Madvig Week 1 A History of Infectious Diseases Week 3 Handout

OLLI à la Carte Courses
Date	Time	Course
Friday, October 18	10:00 - 12:00 pm	Financial Manias, Panics and Crashes Throughout History Instructor: Dr. Puspa Amri Handout