3607 - (OSHEROnline) History of Sicily (Douglas Kenning, PhD)
Course Description
This is an Osher Online course, created and offered through the Osher National Resource Center. These courses are different from our regular OLLI at Emory program. These are six-week courses and live attendance required. You must also have an active OLLI at Emory membership and to register. Currently all classes are limited with 13 seats.
This class is supported by the NRC and participation details can be found on our website.
History of Sicily (Lecture)
Sicily has been a mythic crossroads of heroes, conquerors, and culture for over 3,000 years. From Odysseus and the Arabo-Norman Golden Age to the Mafia and modern mythmakers like Garibaldi and Coppola, Sicily’s story is rich, complex, and central to Western history. This course explores its pivotal role in shaping civilization—and why Goethe famously said, “To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all.”
Your instructor: Douglas Kenning, PhD
Douglas Kenning, PhD (University of Edinburgh), is a writer, lecturer, and former professor of literature and history. He has taught in the U.S., Tunisia, Japan, and Italy. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Sicily, he offers dynamic lectures on Mediterranean civilizations and leads small-group tours exploring history, myth, and culture.
Class Dates and Time: Mondays, January 26 through March 2
9am Alaska | 10am Pacific | 11am Mountain | 12pm Central | 1pm Eastern
Each session is 90 minutes.
Class schedule: Live lectures will take place on Mondays via ZOOM
Monday, January 26
Monday, February 2
Monday, February 9
Monday, February 16
Monday, February 23
Monday, March 2
Registration is required to attend, and limited space is available.