Elderhostel : Curriculum Resources, Part IV

NEW SCHOLARLY BOOKS FOR LLI COURSES

AFRICAN AMERICANS
Forgotten Readers: Recovering the Lost History of African American Literary Societies, by Elizabeth McHenry
Passed On: African American Mourning Stories, A Memorial, by Karla FC Holloway

DISSENT IN THE 1960s
At Berkeley in the ‘60s: The Education of an Activist, 1961-1963, by Jo Freeman
Dissent in the Heartland: The Sixties at Indiana University, by Mary Ann Wynkoop

FILM
American Jewish Filmmakers, by David Desser & Lester D. Friedman
The Inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the Film Community, 1930-60, by Larry Ceplair & Steven Englund

HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
When Science and Christianity Meet, Edited by David C. Lindberg and Ronald L. Numbers
From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences: Writing the History of Nineteenth-Century Science, Edited by David Cahan
Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, by Peter Godfrey-Smith
Putting Science in Its Place: Geographics of Scientific Knowledge, by David N. Livingstone
An Elusive Victorian: The Evolution of Alfred Russel Wallace, by Martin Fichman

PHILOSOPHY
The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View, by Richard Tarnas
Sparks of the Divine: Finding Inspiration in Our Everyday World, by Drew Deder, M.D., Ph.D

SOCIAL SCIENCE
For the Common Good: American Civic Life and the Golden Age of Fraternity, by Jason Kaufman
Our Studies, Ourselves: Sociologists’ Lives and Work, edited by Barry Glassner & Rosanna Hertz
Faith in Nation: Exclusionary Origins of Nationalism, by Anthony W. Marx
The Meanings of Social Life: A Cultural Sociology, by Jeffrey C. Alexander
Age Explosion: Baby Boomers and Beyond, from the Generations Policy Initiative and Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (Cambridge, 2004). Full text available at: http://www.genpolicy.com/
Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer, by Loic Wacquant

WOMEN
The Selected Papers of Jane Addams, Vol 1: Preparing to Lead, 1860-81, Edited by Mary Lynn McCree Bryan, Barbara Bair and Maree de Angury
The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger, Vol. 1: The Woman Rebel, 1900-1928, Edited by Esther Katz

NEW WEBSITES FOR LLI COURSES
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: THE DONNER PARTY http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/
This companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program features a description and transcript of the film, along with links to other books, articles, and Web sites on the Donner Party and the settlement of the West. Includes a map of the group's route and a teacher's guide for related activities and discussion ideas.

AMERICAN JOURNEYS - http://www.americanjourneys.org/
This site "contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later." Searchable, or browse documents by year in the historical highlights section. Also includes teacher resources. A collaborative project of the Wisconsin Historical Society and National History Day.

BANISHED WORDS LIST - http://www.lssu.edu/banished/
This "annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" began in 1976 as a tongue-in-cheek effort to publicize the "little-known" Lake Superior State University (LSSU); the list is now selected from worldwide contributions. The site features the current list; lists for previous years; a master, alphabetical, compilation of all the lists; a word submission form; and archived, printable posters for several years' lists.

BRITISH MUSEUM: ANCIENT INDIA - http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/
This site, designed for teachers and students, presents information about ancient India through the use of objects from the British Museum's collection. Topics include geography, the Buddha, the growth of civilization around the Indus Valley, ancient writing and scripts, how time was kept in ancient India, and the evolution of early Hinduism and its gods and goddesses. This site includes illustrated essays, stories, timelines, maps, and interactive features.

CHURCHILL PAPERS: A CATALOGUE - http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/churchill_papers/
The papers of Sir Winston Churchill from "childhood letters and school reports to his final writings" have been indexed, and the over 70,000 entries are searchable or browsable by time period. Note that while this is an index, the search results are quite detailed and include abstracts. The site also provides a brief biography of Churchill and an overview of his papers. From Churchill College at the University of Cambridge.

EVERGLADES - http://www.evergladesplan.org/
This is the official site for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), a program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District to "restore and preserve south Florida's natural ecosystems while enhancing water supplies and maintaining flood control." The site includes documents about restoring water to the area, the Water Resources Development Act of 2000, and a glossary. The site map is useful in navigating this intricate site.

EVERGLADES FOREVER ACT - http://www.dep.state.fl.us/evergladesforever/
This act (Florida Senate Bill 626), signed by Governor Jeb Bush in 2003, "reaffirms and strengthens Florida’s commitment to cleaning up" the Everglades. Includes information on the technology known as Periphyton-Based Stormwater Treatment Area (PASTA) that removes phosphorous from water, a brief history of the drainage of the Everglades in the 20th century, water quality standards, progress information, and related links.

HISTORY WORLD - http://www.historyworld.net/
This site contains over 400 separate historical articles and descriptions of approximately 4,000 world events, with an emphasis on English history. Material is searchable or browsable by time period, topic, and location. Also includes timelines and an online game where visitors can pit their historical knowledge against that of other competitors. Part of the National Grid for Learning, Great Britain.

ICE AGES - http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/
This exhibit answers basic questions about the Ice Ages, which are "intervals of time when large areas of the surface of the globe are covered with ice sheets (large continental glaciers)." Includes a video clip depicting the retreat of glaciers in North America.

LOST KING OF THE MAYA - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/maya/
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "follows the work of archaeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras." The site features excerpts from explorer John Lloyd Stephens' 1839 account of seeing Copán, a map, information about Mayan hieroglyphics, a program transcript, video clips, teaching materials, and related links.

MARITIME HISTORY OF THE GREAT LAKES - http://www.hhpl.on.ca/GreatLakes/
A digital library containing ship lists, regional histories, government reports, newspaper accounts, and other resources. Topics include shipbuilding, shipwrecks, and the working lives of steamboats, schooners, and the people who sailed them.

MR. WHISTLER'S GALLERIES: AVANT-GARDE IN VICTORIAN LONDON - http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/whistlergalleries
Online exhibit about artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), who "was as renowned for his radically spare, avant-garde exhibition designs and flamboyant, self-promotional personality as for his artwork." Features biographical information on Whistler, a timeline, examples of his art, a bibliography, and related links. From the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

RECONSTRUCTION: THE SECOND CIVIL WAR - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program that "tracks the extraordinary stories of ordinary Americans -- Southern and Northern, white and black -- as they struggle to shape new lives for themselves in a world turned upside down" following the Civil War. Features primary source materials, maps, a timeline, video clips, a teacher's guide, a bibliography, related links, and a program transcript.

TODAY IN LITERATURE - http://www.todayinliterature.com/
This site features "engaging stories about the great books, writers, and events in literary history." Provides a new, original, biographical story each day as well as lists of works by and about the authors, basic facts, and related links.

VICTORIAN TIMES: 1837-1901 - http://www.victoriantimes.org/
Provides "an examination of the social, political, and economic development of Great Britain in the Victorian era." Subjects include health, education, housing, transportation, industry, and labor and trade unions. Information is for all education levels, but you can select an educational level for tailored results. Each subject area includes a timeline of events, brief essays and images on related topics, and virtual tours.

VOICES FROM THE DAYS OF SLAVERY: FORMER SLAVES TELL THEIR STORIES - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfshtml/
This site "provides the opportunity to listen to former slaves describe their lives. These interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s." Interviews are searchable and browsable. Also includes transcripts, biographies of many of the interviewers, and links to related resources.

WW2 PEOPLE'S WAR - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2
This site “aims to capture and preserve for future generations the story of the British people during World War Two." Hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the site allows users to submit and read personal and family stories about British military and Home Front experiences during World War II. Searchable, and browsable by date, location, type of story, military unit, location in Britain, or key event (such as the Holocaust). Includes a glossary.