Understanding World Cultures

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Online Course

John Hooker, Study leader

1:00 – 2:30 pm
5 Tuesdays, 30 Jan – 27 Feb 2024

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Course objectives

Tentative Schedule

Click on the links to view or download slides (as pdf files) used in class.
Slides are posted shortly before each class.

	Slides	Topic
Week 1	Cultural Basics	Introduction to the course. Present an intellectual framework for understanding world cultures. Time allowing, move into week 2 material.
Week 2	Germany Denmark U.K.	Begin a world tour of world cultures that starts with Western countries, moves into culturally more distance countries, and cycles back to the West (USA). This week: Germany, Denmark, UK.
Week 3	China part 1 China part 2	In-depth look at China, introducing deeper cultural concepts in the process.
Week 4	India Turkey Arab Gulf States	India, Middle Eastern and Islamic countries.
Week 5	Zimbabwe Mexico Brazil USA	On to Africa (Zimbabwe) and Latin America (Mexico, Brazil). Finish in USA and see it with new eyes.