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All in-person classes will be on the main campus in the Humanities Building.
Timeline of Courses
Additional Information
Purchase multi-course packages and save! Course packages are good for one year and can be used in the 4 sessions available during the year. When the package is purchased will determine which session comes first as a package can be purchased any time during the year.
Any left over classes cannot be carried forward after 12 months.
Find options in the Multi-Week Course Catalog. Available to current members of OLLI at San Francisco State University.
- IN-PERSON classes: will NOT be recorded; masks are optional in the classroom.
- ZOOM classes: will be recorded unless noted; recordings are available upon request to those who are enrolled in the class at olli@sfsu.edu.
- HYBRID classes: are subject to both of the above depending on whether you register for the In-person or the Zoom section. If you plan to attend some in person and some on Zoom, please register for the In-Person class. All Hybrids will be recorded. The Zoom link will be provided to students of both in-person and Zoom sections.
September Mini Courses
September 2 – September 17
Tuesdays
English Accents: Why Does English Sound the Way It Does?
- with Asya Pereltsvaig, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (9/8)
A Canvas of Light: The Story Behind The Bay (Bridge) Lights
- with Hugh Leeman and Ben Davis, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Zoom (9/8)
- with Bob Feinbaum, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. In-Person (9/15)
Wednesdays
Futurism and Other "isms"; Great Art from People You Might Not Like
- with Charlie Goldberg, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. In-Person (Starts 9/2)
High Noon (1952): Courage Under Pressure in Film
- with Bernard Epps, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (9/9)
Don’t Get Fooled: Avoiding AI Scams and Deepfakes
- with Sam Stern, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (9/16)
Thursdays
Bay Area Figurative Movement: The Art of Wayne Thiebaud, Richard Diebenkorn, Joan Brown and Others
- with Diane Levinson, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In-Person (Starts 9/10)
Historic Architecture of Lower Nob Hill
- with Linda Day, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. In-Person (Starts 9/10)
Fridays
- with Nicholas Jones, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Zoom (9/11)
Fall Courses
September 30 – November 16
Mondays
The History and Mystery of Color
- with Eleanor Schrader, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom
Contemporary American Indigenous Art
- with Avril Angevine, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. In-Person
How to Build a New Nation: America After 1776
- with Richard Bell, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Zoom
IN-PERSON: Great Women Songwriters of the 60’s
- with Pamela Rose, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. In-Person (Meets 10/19)
Tuesdays
The Birth of the Beat Generation
- with Osher Online, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Osher Online (Starts 9/29)
Cults and New Religious Movements in America
- with Osher Online, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Osher Online (Starts 10/6)
The Short Stories of Families in Love and Trouble
- with Jackie Berger, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom
Canon and Craft: Writing Lessons from Classic Literature
- with Ann Gelder, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. In-Person
“Congress Shall Make No Law”: The Right of Free Speech
- with Donna Schuele, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Zoom
IN-PERSON: Special Post-Midterm Session of Beyond the Headlines
- with Sara Seims and David Perper, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In-Person (Meets 11/10)
Wednesdays
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy & Cold Cases
- with Mary Juno, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In-Person (Starts 9/30)
- with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. In-Person (9/30)
- with Andrew Fraknoi, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Zoom (9/30)
Thursdays
- with Osher Online, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Osher Online (Starts 10/1)
Radio, V-Disc Stars and Soundie Films of the 1940s
- with Dave Radlauer, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom
A Journey Through Contemporary World Cinema, Part ll
- with Susan Murdy, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. In-Person
- with Kathryn Goldman, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Zoom
Fridays
The 60s Through the Great Speeches
- with Osher Online, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Osher Online
Dante’s Inferno Through Artists’ Eyes
- with Jannie Dresser, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom
Matisse and Le Corbusier: Islam in European Modernism
- with Simon Kenrick, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. In-Person
December Mini Courses
December 7 – January 15
Monday
Fez, Morocco - Behind The Postcard
- with Simon Kenrick, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. In-Person (12/7)
Tuesdays
- with Jonathan Lee, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (12/8)
- with Farhad Mansourian, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Zoom (12/8)
Wednesdays
- with David Misch, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Zoom (12/9)
Thursdays
HYBRID (IN-PERSON): Early Pink Floyd
- with Richie Unterberger, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. In-Person (12/10)
HYBRID (ZOOM): Early Pink Floyd
- with Richie Unterberger, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (12/10)
- with Steve Harris, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Zoom (12/10)
Fridays
Beyond the Headlines - Facilitated Discussions
- with Sara Seims and David Perper, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Zoom (12/11)