Be Your Best with ARTS&LETTERS at UC Berkeley Extension
The premise of the lively articles and artwork we've included here is that the arts and humanities have a great deal to tell us about identity. Take an idea—take any sliver of the problems of identity—spin it around, look inside and through it, turn it on its head. And then ask the person next to you to think about it, too. We hope you enjoy wrestling with these big questions as much as we do. We have courses starting throughout the fall season.click here for the pdf version
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The fable begins in France, in a little town called Châteauneuf de Grasse, where I went to take a cooking course with Simone Beck, Julia Child's co-author. I was the first of the students to arrive the day before the course was to begin and, not knowing what to do with me, Madame Beck invited me to dinner at her home. From that moment until I walked through her doorway two hours later, I fantasized about that meal. Escargots or caviar, I imagined, on the terrace or under the festive glitter of chandeliers. Linger: that was the French way. Simone would see by my attitude that she didn't have to explain that to me. I wasn't the usual American. I'd savor and sip, live totally in the moment… (read more) |
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HUMANITIES LECTURE SERIES Join UC Berkeley faculty and Extension instructors for a free four-part series exploring these issues and the dimensions of identity revealed through the media and cultures. |
Why Climb? Victorian Mountaineers
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American Born Chinese: Gene Yang’s Autobiographical Comix (read more)
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| All lectures take place at UC Berkeley Extension Center, 1995 University Ave., Berkeley. | |||
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Our instructors can teach you how to reach your artistic goals. With their own breath-taking work, they can also show you what art can achieve. |
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| TAKE A MOMENT TO REVEL IN SOME EXTRAORDINARY WORKS OF ART. (CLICK HERE) |
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TAKE A CRITICAL STEP IN YOUR ARTISTIC GROWTH |
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| Develop as an artist and prepare for graduate study in fine art with a post-baccalaureate program in visual arts from UC Berkeley Extension. Designed for those who did not major in art as undergraduates, the program provides the combination of rigorous studio practice and the conceptual and historical framework you need to develop a strong portfolio and apply to graduate school. Click here for more details. |
Catch up with the latest publications from Extension writing instructors. Find inspiration in their words and their successes. |
Browse our fall offerings to find the courses that will broaden your intellectual perspective. |
Be Your Best With Berkeley