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Senior Symposia programming is developed by our board of senior advisors, but is open to participants of all ages. We regret that we can not accept cash or check payment at the door at Senior Symposia events. Unless otherwise indicated, all workshops take place from 2-4 p.m..
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"So engaging. Wonderful to tell history through individual stories."— Hiding in Plain Sight? Reconsidering Native Histories Along the Kwinitekw (Connecticut River)American Comedy and the Marx Brothers
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How does one grapple with the past? Many younger Americans have never heard of the Marx Brothers, whose heyday was in the 1930s and 1940s. Understanding begins with decoding the politics, social norms and personalities targeted in their humor. Much of the Marx Brothers’ humor is politically incorrect by today’s standards. Robert E. Weir will lead an interactive presentation that places the Marx Brothers within a historical context and discusses strategies for dealing with controversial subjects.
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Robert E. Weir, Ph.D. is a retired professor of U.S. history at UMass–Amherst. He is the author of 12 books (including Who Knew? Roadside Revelations in Western Massachusetts) and scores of articles, and is a former Senior J. William Fulbright scholar.
