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G – History
On-Demand (online viewing is on your own schedule)
On Halloween eve 1938, millions of Americans were stunned and spellbound by a nationwide radio broadcast reporting an alien invasion that seemed to threaten humanity with extinction. We explore how Orson Welles’ dramatization of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds was able to terrorize Americans, touch off a nationwide panic and spur suspicions and recriminations in its aftermath. We also review Welles’ career and circumstances that led many listeners to believe what they heard. This is a recorded “on-demand” version of a class originally taught in a previous semester. View this class on your own schedule. Viewing link is emailed to participants prior to the semester start.
INSTRUCTOR: Peter Harrigan
HARRIGAN, PETER — B.S., finance, Siena College; executive leadership program, University of Maryland. Retired Lockheed Martin Corporation, communications executive. Former reporter, editor with the Staten Island Advance, where assignments included state government correspondent. (G511-07)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Delaware
OLLI is an academic cooperative for adults 50 and over to enjoy classes, teach, exchange ideas and socialize together, with no exams or educational requirements for participation. OLLI welcomes you.
Kent/Sussex | Wilmington