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INSTRUCTOR HIGHLIGHT – GABRIELLE MARCEAU

Out of the Past: Film Noir Then and Now Gabrielle Marceau is a film critic, writer, and editor. She writes film criticism for publications such as Sight and Sound and Cinemascope. Professor Marceau also recently started an online pop-culture journal called In the Mood Magazine. Professor Marceau received her Masters in Cinema from the University of Toronto. Her interest in film along with her education make her the ideal instructor to teach this course material. About Gabrielle Marceau A Love of Cinema Professor Marceau not only studied cinema in university but is still very much involved with that world. She is a writer and editor of film criticism and is well-versed in the industry. “I am very interested in how films have changed over the century, and I hope to teach more courses that look at the shifts in film, through the industry, the artistry, and viewership,” says Marceau. Professor Marceau finds joy in teaching film especially to older adults. She appreciates that her students ...

INSTRUCTOR HIGHLIGHT - DR. DAVID LIPOVITCH

  Archaeology of Central and South America: The Aztecs, the Incas, and the Mayans Dr. David Lipovitch (Harvard, '99) is an archeologist with an impressive career and a passion for teaching. His knowledge of history and extensive experience in the field of archelogy makes him well-suited to lead Archaeology of Central and South America in Fall 2021 at The LIFE Institute. Students will join him on a journey through the archeological discoveries that contribute to our understanding of the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mayans and their predecessors. Learn more about Dr. Lipovitch below!   About Dr. Lipovitch   Extensive Education in His Field Dr. Lipovitch earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (Archaeology) and Syro-Palestinian Studies from the University of Toronto in 1989. He then moved from the Toronto area to pursue graduate studies and earn his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Archaeology from Harvard University (1999). His dissertation examined the animal remains from the Ac...

INSTRUCTOR HIGHLIGHT - DR. DAVID LIPOVITCH

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  Archaeology of Central and South America:  The Aztecs, the Incas, and the Mayans Dr. David Lipovitch  (Harvard, '99) is an archeologist  with an impressive career and a passion for teaching. His knowledge of history and extensive experience in the field of archelogy makes him well-suited to lead   Archaeology of Central and South America in Fall 2021 at The LIFE Institute. Students will join him on a journey through the archeological discoveries that contribute to our understanding of the Aztecs, the Incas, the Mayans and their predecessors . Learn more about Dr. Lipovitch below!   About Dr. Lipovitch   Extensive Education in His Field Dr. Lipovitch earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (Archaeology) and Syro-Palestinian  Studies from the University of Toronto in 1989. He then moved from the Toronto area to pursue graduate studies and earn his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Archaeology from Harvard University (1999). His dissertation examined the...