2018 Björklunden Seminars | Lawrence University

A vacation with a focus
Lawrence University's Northern Campus
Door County, Wisconsin

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2018 Bjorklunden Seminar Registration Form

If you're in search of a unique adventure that combines relaxation with education, Björklunden has just what you're looking for. The Björklunden seminar program provides an opportunity for you to spend a week at the lodge attending an engaging and thought-provoking class in the mornings while giving you ample time to explore beautiful Door County in the afternoons. We like to call it a "vacation with a focus"—and hope you'll consider joining us this summer or fall to experience it for yourself!

Registration is now open for 2018 summer seminars! Unless otherwise noted on this web page, registration for seminars remains open until the day before each seminar begins. The seminars are conducted at the pristine 441-acre Björklunden estate on the shore of Lake Michigan outside Baileys Harbor in Door County.

Participants can attend seminars either as residents, staying at the distinctly Scandinavian Björklunden lodge, or as commuters. All seminars include meals prepared by Björklunden's own resident chef and each seminar begins with Sunday evening dinner. Classes meet weekday mornings and some evenings with remaining free time available to explore Door County's many cultural and recreational opportunities or for simple relaxation at Björklunden's mile-long, Lake Michigan shoreline and wooded walking trails.

Seminar participants choose only one seminar for each week of attendance. Class sizes are limited. Early registration will help ensure participants get into the seminar they prefer.

Seminar Listing by Date

June 10 to June 16

Art and the Cocktail / Eric Simonson '82 and Robert Simonson

Film & Theatre

Art and the Cocktail / Eric Simonson '82 and Robert Simonson

History

Journey to the East: Crusading in the Middle Ages / Nikolas Hoel '99
Lyndon Johnson: An American Life / Tim Crain
New Topics in Lincoln Studies / James Cornelius '81
Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe / Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg '65

Houseguest

Experience Bjorklunden: Explore Door County on Your Own / No Instructor
Experience Bjorklunden: Explore Door County on Your Own / No Instructor

Law & Politics

Independence Corrupted/How America's Judges (Really) Make Their Decisions / Charles Schudson

Literature

James Joyce's Dubliners: A Reading Group / Robert Spoo '79
Jane Austen's Persuasion / Tim Spurgin
Juvenal's Satires / Daniel Taylor '63
Memories of Soviet Life and Death: Svetlana Alexievich's Secondhand Time / Peter Thomas
Time Travel / Roy Underhill

Music

The Music and Times of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven / Mark Aamot
Tritone Jazz Fantasy Camp / Various
Wisconsin Jazz / Kurt Dietrich '73

Nature & Earth

Listen to the Birds / Don Quintenz
The Niagara Escarpment, Geotourism, Developing Countries, and Cultural & Natural Heritage: How Does It All Relate? / Susan Kennedy and Bob Bultman
The Science and Folklore of Plants and Fungi / Don Quintenz and Charlotte Lukes
Woods in the Morning, Wine in the Afternoon / Nicholas Maravolo

Philosophy

And That's The Truth! / Terry Goode

Photography

Photography Now! / Phil Krejcarek
Wildlife Photography: Turning Passion into Productivity / John Van Den Brandt

Poetry & Writing

Ekphrastic Poetry: Writing Poems Inspired by the Other Arts / Marilyn Taylor

Politics

Can Europe's Center Hold in the Age of Trump? / Jon Greenwald and Robert (Todd) Becker
The Trump Revolution / Terry Moran '82

Politics & History

Speech Attacks: Bullshit, Lies, Propaganda, Silencing / Mark Phelan
The United States and Europe: Coming Closer Together, or Parting Ways? / Christopher Murray '75

Psychology

How We Decide / Roger Johnson
It Depends on Your Frame of Mind / Roger Johnson and Jerry Camery-Hoggatt

Religion

Apocalypse-When? / Bill Urbrock & Peery Duderstadt

Behold the Man: Religious Reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) and the Politics of Identity / Gerry Max '67

Politics & Science

Fact or Fantasy: Science for Presidents / Jerry Clifford '68

Our Freshwater Future: The Ecology, Economics, and Politics of the Great Lakes / Peter Levi '01 and Titus Seilheimer '00

Science & History

Medical Heroes and Medical Neros / David Hines '76

Television & Film

Television's Golden Age: Mid-'50s to Late-'70s - From Its Roots in Radio, to "Roots"...and Beyond / Paul McComas '83

A vacation with a focus Lawrence University's Northern Campus Door County, Wisconsin

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2018 Bjorklunden Seminar Registration Form

June 10 to June 16

June 10 to June 15

June 17 to June 22

June 24 to June 29

July 8 to July 14

July 15 to July 20

July 22 to July 27

July 29 to August 3

August 5 to August 10

August 12 to August 18

August 19 to August 24

August 26 to August 31

September 9 to September 14

September 16 to September 21

September 23 to September 28

September 30 to October 5

October 7 to October 12

October 14 to October 19

Beth Zinsli '02

Bill Urbrock and Peery Duderstadt

Charles Schudson

Christopher Murray '75

Daniel Taylor '63

David Hines '76

Don Quintenz

Don Quintenz and Charlotte Lukes

Eric Simonson '82 and Robert Simonson

Gerry Max '67

Helen Klebesadel

Jack Rhodes

James Cornelius '81

Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg '65

Jerald Podair

Jerry Clifford '68

John Van Den Brandt

Jon Greenwald and Robert (Todd) Becker

Kurt Dietrich '73

Marilyn Taylor

Mark Aamot

Mark Phelan

Nicholas Maravolo

Nikolas Hoel '99

No Instructor

Paul McComas '83

Peter Levi '01 and Titus Seilheimer '00

Peter Thomas

Phil Krejcarek

Robert Spoo '79

Roger Johnson

Roger Johnson and Jerry Camery-Hoggatt

Roy Underhill

Susan Kennedy and Bob Bultman

Terry Goode

Terry Moran '82

Tim Crain

Tim Spurgin

Various

Art & Art History

Culture & Sports

Film