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Dr. Peter Harris is the former Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto. A former senior lecturer in the University's German Department, Dr. Harris has also served as a Special Lecturer in the new Vic One Program at Victoria College. In these different capacities, he has lectured on topics ranging from German Film to Expo '58, from the German Reichstag Building to Rosie the Riveter. Peter was the Program Coordinator and Lecturer for U of T’s Later Life Learning. He has lectured for the George Brown Seniors Association, LifeLong Learning Mississauga, Bluewater Association of Lifelong Learning in Owen Sound, Life Long Learning in Retirement at Glendon College, and at Hot Docs Curious Minds. A crowd favourite at the Miles Nadal JCC for years, Peter has given the following lectures and series: From The Binoculars Building to Bilbao & Beyond: The Starchitecture of Frank Gehry ; The Bauhaus:100 years of Architecture, Art and Design ; The Significance of the Feldberg Collection ; Design Movements in the 19th and 20th Centuries; The Architectural Innovation of Moshe Safdie, The Design Geniuses Who Fled Nazi Germany , From Arias & Arpeggios to Acts & Artefacts: Grand Global Cultural Centres, and for The Speakers Annex The Spirit of the 60s - we are delighted to welcome Peter back to our J this fall!

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