Endless Grounds: Coffee's Social, Economic, and Cultural Life


ID : 2818   

« back to classes page
Coffee will be a lens on climate change, social life, health, North–South dynamics, social and economic justice, tourism, and slavery. We will trace coffee from planting and processing through shipping and, ultimately, the drink in our cups. We will explore coffee’s history, its shift from elite beverage to everyday staple, and research on health, farmer income, and climate resilience. The instructor will share experiences from coffee farms around the world, discuss different brewing methods, and demonstrate how coffee is brewed.

Robert Thurston, Ph.D., is Emeritus Professor of History at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio). He earned a BA in History from Northwestern University and a PhD in modern Russian history from the University of Michigan. His writing spans twentieth-century Russian/Soviet history, witch hunts (Europe and Salem), the body in the Anglosphere (1880–1920), and coffee as an economic and social force. A devoted coffee educator, he has opened a roastery and coffee shop and has visited coffee farms from Asia to South America

Watch the preview video here!

 
Call 910-962-3195 to register Send to Friend »

Class Details

6 Session(s)
Weekly - Thu

Location
NA - Online

Instructor
TBD Instructor 

 

Notice

Please read:  ONLINE: This course meets online through the Osher Online platform.

Fee: 

$75.00

Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
7/9/2026 - 8/13/2026 Weekly - Thu 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM N/A - Online TBD Instructor 

Other Class Offerings

Canals and the Making of the Modern World
ID: 2812

07/08/26 - 08/12/26
Weekly - Wed

Location
 

Instructor
TBD Instructor

Call 910-962-3195 to register
Send to Friend »
Children’s Literature: The Development of a Genre
ID: 2815

07/07/26 - 08/11/26
Weekly - Tue

Location
 

Instructor
TBD Instructor

Call 910-962-3195 to register
Send to Friend »
Deaf Culture and History
ID: 2819

07/09/26 - 08/13/26
Weekly - Thu

Location
 

Instructor
TBD Instructor

Call 910-962-3195 to register
Send to Friend »
Discovering Portugal
ID: 2814

07/07/26 - 08/11/26
Weekly - Tue

Location
 

Instructor
TBD Instructor

Closed
Send to Friend »

Featured Classes

  • No Featured Classes today.

Recommended Classes