Course Title: From Courtly Love to Romantic Song
Course Description: This is a study of love songs from troubadours of the Middle Ages to the present day embracing early music, classical and romantic music and more recent work by singer-songwriters.
Tutor: Bill Tamblyn
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 19/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: USA During the Depression
Course Description: Using film and popular culture we will investigate the politics and sociology of America during the 1930's.
Tutor: Margaret Butler
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 19/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Dutch Art in the 17th Century
Course Description: This course will focus on genre paintings from the Dutch Golden Age of painting. These scenes of everyday life will be considered from a political, cultural and artistic perspective.
Tutor: Sandy Greenard
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 20/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Nelson: A Very Human Legend
Course Description: Undoubtedly our most prestigious Admiral. This course looks behind the legend; at the environment he operated in; his professional and personal relationships; and considers the reasons for his lasting fame.
Tutor: John Forster
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 20/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: World History 1800-2011: Great and Smaller Powers Part 1
Course Description: Egypt, Libya, Mexico, South Africa and Sweden - great powers including Britain, other European powers, Russia and the USA. We will explore nationalism and imperialism on a shared planet. Is this dependency or a cosmopolitan democracy?
Tutor: Nicholas Hyman
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 20/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: I Got Rhythm: Jazz and the Great American Songbook
Course Description: Jazz musicians have always used the work of the great American songwriters for inspiration. This course, which covers eighty years of recorded jazz, explores this rich source. Extensively illustrated.
Tutor: Roger Bawden
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 21/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The First Romantics
Course Description: Wordsworth, Coleridge and Scott transformed English literature. They drew on dialect, remote regions, traditional forms and the speech of ordinary people. We will explore some of the works that changed English writing.
Tutor: Peter Strickland
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 21/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Cities in an Ancient Landscape
Course Description: Cities grow and develop despite war, pestilence and political upheaval. Others disappear for those reasons, or through climactic events. Re-discover some of those cities and the reasons behind their disappearance.
Tutor: Frances Boardman
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 21/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Wildlife & History of the Russian Far East
Course Description: The Russian Far East is a land of dramatic landscapes, beautiful mixed temperate forests of great biodiversity, and magnificent wildlife. Learn about the turbulent history of a unique region.
Tutor: David Prynn
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 19:00 Duration: 1.5 hrs
Start Date: 22/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £45
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Composers in Essex
Course Description: What do William Byrd, Gustav Holst and Mark Anthony Turnage have in common? They are all Essex Composers. And there are others, some living, some dead, all interesting.
Tutor: Peter Dale
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidebburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 22/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: History of the Papacy to 1800
Course Description: This course surveys the history of the Papacy from Christ's command to St Peter to the confrontation with the Emperor Napoleon on the threshold of the modern world.
Tutor: Dr Rosemary Williams
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 22/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Local History: Buildings & Landscapes
Course Description: We will explore life in a typical Medieval village, English architectural building styles and other developments as they relate to the changing landscape. A field trip will also be included.
Tutor: Patrick Denney
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 23/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The Regional Vernacular Houses of England
Course Description: England's medieval houses have different regional architectural styles reflecting variations in local materials, types of houses and the methods of timber framing. These will be explored and compared and contrasted with Essex.
Tutor: John Walker
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 29/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Russian Art: An Introduction
Course Description: A brief but illuminating consideration of the span of art in Russia from Medieval times to the present, intended to demonstrate the East/West, Christian/Muslim and the conservative/progressive paradoxes of this country's art.
Tutor: Graham Slimming
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 30/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Bach and his Contemporaries
Course Description: This is a study of the effect on contemporary society (both secular and sacred) of the works of J S Bach and Handel with a view to illustrating that they were a product and a mirror of their times.
Tutor: Bill Tamblyn
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 09/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Why Put Salt in your Dishwasher?
Course Description: The chemistry of water, detergents, foods, fertilizers, pesticides and aspects of health covered in a manner approachable by those with no previous knowledge. Scientists should find it informative too.
Tutor: Roger Bawden
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 09/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The Art History of Northern Europe
Course Description: Commencing with D?rer and his contemporaries, followed by the romantic period of artists such as David Friedrich, and progressing through to an investigation into German Modern Art, this will be an opportunity to understand unusual exciting aspects of art history.
Tutor: Michael Baldry
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 10/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: World History 1800-2011: Great and Smaller Powers Part 2
Course Description: Egypt, Libya, Mexico, South Africa and Sweden great powers including Britain, other European powers, Russia and the USA. We will explore nationalism and imperialism on a shared planet. Is this dependency or a cosmopolitan democracy?
Tutor: Nicholas Hyman
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 10/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Myth, Magic and Meaning
Course Description: From myths and stories of supernatural beings, to tales by Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and others, we shall consider the essential elements of legend and fantasy and why their popularity persists.
Tutor: Caroline Phillips
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 10/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The Effects of Climate Change on Human Evolution
Course Description: The earth's unstable surface, moving Tectonic plates, tsunamis and volcanoes, together with an ever changing climate over the last two million years form the backdrop to human evolution. Explore this story in this brand new course.
Tutor: Fred Boot
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 11/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: A Perambulation through Persia
Course Description: One of the world's oldest continuous major civilisations, it has beauty and culture to offer us in a glimpse of the glory that was ancient Persia and wine was invented here too!
Tutor: Frances Boardman
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 11/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: ?We were the last Romantics...?
Course Description: We will examine Yeats' poetry and Synge's plays locating them in the cultural and political unrest in Ireland in the early 20th century and ask what Yeats meant by ?We were the last Romantics?.
Tutor: Peter Strickland
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 11/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Background to Spain Part 1: Foundations
Course Description: This course - the first in a series - explores Spain's story from earliest times to the conquest of Granada (1492). Overview of history plus insights into art, architecture, music, literature...and legacy.
Tutor: Catherine Dell
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 19:00 Duration: 1.5 hrs
Start Date: 12/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £45
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Music and Literature
Course Description: Music conceived in response to literature is plentiful. What happens when two great art forms inter-connect? Beethoven & Shakespeare(Coriolanus). Tolstoy & Janacek (Kreutzer Sonata). Holst & Hardy(Egdon Heath)?
Tutor: Peter Dale
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 12/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The Great Gatsby and ?the Roaring Twenties?
Course Description: An in-depth exploration of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece. We will study the author's literary and autobiographical influences, as well as the novel's structure, style and historical context.
Tutor: Stephen O'Kane
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 12/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: The Victorian Mind
Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the ideas, beliefs, and assumptions that governed the Victorian worldview during a period of great social transformation. Topics include Victorian ideas about society, economics, science, religion, and feminism.
Tutor: Simon Doney
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 13/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Reading the Russians
Course Description: The Golden Era of Russian literature begins in early 19th Century and this is the period we will cover, reading seminal works by Pushkin, Lermontov and Gogol.
Tutor: Anat Vernitski
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 13/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Telephone: 01206 576506
Course Title: Ten of the Best
Course Description: An informative course focusing on paintings from a wide range of style, genre and art movements. We shall be looking at the artists, their lives, techniques, motives and influences.
Tutor: John Parker
Venue: Castle Methodist Church, Maidenburgh Street, CO1 1TT
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:15 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 13/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £57
Contact Name: Mrs J Roberts Telephone: 01206 576506
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