Course Title: The Great Gatsby and the Roaring Twenties
Course Description: In 'The Great Gatsby', F Scott Fitzgerald wanted to create 'something new - something extraordinary and beautiful and simple, intricately patterned'. Fitzgerald succeeds where Gatsby fails, and recreates a mythical past.
Tutor: Stephen O'Kane
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 27-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
Course Title: The Falklands War - A Boffins View
Course Description: The invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982 arguably created the biggest political and military change for decades. We will take a fresh look at the conflict and the decisions made. In parallel we will investigate the story of the 'boffins' and the
Tutor: Roger Mannion
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 2:00 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 29-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
Course Title: Themes and Variations in Art
Course Description: A course that looks at the range of subjects that artists over the years have tackled. Religion in its broadest definition is the most expansive category, but portraiture, landscape, history and still life all have an interesting history.
Tutor: Graham Slimming
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 30-Sep-10 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
Course Title: Autobiography: Their Lives in our Hands
Course Description: The truth is, we are all fascinated by other people's lives, and how similar to or different from ours they may be. Luckily, lots of people write them down. Join us to read a few and seek some understanding of how and why they are written.
Tutor: Colin Padgett
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 17-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
Course Title: How Enlightened was the Enlightenment
Course Description: Historians say we owe a lot to the Enlightenment: we got rid of harmful traditions and superstition, and we gained individual rights, freedom, and scientific progress; but is this true?
Tutor: Ian Pirie
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 19-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
Course Title: The History of North American Slavery
Course Description: The origins of slavery; its expansion, and finally, its demise. Looked at through colonisation, independence, the constitution, westward expansion, social and political implications, the abolitionists and the Civil War.
Tutor: Ann Greenslade
Venue: Leigh Community Centre, 71-73 Elm Road SS9 1SP
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 1:30 PM Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 20-Jan-11 No. of Weeks: 10
Full Fee: £55
Contact Name: Valerie Morgan Telephone: 01702 475590
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