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 conservative/progressive paradoxes of this country's art.
Tutor: Graham Slimming
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 13:30 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 26/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Representative of the People ? Parliament's Story
Course Description: The story of England's (later Britain's) unique parliament from its medieval beginnings through the turbulence of the 17th century to its becoming the envy of Europe.
Tutor: Roger Cooke
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 27/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Music Inspired by the Trojan War
Course Description: We shall include Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas', songs by Schubert and operas by Berlioz, Monteverdi etc as well as Offenbach's satirical treatment of the Trojan War myth in 'La Belle H?l?ne?.
Tutor: Carl Murray
Venue: Epping Hall, St. Johns Road, CM16 5JU
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 14:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 27/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Natural History of Town and Countryside
Course Description: Plants and animals have adapted to life within surprisingly rich urban environments. This course will examine the importance of these habitats and contrast them with the more varied countryside habitats.
Tutor: Patricia Moxey
Venue: Jack Siley Pavilion, 1 Tidys Lane, Off Palmers Hill, CM16 6SP
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 28/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 20
Fee: £122
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: The Kingdom of the Franks
Course Description: The Franks emerged as the leading power in Western Europe. The Merovingians and Carolingians were leaders in power, politics and culture. Come and explore the world of Kings, Clovis, Childebert, Sigibert, Lothair, Charlemagne.
Tutor: Norman Leighton
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 28/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 20
Fee: £122
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Interesting Times: English Writing around 1800
Course Description: This is the era of revolutions, French and Industrial. Was the emerging Romantic culture of these years a response to these other revolutions, or was it a revolution in itself?
Tutor: Adrian Eckersley
Venue: Epping United Reform Church, Lindsey Street, CM16 6RB
Day of Week: Thursdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 29/09/2011 No. of Weeks: 20
Fee: £122
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Russia in Revolution 1900-1930
Course Description: 'Ten Days that Shook the World'. An examination of the circumstance that led to dramatic events in Russia in 1917, with an appraisal of their national and international impact.
Tutor: Ted Woodgate
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Mondays Time: 13:30 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 09/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Catherine the Great
Course Description: Was Catherine II a political pawn, a demonic sex maniac and murderer? We shall re-examine these ideas and assess her place in European history. Did 'Catherine the Great' deserve that title?
Tutor: Norman Leighton
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Tuesdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 10/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Going Global: Contemporary Literary Perspectives and Voices
Course Description: Writers have always been interested in distant places and people an interest that has recently intensified with the growth of globalization. We will consider how a number of contemporary authors have explored such global themes as migration, war, exile and 'extremism'.
Tutor: Michael Peters
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 13/01/2012 No. of Weeks: 10
Fee: £61
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Buttercups, Bees and Butterflies
Course Description: The longer sunny days of summer provide ideal growing conditions for wild flowers. We will look at the interactions between plants and a variety of insects which are associated with them.
Tutor: Patricia Moxey
Venue: Jack Siley Pavilion, 1 Tidys Lane, Off Palmers Hill, CM16 6SP
Day of Week: Wednesdays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 05/04/2012 No. of Weeks: 6
Fee: £36
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
Course Title: Music for the Cinema
Course Description: From the early 'silents' through to contemporary blockbusters, music has played a major role in the development of the cinema. This course traces that role and, in doing so, focuses on major composers of music for the cinema.
Tutor: Chris Green
Venue: Loughton Cricket Club Room, The Uplands, IG10 1NQ
Day of Week: Fridays Time: 10:00 Duration: 2 hrs
Start Date: 27/04/2012 No. of Weeks: 6
Fee: £36
Contact Name: Pat Dale Telephone: 020 8281 1536
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