Upcoming Courses

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GUEST TUTOR : Alison Barker  

TITLE : St George in Renaissance Art 

START DATE : 17^th September    WEA 3 wk course,  enrol online/phone

Course Ref : Q00022312

We will examine how the image of St George crossed boundaries and was disseminated across Europe.

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America’s Peculiar Institution and the American Civil War  (Part 1)

 GUEST  TUTOR : Roger McMaster

START DATE : 18^th  September    WEA  5 wk course ref: Q00022316

This will be followed by Part 2, another 5 week WEA course, requiring separate enrolment

In this course we will map out the social and constitutional development of the United States following the War of 1812 against Great Britain.  It is a journey that leads to the Civil War and Reconstruction and to the development of the country of today.

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WEA Tutor Adrian Eckersley

Join our small, friendly group – come and study the nuance and detail of one of the finest early Russian novels

GUEST SPEAKER : Alison Barker  

TITLE :  Elizabeth I in Art and Culture

START DATE : 8^th OCTOBER    2 wks  Learning Circle, enrol & pay in class

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DIRTY REALISM – The Short Stories of Richard Ford and Raymond carver

GUEST TUTOR : Paul Marshall

START DATE : 4^th November      WEA  5 wk course ref: Q00022297

This course will provide an introduction to ‘Dirty Realism’ a term coined by Bill Buford, editor of Granta magazine, to define a North American literary movement prevalent during the 1980s.

Books : Richard Ford Rock Springs & Raymond Carver What we talk about when we talk about Love

GUEST SPEAKER : Alison Barker  

TITLE :   Mirror Image: Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun in Paint and Prose

START DATE : 5^th Nov

Learning Circle 5 wks – enrol and pay in class