Upcoming Courses

GUEST TUTOR : Alison Barker  

TITLE : St George in Renaissance Art 

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

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

America’s Peculiar Institution and the American Civil War

 GUEST  TUTOR : Roger McMaster

START DATE : 18^th  September    WEA  3 wk course, enrol online/phone

This will be followed by 7 weeks Learning Circle, enrol & pay in class.

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.

WEA Tutor Adrian Eckersley

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

Fee £42.00

GUEST SPEAKER : Alison Barker  

TITLE :  Elizabeth I in Art and Culture

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

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

GUEST TUTOR : Paul Marshall

START DATE : 4^th November      WEA  3 wk cours, enrol online/phone

This will be followed by 2 weeks Learning Circle, enrol & pay in class.

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