Courses
Literature and Writing Courses
Develop your understanding of literature and the power of writing.
Engage with literature, storytelling, and written expression across different forms and styles. Strengthen your ability to analyse texts, develop ideas, and communicate effectively through writing.
Writing for All-Comers: A Practical Workshop (Including AI Tools)
Writing for All-Comers: A Practical Workshop (Including AI Tools)
<p>Do you have the right words in your head but struggle to get them onto the page? Perhaps an important email, a letter to a good friend, a heartfelt message in a Christmas card to a loved one, maybe
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Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime: The Story Behind the Legend
Agatha Christie, Queen of Crime: The Story Behind the Legend
<p>Go beyond the bestseller reputation to discover Agatha Christie as a writer, traveller and fascinating public figure. This course explores her life, loves, challenges and working methods, offering
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Writing Your Legacy Memoir
Writing Your Legacy Memoir
<p>Every life contains stories that deserve to be remembered. This practical and encouraging workshop helps participants take the first steps towards writing a legacy memoir for family, friends and
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What They Wore: Clothing Through Australian History
What They Wore: Clothing Through Australian History
<p>Clothing tells stories about who we are, where we come from and how we live. This engaging course explores Australian history through the clothes worn by characters from twelve classic Australian
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Poets and Revolution: Anna Akhmatova and Vladimir Mayakovsky
Poets and Revolution: Anna Akhmatova and Vladimir Mayakovsky
<p>The Russian Revolution inspired hope, upheaval and profound personal tragedy. This course compares two of Russia's greatest twentieth-century poets—Vladimir Mayakovsky, who embraced the Revolution,
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King Arthur: Origins and Interpretation
King Arthur: Origins and Interpretation
<p>This short course explores the sophistication of medieval storytelling through close reading and discussion of early King Arthur legends in translation. It traces the deeper ancestry of the
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Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
<p>What role should intellectuals and philosophers play in public life? Should they simply interpret society, or actively seek to change it? Using Simone de Beauvoir's award-winning novel The
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Two Women with Pens: Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin
Two Women with Pens: Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin
<p>Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin lived in different countries and different generations, yet their lives reveal striking similarities. Both overcame financial hardship, family responsibilities
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Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
<p>During the Renaissance, dedicated scholars travelled across Europe searching monasteries and libraries for long-forgotten classical manuscripts. This course follows the remarkable stories of
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It's a Wonderful Life: Philosophy Through Film
It's a Wonderful Life: Philosophy Through Film
<p>Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is much more than a classic Christmas film. This course explores its philosophical themes of meaning, freedom, responsibility, happiness and community, while
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