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Portraits of Scandinavia: Norway and Denmark
The cold lands of the far north have in fact produced inspiring examples of music, drama, art and philosophy to match the best of the more famous cultures of France and Italy. Explore the genius of Norway and Denmark by examining the works of Ludvig Holberg (founder of the Danish National Theatre), Hans Christian Andersen, the philosopher...
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Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
Do you have a balcony, courtyard, patio or deck? Having a small outdoor space doesn’t mean that it can’t be comfortable and stylish or you have to forego the pleasure of gardening. Find out how to choose and easily maintain the most suitable plants and containers and control any pests and diseases. Comprehensive course notes are provided. COURSE...
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Designing Women
This course will explore the lives of six women from different continents, living in the late 19th to 20th centuries. The common thread linking these women is that they all possessed creative talents in their respective fields of art and design. We will trace their lives, assessing their achievements and recognition: Gertrude Jekyll, artist/...
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Determined Heroines
This course will examine a variety of ‘determined heroines’ within English language novels. The five novels examine the pressures these heroines face, look at their desire for independence and at their goals, and enable discussion to occur on whether or not their determination/stubborness can be seen as a strength or a weakness in terms of their...
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Emigrate or Die! The Great Irish Famine
The Great Famine devastated Ireland between 1845 and 1850 taking the lives of up to one and a half million people, and forcing another two million to leave Ireland forever. This famine driven tide of immigrants had great and lasting repercussions within the countries in which they settled. This course examines the magnitude of the disaster by...
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A Different Slant: Literature in Translation
The art of translation is as old as language itself and today it can introduce readers to literature which is very often quite different in its content, style and its effect on the reader. In this course there are introductions to easily accessible novels in Russian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German and to poetry from European and Asian...
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Reading Novels - The Joys Of Double-dipping
Of the thousands of novels published every year very few, if any, will go on tobecome classics, not many will reach great critical acclaim, buy some few will demand to be read and then re-read. In this course we will look at some of those which make this demand on us and try to find out just why it is that we aredrawn to read them again and again....
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Sydney Discovery Walks - Ultimate Ultimo Walk
Meet outside the Southern Entrance of the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour. An early 19th century court case, a land grant and a joke led to an exciting inner-city suburb changing from cornfields and cow paddocks to Sydney’s industrial heart. Today it is a neighbourhood of modern city living, culture, entertainment and education...
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Down Memory Lane: Famous Poems We Knew and Loved
We all have snippets of poetry in our minds, whether its “Tyger, tyger burning bright ..”, or “shall I compare thee to a summer's day ..”, , but not all of us know the whole poems from which famous lines come, who write them, or what their proper context is. This entertaining course presents a multitude of excerpts from famous, well-loved poems and...
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Learning to Draw the Landscape with Traditional Mixed Media
This class will show you how to employ a range of traditional artist’s materials in combination with one another. Improve your drawing skills while also discovering and analysing the possibilities these materials offer an artistic practice, both individually and in unison. Materials studied will include chalk pencils, pen and ink, pen and wash,...
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