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Intermediate Drawing
Drawing can be an intriguing way of passing time or a major obsession and way of life. Develop and expand on your skills in a variety of techniques and media such as pastel, charcoal and ink. Explore skills such as texture, tone and composition. We all have artistic ability – the only way to find out what kind we have is to ‘have a go’. Cost of...
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The Middle East, Past and Present
To even begin to understand the turmoil in the Middle East today – the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Israel/Palestine, and elsewhere – we need to know more than most of us do about its geography and its violent history. We also need to understand how much the peoples of the Middle East have in common, including their concerns for land and...
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Eating Their Words: The Literature Of Food
When we talk about food, we don’t just talk about supplying our bodies with food. Instead, we end up talking about some of our deepest emotions, closest relationships and greatest pleasures-and dislikes. This discussion group uses the literature of food to explore different “flavours” of food writing, and then we’ll talk about these contrasting...
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Partners in Pre-Eminence
This course will look at couples who made their mark in their time focusing particularly on what they achieved in their years together. The couples whose lives we will cover are: Robert Schumann, German composer, and his wife Clara, pianist; Marie Curie, Polish radio-activity researcher, and her husband Pierre, French physicist; Sidney Webb (Baron...
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Kazakhstan: The Linchpin of Eurasia
Kazakhstan declared its independence from the USSR on December 10, 1991, and thus became the ninth largest country in the world. Learn how Kazakhstan has risen to have the leading economy in the Central Asian region, with an ambitious goal to be amongst the Top 30 economies in the world by 2050. Consider the vital role that Kazakhstan continues to...
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Oh My God – Part II: Exploring How Humans are Religious
Religious people express their conviction in the existence of God or the gods in a variety of ways. Some religions ban art and insist that God cannot be depicted (like Judaism and Islam), whereas others produce beautiful and diverse depictions of their divinity (Hinduism and the Roman Catholic and Orthodox varieties of Christianity). Some religions...
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Rebellious Females
This course will study the biographies of six ‘rebellious females’ who all rebelled in their own way. The lives of these extraordinary women will be explored from both the historical and sociological perspective, providing some interesting insights into the nature of the societies in which they all lived, ranging from the 18th to the mid-20th...
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The Five Pillars of Islam
Islam is a major world religion. Mosques and minarets are distinctive landmarks in most capital cities of the world. This course is an introduction to the religion and cultures of Islam. It covers the basic tenets as well as raising controversial questions, such as the role of women in Islam and the Moslem engagement with the West. Course Tutor...
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Political Forum: Five Women in Focus
The focus of this course will be on five women whose profile on the world scene has had great worth and influence within their nation’s political forum. The lives of the following will be studied – Benazir Bhutto: A tenacious surviving remnant of a Pakistani political dynasty; Aung San Suu Kyi:, Nobel prize winner, democratically elected (still...
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Vietnam: Past, Present and Future
This course will look at the past, present and potential future of Vietnam. It will provide some new and up-to-date insights into this rapidly growing and changing country. We will discuss the historical and political background of the country, and the social and economic changes that have been occurring. We will try to discover how the Vietnamese...
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