Subjects - WEA Sydney

Plant Propagation

Why buy plants when you can propagate them? Take home at least 10 free plants from this course. Learn the many methods of propagation, including cuttings, division, layering, grafting and more. Grow your own perennials, shrubs and trees, including fuchsias, frangipanis, hydrangeas, lavenders, roses, camellias, orchids, maples and more.... [More]

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Powerful Words! Popular Poems!

Collecting words into a line of verse can be a spoken delight. Voicing our own thoughts can be rewarding, so can the voicing of the words of others. This course will let us voice the words of selected Australian, British and American poets of the last 150 years. Poets such as Les Murray, David Malouf, Rosemary Dobson, W H Auden, W B Yeats, Emily... [More]

The Poetry of Sydney

This is a course based on the text Sydney’s Poems, an anthology collected for the 150th anniversary of Sydney. It contains contributions from poets from colonial days to the present time. Poets such as Henry Lawson, Dorothea McKellar, Kenneth Slessor, Patrick White, David Malouf and John Tranter are included. The course will look at the role that ‘... [More]

Women of the Raj

India in the late 19th century was considered the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire. Lured by the romance of India, all kinds of women went to India. Some were in search of a husband; some in search of adventure and others were on a mission for God. Recent history portrays white women as cultural imperialists. Were they? Or were they agents... [More]

Was There a Trojan War?

A course which recreates the Bronze Age, reading our legacy of archaeology, mythology and history to bring to life Helen of Troy, Ulysses, the Minotaur and the material world of Minoan and Mycenaean civilisation. Independent Study Discussion Courses are for study by groups without a tutor, so there is no need to write reports. These courses were... [More]

The Vikings

History shows the Vikings were just as splendid as we imagine – valiant, adventurous and scholarly seafarers. This course presents an attractive and clear picture of this great era of a people who figure larger than life in our imaginations. Course Tutor Carole Cusack Supplied Course Material Course Booklet Units & Pricing 6 units / $78 per person... [More]