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History: History of English
This course is for anyone with an interest in history and the English Language. It will introduce you to four historical varieties of English and trace the development of English from a cluster of Germanic dialects to one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
The course is open to beginners or people who may have studied the history of English before. It will take place online, over the course of six weeks and presentations and discussions will be readily available after each session.
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Dates:Wed 04/09/2024 -
Wed 09/10/2024Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Janet WilsonCourse code:Q00009333How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £40.80
Digital Art
Would you like to explore new art forms? Digital art offers a range of exciting possibilities for modern artists. Whether you prefer to appreciate or make art, this digital art course has something to offer you.
This short course lets you dip your toe into digital art exploration. Discover basic techniques and develop essential digital skills to start creating your own digital creations. This course can help you decide if you want to delve deeper into the world of digital art.
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Dates:Mon 09/09/2024 -
Mon 21/10/2024Times:9:30am - 12:30pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Bensham Grove (Gateshead)
Sidney Grove
Gateshead
NE8 2XDTutor:Damien WoottenCourse code:Q00018635How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:In progressFee rangeFree to £50.40
History: Chelmsford in the second world war
In this course guest tutor Tony Tuckwell describes how Chelmsford with its important industries; Marconi, Hoffman’s ball bearings and Crompton Parkinson’s electrical works, were vulnerable to Luftwaffe air attacks and later, random rocket attacks from V1s and V2s. Yet some of the most damaging events came from lone bombers and chance jettisoning of bombs from damaged aircraft on returning to the continent. The town was also in receipt of evacuees from the docklands of East London (and from the less well known coastal towns invasion loomed`0 which presented its own educational and social challenges
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 12/09/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:British Legion Hall (Felsted)
Bury Chase
Felsted
CM6 3HATutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00019062How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £8.40
Art Appreciation: How to See and Interpret Paintings
Have you ever wondered how to look at a painting and how to figure out what it means? This course will give you keys to develop your understanding and appreciation of paintings and their history. Based on the study of many concrete examples, taken from a variety of historical periods and styles, we will study all the aspects of a painting, from its format and technique, to its subject matter. As we do so, you will have many occasions to apply this knowledge and techniques for yourself.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Ripley Arts Centre (Bromley)
24 Sundridge Avenue
Bromley
BR1 2PXTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00017435How you'll learn:In venueStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £100.00
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History: The English Renaissance
This course will introduce a fascinating period of English
history, during which poetry, prose and the arts produced
some of the touchstones of British culture.
We will explore a range of poetry including Thomas Wyatt’s,
love poetry, Ralegh’s verse, Edmund Spenser’s homage to
Elizabeth I, John Donne’s astonishing poems of love and
divinity, and Milton’s early poems; playwrights, Shakespeare
and Marlowe, and prose writers such as Tyndale and his
translations from the Bible, Cranmer’s Book of Common
Prayer and extracts from the King James’ Bible.
Additional context for the period will be provided from
paintings, contemporary documents and letters.
All texts will be provided on Canvas.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017453How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £74.00
History: Beginners' History : Before 1066
In this term, we begin by considering the later reign of King Eadgar and his efforts to achieve a kind of unified England, but also how English practices and texts became unique. This will involve examining the peculiarities of the English Benedictine Reform Movement, the impact it made among the clergy and also social and cultural consequences, as well as for the English monarchy itself. After that, we will address the feuds, administrative and executive failures of the monarchy in the years after Eadgar’s death, and why these errors would finally cause the downfall of the House of Wessex.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 10/12/2024Times:11:45am - 1:45pmDuration:12 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Gary SlatorCourse code:Q00015931How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £88.80
History: Discovering Ukraine Through Its Culture
This is an introductory course to the country of Ukraine through its Arts, Literature, and Music, led by the experienced university lecturer, who used to visit Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the world has admired the Ukrainian people, wondering what the sources of their valour and resilience are. This course will help you understand Ukraine and its people, put their culture in a historical perspective and provide some background to the current conflict in the region. The course is suitable for people of all abilities.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:11:00am - 1:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:URC Lounge, Brookmans Park
Oaklands Avenue
Brookmans Park
AL9 7UWTutor:Marina BurrellCourse code:Q00019158How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Literature: Selected plays by Brian Friel
Plays of Brian Friel will be studied, read and workshopped. The group will discuss his stage devices and how his plays might be produced. We shall look at aspects of how he creates characters and tells epic stories on stage that resonate with current modern theatre audiences. His plays use intriguing theatrical metaphors and poetic structures to reflect on the ways in which Ireland has evolved, resisted and grown over its history. Friel’s writing produces powerful imagery on-stage that take audiences into the heart of the issues he explores. Over ten weeks, two to three plays will be discussed and workshopped to appreciate the various theatrical devices that Friel often uses.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:The Greenleaf Centre (Walthamstow)
67-69 Greenleaf Road
Walthamstow
E17 6QPTutor:Thomas CroweCourse code:Q00017604How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:6 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
World Cinema
We will consider a range of films, from classics to contemporary cinema. We will discuss the style and meaning of diverse extracts drawing on key ideas from Film Studies. We will consider films from diverse countries, comparing and contrasting these with American and British cinema. The class will be organised around discussion of selected extracts, with guidance on points to look for, including different aspects of film such as the screenplay and cinematography. Students will be encouraged to develop their responses in small groups. Case studies will be included on Alfred Hitchcock and British cinema.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Compass Theatre (Ickenham)
Glebe Avenue
Ickenham
UB10 8PDTutor:Daniel WilliamsCourse code:Q00017582How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
Art Appreciation: Royal Portraits (1395 - 1658)
During this five week course we will explore a number of
portraits of British Monarchs. We will discover the
anonymous Wilton Diptych, Holbein’s portrayal of Henry VIII,
the evolving portraits of Elizabeth I throughout her life; the
paintings of Charles I by Anthony Van Dyck, and several
portraits of the de-facto monarch Oliver Cromwell.
The course will introduce the lives of the artists, the historical
and socio-political contexts of the paintings, and discuss the
changing perceptions of the monarchy as shown in this 250
year long history.
Images of the portraits will be available for you online. Come
along and tap into your inner art-critic.
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Dates:Tue 17/09/2024 -
Tue 15/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017463How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:4 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00