WEA - CANTERBURY

Music - The French Musical Tradition 1789-1914		C3725383
This course will explore the French musical tradition ranging from the revolutionary music of Berlioz through Bizet and Faure towards the Impressionist style of Debussy and Ravel.
Tutor	Dr.Michael Chandler
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Mondays 10am - 12 noon - 10 meetings from 12/01/2009	Fee: £68

Introducing Psychology		C3725382
Psychology is the study of behaviour and mind. It attempts to answer everyday questions and often makes us look at things we take for granted in a new light. Curious about human behaviour? Then you'll love Introducing Psychology.
Tutor	Lynne Bennet
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Mondays 14.00 - 16.00 10 meetings from 12/01/2009	Fee: £68

Literature Wayward Girls and Wicked Women.		C3725395
An exciting ten week literature course looking at 5 texts that explore the way that women who break society's rules are treated. Books include a range of works, from Zoe Heller's best selling Notes on a Scandal, to Euripedes' timeless classic, Medea. Each book will be explored in depth and set within its social and cultural perspective.
Tutor	Jane Ireson
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars
Date	Tuesdays 15.00 -17.00 10 meetings from 20/01/2009	Fee: £68

Religion - The Bhagavad Gita -Reading the best loved and single most important scripture of Hinduism.		C3725395
This course will explore in a group setting the Bhagavad Gita (The Song of the Lord), which is ranked among the greatest religious books of the world, and contains the essence of the teachings found in the Vedas and Upanisads.
Tutor	Duane Williams
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Elgar Room
Date	Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon 20 meetings from 23/09/2008	Fee: £136

Art History - Why did they paint, sculpt, build that?		C3725388
The ideas and causes behind great works of art and architecture will be presented via colour slides and stimulating discussion. Course members will be invited to suggest suitable subjects.
Tutor	Caroline Finucane
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Tuesdays 10.00 - 12 noon 20 meetings from 23/09/2008	Fee: £136

Literature - The British Romantic Novel		C3725392
Imagination, emotion and freedom! The focal points of Romanticism and the hallmarks of the great works we will look at, written in this turbulent period as Britain emerges into the industrial world. By treating six authors and their works - Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Mary Hays, Ann Radcliffe, Horace Walpole and James Hogg - as subjects worthy of close examination, we will see the novel developing as the dominant form of literature during this period.
Tutor	Christine Eastman
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Elgar Room
Date	Tuesdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 23/09/2008	Fee: £136

Canterbury's History - Tudor to Modern Times. An informal guide using relevant materials and guided visits.		C3725398
Discover the history of Canterbury through documents and other research material and guided walks. The course concentrates on the post-Reformation period.
Tutor	Maureen Criddle
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Elgar Room
Date	Wednesdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 24/09/2008	Fee: £136

Philosophy - Art, Morality and the Problem of Value		C3725399
When is one artwork better than another? When is an action or person morally good? By looking at major theories of aesthetics and ethics we will explore the nature of such value judgements and the relation between facts and values.
Tutor	Greg Artus
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars, Main Hall
Date	Wednesdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 24/09/2008	Fee: £136

Art - Drawing and Painting		C3725401
WThis course aims to give the learner further knowledge, and the confidence to enjoy their own artwork. Drawing sessions will lead on to learning basic watercolour techniques. In addition there will be discussion, and possible practise, of other colour media.
Tutor	Lotte Little
Venue	St. Paul's Church Centre, Church Street, St. Paul's.
Date	Thursdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 25/09/2008	Fee: £136