WEA - CANTERBURY

Continued Psychology		C3726650
A course continuing from Introduction to Psychology.( New members welcome) The course will take a more in-depth look at Social, Biological, Developmental and Cognitive Psychology, considering theory and research into aggression and attributional biases, effects of childhood deprivation/privation, and human language. The course will also consider wider theoretical issues such as the nature/nurture debate and ethics.
Tutor	Lynne Bennet
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars. Main Hall
Date	Mondays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 21/09/2009	Fee: £136

Religion - The Sermons of Meister Eckhart		C3726651
Taking selected sermons, we will explore great Eckhartian themes, including: God and Godhead, Christ and the Soul, Being and Nothingness, whilst drawing upon Eckhart's own influences, including: the Aristotelianism of Aquinas, and the Neo-Platonism of Plotinus, Augustine, Pseudo-Dionysius and Erigena
Tutor	Duane Williams
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars. Elgar Room
Date	Tuesdays 10am - 12 noon 20 meetings from 22/09/2009	Fee: £136

Art History - Creative Genius through the Ages		C3726652
We will study many great works of Art and seek to understand the nature of 'genius' and the societies that produced great artists. The class will be invited to choose Art Works they wish to discuss
Tutor	Caroline Finucane
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Tuesdays 10.00 - 12 noon 20 meetings from 22/09/2009	Fee: £136

Exploring Local History - East Kent's History through its towns and villages		C3726654
We will examine aspects of the history of East Kent and the resulting effect on some of the towns and villages. The course will contain field trips to some of the places discussed, these will be on public transport routes.
Tutor	Maureen Criddle
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars. Elgar Room
Date	Wednesdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 23/09/2009	Fee: £136

Philosophy: From Existentialism to Post-Structuralism		C3726653
The course will explore the relation between the existentialist tradition (as exhibited in writers such as Kirkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger and others) and later continental philosophers such as Foucault, Derrida, Ricoeur and Harbermas.
Tutor	Greg Artus
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars. Main Hall
Date	Wednesdays 14.00 - 16.00 20 meetings from 23/09/2009	Fee: £136

Literature: This strange institution called "The British Empire" (Part Two)		C3726655
This course is designed to take you on a reading journey across the time and space of the "British Empire": through reading a collection of novels, prose and poetry from Britain, its colonies and what might be called the spaces in between [inter-national writing, so to speak], this course aims to explore the role literature plays in creating the institution we know as "The British Empire"
Tutor	: Denise Jackson
Venue	Friends Meeting House, 6 The Friars. Elgar Room
Date	Thursdays 14.00 - 16.00 10 meetings from 07/01/2010	Fee: £68

Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss: the late Romantic period		C3727070
This 10-week course will explore the works of these two giants of the late Romantic period set within the context of a Europe heading towards the cataclysm of the Great War.
Tutor	Dr.Michael Chandler
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Mondays 10am - 12 noon - 10 meetings from 11/01/2010	Fee: £68

An Introduction to British Architecture.		C3726657
We will be looking at not only very famous and well-known buildings including, of course, Canterbury Cathedral, but also lesser known parish churches. We will look at castles and abbeys and medieval houses. As we get nearer the present, buildings will be set against the historical and social events of the period.
Tutor	Hubert Pragnell
Venue	The Dominican Priory - St.Peter's Lane
Date	Mondays 14.00 - 16.00 10 meetings from 11/01/2010	Fee: £68