WEA - HERNE BAY

Pharaoh's workers - Villagers of the Valley
Looking at the evidence from over 3,000 years ago we will glimpse the working conditions, domestic activities and everyday lives of the artisans of the Valley of the Kings; not slaves as depicted in blockbuster films but very skilled craftsmen.
Tutor	Christine Humber
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Wednesdays 2.00pm to 4.00pm 10 meetings from 24/09/2008	Fee: £68

Literature: Poetry Through the Ages
What is poetry? How does it differ from prose? How has it changed over centuries? How does old compare with new? We shall explore all these questions. A course for enjoyment, with no knowledge of poetry required.
Tutor	Ron Dodge
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Thursdays 10.00am to 12.00 noon 10 meetings from 25/09/2008	Fee: £68

Music: Russian 20th century Symphonies
This course will explore the revolutionary and innovative music of the 20th century Russian symphonic school, especially the symphonies of Prokofiev and Shostakovich and their composers' relationship with the Stalinist regime.
Tutor	Michael Chandler
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Tuesdays 10.00am to 12.00 noon 10 meetings from 13/01/2009	Fee: £68

Literature - Cervantes: Don Quixote
Cervantes' classic has captured the imagination of generations since its first publication in the early seventeenth century. Through close textual analysis and vibrant class discussion, we will explore the world of Don Quixote in this exciting ten week course.
Tutor	Frank Foley
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Thursdays 10.00am to 12.00 noon 10 meetings from 15/01/2009	Fee: £68

Literature: The End of Reason? 20th Century Visions of a Post-Modern World.
Has contemporary culture ceased to value reason? This course use novels by Huxley, Orwell and Kafka to examine the state of society today, addressing issues such as state and bureaucratic power, genetic engineering, and the rights of the individual.
Tutor	Frank Foley
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Tuesdays 10.00am to 12.00 noon 10 meetings from 21/04//2009	Fee: £68

Music for the 19th century theatre
This course will explore incidental music written for the 19th century theatre by composers such as Mendelssohn and Grieg, to plays as diverse as those by Shakespeare and Ibsen, discovering the relationship between music and literature in the Romantic age.
Tutor	Michael Chandler
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Wednesdays 2.00pm to 4.00pm 10 meetings from 22/04/2009	Fee: £68

Art: Impressionism and After
This course will look at the work of the French impressionists and those artists who took their ideas further, as the post-impressionists, and also at how impressionism was adopted in other countries
Tutor	Caroline Finucane
Venue	North Room, Christ Church, William Street, Herne Bay
Date	Thursdays 10.00am to 12.00 noon 10 meetings from 23/04/2009	Fee: £68