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History: Discovering Victorian Nottingham
During Victorian times Nottingham was transformed from an elegant market town into a major industrial City. Industries like hosiery and Lace needed grand warehouses and offices, streets filled up the central parishes and countless houses soon spread beyond the traditional town boundary. This course will explore this evolution from town to City, discover why and how the urban landscape began to change, consider contrasting communities, including Narrow Marsh and the Park Estate and will pause to highlight characters like the ‘firebrand orator’ Feargus O’Connor who could be assured to rouse the crowds over justice and the right to vote.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:Nottingham Mechanics (Nottingham)
3 North Sherwood Street
Nottingham
NG1 4EZTutor:Christopher WeirCourse code:Q00016177How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
History: History: Russia from Stalin to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
It is sometimes said that Lenin drove the Russian
revolution into a cul-de-sac and Stalin then accelerated
into the wall at the far end.
The course will examine the economic, political and
social changes undertaken by Stalin and enforced by the
Great Terror.
We will then consider how far this modernisation of the
economy enabled the USSR to withstand the Nazi
onslaught from 1941 and why the Soviet Union seemed
unreformable under Stalin’s successors.
We will conclude by looking at Gorbachev’s almost total
failure to achieve the objectives he identified and why,
despite that, he was one of the most laudable leaders of
a troubled century in European affairs
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 14/11/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Caterham Baptist Church (Caterham)
4 Beechwood Road
Caterham
CR3 6NATutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00018091How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80
Literature: Detective Fiction in Society and Culture
In these lectures Stephen Wilkinson will introduce students to the history of the detective genre and discuss its relationship to the development of capitalism, urbanisation and consumerist commodity culture. Students will be encouraged to read detective fiction as a prism through which societies, their anxieties and underlying psycho-political natures can be understood. Using the examples from the UK, US and Cuba students will gain an insight into the ways in which popular literature gives shape and form to our lives.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017701How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £30.00
Creative Writing for Beginners
Welcome to the Beginners Creative Writing Course! This course is designed for absolute beginners with no prior writing experience. Start with the very basics of creative writing, including understanding different genres, brainstorming ideas, and writing simple sentences. Participate in fun, guided exercises to ignite your creativity and build your writing confidence. Learn how to express your thoughts clearly and creatively. By the end of the course, you'll have written your first short piece and gained the foundational skills to continue exploring creative writing. Join us and discover the joy of writing!
This course is running on a Thursday 10am until 11:30am.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 31/10/2024Location:OnlineCourse code:Q00015904How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Art Practical: Landscape painting
This course gives students - from beginners to improvers - the opportunity to explore different landscape painting approaches and techniques in a relaxed and supportive environment. It explores a range of styles, from the conventional and representational to more experimental and avant-garde approaches. Our highly experienced tutor, who is a practicing artist, provides practical and supportive advice on colour mixing, tonal variation, acrylic techniques, mark-making and composition, encouraging students to explore their own personal enthusiasms to make individual and original paintings. Source photographs will be provided online but students may use their own photos and other sources.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:2:30pm - 4:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00017771How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:5 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Music Appreciation: Serge Prokofiev - The prodigal son
Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953) composed some of this century’s most widely loved music – be it the ballet Romeo and Juliet or his work for children Peter and the Wolf. Yet due to his itinerant lifestyle and the secrecy that cloaked his final years in the USSR, he remains one of the least understood musicians of this century. This course will explore the full range of his 130 compositions in various genres through active listening, YouTube videos and live music, and will make comparisons with some of his lesser-known contemporaries. This six session course is face-2-face and is suitable for students at all levels. No previous knowledge is required and detailed background notes will be made available via Canvas, the WEA learning platform.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 28/11/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Quaker Meeting House (Newcastle-Under-Ly
Earl House
2 Miller Street
Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 1QJTutor:David RobertsCourse code:Q00018533How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:4 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40
Art Practical: Find Your Own Painting Style - Beginners
This practical and engaging art course gives you the opportunity to explore different painting approaches, techniques and subjects, and begin to find your own style.
Learn in a supportive environment where you can learn at your own pace, with an experience tutor who is ready to inspire you and help you reach your potential.
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Dates:Fri 27/09/2024 -
Fri 06/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:St Michaels Hall (Chichester)
Summersdale Road
Chichester
PO19 6PNTutor:Frank FerrieCourse code:Q00009802How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:2 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
Art Practical: Painting and Drawing
Enhance your artistic abilities with our Art Practical: Painting and Drawing course. Learn fundamental techniques and explore various styles to create expressive and detailed artworks. Ideal for both beginners and intermediate artists looking to refine their skills.
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Dates:Fri 27/09/2024 -
Thu 21/11/2024Location:Bromley By Bow Centre (London)
St. Leonards Street
London
E3 3BTCourse code:Q00017641How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.80
Art Practical: Beginners Drawing and Painting
This course will show initial practical skills and methods used in Drawing and Painting. Taking a calm and relaxed approach to exploring ways of seeing and expressing with a range of materials. It explores colour theory in Art and exploration of painting techniques to develop your observational skill levels. Simple exercises are followed to make connections between mark making and painting from observation. Reflective practice is encouraged to document and develop your ideas tracked through sketchbook notes. Development of these skills will enable your confidence to produce imaginative and creative work.
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Dates:Fri 27/09/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:9:30am - 12:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Age UK Lincoln (Lincoln)
Park Street
Lincoln
LN1 1UQTutor:Lois PittmanCourse code:Q00010163How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £84.00
History: American History from Roosevelt to Reagan
During and after WW2 America left the troubled 1930s behind to become one of two Super Powers and a military and economic behemoth. How did this happen? What compromises were made en route? We will examine the period from 1930 to 1980 with particular emphasis on America’s place in the world. In doing so we will ask to what extent America is an Empire in denial. No previous knowledge is required though the latter decades are ones most of us will have lived through. How do our memories of that period compare with the longer perspective that the passage of time now allows.
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Dates:Fri 27/09/2024 -
Fri 20/12/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Bourne Hall (Epsom)
Spring Street
Ewell
Epsom
KT17 1UFTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00009440How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £50.40