From the darkest days of the Cold War to the music filled halls of Queen Victoria’s palace, CAE’s ever-changing range of History, the Arts and Culture talks and interactive short courses provide the perfect opportunity to get together with like-minded enthusiasts to examine, discuss and reflect on some of life’s most fascinating topics.
Please note: All courses without ‘online’ in the title refer to a face to face delivery.
Follow the development of European vocal music from its ancient beginnings to the Renaissance.
Wednesday, 7th May - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS7001C
7 May - 28 May
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
An introduction to the life, writings and times of Sir Thomas More, statesman, author, confidant of King Henry VIII, a Catholic saint and the subject of Robert Bolt’s successful play (and film), A Man for All Seasons.
Wednesday, 19th March - 2 classes
Session ID
DNAT9901C
19 Mar - 26 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$124 / $118 (conc)
$124 / $118 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
Forensic Egyptologist, Dr Janet Davey of Monash University, will immerse you in the history of gods, goddesses, Pharaonic superstars, ‘Big Builds’ and how ordinary people lived in Ancient Egypt.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
An introduction to the generation of French artists who developed distinctive and challenging approaches to painting in the wake of the Impressionist revolution.
Wednesday, 2nd July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAN6001C
2 Jul - 23 Jul
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$172 / $163 (conc)
$172 / $163 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
Explore the seventeenth-century Netherlands, when Rembrandt and Vermeer produced some of the greatest masterpieces in history.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Who was the real Cleopatra? Did she really seduce Julius Caesar and Marcus Antony? How did she survive her murderous sister and brother? Forget the Roman Propaganda and discover the real Cleopatra VII.
Wednesday, 4th June - 4 classes
Session ID
DNBB1401C
4 Jun - 25 Jun
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$328 / $312 (conc)
$328 / $312 (conc)
Teacher
Janet DAVEY
Janet DAVEY
Kings, Queens, co-regents and a divine birth or two are all part of the amazing history of this ancient civilisation. Discover its amazing story with forensic Egyptologist Dr Janet Davey.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Dr Richard Stone explores the origin and impact of poetry, books, newspapers, propaganda, personal letters and trench journalism from the period of the Great War (1914-1918).
Friday, 6th June - 3 classes
Session ID
DNBB1701C
6 Jun - 20 Jun
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$172 / $163 (conc)
$172 / $163 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
An exploration of the Australian postwar art scene, with a focus on artists who explored non-figurative and abstract modes of expression.
Friday, 1st August - 3 classes
Session ID
DNBB1801C
1 Aug - 15 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$172 / $163 (conc)
$172 / $163 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
Leading Forensic Egyptologist, Dr Janet Davey of Monash University, explores a subject that continues to fascinate people into the 21st Century.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Explore the radical vision of the French Impressionist painters and the technical innovations which enabled artists such as Monet, Pissarro and Sisley to ‘paint the weather’ through the cycle of seasons.
Thursday, 29th May - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAE0201C
29 May - 12 Jun
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$172 / $163 (conc)
$172 / $163 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
Follow the path of the socialist experiment in Russia from the revolutionary days of 1917 to the death of Lenin in 1924.
Friday, 14th March - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAT9701C
14 Mar - 4 Apr
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
A political and cultural exploration of the Soviet Union during the period of Stalin’s duplicitous and tyrannical regime.
Friday, 2nd May - 4 classes
Session ID
DNBB1601C
2 May - 23 May
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
We can help you with creating and uploading files, so you create print-on-demand. If you have a completed manuscript, we’ll show you how to format and upload it.
Saturday, 22nd March - 1 class
Session ID
HABA4101C
22 Mar - 22 Mar
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$193 / $183 (conc)
$193 / $183 (conc)
Teacher
Beverley EIKLI
Beverley EIKLI
History, Culture and Philosophy Courses Coming Up
Five Great Political Texts
A brief introduction to five famous texts in political philosophy:
Plato, Republic (c. 380BC), an account of the ideal state, which...
A Man for All Seasons - Thomas More and His Utopia
An introduction to the life, writings and times of Sir Thomas More: statesman, author, confidant of King Henry VIII, a Catholic saint and...