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.
This course with Egyptology expert Dr Janet Davey, offers students an opportunity of entering a famous world of long-ago and will provide the inspiration for students to continue with this exploration, post-course.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Explore White Australian society, as revealed through art and literature, during the period between the 1850s Gold Rush and the outbreak of the Great War in 1914.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
This is an introduction to the life and work of seven celebrated late 18th and early 19th Century English writers. Discover how shifting attitudes towards the nature of man, his place in society and relationship to the natural world prompted diverse and innovative approaches. The result was a rich...
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.
Wednesday, 12th June - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAD5101C
12 Jun - 26 Jun
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$199 / $189 (conc)
$199 / $189 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
A fascinating investigation into Renaissance artistic production, patronage and appreciation of 15th Century Florence.
Friday, 7th June - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS0201C
7 Jun - 28 Jun
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$260 / $247 (conc)
$260 / $247 (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.
Thursday, 6th June - 4 classes
Session ID
DNZ84701C
6 Jun - 27 Jun
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$299 / $284 (conc)
$299 / $284 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Davey
Janet Davey
Travel back to the momentous years of the French Revolution – a pivotal period of social and political upheaval. The unfolding drama will be illuminated by examples of music, art and literature of the era.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
The Battle of Fromelles was Australia’s initiation on the Western Front. Why did so many young men and women choose to join a war on the other side of the world?
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
History and Philosophy Courses Coming Up
Mummy Mania: Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt
Leading Forensic Egyptologist, Dr Janet Davey of Monash University, explores a subject that continues to fascinate people into the 21st...
Five Greats on the Good Life
A critical discussion of some key ideas from five classic texts:
Plato’s Republic
Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics...