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
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.
Introduction to four French painters of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Each one developed a personal response to the Post-Impressionist generation, and each would inspire the next wave of Modernists.
Thursday, 21st August - 4 classes
Session ID
DNBB2301C
21 Aug - 11 Sep
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$215 / $204 (conc)
$215 / $204 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
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
Dr Richard Stone presents an introduction to George Orwell’s extraordinary life and work as a novelist, essayist, social commentator and journalist.
Wednesday, 15th October - 2 classes
Session ID
DNAN5201C
15 Oct - 22 Oct
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$124 / $118 (conc)
$124 / $118 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
Explore the critical period 1918-1939, the end of WW1 through the Weimar Republic, and the rise of Nazi Germany. Political events, charismatic leaders, cultural highs and lows, and prelude to war.
Friday, 3rd October - 5 classes
Session ID
DNAX7301C
3 Oct - 31 Oct
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$360 / $342 (conc)
$360 / $342 (conc)
Teacher
Richard STONE
Richard STONE
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
Learn about the radical reforms of pharaoh Akhenaten (1353–1336 BC) and his charismatic wife Nefertiti. Is there relevance to our own period in history?
Wednesday, 23rd July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNBB2201C
23 Jul - 13 Aug
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$328 / $312 (conc)
$328 / $312 (conc)
Teacher
Janet DAVEY
Janet DAVEY
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
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
History, Culture and Philosophy Courses Coming Up
The Meaning of Life
Some say that human life is meaningless, or absurd. How so? If this is true, how should we feel, and what should we do about it? On the...
George Orwell: The Conscience of an Age
Introduction to the life and work of George Orwell: novelist, essayist, social commentator and journalist, whose experiences in colonial...