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.
An introduction to the history and culture of the Indian subcontinent with particular focus on the British presence from the early days of the East India Company through to the end of the Raj, viewed from an historical and literary perspective.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Opera, oratorio, and cantata were the most important new vocal forms of the Baroque period. Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti and Giovanni Pergolesi were musical masters during this exciting era.
Wednesday, 12th July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ9001C
12 Jul - 2 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Mysteries, myths and legends abound in information about ancient Egypt. This course will look at commonly held beliefs about monumental buildings, royalty, battles, curses and ordinary people of this amazing culture.
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.
Friday, 16th June - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAZ9101C
16 Jun - 30 Jun
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$135 / $128 (conc)
$135 / $128 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
An introduction to four French painters of the late 19th/ early 20th Century. Each of these artists developed a personal response to the exciting achievements of the Post Impressionist generation, and each in turn would inspire the next wave of Modernists.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Pam Chessell focuses on particular years in history, the significant events that occurred within each year and the relationship between the apparently disconnected events.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Take a trip to 15th century Florence, the hub of Renaissance Italy and cradle of civic humanism. Meet important families, individuals and institutions that contributed the city’s cultural and artistic achievements and visit churches, piazzas and palaces to view the works of illustrious...
Friday, 7th July - 5 classes
Session ID
DNAB1101C
7 Jul - 4 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$225 / $214 (conc)
$225 / $214 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
The 1960s was a decade of challenge and change. The wall in Berlin, the crisis in Cuba, political assassinations, student protests, proxy wars, the space race, colonial collapse and the false Spring in Prague are all covered in our ongoing investigation as we address social, political and cultural...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Join us for a fascinating discussion about historical ‘game changers;’ including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, John F. Kennedy, Konrad Adenauer, Mahatma Gandhi and Kemal Ataturk.
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
Philosophy & 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...
Florence: Athens on the Arno
Take a trip to 15th century Florence, the hub of Renaissance Italy and cradle of civic humanism. Meet important families, individuals and...