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.
Building from Art, The Viewer, this course is a unique opportunity to think about what viewed art reflects and what human or other dimensions it embodies.
Saturday, 25th March - 2 classes
Session ID
DNV04101C
25 Mar - 1 Apr
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$139 / $132 (conc)
$139 / $132 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
A wonderful opportunity to join Helen Brack, celebrated Melbourne artist, to discuss the dialogue between Art and we, who look at it.
Saturday, 11th February - 3 classes
Session ID
DNI73101C
11 Feb - 25 Feb
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
Explore the beginnings of Australia before and after the arrival of Europeans.
Friday, 31st March - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ6801C
31 Mar - 28 Apr
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Pam Chessell focuses on particular years in history, the significant events that occurred within each year and the relationship between the apparently disconnected events.
Tuesday, 31st January - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS8401C
31 Jan - 21 Feb
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
Each session will concentrate attention on one particular date – 1770, 1812, 1871 or1919 – and explore the lasting, unpredicted and unprecedented impact of 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.
As we follow the narrative thread of the play, we will consider the nature of Shakespearean theatre and the playwright’s remarkable treatment of the English language.
Wednesday, 22nd March - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ4301C
22 Mar - 12 Apr
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Explore the history of this fascinating part of the world: the cradle of democracy and European civilisation.
Wednesday, 18th January - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ6701C
18 Jan - 8 Feb
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$135 / $128 (conc)
$135 / $128 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
This discussion-based course will feature the phenomena of Henry VIII, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. It examines the evolution and understanding of political power and how it has been used and abused.
Tuesday, 14th March - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ4201C
14 Mar - 4 Apr
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
Trace the historical influence and impact of music in three European cultural capitals, home to world famous opera and concert venues as well as composers.
Wednesday, 15th February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAZ6601C
15 Feb - 8 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
The Sixties 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 will all be covered in our ongoing investigation as we address social, political and...
Thursday, 23rd February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAT2601C
23 Feb - 16 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Join us for a fascinating discussion about historical ‘game changers;’ including Henry VIII, George III, George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Ghandi, John F Kennedy, Mikhail Gorchchev, and Nelson Mandela.
Tuesday, 31st January - 6 classes
Session ID
DNAZ5601C
31 Jan - 7 Mar
10:30pm - 12:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$249 / $237 (conc)
$249 / $237 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
During the Twentieth Century co-incidentally, momentous events occurred in the ninth year of six decades, now Pam Chessell will examine the profound impact these years had on shaping world history.
Tuesday, 28th February - 6 classes
Session ID
DNAX8701C
28 Feb - 4 Apr
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$249 / $237 (conc)
$249 / $237 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
Talks Courses Coming Up
Exploring Great Dates in History
Pam Chessell focuses on a particular year in history, provides an overview of significant events that occured during that year and analyses...
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...