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.
Join Helen Brack and visit the NGV and Ian Potter collections. Building from Art, The Viewer, this course is a unique opportunity to think about what the viewed reflects and what human or other dimensions it embodies.
Saturday, 3rd September - 2 classes
Session ID
DNV04103C
3 Sep - 10 Sep
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (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, 6th August - 3 classes
Session ID
DNI73104C
6 Aug - 20 Aug
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$159 / $151 (conc)
$159 / $151 (conc)
Teacher
Helen Brack
Helen Brack
Richard Stone explores the fascinating lives and rich literary legacy of the celebrated Romantic poets and their circle.
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.
Richard Stone surveys the Australian art scene during the 1950s and the 1960s, with a particular focus on artists exploring non-figurative and “abstract†modes of expression.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Richard Stone examines the important role played by music in the life of Louis XIV and his court; both as entertainment and as a demonstration of power.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
This discussion-based course will consider the concepts of Populism and Tyranny and Patriotism and Treason using a ‘case-study’ approach.
Tuesday, 9th August - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAY4102C
9 Aug - 30 Aug
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
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.
During the 1950s the shaping of a new world order developed into an “us” versus “them” struggle for supremacy. Explore the powerful personalities on each side, influential institutions and key events.
Friday, 22nd July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS0501C
22 Jul - 12 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CBD
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Richard Stone traces the evolution of the tragic vision in Western theatre from its origins in Ancient Greece through to 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.
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.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Talks Courses Coming Up
Five Modern Masters on the Good Life
A critical discussion of some key ideas in Kant, Mill, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Iris Murdoch.
Delivered by:
Dr Douglas Adeney lectured...
The Cold War in the 1950's: Reds Under the Bed
The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies developed after the end of the Second World...