Upcoming Courses

Guest Tutor Alison Barker

Does it follow that a passionate, violent nature will inevitably create dramatic, even dark, artworks? The life of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was full of drama and passion and, it could be argued, that his art mirrored his life. However, though sometimes deeply disturbing, Caravaggio’s paintings demonstrate an understanding of realism and also of faith. The course will analyse both the art and the man, and through a thorough exploration of his oeuvre, get closer to the meaning in Caravaggio’s works.

3 sessions January 8 – 22, 2025

Fee £25.20

The course will be extended with an optional 7 session Learning Circle – £49 – pay in class

If the course is not yet listed on website, register your interest with Branch Secretary
Rhiannedd Pratley 07876 717292 or r.pratley@hotmail.co.uk

Guest Tutor  Abbie Saunders

The course aims to provide a general literary overview of American Jewish Fiction since 1945. We will consider how some of the cultural, political and socio-economic factors affecting American Jews in the C20th have culminated in modern novels, with particular consideration of the works of:

Philip Roth – Operation Shylock

Michael Chabon – The Yiddish Policeman’s Union

3 sessions: January 14 – 28, 2025

Fee £25.20

The course will be extended with an optional 2 session Learning Circle – £14 -pay in class

If the course is not yet listed on website, register your interest with Branch Secretary

Rhiannedd Pratley 07876 717292 or r.pratley@hotmail.co.uk

Always lively, entertaining and informative, Andy Beharrell will be exploring the characterful structures and events linked with our east coast waters in 3 related sessions:

1. Platforms, Pirates and Pornography: the unique history of the Maunsell Forts.

2. Shipwrecks Around East Anglia; the hidden histories of Roman trade, Anglo Dutch wars and the devastations of WW2.

  3. Smuggling Around East Anglia: the C17th and C18th golden age of smuggling

and the failure of government attempts to combat the creative methods used by smugglers to evade capture.

To enrol: contact Branch Secretary Rhiannedd Pratley

Text 07876 717292 r.pratley@hotmail.co.uk Pay £21 fee in class

Jane Austen’s Grown-up Novel – Persuasion.

WEA Tutor Adrian Eckersley

Jane Austen’s final text lacks none of the grace and wit of her earlier works, and is as intense a romance as them all; but it is also rich in perspectives on disappointment, on the passage of time, and on the nature of glamour. Come and study the nuance and detail of one of the finest novels in English

4 sessions March 11 to April 1  2025

Fee £33.60

If the course is not yet listed on website, register your interest with Branch Secretary
Rhiannedd Pratley 07876 717292 or r.pratley@hotmail.co.uk