| M111 | ALL THAT JAZZ | JACK LICKISS |
| From Buddy Boldon to Ornette Coleman, the story of Jazz is the story from Lascaux to Jackson Pollock in 50 years. From Miles Davis to Wynton Marsalis, it is the story from Pollock back to Lascaux in 40 years. The story is told with the help of videos, CDs and lively discussion. Relive your youth – Benny Goodman and all. | ||
| Levy $5 | ||
| M112 | FRENCH | HILARY FAWCETT |
| Intermediate class for those who have done French in the past and want to retrieve what they knew XXX years ago and go further. Content flexible in response to students' demands. We believe in plenty of spoken French, but we also believe (unfortunately) in grammar and that these are mutually indispensable. We also have fun! | ||
| Levy $5 | Max. 12 | |
| M113 | IS UPPITINESS CATCHING? | RUTH BINNEY |
| Uppity women, including Hatshepsut, Boudicca, Margaret Beaufort, Catherine de Medici, Madame Curie. | ||
| Levy for Photocopying $2 | ||
| M114 | HEALTH, HAPPINESS & COMMONSENSE | ROWENA MacKEAN |
| Visiting speakers discuss strategies for making the most of the Third Age, e.g. housing options, right use of medicines, services you can call on. Come and share your ideas on ways to remain active and independent. | ||
| M115 | ITALIAN | GRACIANO CERON |
| An introductory course that will include basic grammar and structure of the language, pronunciation, situational conversation spiced with intermezzi of the history and culture of the Italian people. | ||
| M116 | LATIN 2 | MARGARET COLLIS |
| Using Cambridge Latin Course Book
2. Venite iuvenes inquietesque (atque seniores) | ||
MONDAY SESSION 2 – 10.55
| M121 | COUNTRY DANCING | ALISON JONES |
| For a real change in exercise go jigging instead of jogging. | ||
| M122 | ENGLISH CIVIL WAR-FURTHER ASPECTS | JOHN HOOPER, RUTH BINNY |
| Wanton damage and destruction; Scotland; Cromwell in Ireland; London; The Part of Women; Trials etc. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
| M123 | BESIDE THE LAKE, BENEATH THE TREES | ROWENA MacKEAN |
| The Lake Poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey, writers Hazlitt and De Quincey and other visitors. Their lives, gossip, and lots of poetry. | ||
| Levy $2.50 | ||
| M124 | GREAT DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE | NOELA FOXCROFT |
| A look at some of the great discoveries in science through the ages and the people involved. | ||
| Levy for photocopying | ||
| M125 | WRITERS OF 20TH CENTURY FRENCH FICTION | CLIFF & JILL ASPLAND |
| Read in French passages from popular novelists (e.g. Henri Troyat. Françoise Sagan) and more serious authors (e.g. Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir). There will be some discussion of major literary movements. | ||
| Levy $3 | ||
| M126 | FOREST FACTS AND FURPHIES | ERIC LOCKETT |
| We all care about forests, but how critically have we evaluated popular notions concerning forests and forestry? The slanging match that currently substitutes for rational debate doesn't help this process. You will be challenged to seek some answers with a facilitator who has spent more than 30 years in native forest research. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
MONDAY SESSION 3 – 12.05
| M131 | WRITERS' WORKSHOP | COLIN PYEFINCH |
| An opportunity for those who enjoy writing (or would like to) to share their efforts — a friendly mutual support and encouragement group. Some sessions with a guest writer. | ||
| Max. 12 | ||
| M132 | LATIN 3 | MARGARET COLLIS |
| We now tackle Book 3!! (Cambridge
Latin course). Si hoc legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinis alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes! | ||
| M133 | REFRESHER FRENCH | ROSS BUTLER |
| The group continuing this term is at a standard approximating the 4th year of a traditional 'Lecture Expliqué' – grammar exposition course. | ||
| Max. 10 | ||
| M134 | ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND | BARRY REYNOLDS |
| In the mid 5th Century CE barbarian tribes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes began invading Britain. Over the next 600 years they spread their dominance over the land. This is an account of that period and its noteworthy players, including Aethelbert, Augustine, Bede, Alfred and Canute. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
| M135 | THE ART OF THE MIDDLE AGES | TONY BELLETTE |
| An introduction to a thousand years of art-making in Europe from late antiquity to the Renaissance. The focus will be on painting, sculpture and architecture in Spain, France and Italy. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
WEDNESDAY SESSION 1 – 9.30
| W111 | CHESS | DON FARNELL |
| Byron was mistaken — there's plenty of time for chess! | ||
| W112 with W122 |
AS HITCH GOES BY | JACK LICKISS |
| A study of the life and films of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Particular attention will be given to 'The 39 Steps', 'The Lady Vanishes', 'Rebecca', 'Strangers on a Train', 'Rear Window', 'North by Northwest'. If time permits, Hitchcock's TV show. | ||
| Levy $5 | Max. 30 | |
| W113 | SPANISH | FRED SCHLUTER |
| A continuing course (2nd year). New students should have some basic knowledge of the language. | ||
| Levy $2 | Max. 12 | |
| W114 | LOOKING OUR ANCESTORS IN THE FACE | HELEN LAWRENCE |
| An overview of Homo sapiens and his/her precursors. Meet 'Lucy Afrensis' the Taung child, Handyman and the Nariokotome Boy in a study of human origins by comparative anatomy. | ||
| Max. 30 | ||
| W115 | THE BRONTES | JOAN CARR |
| We all know the story of the tragic Bronte family — or do we? The Bronte story has always been riddled with myth; this course will throw new light on this tightly knit group of brilliant but unusual people — and their work. | ||
| Levy $1 | ||
| W116 | FURNITURE, SILVER, POTTERY, PORCELAIN | CLIFF & JILL ASPLAND, JOHN PEARCE, MARGARET ANDREWS |
| English country furniture from 18th and 19th Centuries. English silver from 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. English pottery from 19th Century and 19th Century English porcelain. | ||
| Levy $5 | ||
WEDNESDAY SESSION 2 – 10.55
| M121 | LEARNING TAI CHI TOGETHER | MARY NEWMAN |
| Tai Chi is a form of gentle moving meditation which improves general well-being, helps one to develop physical flexibility, deepens breathing and supports greater concentration. | ||
| Levy $2 | Max. 23 | |
| M122 with W112 |
AS HITCH GOES BY – Double Session | JACK LICKISS |
| Hitch said his films were 'pieces of cake'. Come and have an enjoyable | ||
| Max. 30 | ||
| W123 | INTERMEDIATE GERMAN | FRED SCHLUTER |
| A continuing course. After completion of Monash textbook 'Efficient German', the emphasis will be on conversation and simple translations. | ||
| Max. 15 | ||
| W124 | FOR RICHER OR POORER | FRED AULD |
| A study of how wealth flows towards some people, while others remain in need of government assistance to survive. Is poverty a necessary pre-condition to modern community living? How is it our wildlife needs such support? | ||
| Max. 15 | ||
| W125 | AMATEUR'S WHO'S WHO | GLENN PULLEN |
| Joint determination of the top (?) 100 (?) people in history and collaborative completion and presentation of brief biographies. | ||
| Levy $4 | Max. 30 | |
| W126 | MEDIEVAL PANORAMA | MARGARET ROSE |
| The Middle Ages were the gestation period of the Renaissance — the age of chivalry — troubadors — monks and monasteries — gothic architecture — and the ordinary lives of millions. This course will give an overview of a fascinating period. | ||
| Max. 30 | ||
WEDNESDAY SESSION 3 – 12.05
| W131 | LINGUA LATINA 1 | KEN CARROLL |
| An introductory Latin class centred largely around the popular “Cambridge Latin course – Book 1”. (Text available from The Language Centre, 236 Sandy Bay Road; mention our course and get a discount). | ||
| Max. 8 | ||
| W132 | HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE APARTHEID STATE | RICHARD DAVIS |
| Looks at the history of South African race relations from the arrival of the Dutch and English to the end of the Apartheid state and the establishment of majority rule. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
| W133 | UNDERSTANDING ARCHITECTURE TODAY | BARRY McNEILL |
| Everyone has an opinion on architecture-but how informed is it? This course traces the history of architecture from ancient times with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries and local examples. Local architects will also present and explain their current work. | ||
| W134 | ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA'S FOREIGN POLICY | DEREK VERRALL |
| Making foreign policy; security, economic, legal, moral and cultural dimensions of foreign policy. Various topical issues such as Australia's response to international terrorism, policy on refugees etc. | ||
| Levy $2 | ||
| W135 | BASIC JAPANESE | JOHN MILLER |
| A not too serious Japanese language course covering grammar, vocabulary and cultural topics. | ||
| Levy $5 — acc to no. of enrolments | Max. 20 | |
| W136 | PLAY READING | TONY MANLEY |
| Plays are written to be heard. If you can make intelligible noise, come and hear each other read plays. | ||
| Max. 10 | ||