cef summer 2015 prospectus v7
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CEF Summer Prospectus 2015TRANSCRIPT
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Summer Prospectus
‘The University in the Community’
Adult EducationCourses
Tutoring Services
CEF Summer Prospectus 2015This summer CEF has a great variety of courses throughout the week with a greater range of Day Schools on Saturdays and in the middle of the week. We are also holding our prices again to maintain excellent value. As ever, we strive to keep the level of our lecturing staff and their lectures at a very high level. There is always room for improvement and we appreciate your feedback, but don’t forget to tell us when we have done well.
If you belong to a club or have friends who might like what we do then contact us and we will send some prospectuses to you.
Term begins on 13th April and some courses continue into the middle of July. We have our trip to Stratford to see The Merchant of Venice and an end of term concert.
Please check our website for updates on course dates to avoid disappointment. As we grow we try to keep people informed but sometimes things happen!
ALL COURSES TAKE PLACE AT THORNHILL CENTRE CF14 9GA
Liz Mayor, Director of Studies and Head of CEF
British HistoryMonday 9.30 - 11.30Liz Mayor10 weeks, £90
Starts 13th April
The nineteen thirties are often described as the sad decade with the threat of war increasing as the decade progresses. One and a half million out of a total workforce of ten million were on ‘the dole’. Fascism and communism attempted to woo the peoples of Europe whilst the unknown Adolf Hitler rose to the top job in Germany. The Second World War and its legacy will be considered during the course.
Intermediate Spanish Monday 12.45 – 14.45 Lourdes Revuelta10 weeks, £90
Starts 13th April
This class is ideal for those who have reasonable confidence and a good level of Spanish but who wish to converse in the language and improve pronunciation and understanding. This is a lively and warm group who always welcome new members.
Looking at Early Renaissance ArtMonday 11.45 – 13.45Stella Lyons4 weeks, £44
Starts 18th May
The Renaissance was a period of great intellectual and creative activity, a ‘re-birth’ of the science and arts. It was a time during which artists broke away from the restrictions of Byzantine Art and moved towards a modern age.
The Early Renaissance emerged in Italy and was founded on the work of the ‘Father of the Renaissance’, Giotto di Bondone. Influenced by Giotto, artists working in early 15th Century Italy moved towards a more naturalistic style – figures became weightier, three-dimensional andoccupied a convincing space.
The engineering of Brunelleschi’s dome, the brilliant perspective in Masaccio’s Holy Trinity,and the humanism of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus each help define the Early Renaissance in Italy. We will look at these, as well as works by Fra Angelico, Piero Della Francesca and Donatello.
The Ancients and their ideasMonday 14.00 – 16.00Liz Mayor 5 weeks, £55
Starts13th Apil and then 20th and 27th of April and 11th and 18th May
Each week a personality and an idea will be considered:
Socrates and the importance of definition; Aristotle’s attitude to slavery; Zeno/ Chrysippus and the wise individual; Epicurus on luxury and pleasure, and why is Marcus Aurelius known as the ‘Philosopher King’.
The Romans and their Gardens Monday 14.00 – 16.00Liz Mayor5 weeks, £55
Starts 1st June This course will examine what we know about gardens and gardening in the Roman world. We will consider the productive garden as well as the medicinal and ornamental; gardens on a grand scale and the more modest. The associatedliterature will also be examined as well as what was grown and how it was grown.
Coriolanus and his timesTuesday 12.00 – 14.00Chiara Strazzulla4 weeks, £44
Starts 14th April 2015
We’re all familiar with the story of Caius Martius Coriolanus from the famous Shakespearian tragedy and its many adaptations, but who was the man behind the myth? What role did he play in the society of Early Republican Rome? Was he even a real historical character? What can we learn about the interactions between Rome and pre-Roman peoples by looking at his story? This course aims to reconsider Coriolanus as a historical figure and the impact his story had on contemporary society and later tradition, by looking at ancient and modern sources. Aspects of Early Republican society will also be addressed to provide insights on context and interpretation.
Ancient Greek for the TerrifiedTuesday 10.00 – 11.30Chiara Strazzulla11 weeks, £90
Starts 14th April
Approaching Ancient Greek for the first time can be scary, but is definitely rewarding. This course will provide students who have never read a Greek text before with the basic tools to begin studying this fascinating language. Starting with an introduction to the Greek alphabet, the theory of accents, and the standard forms of Greek nouns and verbs, the course will gradually progress through the basics of Greek grammar and syntax, aiming to build strong foundations for those who wish to study Greek further in the future.
Ancient Greek Intermediate LevelWednesday 12.00 - 14.00Pietro Perazzi10 weeks, £90
Starts 15th April
This course is for those who have a reasonable knowledge of Ancient Greek. We will study life in ancient Greece through ancient texts looking at family life through the Tragedies; war and death through the ancient epics of the Iliad and the Odyssey; politics and society through ancient histories and biographies.
Armenia then and Now Wednesday 10.00 – 12.00Liz Mayor10 weeks, £90
Starts 15th April
Armenia, the blue-print for genocide, highlights the tragedy endured in the early 20th century. The course examines five centuries of history from the fifteenth century to the present day. Armenia was divided between the Persians and the Ottomans in the sixteenth century and in the nineteenth century eastern Armenia was incorporated into the Russian Empire while the rest remained as part of the Ottoman Empire. A short-lived independent Republic of Armenia was claimed at the end of World War I which was soon included in the USSR behind the ‘Iron curtain’ in the early 1920s. Since 1991 Armenia has become an independent republic.
Viaggio in Italia Wednesday 12.30 – 14.30Simone Laghi 10 weeks, £90
Starts 15th April
This is a class in conversational Italian for the student with a reasonable level of proficiency in the language. The sessions will embrace Italian culture and will provide an insight into life in Italy. This is a very lively group and it is always looking for new members.
Advanced LatinWednesday 14.00 – 16.00 Liz Mayor 10 weeks, £90
Starts 15th April
Students should be able to tackle primary sources and have a reasonable level of confidence with regard to translation. This is a very warm and friendly group and new members are very welcome.
Latin for the Terrified Thursday 10.00 – 12.00Liz Mayor 10 weeks, £90
Starts 16th April
This is an opportunity to engage with the ancient language which is the basis of so many modern languages. The course starts from the very beginning and assists the student to acquire skills gently to cope with simple sentences and moving on to short paragraphs.
Post-Beginners LatinThursday 13.30 – 15.30Liz Mayor 10 weeks, £90
Starts 16th April
Students should be aware of the different tenses of verbs, cases of nouns, the use of prepositions and feel confident with regard to translating extended sentences and paragraphs. A very warm welcome is extended to new members.
Fifty Shades of WineThursday 11.30 - 13.30Simone Laghi 2 weeks, £25
Starts 11th June and then 18th June
We’ll start this time travel in Armenia, about 4000 BC, to get to our days, following the footprints (or better, the empty glasses) left by the human beings in one of their most enduring occupations: wine-making. The trade of wine between cultures opened up channels for religious and philosophical ideas to spread across Europe. Wine is frequently mentioned in the Bible from Noah and his grape vines to Jesus. In earlier years a wine industry was the mark of a provident country as only developed societies could support a prosperous and competitive wine industry. It is often said that western society built its foundations on wine, sometimes seen as food and sometimes as a fancy leisure activity.
Intermediate Latin Friday 13.30 – 15.30 Liz Mayor 10 weeks, £90
Starts 17th April
Students have a grasp of the active and passive voice and are getting to grips with subjunctives and participles whilst tackling more challenging texts. A warm welcome is extended to new members.
Day Schools
All Day Schools begin at 10.30 and end at 3.30. They include lunch, morning and afternoon beverages and cost £37.50.
The Quest of the Holy GrailMartha BaldonSaturday 25th April
From Indiana Jones to Monty Python and Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, the quest for the Holy Grail has been continually expanded and altered by modern adaptors. But where did this most mysterious of legends begin? In this course we will go in search of the narrative origins of the Grail legend, tracing it back through Malory’s Middle Ages and to its source in Old French Romance.
Mozart’s RequiemSimone LaghiThursday 7th May
This is a half day school, 13.00 - 16.00, with tea and cake @ £17.50
Between legend and truth, the last work Wolf-gang Amadeus Mozart wrote was a Requiem Mass, which he left unfinished at his death in Wien, in 1791. Let’s make a journey through the last days of life of one of the most important composers of all times and his musical legacy.
The dead tell tales: archaeology of deathChiara StrazzullaSaturday Date 9th May
Finds from tombs have always been one of the main sources for archaeologists to reconstruct the past, and this is becoming more and more true with new technology. The study of objects found in tombs and even human remains can tell us much not only about burial habits, but also about religion, ancient medicine and warfare, daily life, gender identities, and much more. This day school aims to explore the many fascinating aspects of funerary archaeology through a number of different examples from various areas of Europe, both ancient and medieval.
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 – 1519)Roger PinkhamWednesday 20th May
Leonardo inherited an art scene in Florence that prepared him for greatness: to which he added the eye; curiosity; innovation; and as a yardstick, truth to Nature. But all this had to be melded into a career and we shall follow this, as the years unroll, with its disastrous bumps in the road. As a person he surprises; a show-off, a musician, an entertainer, a masterful horseman; everything you don’t expect.
Barbarians: the people behind the mythChiara StrazzullaSaturday Date 23rd May
We all know that in its later years the Roman Empire had to deal with a number of barbaric invasions, but rarely do we get an insight on whom these barbarians really were, and what their real impact was on Roman and early European societies. In this day school we will look at different barbarian peoples that came into contact with the Romans in those years, including the Goths, the Vandals and the Huns, and we will take a look at a number of lesser known facts about their culture and their interactions with the Empire - including at one time a Roman emperor hired a Viking bodyguard.
Visions of 20th Century AmericaStella Lyons - £75Saturday 6th June and 20th June
The people, the landscape and the culture of America as seen through the eyes of 20th century artists.
This course is covered in two day schools and explores both well-known works by Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper and David Hockney as well as lesser known artists of the Regionalist school including, among others, Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Hart Benton.
Titian and VeniceRoger PinkhamThursday 25th June
We don’t celebrate enough the courage of artists to be different - the Picassos, the Bacons, the Boschs; their differences often support the others. Follow Titian in Venice, how he rules the paint, inventing the portrait as far as the nineteenth century - has monarchs pick up his paint-brushes - even more he is the action man when it comes to mythology, making new formats as he did with the portrait; and in all this he is the Midas of painting, that rightly made him king of his peers.
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Old English PoetryMartha BaldonSaturday 4th July
This course will provide an introduction to the linguistic and stylistic features of Anglo Saxon poetry. We will translate passages from a range of Old English poems as well as practicing reading Old English language aloud. This course is both suitable for people who have no previous knowledge of Old English, as well as those who have taken previous courses.
In Search of Shakespeare – The Merchant of VeniceDebbie WilsonSaturday 15th July
The importance of Venice as a commercial centre was well known in Shakespeare’s London, itself a cosmopolitan city containing many nationalities - although then, as now, immigrants were often regarded with suspicion. Written around 1596, only a few years after Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta and before the building of the Globe theatre, The Merchant of Venice is a far more sympathetic portrait of the Jews than was Marlowe’s earlier play. In creating the ambiguous character of Shylock, Shakespeare stretches the limits of comic form to explore the complexity of attitudes and emotions associated with race and culture. This is a key
play in Shakespeare’s development as he moves towards the writing of his great tragedies.
In preparation for the Stratford trip (or the live screening on 22nd July if you can’t make the trip), this day course will look at the social and historical background to the play and how far Shakespeare departs from the prejudices of his day. Be prepared for a bit of participation in the form of reading a part.
Angels in ArtStella LyonsSaturday 18th July
The angel has always been a prominent element in Western Art, from the celestial heralds of medieval art, to the surrealist beings in Marc Chagall’s work. Over the centuries angel imagery has evolved from the ethereal to more natural-istic depictions, paralleling society’s progression from faith in the unseen, to a world dominated by scientific explanation.Angels are usually associated with beauty, but more frightening depictions also exist. This course will consider a myriad of angels in various guises. We will look at many interpretations including Bernini’s highly erotic ‘Ecstasy of St Teresa’, the classical beauty of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s angels and Breughel’s frenzied painting ‘The Fall of the Rebel Angels’.
CEF’S GIFT BOXClassical Education Forum have some un-usual gift ideas for which will last for weeks or months!
Llanishen: A Historical Miscellany by Stan Jenkins £11.50
Ideal as a stocking filler or something a bit different and to keep! CEF vouchers for courses : £25, £37.50, £90 and multiples of £11!
Give someone a gift that will last weeks or months - a gift voucher for one of our courses!
CEF has an end of academic year concert: 19th June Duets & Duels: music for violin and viola by Mozart, Haydn and their contemporaries 7.00pm tickets include light refreshments £14
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CEF Trips
Shakespeare at Stratford Thursday 30th July 2015 Cost - £70
This trip will be to see William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at a matinee performance.
CEF is trying to obtain more tickets so please let us know if you are interested in coming to this matinee performance.
Defining beauty: the body in ancient Greek ArtBritish Museum Tuesday 23rd June Cost - £49.50
‘The chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry and clear delineation’ - Aristotle This new exhibition focuses upon the human body in ancient Greek art. For centuries the ancient Greeks experimented with ways of representing the human body, both as an object of beauty and a bearer of meaning. Exhibits range from prehistoric figurines to the realism of the Hellenistic period.
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OWL Tutoring
If you need help with your GCSEs, A levels or University courses, Liz Mayor has nearly 25 years of experience teaching students and members of the public. She heads a team of highly qualified tutors. Whether you are needing support for GCSEs or A-Levels, brushing up on your copywriting skills, or completing that important thesis, Liz Mayor has the expertise to help.
Brief overview of tutoring services:
Classical studies and Ancient HistoryLatinHistory GeographyEnglish Language and English LiteratureModern Language tutoring for Young people and AdultsPost graduate thesisSupport for undergraduates
Courses available:GCSE, AS level, A level, University, Proof reading, Regular E-support available.
Who do we help?We help anyone from any walk of life, any ethnicity and any level of learning. Overseas students are more than welcome. Tuition takes place in Cyncoed Cardiff.
Services provided:
One to one Tutoring/small groupsProof reading for post graduate studentsComplete support for overseas studentsSupport of under graduates W: http://www.classicaledforum.co.uk
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