Semester Two 2009 Program
Archaeology and History
Bringing the Middle Ages
to life
Gillian Polack
Session Cancelled: 5.30-7.30pm on 8 Thursdays
from 20 August - $275
How do you teach or write about the Middle Ages in England and France
so that it is vividly alive? What background will help make it real
to you? What details do you need to make it real to others? Wherever
possible your interests and needs will be specifically addressed.
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The history of Canberra
– part 1
Members of the Canberra & District Historical
Society
7.30-9pm on 7 Wednesdays from 1 April+ half-day
field-trip (date to be discussed) - $220
An overview of Canberra’s history to today and focussing on particular
aspects and themes such as: Aboriginal Canberra, becoming a national
capital, from 1913 to today, pastoral Canberra, education in Canberra,
famous visitors to Canberra and more.
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The Medieval life cycle:
from conception to afterlife
Gillian Polack
SESSION CANCELLED: 6-8pm on 6 Thursdays from
15 October - $210
How did people in France and England think of birth, death and marriage?
What did they say about controversial subjects: abortion, women’s
sexuality, divorce, chastity? All this and more.
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Middle Eastern economics
and politics, culture and customs
Jawad Ali
6-8pm on 8 Thursdays from 23 July - $275
Insiders’ insights into how government policies and programs affect
the daily life of people in the Middle East is provided by a lecturer
who was Professor of Economics at universities in Iraq, Saudi Arabia
and the UAE and also an Iraqi government delegate to many Arab countries.
Some of the topics are: the spending of oil revenues, western influence,
and changing traditions and attitudes.
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Religion and politics in
the United States
Max Wallace
Session Cancelled: 10am-12noon Saturday 25 July
- $49 ND
Session Cancelled: 10am-12noon
Saturday 3 October - $49 ND
The influence of organised religion on American politics is profound.
It is now impossible for an atheist to be President and almost impossible
for an atheist to be elected to Congress. This course describes how
the US was partly created by dissidents seeking religious freedom and
how that freedom led to vast wealth and influence. Are similar trends
now emerging in Australia?
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