2012 - Term 1
97 Creek Street Classes
23 Jan - 30 Mar 2012
If you are thinking of joining U3A Brisbane, and would like to know if there is a vacancy in a class, please contact us by email or phone.
Class Enrolments:
All members wishing to join a class MUST contact the class tutor to enrol. A place may be booked only if the member is currently financial, or intends to be before the course commences. The tutor will explain the structure and cost of the course, and take the member's name, membership number, phone number and email address, and this information will be entered on the class sheet at the first class or first attendance, at which time the membership card MUST be sighted. If you subsequently find that you cannot attend the course, you MUST contact the tutor again so that the tutor can contact other members who may be on a waiting list.
MONDAY (from 23 Jan)
F01 500
Isabel Miller: 3856 5075
Jill Adezio: 3399 4072
e-mail Jill Adezio: adezio@optusnet.com.au
A playing session of the card game "500". Knowledge of the game is necessary.
Monday - 12:30-1:45pm
H03 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
Doug Phillips: 3371 1657
Continuing investigation into the development of human societies from hunting/gathering to
civilizations and empires.
Monday - 2:00-3:15pm
F09 CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS
Constance Simmons: 3266 6186
e-mail: consimmons28@bigpond.com
Contact convenor to enquire about session times. Beginners welcome.
Monday - 9:00 -1:45pm
E02 CURRENT EVENTS
Lindsay Shepherd: 3823 2136
e-mail: shepherd.lindsay1@gmail.com
A group discussion of current events with the general objective of improving our understanding of them. U3A students bring a wide and diverse range of knowledge and life experiences to the discussions, so come and share your knowledge and opinions with others.
Monday - 9:00-10:30am
L09 DANTE'S PARADISO
Drina Oldroyd: 3254 1106
This year we'll be soaring with Dante and Beatrice through the singing spheres of Heaven. Recommended English translation: Mark Musa, Penguin Classics. No further
enrolments.
Monday - 10:45am-12:00pm
Y03 EARLY BUDDHA DHAMMA
Doug Phillips: 3371 1657
What the Buddha taught. The original teachings of Gotama before they were changed into religions.
Monday - 12:30-1:45pm
N02 ENJOYING CLASSICAL MUSIC
Patrick Johnson: 3399 5426 or 0418972893
e-mail: patgjohnson@optusnet.com.au
An exploration of the variety of classical music. The music is made available courtesy of 4MBS Classic FM radio.
Monday - 12:30-1:45pm
J06 FRENCH ADVANCED
John Morse
e-mail: johnmorse3@hotmail.com
Emphasis on conversation. Some knowledge of French necessary.
Monday 9:00 - 10:30
J13 FRENCH FOR STARTERS AND BEYOND
Yvonne Malykke - 3371 9556
Language, conversation, grammar, pronunciation. Some knowledge of French is advantageous.
Monday - 10:45am-12:00pm
X11 GETTING TO KNOW YOURSELF- ASTROLOGY FOR BEGINNERS
Alana Lewis
Owing to unforeseen circumstances,
this course is cancelled.
Was to be - 10:45-12:00pm
X15 HEALTHY LIVING **New**
Christiana Chau-Yang: 3161 6888
e-mail: christianayang@optusnet.com.au
Integrating Western Medicine and Traditional Medicine (Chinese_ approaches in promoting health and well being; gaining self-awareness
and empowerment; daily application of health
promoting strategies (diet, massage and lifestyle choices), basic knowledge of our body and health determinants. Please
ring tutor before attending classes.
Monday - 12:30-1:45pm
H20 HISTORY OF THE 18th CENTURY
Patrick Johnson: 3399 5426
e-mail: patgjohnson@optusnet.com.au
This course will concentrate on the eighteenth century in European countries with considerable attention to the Enlightenment.
Monday - 10:45am-12:00pm
N03 IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN SING
Helen Robbie: 3861 0478
If you can talk you can sing. It is true. If you think with your stomach and breathe through a hole in your head, you will
sing like a bird. Any age, any shape, you will be amazed by the joy of singing. No need to book-just come.
Monday - 2:00-3:15pm
N06 MUSICALS - WATCH AND CRITIQUE
Claire Conquest 3277 0780 0404 846 002.
e-mail Claire_conquest@hotmail.com
Claire will do a class on Musicals and hopes to incorporate seeing a live local production. Class will watch and critique
current and old
musicals. Griffith Uni Student Tutor.
Monday: 2:00pm -3:15pm **New**
Y09 PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE
Lindsay Shepherd: 3823 2136
e-mail: shepherd.lindsay1@gmail.com
The ideas and history of philosophy from ancient Greece to the 21st Century will be discussed. No previous skill or knowledge
of the subject
required but an inquiring mind is an advantage.
Monday - 10:45am-12:00pm
J35 RUSSIAN - ADVANCED
Vera Kochnieff: 0405 229 141
For those with a grounding in Russian grammar, featuring conversation and continuing grammar.
Monday - 9:00-10:30am
J42 RUSSIAN - BEGINNING **New**
David Truman: 3720 0723 or 0422 076 079
e-mail: truman7@westnet.com.au
A course in Russian language for absolute beginners. Learn the alphabet ASAP!
Monday - 2:00pm-3:30pm
J43 SPANISH IMMERSION
Chris (Nobby) Hobbs: 3899 4148
e-mail: chris1@choose-your-life.net
Grammar and speaking, with the emphasis on speaking using discussion topics, students stories and kids books. Vacancies for those with reasonable knowledge of the language. Newcomers please confirm with Nobby before attending.
Monday - 9:00-10:30am
H16 WORLD AT WAR
Class CancelledMaureen Smith: 0438 134 730 (after 6:00pm)
Tuesday: 9:00 -10:30am
TUESDAY (from 24 Jan)
L01 19TH CENTURY LITERATURE
Meg Lejeune: 3846 0046
Informal group discussion includes aspects of 19th century social, political and religious life.
'He knew he was right' by Anthony Trollope
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am
A14 ART APPRECIATION
Lauren Ball renegade-chevy2y5@hotmail.com
Lauren will focus on the work of New York Artist Thomas Kincaid known as the 'Painter of Light'. She will also teach a technique
of painting in 3D using Disney characters. This technique involves layering and gives the impression of 3D.
Griffith Uni Student Tutor **New**
Tuesday 2:00pm -3.15pm
L18 C S LEWIS ADULT FANTASY
Margaret Powley: 3395 4840
We will discuss 'That Hideous Strength', the third of C S L's science fiction series. He draws on the Arthurian legends and
the science fiction of H G Wells, and as Graham Greene said, admirably and excitingly describes the sinister muffled life
undermining society.
There will be costs for photocopies.
Tuesday: 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Y01 A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO IDEAS
Eric Jesson: 3300 3368
e-mail: thea_eric@virginbroadband.com.au Using a text, we take a look at different ideas which are the building blocks of
our culture from the ancient Greeks to the present time.
Tuesday - 10:45am-12:00pm
E01 A CURRENT AFFAIR
Ray Bricknell: 0403 969 606 (before 6:00pm)
e-mail: raybrick@bigpond.net.au
Each week the class facilitator brings a copy of an authoritative article about a current topic from a reputable source for
discussion. The topics are wide ranging and diverse, but always of current international importance. The chosen article
is used to stimulate debate in a group which has demonstrated a talent for intelligent, unemotional, in-depth discussion.
There is no limit placed on where the discussion leads us. New class members always welcome.
Tuesday - 12:15am to 1:45pm
A03 ART DRAWING AND WATERCOLOUR
Sheridan McKenna. 0437 727 615.
e-mail Sheridan_vm@LIVE.com.au
Sheridan will take over the current art class (facilitated by Ronni Wakefield). Class will include an interesting concept involving painting to music which is basically painting the emotion invoked by certain music. An informal group ranging from beginners to experienced. Bring your pencils, paper and paints.
Griffith Uni Student Teacher
Tuesday 10:45 - 12:00pm
H07 BRITISH HISTORY
Contact - Judith Catts: 3353 3121
e-mail: keithcu3a@gmail.com
Looking at the many different aspects of British history. The Plantagenets are now on the throne and we are working through
the 13th and 14th centuries
Tuesday - 12:30-1:45pm
X04 CLASSIC MOVIES
Frank Callinan: 3300 4728
e-mail: flcall@tpg.com.au
Viewing clips from great movies from the Classic period (pre-1960's) and then sharing our opinions on the performances.
Our approach will always be lighthearted, with emphasis on enjoyment rather than becoming serious critics.
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am
J19 GERMAN CONVERSATION -Beginners
John Bennetto: 3870 7706 or 0419 563 454
e-mail: lenin@powerup.com.au
Beginners welcome. This course will utilize
internet material, texts and literature. We will explore the spoken language, learn expressions and widen our vocabulary.
No text required but a small German/English dictionary would be very helpful, plus a note book. Cost: 60 cents per week
to cover photocopies. Use is made of 'Deutsch Direkt'
Tuesday - 10:45am-12:00pm
J14 FRENCH IN ACTION - Intermediate
John Bennetto: 3870 7706 or 0419 563 454
e-mail: lenin@powerup.com.au
A basic knowledge of French is necessary.
Frequent screening of a dvd course entitled 'French in Action'.
Tuesday - 12:30-1:45pm
H12 HISTORY THROUGH THE AGES
Mary Darmody: 3266 8857
e-mail: mary_darmody@yahoo.com.au
Share a favourite topic and we will have a lively discussion.
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am
J21 ITALIAN - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Lesley Percival: 3398 5740 (ring after 6pm)
New intake for 2012. Class limited to persons who have no experience in learning ANY
language other than English (not even a taste of French or German at school).
Cost: $2 per term for notes.
Classes begin 7th February 2012.
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am
E05 MACRO (WORLD) ECONOMICS
Ray Bricknell: 0403 969 606 (before 6:00pm)
e-mail: raybrick@bigpond.net.au
As a result of the massive debt binge of the 1990s, the world is going through its most
significant period of readjustment since the Great Depression. This class will review the current international economic
situation, the changes which are occurring, and those which will
probably be required to get us through the next ten years. No prior knowledge of economics is required.
Tuesday - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Y07 MATTERS ARISING
Eric Jesson: 3300 3368
e-mail: thea_eric@virginbroadband.com.au
We read and discuss topics and issues of a
general philosophical nature using articles as a basis for that exploration.
Tuesday - 9:00-10:30am
L11 POETRY APPRECIATION
David Lake: 3371 6543
Poetry is the richest expression in words of
human feelings. We read and discuss poems written in English from 1500 to the present,
including some plays of Shakespeare. We notice how different poetic forms enrich meaning - ballad, sonnet, free-verse and so on.
Tuesday - 10:45am-12:00pm
H18 RUSSIAN HISTORY, LITERATURE and CULTURE
David Truman: 3720 0723 or 0422 076 079
e-mail: truman7@westnet.com.au
History of the Russian land and people from earliest times. This term we will alternate early history (geography, barbarian
invasions, coming of the Slavs, first Russian state, Mongol invasion) with mainly 20th century literature.
Tuesday - 12:30pm-1:45pm
WEDNESDAY (from 25 Jan)
H04 ARCHAEOLOGY & ANCIENT HIST.
Dr Pamela Davenport: 3341 5866
e-mail: p.w.davenport@bigpond.com
Insights for travellers into the history of the
Mediterranean and the Middle-East, through archaeological excavations and other sources. Note that there are two classes. (H04 & H06)
Wednesday - 9:15 - 10:30, 10:45 - 12:00pm
R06 CULTURE OF ISLAM
Maya Nayfeh. 0431 424 040.
mahanayfeh@yahoo.com
A class dedicated to looking at the history, culture and language of Islam in the modern society. Maya has travelled widely
in the Middle East and will include information and visual content of some of the lesser known parts of this fascinating
part of the world. Griffith Uni Student Tutor
Wednesday 2:00pm - 3:15pm
H09 HISTORY
Pam Mathers: 3378 3204
e-mail: pamela.mathers@optusnet.com.au
History is not boring, not in this group! We explore the worldwide human past, and discover
fascinating new facets at every meeting.
Wednesday - 9:00-10:30am
J37 SPANISH - ADVANCED CONVERSATION
Gloria Massi: 3878 2966 or 0413 468 013
e-mail: massigloria@gmail.com
Students require a reasonable knowledge of
Spanish. Wednesday - 9:00-10:30am
J41 SPANISH - INTERMEDIATE CONV'N
Gloria Massi: 3878 2966 or 0413 468 013
e-mail: massigloria@gmail.com
Students require a basic knowledge of Spanish.
Wednesday - 10:45am-12:00pm
J38 SPANISH - BEGINNERS' CONV'N
Gloria Massi: 3878 2966 or 0413 468 013
e-mail: massigloria@gmail.com
All beginning students welcome.
Wednesday - 12:30-1:45pm
J57 FRENCH ADVANCED ***NEW***
Ashleigh Templeton 0432 970 415
ashleigh.templeton@griffithuni.edu.au
Emphasis on conversation. Some knowledge of French necessary. Ashleigh is doing 4th year French and is quite fluent. John Morse will act as her mentor. John feels Ashleigh will be able to take this class to another level.
Wednesday 2:00pm to 3:15pm
J07 FRENCH - FUNDAMENTAL-INTRO
Coral Johnson: 3268 6318
e-mail: coralrj@hotmail.com
No need to phone, there's always a place for you. Emphasis is on pronunciation, comprehension, fluency, and having fun. Enjoy
learning to speak, read (and sometimes sing) in the beautiful French language.
Wednesday - 2:00-3:15pm (Introductory)
J56 FRENCH INTRODUCTORY,
Caledonian History and Travel Tips
Marion Mori, Phone 0400 107 070
Email marion.mori@griffithuni.edu.au
Marion grew up in French Caledonia so she knows the area well. Her class will include Introductory French and some Caledonian History and Travel tips. No prior French necessary.
Wednesday 10:45am –12:00pm
J15 GERMAN - ADVANCED 1
Kurt Rasenberger: 3272 1245
Wednesday: 9:15am - 10:30am
J16 GERMAN - ADVANCED 2
CANCELLED
Wednesday: 10:45am - 12:00noon
J44 GERMAN-BEGINNERS 1 **New**
Ivar Stephensen: 3345 5663
This course is for those with no German at all. Don't be put off-German is challenging, but fun. Tuesday: 10.45 - 12pm
J45 GERMAN - BEGINNERS 2 **New**
Boyd McCurdy: 3844 1418
e-mail: watermann4@bigpond.com
Learning languages can be fun, especially
German, with its challenges. Why not try it?
Now City Library, not at Creek Street
Contact tutor for details
Wednesday - 12:30-1:45pm
J25 ITALIAN-INTERMEDIATE
Diana Mignani
dianamignani@gmail.com
This course will continue if tutor's visa is
extended.
Wednesday: 12:30-2:00pm
J26 ITALIAN –ADVANCED **New**
Diana Mignani
dianamignani@gmail.com
This course will continue if tutor’s visa is extended.
Wednesday: 2:00pm –3:15pm
ITALIAN - ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Lesley Percival: 3398 5740 (ring after 6pm)
See J21, now on Tuesday.
J33 LATIN - CONTINUING
Mary Leonard: 3210 0950
Class now at Mary's home
e-mail: syannabelle@hotmail.com
Wednesday - 2:00-3:15pm
E08 ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE - Background
Coral Johnson: 3268 6318
e-mail: coralrj@hotmail.com
No need to phone, there's always a place for you. Where there is a mixture of religion, politics and strategic position,
there's bound to be conflict and controversy. With the media limited to brief sound bites, emotive images, and lack of context,
this course presents factors often overlooked.
Wednesday - 12:30pm -1:45pm
X08 EXPERIENCING CHINA
Bryan Iles: 3343 3141
e-mail: ilesjb@bigpond.net.au
Explore the culture, language, diversity and
development of China over the past 20 years. This course will be offered only if a suitable room is available.
Wednesday - 12:30pm-1:45pm
X16 TAROT READING
Lilla Rigby: 33559338
e-mail: lillarigby@bigpond.com
Have fun while keeping your mind alert. Anyone can read tarot cards, you don't have to be
psychic. A fascinating way to entertain family and friends, with the reading of symbols and colours, and much more . 6
weeks only.
Wednesday: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
THURSDAY (from 2-Feb)
X17 Early Texts in England
Kay Smith: 3217 2443
e-mail: kay.smith5@bigpond.com
Join me in exploring more texts written down in Old English, among them excerpts from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles and the
Exeter Book. We will then move on to the Chanson de Roland, a text considered to have been written in England in Anglo-Norman,
a language which left its mark on later English.
Thursday: 10:45am -12:00noon
A01 WATERCOLOUR PRACTICE GROUP
Contact: Rosemarie Schukraft: 3356 9085
e-mail: ronik1@tpg.com.au
Thursday - 2:00-3:15pm
A05 ART HISTORY
Maureen Smith: 0438 134 730 (after 6:00pm)
Course based on various BBC documentary dvds.. Occasional notes and discussion as time allows. Covers period from prehistory
to current.
Thursday - 9:00-10:30am
L04 BOOK DISCUSSION
Ray Kelley: 3378 2782
e-mail: lawray54@hotmail.com
Note that there are two classes. Books for both classes to be announced later.
First Thursday of month - 9:15-10:30am, 10:45-12:00pm
F03 BRIDGE
Christopher Greenacre: 0434 266 522
e-mail: krystaka@gmail.com
A play-and-learn course for beginners.
Thursday - 3:30-4:45pm
F06 CHESS
Christopher Greenacre: 0434 266 522
e-mail: krystaka@gmail.com
A relaxed course for beginners
Thursday - 2:00-3:15pm
J54 JAPANESE-INTRODUCTORY
Phillip Norman 0413 759 796.
e-mail rusty2287@yahoo.com
Phillip will present Introductory Japanese which can lead into our current Japanese classes. It will include Japanese culture,
etiquette, travel tips and general information relating to Japan.
Griffith Uni Student Tutor. **New**
Tuesday 2:00pm -3:15pm
E09 POLITICAL STORIES **New**
Colin Kennard: 3371 2454
e-mail: c.kennard@uq.edu.au
Course will not start until Week 3.
Feb.2 BRIC emerging nations; Feb.16 Brazil; Feb.23 Russia; March 1 - absent; March 8 India; March 15 China; March 22 Arabian
Pen.;
March 29 Silk Route States.
Thursday - 9:15am-10:30am
J08 FRENCH - FUNDAMENTAL
Coral Johnson: 3268 6318
e-mail: coralrj@hotmail.com
No need to phone, there's always a place for you. Emphasis is on pronunciation,
comprehension, fluency, and having fun. Enjoy learning to speak, read (and sometimes sing) in the beautiful French language.
Note that there are two continuing classes.
Thursday - 10:45am-12:00pm (Continuing 1);
12:30-1:45pm (Continuing 2).
J24 ITALIAN - INTERMEDIATE
Contact: Deanna Isoardi: 3263 5760
e-mail: deannaisoardi@hotmail.com
Grammatical approach to learning Italian, for intermediate students.
Thursday - 12:30-1:45pm
J27 JAPANESE - ADVANCED
Kei & Mie Wada: 3396 2686
e-mail: au-wada@hotmail.com
For students who are reasonably familiar with the language and who wish to gain further insights. The course details will
be determined by the level of the participants.
Thursday - 10:45am-12:00pm
J28 JAPANESE FOR BEGINNERS
Kevin Mahoney: 3397 2915
e-mail: kevmahoney@iprimus.com.au
This is not a crash course in Japanese for
tourists. Rather it is a year long introduction to Japanese and Japanese writing. No prior knowledge of Japanese is assumed.
Thursday - 2:00pm -3:15pm
J46 JAPANESE FOR SECOND YEAR
Kei & Mie Wada: 3396 2686
e-mail: au-wada@hotmail.com
For people who have completed one year with Kei and Mie or elsewhere
Thursday - 9:00 - 10:30am
F14 MAH JONG - Western Style
Elisabeth Stewart: 3393 0445
Mah Jong for intermediate players. Note that this class is a double session.
Cost until 10:30am - $4; until 12:30pm - $8.
Thursday - 9:00.am-12:00pm
E06 MIND STIRRERS
Alan Waterer: 3358 2712 (evenings)
e-mail: alanwaterer@yahoo.com.au
Mind Stirrers. An informed discussion of
contemporary issues based on material supplied at each session. Group members engage in vigorous discussion, followed by
coffee and cake at a nearby cafe. Thursday 12:30pm -1:45pm
P03 PHOTOGRAPHY
Ross Barber: 3256 4601
Thursday - 9:00 -12:00pm (mostly field trips). There are only a limited number of places.
F20 SCRABBLE
Edna Winkel: 3202 9886
Exercise your brain with our happy Scrabble group. This is a double session to allow ample time for several games. Cost:
$8.
Thursday - 9:00 -12:00pm
N05 SILVER MEMORIES:
Helen Robbie 3861 0478 (See next page)
Music kindly supplied by 4MBS/Silver Memories). Perhaps you might love to remember, for even a moment, how you felt when
you met your first love and wondered - will the phone ever ring! Join me for these and other silver memories.
Thursday- Time and room 1
L14 SHAKESPEARE CLUB
Bob Morris 3341 8119
Lois Anderson 3848 6619
Explore and enjoy more of Shakespeare's works. The emphasis is on participation and involvement. Activities include excerpts
from DVDs, performance of key scenes, and lively discussion. First term includes Love's Labour's Lost and Henry IV Part 1.
Now in City Library, NOT Creek St. Contact tutor
2nd Thursday of month - 2:00pm - 3:15pm
FRIDAY (from 27-Jan)
A06 ART WORKSHOP
Pat Stevens: 3312 2279
e-mail: patiencestevens@optusnet.com.au
Bring your paints and enjoy painting with others-no oil paints please! For full details of times
enquire tutor Friday - 2:00-3:15pm
B04 EXERCISE & DANCE FOR OVER 50s
Miriam Davis: 3264 1437 or 0405 646 390
e-mail: lenad11@hotmail.com
Gentle exercise, dance and relaxation.
Uses the brain as well as the body.
Friday - 9:00-10:30am
J12 FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS
Tom McIntosh: 3392 4966
e-mail: tom_mci@bigpond.com
A class for folk with no, or very little, background in the language. The main focus is on listening and speaking, with only
incidental exposure to reading and writing. No textbook is set, though a dictionary could prove useful. To maximize
interaction, the class size is limited to ten.
Friday - 10:45am - 12:00pm
J09 FRENCH - INTERMEDIATE
Peter Wigant
e-mail: peterwigant@bigpond.com
Students require a good basic knowledge of French. We practice pronunciation, conversation and reading, and regular homework
is given.
Friday - 10:45am-12:00pm
S02 Web of Life....**New**
Pat Stevens: 3312 2279
e-mail: patiencestevens@optusnet.com.au
We will study all "life" from the original bacterial version through its evolution to the present day.
How things have developed and matured to eventually produce "us"...
Friday - 12:30-1:45pm
S06 GEOLOGY – ALL ASPECTS **New**
Ernest Wilson: 3420 0182
email: egwilson@optusnet.com.au
Friday: 10.45 – 12.00
H15 HISTORY REVIEW
John Rothwell: 3300 1929
e-mail: john@rothwells.com.au
Free-flowing group discussion on various modern history topics. Some vacancies exist.
Friday - 2:00-3:15pm
J34 LATIN
Co-ordinator - Jean Smith: 3263 3243
e-mail: rsmi5849@bigpond.net.au
Subject to minimum enrolments, established classes at elementary, intermediate and
advanced levels are offered, as is a beginners' class for those with little or no knowledge of the language. Please contact
the co-ordinator for details of class times and texts.
Friday - 9:00 -1:45pm
M02 LEARN TO PLAY UKULELE
Garold Simmers: 3399 9233
e-mail: garold@optusnet.com.au
Friday: Contact Tutor for details.
ALSO SEE LOGAN LISTING ON PAGE 26
L10 LITERARY CRITICISM
Jim Neall: 3266 3284 (ring after 7:00pm)
Where did languages come from? Why? When?
How are words made up from earlier syllables and smaller words?
New words to use to socialize easily. Oral practice.
Friday - 12:30-1:45pm
H19 MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Frank Callinan: 3300 4728
e-mail: flcall@tpg.com.au
Murray McDonald: 3254 3036
e-mail: murrayandlyn@hotmail.com
Exploring all aspects of world history in the period from the Age of Discovery to the 21st century.
Friday - 12:30-1:45pm
P02 PHOTOGRAPHY
Mike Bryan: 3273 1163
e-mail: ann.bryan@bigpond.com
Develop a practical understanding of different aspects of photography. Friday - 2:00-3:15pm
L12 READING HOMER
with some excursions into James Joyce
David Christie: 3393 6965
e-mail: dgsc6@bigpond.com
Troy has been taken; Achilles is dead; Menelaus has his Helen back and it is time for the Greeks to go home. It isn't that
simple, of course, and the Odyssey is the story of the journey home of Odysseus, and what he found when he eventually reached
Ithaca: it is a tale of adventure, sex and violence and, unlike its companion The Iliad, it is an easy read. James Joyce
'updated' the epic to 1902 Dublin with Ulysses and we will look at his rather idiosyncratic take on the old story. A very
good 'pre-read' is David Malouf's Ransom.
Friday-10:45-12:00pm
S05 SCIENCE & THE PARANORMAL
Richard Tracey: 3861 5437
e-mail: rhtracey@tpg.com.au
Explores the relationship between science,
consciousness and the paranormal.
Friday - 9:00-10:30am
X18 STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY
Alan Biggs: 0466 323 437
e-mail: u3a.brisbane.alanb@gmail.com
A theoretical course dripping with practical tips for anyone who wondered about or always wanted to go into their own small business. You'll need an exercise book, biro, calculator and a good imagination. The course will draw heavily on what successful franchises can teach you.
Friday - 12:30-1:45pm
F22 Word Puzzles & Vocab Development
Lucy Biggs: 0459 220 026
e-mail: u3a.brisbane.lucyb@gmail.com
A mixed bag of language games, puzzles and vocab development activities.
A "hands-on" class with active participation encouraged. An enjoyable romp through the English language.
Weekly. Friday: 12:30pm - 1:45pm.
K03 WRITING FAMILY HISTORY
Rob Adamson: 3357 8138
e-mail: adamsonz@bigpond.com
Learn how to put your family history research into an interesting and readable form for your family. We will write and share short pieces on aspects of our family history.
Friday - 2:00-3:15pm (weeks 2 and 4)
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