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Institute of Continuing Education

Short Courses
August 2020 – July 2021

www.ice.cam.ac.uk/shortcourses20-21
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Contents
Contents

                                            Welcome         1
                                   Why study with us?       3
                              The learning experience       4
                                       Course formats       6
                                       Madingley Hall       8

                   Ancient, Classical and Archaeology      11
                 Art, Architectural and Garden History     15
                        Business and Entrepreneurship      19
                           Coaching and Management         22
                                        Creative Writing   25
                                                 History   32
                                 Language and Culture      35
                                     Literature and Film   39
                                                  Music    44
                   Philosophy, Creativity and Religion     47

                            Politics and Global Studies    50
                       Psychology and Social Sciences      52
                        Science and History of Science     55

                                              Retreats     60
                                   Returning to study      61
                                       Super Tuesdays      61
                        Special offer – One day, one…      62

                                     Courses by date       63
                                   Fees and bursaries      72
                                 Course requirements       73
                                         How to book       75
                                       How to find us      76
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Welcome

                                                                                             Welcome
Welcome to the short courses programme at the University of Cambridge Institute of
Continuing Education (ICE). The Institute offers a wide range of courses for adults of all
ages. You can study for half a day, a day, a weekend, a week, a year, online or face-to-
face: anything from a short course to a full Master of Studies degree.
Our aim is to form supportive communities of learning where approachable expert
teachers and adult students work together as peers to achieve personal and collective
educational goals.
You will join like-minded people who may be curious about a new subject, or have an
ongoing passion for a particular subject area.
Recognised for their excellent teaching, fascinating subject matter, and inspiring
speakers our short courses attract new and returning students.
There is a wide variety of courses to choose from for both personal enrichment and
professional development. This booklet provides information on all of the short
courses on offer between August 2020 and July 2021. Please see the full details, course
descriptions and details of how to apply on our website (see page 75 for details).
Although each course is standalone, there are opportunities to combine courses to
enhance your learning experience. Our courses may be short, but the impact of even
the shortest can be far-reaching.
We look forward to welcoming you here!

                     r James Gazzard,
                    D
                    Director of Continuing Education
                    University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education

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Study at Cambridge wherever
you are in the world
If you want flexibility, or are not within easy reach of Cambridge,
why not try one of ICE’s online courses? You will receive personal
feedback on your work from an expert tutor, and join a growing
community of learners on our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Find out more at www.ice.cam.ac.uk/online

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Why study with us?

                                                                                         WHY STUDY WITH US?
Whether studying for personal interest or professional
development, join adults from all over the world to be
taught by experts in a broad range of subjects.

An exceptional team of tutors                 the subject you have been passionate
You will have the chance to learn from        about for a long time. Alternatively,
some of our finest academics and              you might be a professional looking to
experienced professionals. Our tutors         progress or change your career path.
devise and deliver their courses using        Whatever your motivation for study,
their own individual teaching style to        all are welcome, and staff are always
best suit their subject, with support from    on hand to ensure you are supported
our subject-specialist Academic Directors.    throughout your course.
Together, they work to produce the
diverse course offering available at ICE.     A range of study pathways
                                              There are plenty of opportunities at ICE
A sense of community                          to further your studies whether that is
Studying with us not only feeds your          for personal enrichment or professional
love of learning but also expands your        development. Many of our students start
networks: both social and professional,       with a short course and go on to study
allowing you to become part of a unique       award-bearing courses with us.
learning community.                           Our International Summer Programmes,
Being part of a group of intellectually-      held in Cambridge, offer an intensive
curious adults from all walks of life means   one- to six-week learning experience and
there is no shortage of people willing to     the opportunity to immerse yourself in
share new ideas and opinions. Discussion      academic study that will broaden your
and debate bring the subjects to life,        knowledge and skills.
conventional wisdom is challenged and         If you have limited time, or are further
fresh possibilities are explored. Peer-       afield, one of our online courses may be
to-peer learning is key and inquiry and       more appealing. From creative writing
interaction are encouraged.                   to forensic science and everything
Our aim is to make the learning               in between, we offer a wide range of
environment a welcoming, supportive           subjects to suit your goals.
and rewarding one for all, regardless         If you would like to gain a professional
of educational background. You might          qualification, we offer undergraduate
be exploring a new discipline for the         certificates and diplomas, postgraduate
first time, finding your way back into        awards and Master of Studies (MSt)
education, or taking an in-depth dive into    degrees.

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The learning experience
The learning experience

                          Studying at ICE is characterised by sociable groups
                          of committed students in welcoming and
                          respectful classrooms.

                          Our students                                  attendees around 25-30. Our classes
                          We welcome adults of all ages and             are designed to be the optimal size to
                          backgrounds to ICE. Some of you may           encourage group interaction and provide
                          not have been in a classroom for many         a more personal learning experience.
                          years whilst others may have various          There is very rarely any required reading
                          qualifications. Each student at ICE will      in advance, although our tutors do often
                          have their own story and their own            suggest further reading for those who
                          motivations to study. Together you bring      wish to increase their knowledge of the
                          a fascinating mix of ideas and experience.    subject. With the exception of language
                                                                        courses, all short course are taught in
                          Class format and size                         English. Our classes are open access and
                                                                        do not require prior qualifications.
                          You will be encouraged by your tutors
                          to discuss, debate and develop your           Certificate of attendance
                          own understanding of the topics raised
                          in class. Our classes facilitate peer-led     At the end of the course you can request
                          discussions of knowledge and ideas that       a certificate of attendance. Certificates
                          sparks transformative ways of thinking        need to be requested via email to
                          where beliefs are challenged, knowledge       shortcourses@ice.cam.ac.uk and are
                          is updated and established ways of            usually sent within two to three weeks.
                          thinking are re-evaluated. The average        Please note that certificates can only be
                          class size is 13 students but varies across   supplied following 100% attendance on
                          courses with the maximum number of            the course.

                          Share your feedback
                          We always welcome your feedback to
                          improve the student experience and to help
                          us when planning future courses.
                          If you have any comments or ideas, please
                          email shortcourses@ice.cam.ac.uk

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The learning experience
  The setting: the ambience, peace and
glorious environment are, in my view,
unbeatable. All the supporting staff, without
exception, have been lovely too – courteous
and patient and helpful. 
Sally

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Course formats
COURSE FORMATS

                 We design our courses to make them as flexible
                 and accessible as possible.

                 Our courses come in a variety of formats.   TUESDAY COURSES
                 From half-days, to day schools in the
                 week and at weekends, to week-long          Morning sessions: 10am – 1pm
                 retreats there is something to suit
                                                             Afternoon sessions: 2pm – 5pm
                 everyone.
                 The formats listed offer a guide as to      Teaching sessions: 4 x 75 minutes per day
                 what you may expect, but please check       Accommodation: Not applicable
                 the course pages of our website for full
                                                             Includes:
                 details of course timings.                  Tea, coffee and biscuits.
                                                             Lunch is not included in the fee, but
                                                             sandwiches or light meals are available to
                 DAY SCHOOL / 2-DAY COURSE /                 purchase.
                 3-DAY COURSE
                                                             You can choose whether to study for the
                                                             whole day, or simply for a morning or
                 Start: 10am
                                                             afternoon. These study days are intended
                 End: 5pm                                    to introduce new ideas, often showcasing
                 Teaching sessions: 4 x 75 minutes per day   a variety of tutors and disciplines. Tuesday
                                                             courses will be available on our website
                 Accommodation: Available to book three
                 months before the course.                   at www.ice.cam.ac.uk/super-tuesdays
                                                             from May 2020.
                 Includes:
                 Tea, coffee and biscuits.
                 Lunch: Buffet lunch.

                                                             WEEKLY COURSES
                                                             A selection of weekly evening courses
                                                             will be taught in the centre of Cambridge
                                                             and sometimes Madingley. These courses
                                                             will run over five weeks, from May, with
                                                             90 minutes of teaching per week. There is
                                                             also a refreshment break for networking.
                                                             More details will be available
                                                             on our website at
                                                             www.ice.cam.ac.uk/shortcourses
                                                             from 1 May 2020.
                 See pages 9 & 72 (accommodation
                 and fees) and our website for further
                 information.

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Course formats
Weekend courses                                    WEEKEND
A typical weekend begins with a relaxed
dinner on the Friday evening, followed             Start: 7pm Friday
by the first teaching session. You then            End: 2pm Sunday
have an opportunity to unwind and meet
                                                   Teaching sessions: 7 x 90 minutes
other students, before heading off to bed.
                                                   Accommodation: Available to book
Teaching recommences the next day
after breakfast. Sessions include breaks           Includes:
to allow for conversation and discussion           Tea, coffee and biscuits.
over refreshments. On Saturdays there is           Lunch: Buffet lunch on on Saturday.
                                                   Dinner: Friday and Saturday.
time to explore the beautiful landscaped
                                                   A full breakfast on Saturday and Sunday (for
grounds.                                           students staying overnight at Madingley Hall).
Saturday lunch is a served buffet. The
evening meal is at 6.30pm, followed by
an evening session at 8pm.
On Sunday, the weekend ends with
                                                   LONG WEEKEND
a served buffet lunch. A warden will be
available at the weekend if you have any           Start: 4pm Friday
queries during your stay.                          End: 2pm Monday
                                                   Teaching sessions: 12 x 90 minutes
SHORT WEEKEND                                      Accommodation: Available to book.
                                                   Includes:
Start: 3pm Saturday                                Tea, coffee and biscuits.
End: 3.15pm Sunday                                 Lunch: Buffet lunch on Saturday, Sunday and
                                                   Monday.
Teaching sessions: 6 x 75 minutes                  A full breakfast on Saturday, Sunday and
Accommodation: Available to book                   Monday (for students staying overnight at
                                                   Madingley Hall).
Includes:
Tea, coffee and biscuits.
Lunch: Buffet lunch.
Dinner: Saturday.                                   Professional development
A full breakfast on Sunday (for students staying
overnight at Madingley Hall).                       Professional development courses
                                                    in this programme are denoted
                                                    by this symbol.

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Madingley Hall
Madingley Hall

                    It is always a great experience for me to
                 come to Madingley Hall. When I'm there I feel
                 immersed in an inspiring atmosphere and
                 I enjoy every moment of my stay. 
                 Annalise

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Madingley Hall

                                                                                             Madingley Hall
Set in eight acres of beautiful gardens and parkland,
16th century Madingley Hall is a wonderful place to study
and stay.

The Hall and gardens                          en-suite study bedrooms. Twin and
Many of the historic rooms in the Hall        double rooms are available if you wish to
are used for teaching, and you are very       share, or to bring a guest. We also offer
welcome to explore during your time at        a breakfast buffet for those who choose
Madingley.                                    our bed and breakfast option. Our chefs
                                              are very happy to cater for specific dietary
Full of character and history, our gardens    requirements.
were designed in the 18th century by
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. You are          We hold a certificate of excellence from
encouraged to take full advantage of          TripAdvisor and a 5* campus award from
these beautiful surroundings; taking a        VisitEngland.com.
stroll around the gardens is the perfect      Find out more at
way to relax and unwind or carry on           www.madingleyhall.co.uk
learning-related conversations.
Tours of the Hall and gardens can be          Sustainability
arranged for small groups.                    Green Impact is an environmental
For more information, get in touch at         accreditation scheme for UK universities,
enquiry@madingleyhall.co.uk.                  and we are very proud to have attained
                                              the highest ranking – platinum – for
Food and drink                                our efforts in reducing environmental
                                              impact across the Institute. From our
A choice of hot and cold buffet lunches       sustainable food and complementary
are included in the tuition fee for day       shuttle bus to reducing our paper use,
schools and those studying on weekend         we are continually reducing our carbon
residential courses enjoy more formal         footprint.
College-style dinners. Whether served in
the splendour of the dining hall, or one      We have recently launched a carbon
of our other characterful rooms all food is   reduction initiative to offset 1,500
seasonal, ethically produced and locally      tonnes of carbon emissions. We will
sourced, wherever possible.                   support projects in the UK, India and
                                              the Amazon rainforest including; tree
Accommodation                                 planting, reducing deforestation, and the
                                              installation of renewable energy sources.
Our on-site accommodation is within
Madingley Hall, surrounded by a fine          We are always happy to receive ideas for
landscaped garden. Comfortable and            further improvement.
convenient, you can relax in one of our

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Latest course updates
Although we aim to give as much           Tuesday and weekly courses will be
information as possible in this           confirmed on 1 May 2020 – please email
prospectus, new courses and events are    shortcourses@ice.cam.ac.uk to join our
being added all the time. Our website     mailing list and be kept up to date*.
is where they first appear and the best
place to look www.ice.cam.ac.uk
                                                 *We will only send information relevant to ICE.

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Ancient, Classical and Archaeology

                                                                                         Ancient, Classical and Archaeology
DAY SCHOOL                          £115      WEEKEND                          £310
15 August 2020                2021NDX001     16 – 18 October 2020        2021NRX018
Tombs, texts and the realm of                12 – 14 February 2021       2021NRX044
the dead                                     25 – 27 June 2021           2021NRX066
Dr Nigel Strudwick                           Reading Classical Greek:
                                             continuing beginner
Explore the ancient Egyptian world
                                             Dr Janet Watson et al.
through Egyptian tombs. Through
study of these in Luxor, the course          The continuing beginner’s course will
will introduce hieroglyphs and some          introduce you to the basic elements of
common formulae that the Egyptians           Classical Greek grammar through reading
used to try to ensure safe passage for       passages adapted from ancient Greek
their nobles and their families through      authors using the JACT Reading Greek
the realm of the dead.                       course (CUP, 2nd edition, 2007). Each
                                             weekend builds on the progress achieved
                                             in the previous one.

DAY SCHOOL                          £115      WEEKEND                          £310
13 September 2020             2021NDX004     16 – 18 October 2020        2021NRX019
Beginner Latin: Pompeii                      12 – 14 February 2021       2021NRX045
Dr Anna di Giovannantonio                    25 – 27 June 2021           2021NRX067
                                             Reading Classical Greek:
Is there a modern equivalent to Pompeii
                                             intermediate
and life in the Forum? This gentle
                                             Dr Janet Watson et al.
introduction to Latin offers a view of the
Forum from those who lived in Pompeii        These courses present light-hearted
and discusses the range and importance       yet academically rigorous adventures
of activities there. Studying Virgil and     in ancient Greek literature for students
other authors in translation brings          wanting to explore the original Greek of
the Roman world to life. No previous         major authors like Homer and Herodotus,
knowledge of Latin is required.              Sophocles and Thucydides, Euripides
                                             and Plato. Some previous knowledge is
                                             necessary (e.g. A-level, or degree).

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                                     WEEKEND                            £310     WEEKEND                            £310
                                     16 – 18 October 2020         2021NRX020     27 – 29 November 2020          2021NRX028
                                     12 – 14 February 2021        2021NRX046     Reading Classical Latin:
                                     25 – 27 June 2021            2021NRX068     intermediate
                                     Reading Classical Greek:                    Dr Christine Spillane et al.
                                     advanced
                                                                                 Have you ever wished to refresh your
                                     Dr Janet Watson et al.
                                                                                 Latin or improve your understanding of
                                     These courses will appeal to those with a   the grammar and syntax of the language?
                                     confident grasp of the fundamentals of      Perhaps you have an O Level or GCSE in
                                     Classical Greek and who want to explore     Latin, but want to progress to reading a
                                     a wide range of ancient Greek texts in      complete text? Studying a continuous
                                     their original language. Through reading    piece of adapted prose (a version of The
                                     Sophocles, Odyssey, Herodotus we will       Millionaire’s Dinner Party) will help you
                                     concentrate on securing and developing      refresh your grammar and syntax.
                                     the fundamentals of the language.

                                     WEEKEND                            £310     WEEKEND                            £310
                                     13 – 15 November 2020        2021NRX025     27 – 29 November 2020          2021NRX029
                                     Moonlight on Stonehenge and                 Reading Classical Latin:
                                     other stone circles                         advanced
                                     Professor David Jacques                     Dr Christine Spillane et al.
                                     This course allows us to discuss the        It is 218 BC: Hannibal marches across
                                     ‘big questions’ about stone circles and     Gaul, over the Alps and into Italy where
                                     their landscape: Why are they where         he inflicts two defeats upon the Roman
                                     they are? What were they for? Where         army. Read how the second Punic War
                                     did their builders come from? Looking       began in Livy’s vivid account of
                                     at new discoveries at The Ness of           Hannibal’s journey in Book 21 (Chapter 21
                                     Brodgar, Stonehenge, Knowth and the         onwards) of his History of Rome. We shall
                                     Mull Circle, we will examine Neolithic      seek to capture Livy’s words in a group
                                     and early Bronze Age monumentalisation      translation while appreciating the
                                     of their landscapes.                        historian’s style.

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Ancient, Classical and Archaeology
DAY SCHOOL                          £115      WEEKEND                              £310
31 January 2021               2021NDX018      26 – 28 March 2021             2021NRX052
Beginner Latin: Aeneas and the                Reading Classical Latin:
elements of Latin                             advanced
Dr Charles Weiss                              Dr Christine Spillane et al.
In this one-day course, we will seek to get   Spend the weekend amid the rustic
a better understanding of the figure of       scenery and characters of Virgil’s Eclogues.
Aeneas from Homer and myth all the way        Virgil’s early verse take us into a mythical
to Virgil. We will get an overview of the     world inhabited by shepherds and
Latin language and pick up some Latin         goatherds, but there is more than a hint
vocabulary along the way.                     of the real world in these pastoral poems.
                                              Together we shall try to create a modern
                                              translation, delighting in a very different
                                              Virgil from the poet we meet in the
                                              Georgics and the Aeneid.

WEEKEND                             £310      WEEKEND                              £310
26 – 28 March 2021            2021NRX055      26 – 28 March 2021             2021NRX051
Dark heritage of WWII                         Reading Classical Latin:
Dr Gilly Carr                                 intermediate
                                              Dr Christine Spillane et al.
This course introduces students to the
concept of ‘dark heritage’, which focuses     This course is designed for those who
on our dark and difficult past. Examining     feel ready to read unadapted Latin but
sites of death, destruction and atrocity,     still want to build their knowledge and
such as Auschwitz, Ground Zero, and           confidence in the grammar and syntax
places across Europe associated with          of the language. We shall use a selection
war, we will discuss what solutions are       of texts (both prose and verse) with a
possible now, at a time in world politics     running vocabulary: text will be provided
when effective heritage responses to          for downloading. There will be ample
past conflicts are needed more than ever.     opportunity to discuss grammar and
                                              syntax while appreciating the texts.

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                                     WEEKEND                            £310    WEEKEND                           £310
                                     21 – 23 May 2021              2021NRX060   2 – 4 July 2021              2021NRX070
                                     Archaeology and folklore                   Learn to read ancient Egyptian
                                     Dr Trish Biers                             Hieroglyphs
                                                                                Dr Sarah Symons
                                     In this course folklore and archaeology
                                     weave together to uncover the true         The ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script
                                     histories behind some of the most          is beautiful and intriguing. This course,
                                     famous fairy tales and superstitions       in workshop format, will help you begin
                                     in the past. We will separate fact         to read hieroglyphics, or give you the
                                     from fiction while examining actual        opportunity to practise or widen your
                                     artefacts and skeletal remains from        skills. You will learn about the language
                                     burials related to witchcraft, sorcery,    behind the script and will very quickly
                                     human-animal transformation, and           begin to read real objects from museums
                                     a bit of pseudoscience that occurs in      and ancient sites.
                                     archaeology.

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Art, Architectural and Garden History

                                                                                             Art, Architectural and Garden History
LONG WEEKEND                         £480     WEEKEND                           £310
14 – 17 August 2020            2021NRX004     11 – 13 September 2020       2021NRX009
A floral feast: flowers in art,               Introduction to 20th century
culture and gardens from the                  architecture
ancient world to the modern                   Dr Sarah Pearson
Caroline Holmes
                                              Western architecture underwent
Twigs Way
                                              profound change in the 20th century.
A celebration of flowers – in science,        From its beginnings in the rustic
as symbols of politics and power, in          simplicity of the Arts and Crafts
books and in borders. We consider the         movement, architecture evolved as
importance of flowers from the ancient        a response to war, reinventing the
world to the modern through floral art        possibilities of form with modern
of all kinds, from the Elizabethans to the    materials and technological advances.
Impressionists and from 18th century          We examine this evolution through many
botanists to Edwardian designers.             of the emerging architectural styles and
                                              key buildings of the 20th century.

RETREAT                              £995     DAY SCHOOL                        £115
17 – 22 August 2020            2021NTX089     4 October 2020               2021NDX007
The Silk Route                                One day, one master:              3 for £300
                                                                                OFFER
Dr Susan Whitfield                            Artemisia Gentileschi              see p62
Dr Francis Woodman et al.                     Dr Aleksandra Koutny-Jones
After a break of eight years, we return to    The most renowned female artist of
the endlessly fascinating topic of The Silk   the 17th century, Artemisia Gentileschi
Route. The various Silk Routes from China     worked across Italy and, briefly, in
and the Middle East were synonymous           London. The first woman member of the
with wealth and luxury. Silk, carpets,        Artists’ Academy in Florence, her skilful
lapis lazuli, spices and glass competed       rendering of three-dimensionality and an
for attention with porcelain, jewels and      ability to convey dramatic intensity made
exotic metalwork. This programme brings       her artwork popular with many elite
together experts from the worlds of art       European patrons of her day. We examine
and architectural history, archaeology,       her work and life in greater depth.
history, politics, culture and trade to
provide an insight into the lives of those
living along the Silk Route, and those
who traded with them.

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                                        WEEKEND                              £310      WEEKEND                             £310
                                        16 – 18 October 2020           2021NRX021      11 – 13 December 2020         2021NRX031
                                        Garden history: skill and ingenuity            The body in Art
                                        Caroline Holmes                                Jo Rhymer
                                        Twigs Way
                                                                                       How have realist depictions of the naked
                                        Earlier and earlier evidence is emerging       body versus those of the idealised,
                                        of how horticultural tools and practices       academic nude transgressed and
                                        manipulated the Earth into patterned           transformed modern art? Focusing on
                                        fecundity and artistic symmetry, to satisfy    19th century art to the present, notions
                                        the human need for order and control.          of beauty, allegory, voyeurism and
                                        We will see how this evidence is instantly     anxiety are examined in a range of works
                                        identifiable in geometrically-planned          by artists including Courbet, Degas,
                                        gardens, but can equally be applied to         Caillebotte, Rodin, Valadon, Pollock and
                                        larger landscapes, fine-tuned for beauty       Hatoum.
                                        and profit.

                                        WEEKEND                              £310      DAY SCHOOL                          £115
                                        13 – 15 November 2020          2021NRX022      10 January 2021               2021NDX016
                                        Early Netherlandish art in the later           One day, one master:                3 for £300
                                                                                                                           OFFER
                                        15th century                                   Henri Matisse                        see p62
                                        Dr Sophie Oosterwijk                           Jo Rhymer
                                        This course offers an introduction to          This course explores a range of
                                        early Netherlandish art within its cultural,   fascinating works from early Fauvist
                                        socio-historical and religious context at      paintings to the cut-outs of Matisse’s
                                        the time of Van der Weyden, Memling,           later career. We consider the
                                        the Burgundian court and the rising            wide-ranging influences on his art of
                                        bourgeoisie. We will study style, materials,   Japanese prints, and Middle Eastern
                                        iconography, and patronage, as well            and African artefacts, together with his
                                        as other media, especially manuscript          knowledge of Impressionism and colour
                                        illumination and printing.                     theory. How does experimentation with
                                                                                       colour, shape and spatial illusion make
                                                                                       him one of the greatest artists of the 20th
                                                                                       century?

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Art, Architectural and Garden History
WEEKEND                              £310       WEEKEND                            £310
29 – 31 January 2021            2021NRX038     16 – 18 April 2021            2021NRX059
The golden age of Danish art,                  Garden history: art and craft
1815–1850                                      Caroline Holmes
Dr Jan Cox                                     Twigs Way

The Danish Golden Age (c.1815–50)              We explore the roots of garden ‘arts and
produced a generation of brilliant young       crafts’ in dreams of Eden, in flowering
artists equal to any in Europe. Decades        meads and in drifting borders. The
before the Impressionists, they painted        visions evoked are those of gardens and
modern life: the streets and ramparts          vernacular architecture, and of names
of Copenhagen by Købke, superb                 such as William Robinson, William Morris
portraiture by Bendz, and wonderful            and Gertrude Jekyll. Does a notion of
sketches of Rome by their mentor               effortless informality manacle gardeners
Christoffer Eckersberg.                        to the past?

SHORT WEEKEND                        £200       DAY SCHOOL                         £115
13 – 14 March 2021              2021NRX084     3 July 2021                   2021NDX029
Art and architecture of the Tudors             Leonardo da Vinci: red and white
Dr Sarah Pearson                               chalks with iron gall ink
Dr Christina Faraday                           Nabil Ali
The English Tudor period was a time of         Throughout history, artists have taken
relative prosperity, with an increase in       great pleasure in formulating their paint,
personal wealth reflected in conspicuous       with some Masters known for using
consumption and significant artistic           specific colours and pigments. Discover
patronage. We address both the artistic        how paint and ink are made from plants
and architectural patronage of the             and organic materials by recreating
Tudors, exterior and interior decoration,      ancient processes using documented
material culture and building contents.        recipes from historical manuscripts and
We make a focused study of the                 classical sources. Fresh ink made from
architectural design of Madingley Hall.        oak galls produces a dense black, which,
                                               coupled with red and white chalks,
                                               recreates the colour used by Leonardo in
                                               his drawings.

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Art, Architectural and Garden History

                                        DAY SCHOOL                             £115         WEEKEND                             £310
                                        4 July 2021                      2021NDX030         9 – 11 July 2021              2021NRX073
                                        One day, one master:                   3 for £300   Garden history: Cambridge
                                                                               OFFER
                                        Leonardo da Vinci                       see p62     and walking the landscape at
                                        Dr Lucia Tantardini                                 Madingley
                                                                                            Caroline Holmes
                                        This course explores the art of Leonardo
                                                                                            Twigs Way
                                        da Vinci, putting his work in the context
                                        of his time, and exploring how his                  A weekend using the gardens and
                                        influence continued through the work of             landscape at Madingley Hall as
                                        the Leonardeschi, and with artists such as          microcosms of the development of
                                        Aurelio Luini.                                      landscape and garden design for the last
                                                                                            500 years. We will study visual evidence
                                                                                            in the form of maps, the buildings and
                                                                                            its current setting. The plants offer
                                                                                            evidence of the international nature of
                                                                                            our gardens. We will conclude with a
                                                                                            visit to the University Botanic Gardens in
                                                                                            Cambridge.

                                        WEEKEND                                £310         WEEKEND                             £310
                                        9 – 11 July 2021                 2021NRX072         16 – 18 July 2021             2021NRX078
                                        Art, design and Edwardian society                   From meadows to mountains:
                                        Dr Justine Hopkins                                  Dutch landscape painting in the
                                                                                            Golden Age
                                        An exploration of the Edwardian age in
                                        all its diversity: glittering coda to Victorian     Dr Sophie Oosterwijk
                                        imperialism and restless crucible of                Landscape painting was a major genre in
                                        the modern age. The course considers                Dutch painting of the Golden Age. Many
                                        the achievements of this contradictory              artists became specialists and others
                                        period through the work of its principal            included landscape backgrounds in their
                                        artists, designers, architects and writers;         genre and history scenes. The variety of
                                        from Sargent, Lutyens and Kipling to the            subjects and styles is startling: we find
                                        Bloomsbury Group and Walter Sickert.                townscapes, forests, meadows, river
                                                                                            scenes and marine painting by artists
                                                                                            ranging from Rembrandt to Ruisdael.

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Business and Entrepreneurship

                                                                                         Business and Entrepreneurship
DAY SCHOOL                        £210       DAY SCHOOL                        £295
23 October 2020              2021NDX414     2 November 2020              2021NDX419
16 April 2021                2021NDX430     14 June 2021                 2021NDX421
Wellbeing at work                           Understanding Government
Laurie Parma                                for business
                                            Professor Colin Talbot
This course is rooted in the psychology     Dr Carole Talbot
of wellbeing and organisational science,
to convey the essential elements of         All businesses have to deal with
collaborative, resilient and thriving       government regulations but increasingly
workplace culture. A strong focus on the    businesses need to engage with
neuroscience of change management           government itself. This course introduces,
provides both a methodology for             in an interactive, responsive and hands-
active culture design and the means to      on way, how British government works.
implement it.                               We will explore the tools of government,
                                            their impact on your business and
                                            how you can engage with them more
                                            proactively.

2-DAY COURSE                      £590       DAY SCHOOL                        £210
30 – 31 October 2020         2021NDR402     20 November 2020             2021NDX417
21 – 22 May 2021             2021NDR403     11 June 2021                 2021NDX437
Fundamentals of building a                  Introduction to employment
financially viable business                 law
Alisa Barcan                                Anne Adamson
Building a business requires people to      Are you responsible for people at work?
wear many hats. Being an expert in your     Managing staff can be rewarding but
field is only half of the equation. The     challenging, particularly when trying
other half implies skills that you might    to understand the legal rights and
have not been taught or are confident       obligations of employers and employees.
doing: including marketing, sales,          This course explains the foundations of
financial management, networking, and       employment law from both a theoretical
strategic thinking.                         and practical perspective.

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Business and Entrepreneurship

                                DAY SCHOOL                          £295       DAY SCHOOL                            £210
                                7 December 2020                2021NDX420      5 February 2021                 2021NDX426
                                5 July 2021                    2021NDX422      2 July 2021                     2021NDX439
                                Understanding Government                       How to master your
                                for public sector                              marketing
                                professionals and managers                     Kim Arnold
                                Professor Colin Talbot
                                                                               Today’s world of marketing can be
                                Dr Carole Talbot
                                                                               intimidating and bewildering. With so
                                A course designed to help busy public          many options out there, it is hard to know
                                sector professionals and managers              which strategies will work and which will
                                understand how British government              fall flat. This straight-talking, step-by-step
                                works – both the big picture and the           course presents the fundamentals of
                                ‘nuts and bolts’ of policy making. In a very   great marketing and will show you how
                                interactive, responsive and hands-on way,      to build an effective marketing plan to
                                we will explore the ‘tools of government’      bring in more clients.
                                and ways to deploy them in making
                                policy – as well as the various institutions
                                and actors involved.

                                DAY SCHOOL                          £210       2-DAY COURSE                          £420
                                11 December 2020               2021NDX424      29 – 30 March 2021              2021NDX428
                                4 June 2021                    2021NDX436      Analysing business risk:
                                How to build a stand-out                       Introductory quantitative
                                brand for your business                        methods
                                Kim Arnold                                     Dr Sooter Nomhwange
                                Do you find it hard to explain what you        Economic uncertainty will unavoidably
                                do in just a few words? Do you worry           bring unpredictable business exposure
                                about how to stand out in a crowded            to risk. Coping with risk would mean
                                market? This course removes the                that corporations and most business
                                mystery around the term ‘brand’ and            professionals would require new sets
                                provides simple, step-by-step techniques       of skills and risk tools. This course
                                to building a unique brand that                provides a doorway into quantitative
                                represents you.                                risk management, with a keen focus
                                                                               on linking business risk to business
                                                                               profitability. How can businesses stay
                                                                               profitable in an uncertain and risky
                                                                               economic climate?

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Business and Entrepreneurship
DAY SCHOOL                        £115       2-DAY COURSE                      £420
16 April 2021                2021NDX231     26 – 27 April 2021           2021NDX432
Creative communication:                     International business
writing for business and finance            strategy: an introduction
Josie Cox                                   Dr Sooter Nomhwange
During this practical and interactive day   Cross-border business by corporations
school, we will examine a variety of case   and countries remains one of the most
studies to explore how writing can be       viable sources of economic growth.
both informative and creative. We will      Domestic businesses and professionals
look at how different writing techniques    working for large multinationals need
that draw on the human side of business     to develop insight into international
journalism and financial reporting can be   business challenges. This course covers
used to create engaging copy.               the essentials of multinational structure
                                            and internationalisation with up-to-date
                                            and practical knowledge.

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Coaching and Management
Coaching and Management

                          DAY SCHOOL                         £210     DAY SCHOOL                         £210
                          1 August 2020                2021NDX410     9 October 2020                2021NDX405
                          7 December 2020              2021NDX423     7 May 2021                    2021NDX406
                          2 April 2021                 2021NDX429     Growing a coaching nature
                          Imposter syndrome                           Margaret Walsh
                          Roger Fielding
                                                                      Are you a practicing coach who would
                          Have you ever wondered if you will be       like to coach in a more holistic way?
                          found out? Have you been just ‘lucky’       Have you ever thought about integrating
                          to get to where you are? In addition        nature into your coaching practice?
                          to addressing the psychology and            A core part of this course is working in
                          neuroscience of imposter syndrome, this     nature to create a wider perspective on
                          course will also explore practical ways     how to use your sensory awareness to
                          to address and overcome it, and, finally,   grow and develop your coaching style.
                          to embrace the authentic and capable        Let nature inform and enhance your skill
                          person within.                              and knowledge as a coach.

                          DAY SCHOOL                         £210     DAY SCHOOL                         £210
                          27 February 2021             2021NDX409     14 October 2020               2021NDX401
                          7 July 2021                  2021NDX408     10 February 2021              2021NDX403
                          An introduction to coaching                 Sport and exercise coaching
                          Dorothy Foote                               science
                          Dr Gillian Stevens                          Professor Monèm Jemni
                          Coaching is an increasingly popular and     Are you interested to learn about the
                          widely used approach to developing          coaching science behind different sports
                          people in their working and personal        and exercise? If so, this introductory
                          lives. This introductory course will        course is for you. This course is designed
                          provide an understanding of the             to provide you with the basic theoretical
                          nature of coaching and introduce            knowledge to understand how to coach
                          you to the key skills and techniques        across all ages.
                          in both organisational and personal
                          development settings.

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Coaching and Management
DAY SCHOOL                           £210      DAY SCHOOL                        £210
16 October 2020                2021NDX411      16 November 2020             2021NDX416
21 May 2021                    2021NDX435      27 February 2021             2021NDX427
Developing your coaching                       Coaching for managers:
relationships                                  an introduction
Margaret Walsh                                 Roger Fielding
Coaching focuses on the vast inner world       This practical course will introduce
which is hidden from view. Skimming the        managers to a coaching approach and a
surface of issues results in superficial and   range of coaching techniques to support
short-term changes. This course begins         and develop team members. Learn how
to equip students to work at greater           to raise confidence, motivation and
psychological depth. The ability to            engagement, and develop a proactive
notice more improves the quality of the        attitude of continual improvement for
coaching and makes transformational            higher performance.
change possible.

DAY SCHOOL                           £210      DAY SCHOOL                        £210
21 October 2020                2021NDX412      27 November 2020             2021NDX418
22 April 2021                  2021NDX431      21 May 2021                  2021NDX434
Team coaching                                  Coaching supervision:
Sally Bernham                                  an introduction
                                               Sally Bernham
Are you beginning to notice the
limitations of developing only individuals     As a coach, are you maximising the
and recognising that coaching the team         opportunities for developing your
may have greater impact? This practical        reflective practice to enhance your
one-day introduction to team coaching          coaching through supervision? This
offers insights into how the techniques        one-day introductory session for coaches
and approaches to choosing teams can           will offer an introduction to reflection
develop lasting high performance.              and approaches to supervision through
                                               practical opportunities to participate in
                                               peer supervision.

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Coaching and Management

                          3-DAY COURSE                     £1950     2-DAY COURSE                          £590
                          2 – 4 March 2021              2021NDR401   4 – 5 March 2021                2021NTX401
                          Leading and coaching across                Coaching intensive: reboot
                          cultures                                   Roger Fielding
                          Professor Philippe Rosinski
                                                                     Have you been coaching for some years?
                          Accredited by the International Coach      Are you hungry for new ideas? Do you
                          Federation (ICF), this course will allow   want some peer-to-peer learning to
                          you to leverage cultural differences of    boost your effectiveness? Sharing best
                          all kinds to promote creativity, boost     practice within the group, this course
                          performance and enable unity with          will focus on achieving good results for
                          individuals, teams and organizations. On   your clients and explore measurements
                          completion you will become certified to    of success. Ideas, skills and practical tools
                          use the Cultural Orientations Framework    will be discussed for use in immediate
                          (COF assessment), a roadmap to navigate    coaching practice.
                          the cultural terrain.

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Creative Writing

                                                                                             Creative Writing
LONG WEEKEND                         £480       WEEKEND                             £310
7 – 10 August 2020              2021NRX005     11 – 13 September 2020         2021NRX008
How to write a play in three days              Writing the news
Abigail Docherty                               Tony Padman
Ever wanted to write a play but not            Would you like to write articles for
quite got past the first scene? Come and       your local newspaper, magazine, or
explore fun and productive playwriting         community newsletter on a paid or
techniques, and leave with a short play        voluntary basis? Or write for specialist
draft, or the outline for a longer piece       magazines? They all need writers who
to work on at home. We look how to             have ideas and stories to tell. This course
structure a play so that it leaps off the      aims to show you how to contribute
page, how to write characters that will        from your work or life experiences to
move your audience, and how to find            the vast market that exists for news and
your unique dramatic voice.                    feature articles.

RETREAT                              £515       DAY SCHOOL                          £115
15 – 21 August 2020             2021NRX205     17 October 2020                2021NDX220
14 – 20 February 2021           2021NRX206     The keys to creative writing:
11 – 16 July 2021               2021NTX208     character
Creative writing retreat                       Professor Jem Poster
Dr Sarah Burton
Professor Jem Poster                           In this day school aimed at writers of
                                               novels and short stories, we will explore
Held in the historic setting of Madingley      ways of breathing life into our characters
Hall, our creative writing retreats are        and making them believable and
designed for those who ‘just want to           interesting. We will also consider ways of
write’. You will form part of a supportive     introducing characters to the reader; the
community of writers who can take              relative merits of ‘showing’ and ‘telling’;
advantage of the time and space away           and the relationship between character
from normal routine to finish, or perhaps      and plot.
even start a new writing project. Optional
morning workshops are on offer to all
participants. One-to-one supervisions
with professional writers are available at
an additional cost.

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Creative Writing

                   DAY SCHOOL                           £115     DAY SCHOOL                         £115
                   18 October 2020                2021NDX221     15 November 2020             2021NDX223
                   The keys to creative writing: plot            The keys to creative writing: place
                   Dr Sarah Burton                               Dr Sarah Burton
                   We begin by asking what our story             Aimed at those writing short stories and
                   is about and go on to discover ways           novels, this course aims to give you the
                   of creating compelling and effective          skills to add texture and atmosphere to
                   narratives. We will consider what             your writing. Through reading, discussion
                   roles character and conflict play in          and practical exercises, we will explore
                   plot development, and the difference          the idea of place not as an inert backdrop
                   between the story as it unfolds to the        but as a vital force in our narrative.
                   reader and the mechanics of unseen plot.

                   DAY SCHOOL                           £115     DAY SCHOOL                         £115
                   14 November 2020               2021NDX222     28 November 2020             2021NDX224
                   The keys to creative writing: time            Telling your family story
                   Professor Jem Poster                          Derek Niemann
                   A relaxed yet focused course, aimed at        Discover a fresh perspective on your
                   those interested in writing short stories     own family story. We consider work
                   and novels. Through reading, discussion       from a wide range of writers of different
                   and practical exercises, we will consider     backgrounds and nationalities, and the
                   the management of time, whether               resources available for research. You
                   relating to the period in which the story     will explore imaginative possibilities in
                   is set or the framing of the narrative. For   documents, letters, everyday objects and
                   both beginners and established writers.       places, leaving you inspired to write in
                                                                 creative and engaging ways.

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Creative Writing
DAY SCHOOL                           £115       DAY SCHOOL                        £115
29 November 2020               2021NDX225      13 December 2020             2021NDX227
Writing made easy                              The keys to creative writing:
Menna van Praag                                narrative voice
                                               Dr Sarah Burton
During the day we will explore different
techniques to release the creative             Style – the way a story is told – is key
juices and make writing fun. We will           to good fiction. In this day school, we
also consider how to live a creative life      look at ways of developing a narrative
while juggling real life responsibilities      voice appropriate to stories we want
so that you can continue to write              to tell. We will consider how first and
with enjoyment and ease. Perfect               third-person narratives, and the use of
for developing confidence within               multiple and unreliable narrators, can be
a supportive writing environment.              successfully deployed.

DAY SCHOOL                           £115       DAY SCHOOL                        £115
12 December 2020               2021NDX226      30 January 2021              2021NDX228
The keys to creative writing:                  Historical fiction
dialogue                                       Elizabeth Speller
Professor Jem Poster
                                               Historical fiction is extremely popular
Through reading, discussion and writing        with readers and it has become accepted
exercises, we will discover how speech         as a literary form equal to the best
can be used to reveal character and            contemporary fiction. During the course
drive plot forwards. We will look at how       of the day, we will look at the techniques
dialogue can enliven narrative, and            and research that can turn the past into
how we can make it sound authentic.            a compelling story.
A relaxed but focused workshop for those
interested in writing short stories and
novels.

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Creative Writing

                   DAY SCHOOL                           £115      DAY SCHOOL                          £115
                   13 February 2021               2021NDX229      16 April 2021                 2021NDX231
                   Writing picture books                          Creative communications:
                   Pippa Goodhart                                 writing for business and finance
                                                                  Josie Cox
                   We will look at a range of picture books,
                   considering the market and audience            During this practical and interactive day
                   for each. We will explore how to weave         school, we will examine a variety of case
                   pictures and text together to bring a          studies to explore how writing can be
                   story to life when it is read aloud. We will   both informative and creative. We will
                   also write and workshop our own stories,       look at how different writing techniques
                   and discuss publication.                       that draw on the human side of business
                                                                  journalism and financial reporting can be
                                                                  used to create engaging copy.

                   DAY SCHOOL                           £115      DAY SCHOOL                          £115
                   27 March 2021                  2021NDX230      17 April 2021                 2021NDX232
                   Exploring poetry through reading               Writing for the modern media:
                   and writing                                    how to write news articles
                   Elizabeth Speller                              Tony Padman
                   A gentle yet inspiring course suitable         With over 25,000 newspapers, magazines
                   for both beginners and established             and online publications, there is no better
                   writers who are interested in developing       time to begin writing news articles.
                   confidence and expanding the range             This introductory course will show you
                   of their poetic voice. We will examine         the basics of what makes a good news
                   a variety of different poems and               article and how to write it. Stories are
                   forms, listen to recordings, discuss the       everywhere, and the skills you develop
                   experience of writing, and of course, do       will be much sought after!
                   some writing!

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Creative Writing
DAY SCHOOL                         £115      WEEKEND                           £310
18 April 2021                 2021NDX233     21 – 23 May 2021             2021NRX061
Writing for the modern media:                Introduction to creative writing
how to write feature articles                Derek Niemann
Tony Padman
                                             If you would like to express yourself
With over 25,000 newspapers, magazines       imaginatively in words, but don’t know
and online publications, there has never     how to start or why you are getting
been a better time to begin writing          stuck, this course will provide you with
feature articles. This introductory course   a breakthrough. We will use the Hall and
will show you the basics of what makes a     beautiful grounds of Madingley as the
good feature article, from developing an     inspiration for a stimulating weekend of
initial idea and conducting an interview,    non-competitive fun with words.
to writing and editing your feature.

LONG WEEKEND                       £480      DAY SCHOOL                        £115
30 April – 3 May 2021         2021NRX090     26 June 2021                 2021NDX234
Poetry masterclass:                          The art of editing your novel
narrative drive in poetry                    Menna van Praag
Roger Garfitt
                                             We will discuss the stories we are
We consider how Hannah Sullivan’s Three      currently working on and consider when
Poems and Robin Robertson’s The Long         might be the right time to edit – during
Take generate an extraordinary narrative     the process of writing the first draft,
drive, embedding a moving personal           or after? We will consider the rules for
odyssey within a vivid but unsparing         excellent editing and start to develop
dramatisation of city life.                  professional editing skills through
                                             practical exercises.

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Creative Writing

                   LONG WEEKEND                        £480     DAY SCHOOL                            £115
                   2 – 5 July 2021               2021NRX091     11 July 2021                    2021NDX236
                   Write a short story in three days            Historical fiction
                   Dr Sarah Burton                              Natasha Pulley
                   The short story is a particularly exciting   During the course of this day school, we
                   and increasingly popular form. Discover      will look at the origins of historical fiction
                   the art and craft of short fiction and       and identify some keys texts. We will
                   develop skills and confidence in this long   also explore different writing styles and
                   weekend course which includes classes        techniques that we can use in our own
                   focusing on aspects of the short story,      writing, and we will begin working on our
                   time for writing and individual expert       own ideas that can be developed into
                   feedback.                                    longer stories.

                   DAY SCHOOL                          £115
                   10 July 2021                  2021NDX235
                   Introduction to writing fantasy
                   Natasha Pulley
                   Through a combination of lectures,
                   discussion and writing exercises, we will
                   explore key archetypes used in fantasy
                   writing, and consider how using them
                   can enrich an imaginary world. We will
                   also look at the use of language and
                   fantasy languages, and some of the
                   many subgenres, including historical
                   and whole-world high fantasy.

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Creative Writing
   I have nothing but praise for the teaching,
the wonderful food and the efficient
arrangements. 
Carolyn

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History
History

          WEEKEND                           £310      DAY SCHOOL                          £115
          7 – 9 August 2020            2021NRX002     17 October 2020               2021NDX008
          Britain in the 1960s                        The ABC of philanthropy
          Dr Colin Shindler                           Liz Carter
          Swinging London never reached               Explore the life and philanthropic work of
          Hartlepool and Mary Quant made little       the amazing 19th century millionairess,
          impact on Weston-Super-Mare. Optimism       Angela Burdett-Coutts. A friend of
          for the future combined with fear of        Dickens and the Duke of Wellington,
          nuclear annihilation. The 1960s were a      supporter of a multitude of ‘good causes’
          decade of change and contradiction, but     and the first woman to be made Baroness
          how do they appear from the vantage         in her own right. Discover how she coped
          point of fifty years on?                    with unexpected wealth and stalkers, and
                                                      found happiness in unexpected places.

          WEEKEND                           £310      WEEKEND                             £310
          11 – 13 September 2020       2021NRX011     27 – 29 November 2020          2021NRX026
          1620–2020 The anniversary of the            Great Prime Ministers
          Mayflower                                   Dr Seán Lang
          Dr Ian Chambers
                                                      The role of Prime Ministers has changed
          The pilgrims who arrived in America on      hugely since it was first developed in
          the Mayflower are celebrated each year at   the 18th century. This course will look at
          Thanksgiving, but what was their story?     the way the office has shaped and been
          Why did they leave England? How did         shaped by looking at a series of great
          they interact with the Native Americans?    prime ministerial figures from Walpole,
          How did they go from simply surviving to    through the Victorian titans, to our own
          actively thriving in the New World? Learn   day.
          more about their history and narrative.

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History
WEEKEND                              £310      WEEKEND                           £310
16 – 18 April 2021             2021NRX056      29 – 31 January 2021         2021NRX040
Out of the ashes of post-war                   Zulu and Boer wars
Europe 1945–65                                 Dr Seán Lang
Dr Andrew Lacey
                                               Why did Britain fight a series of wars in
In 1945, much of Europe lay in ruins and       order to take control of southern Africa?
rapidly divided between communist East         This course will look at the mixture
and capitalist West. Yet out of the ashes      of vision, courage, chicanery, over-
reconstruction took place. We look at          confidence, incompetence, aggression
some of the major themes of these 20           and naked lust for power and wealth that
tremendous years, from the Cold War            marked these hard-fought and highly
and the relationship with the USA, the         controversial colonial conflicts.
beginnings of European Union, to the
economic miracles of the 1950s and 60s.

DAY SCHOOL                           £115      WEEKEND                           £310
12 December 2020               2021NDX014      12 – 14 March 2021           2021NRX047
The medieval English hospital                  The Hollywood studios
Professor Carole Rawcliffe                     Dr Colin Shindler
Drawing upon archaeological,                   We know all the introductions – the
architectural and documentary sources,         MGM lion, the Paramount Mountain,
this course will examine the motives           the Twentieth Century Fox searchlight.
leading to the foundation of over 1,000        This is a short course analysing how
hospitals in England between c.1070            the contract system for artists and
and the Dissolution. It will explore their     technicians devised by the eight major
religious, social and cultural significance,   studios made for an unparalleled creative
and investigate specific types of              environment that we now call the
charitable institution, including leprosaria   Golden Years of Hollywood.
and almshouses.

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History

          WEEKEND                             £310       WEEKEND                             £310
          21 – 23 May 2021               2021NRX093      30 July – 1 August 2021        202NRX075
          Constantine the Great:                         Serving Queen and King:
          life and legacy                                Sir Walter Raleigh and court
          Professor Werner de Saeger                     politics in England, 1580–1620
                                                         Dr Mark Nicholls
          This course will focus on the life,
          decisions and legacy of Roman Emperor          We explore life and politics at the
          Constantine the Great. At the dawn of the      courts of Elizabeth I and James VI and I
          4th century AD, Constantine converted          through the career of Sir Walter Raleigh.
          to Christianity and subsequently changed       Raleigh rose to favour under the ‘Virgin
          the course of history. We will analyse the     Queen’ but suffered disgrace, long
          theological and politico-legal changes, as     imprisonment, and eventual execution
          well as the art and architectural history of   at the hands of her successor. Alongside
          early Christianity, which were profoundly      the politics, we also seek the truth behind
          influenced by Constantine's reign.             myths and legends that surrounded
                                                         Raleigh himself.

          WEEKEND                             £310
          16 – 18 July 2021              2021NRX076
          1521: the Spanish Conquest
          of the Aztecs
          Dr Nicholas James
          2021 is the quincentenary of the Spanish
          conquest of the Aztecs. This course will
          explore the other side of this turning
          point in world history: the Aztecs’
          troubled rise to power and how they
          first repulsed the Conquistadores; how
          their descendants survived the Spanish
          empire; and how, still (if not for much
          longer), they maintain features of the
          ancient tradition today.

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Language and Culture

                                                                                            Language and Culture
WEEKEND                             £310      DAY SCHOOL                           £115
2 – 4 October 2020            2021NRX013      28 November 2020               2021NDX012
Coco Chanel: une femme, une vie,              Beyond Murakami: the essentials
une époque                                    of Japanese contemporary
Mme Francine Rouanet-Démocrate                literature
                                              Dr Vicky Young
The name Coco Chanel conjures up
images of fashion and luxury, but who         Haruki Murakami brought contemporary
was the lady behind the label? From           Japanese literature to prominence in
accusations of collaboration to friendship    the West but he is far from the only
with Churchill, from secret children to       author whose work is available in
financing Stravinsky, her own accounts        translation. This course provides a gentle
have sometimes been exaggerated, but          introduction to the Japanese language
her life was certainly sensational. This      through discussion of a selection of
course investigates the various facets        translated works, and how they fit into
of Chanel's life. This course is taught in    contemporary Japanese culture.
French.

WEEKEND                             £310      WEEKEND                              £310
2 – 4 October 2020            2021NRX014      11 – 13 December 2020          2021NRX024
‘The Other Russia’: The Great                 A Germanic Christmas and other
Russian Exodus after the 1917                 winter customs in German-
revolutions                                   speaking countries
Dr Vera Tsareva-Brauner                       Paul Hoegger
This course explores the huge creative        The mid-winter as well as the end
and cultural legacy of what is known          of winter have long been a time of
as ‘Russia Abroad’. We look at the works      celebration around the world. Some of
of Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Bunin, and          these traditions are linked to the birth of
Vladimir Nabokov in literature, Diaghilev’s   Jesus, some clearly pre-date Christianity,
‘Ballet Russe’ in music, art and ballet,      but many of them originate in the
and the Philosophy Steamer in terms of        German-speaking territories. We will be
political and philosophical thought. This     exploring these origins and looking at
course is taught in Russian.                  how and why various customs, whether
                                              literary, musical, culinary or otherwise,
                                              have evolved differently in Germany,
                                              Austria and Switzerland. This course is
                                              taught in German.

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