HUMANITIES
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INTRODUCTION TO GARDEN HISTORY
This course offers an introduction to Garden History through the ages. This course will examine the trends in design, plant collecting, inspiration and socio-political contexts within and around gardens. Beginning with ancient Egypt, this course will delve into the gardens of ancient Greece and Rome, followed by Medieval and Islamic gardens, then exploring the Italian
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SOLWAY MARITIME HISTORY
This course explores the rich maritime history and stunning landscapes of the Solway coast. With a programme of minibus-based field trips we will visit different harbours, historic quaysides and coastal sites stretching from Whitehaven in west Cumbria through to Dumfries in southwest Scotland. Fiona Stoddart Residential: £455 Non-residential: £330 (includes minibus trips)
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FULLY BOOKED: MUSHROOMS, TOADSTOOLS AND OTHER FUNGI
Our seasonal opportunity to develop fungi identification skills with a renowned expert. Minibus field trips: easy, but off-path walking. Collect and observe fungi in various habitats, examine finds, accurately identify with a range of keys for identification to both genus and species. For anyone interested in fungi, seasoned or unseasoned, with a wish to learn.
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AGEING DAY FOR WOMEN
AGEING DAY FOR WOMEN
This AGEING Day for women offers an introduction to individuation analytical psychologist Carl Jung, who believed that our human lived experience (conscious experience) represents a relatively small part of our total psychological functioning. In reality, much of our experience, and many determinants of our behaviour, exist outside our awareness i.e. our unconscious. We will explore
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SUNDAY LECTURE: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: LIFE, LITERATURE AND IMAGINATION
SUNDAY LECTURE: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE: LIFE, LITERATURE AND IMAGINATION
Famous as the author of The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the most intriguing and contradictory characters in English literature. He is also of course a leading figure among Lake District writers. This lecture will focus on Coleridge's achievements as a poet and thinker, in the context of his