Suggested Reading for Peter's Season three course 'Scotland's Art' can be found via the green button below:

Each week we will read and discuss a few poems on a single theme. We’ll look at formal features of each poem – structure, rhyme and rhythm, imagery, tone – and we’ll compare the ways different poets approach the same theme. 

Gordon has provided some links which members may find helpful for his Wednesday 28th November session.  To access the links, please follow the green button below. 

Suggested Reading for Peter's Season Two course 'Photographers' can be found via the green button below:

Jean has provided some extra details in advance of her morning and lunchtime session in Week 10, looking at a selection of texts by African writers.  

Claire will be discussing the Susan Glaspell and Kate Chopin texts in this session and advance reading would be beneficial. If you do not have access to an existing copy you can find various links online via the buttons below.

Gordon has suggested some links to additional context for anyone wishing to read more around the issues raised in his course starting Wednesday 2nd May. You can access the links via the green button.

Bronwen has suggested a further reading list for anyone wishing to read more on the subject, following her Season Three course. 

Pamela has provided a list of the poems she will be selecting from in her session looking at Wallace Stevens' work. 

You can find links to the poems in the document via the green button.

Colm has provided a more detailed breakdown of his 5 week course, starting Thursday 22nd February. Please click on the button below to find out more about what will be covered each week in this fascinating deconstruction of Bede's history.

Max has provided the handouts for his Friday morning 5-week course, looking at a range of female characters and histories, from the late Roman times to the Enlightenment.

Following Sophie's week one session, looking at how a researchers are studying Hexham Abbey and grounds using 3D scanners and remote sensors, she has provided some additional links for anyone wishing to read further.

Michael has offered some suggested reading and weblinks following his Wednesday 29th November session looking at Hildegard of Bingen.

Martin has offered some suggested reading and weblinks following his Tuesday 21st November session looking at the life and work of Ivor Gurney.

Max has provided some handouts to illustrate his fantastic sessions this season, which you can access by clicking the buttons below. 

Morning Session - Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Lunchtime Session - Anton Chekhov’s In Exile

You can view a translation of the story by following this link: