Humanities Courses at WEA Sydney
Dive into the humanities to explore what it means to be human—our ideas, beliefs, creativity, and societies. Study literature, writing, philosophy, religion, politics, society, science, and technology with expert tutors who encourage open discussion and critical thinking.
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If History is a Poem, what does it mean?
<p>Join ten thinkers as they improvise on the theme <em>If History is a Poem, what does it mean?</em> Each brings their own voice to an unfolding conversation about how we interpret the past, live in
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Poetry Writing Workshop
<p>This course offers practical tips to write poetry and to finesse and finish existing poems. We will review key poetic structures and techniques, and then apply them to your own poems. Each week,
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Philosophy of Chaos: From the Ancient World to Now
<p>The course will follow the interconnecting themes of chaos in cosmology, physics, metaphysics, social/political theory and artistic creativity. We will begin with the modern science of Chaos Theory
...Philosophy of Chaos: From the Ancient World to Now
<p>The course will follow the interconnecting themes of chaos in cosmology, physics, metaphysics, social/political theory and artistic creativity. We will begin with the modern science of Chaos Theory
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Intro to Mythology - A Beginners Journey into Marvels, Mysteries and Secret Truths
<p>Myth is a forbidding subject. Beneath arguments to myth origins, lies an intellectual enigma: did myth develop out of religious belief or did religious belief develop out of myth? Then, what to do
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Truth, Knowledge and Science in the age of Trump and AI
<p>Truth and knowledge seem increasingly problematic. Their criteria - what can count as truth and knowledge – has become confused and contested. This course lays out a framework to start thinking
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Create Your First AI Storybook
<p>Plan and write a short creative or personal story, then turn it into a beautifully illustrated digital book using beginner-friendly AI tools. This session is ideal for those who enjoy storytelling,
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Narrate Your Story with AI Voice & Video
<p>Turn your stories into short narrated videos or multimedia flipbooks by adding AI voiceovers, music, and visuals. This is a continuation of the Create Your First AI Storybook, but not a requirement
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Venezuela Intervention and the Geopolitics of Oil
<p>The USA has been heavily involved in oil imperialism often in partnership with regime change since 1919. In recent years the USA has been returning to a unilateralist foreign policy and global
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Life, Death and Ageing Well with Simone de Beauvoir
<p>Simone de Beauvoir was one of the ‘Big original’ thinkers and major French authors of the mid-20th century. Books and writing were her lifelong passion and vocation. She was enthralled with life
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Fishing in the Ocean of Time - the History and Philosophy of History
<p>This engaging session explores how historians have interpreted the past - and how those interpretations have changed over time. From Herodotus and Thucydides to Marx, Ranke, and postmodern thinkers
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