Courses/Workshops
Institute of Continuing Education: Undergraduate Virtual Open Day
Looking to pursue your love of learning, take the next step in your career or take your first steps along a new career path? Join us for our upcoming Undergraduate Virtual Open Day on 21st May, where we’ll delve into the world of undergraduate study at the Institute of Continuing Education
Magic: in history and culture
Tue 25 February 2014 - Tue 25 March 2014
Institute of Continuing Education
Magic has been a constant, controversial, and elusive element of human life from antiquity to the present, an object of both fascination and fear. In this weekly course at Madingley Hall we will explore some of the ways magic has been understood and used in a range of historical and cultural contexts.
25 February: Making sense of magic (Dr Justin Meggitt)
4 March: From Circe to cynicism: magic in antiquity (Dr Justin Meggitt)
11 March: Fairy tales and magic realism: a history of magic in stories (Dr Jenny Bavidge)
18 March: Magical thinking: how love, grief and obsession transform everday life (Dr Jenny Bavidge)
25 March: The triumph of the moon? The revival of modern magick (Dr Justin Meggitt)
This course will be supported by our virtual learning environment (VLE). You will be able to download course material, contact your tutor and talk to fellow students via the web at a time and place that’s convenient to you.
Cost: £150
Enquiries and booking
Please note that booking is required for this event.
Enquiries: Registration Team Website Email: registration@ice.cam.ac.uk Telephone: 01223 746262
Timing
2:00pm-4:00pm Tuesday every week , for 5 sessions starting Tuesday 25 February 2014
All times
| Tue 25 February 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 4 March 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 11 March 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 18 March 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
| Tue 25 March 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM |