EarthDiverse course: "The History of Happiness" begins tomorrow (Wed 20 March, 11:00am)
EarthDiverse is happy(!) to announce it's newest short course (3 consecutive weekly sessions), entitled "The History of Happiness" with Peter Dornauf, beginning Wednesday 20 March 11:00am-1:00pm (New Zealand time) [US equivalents: begins Tue 19 Mar 2024, 3:00-5:00pm Pacific and 6:00-8:00pm Eastern].
This class is offered as both an in-person class at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, or as an on-line, live-streamed course via Zoom, available from anywhere in the world with a good internet connection. Check out the course page (links below) for global time zone equivalents if you plan to zoom in from elsewhere.
Peter is a well known Waikato artist, art critic and a writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and is a part-time lecturer for EarthDiverse in the Arts and Humanities. He teaches regular Art, History and Philosophy courses at EarthDiverse.
Come and join us for a couple of hours of fun each week for a few weeks!
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