U3A BRISBANE

University of the Third Age Brisbane


Connecting Seniors to Lifelong Learning

University of the Third Age Brisbane


Connecting Seniors to Lifelong Learning

Class Information

Term 1 2026

E07 Climate Readings


Tutor: Gerry Van Klinken
The climate crisis needs a public debate that goes beyond technical questions to deeper ones about our relations with the natural world. Concerned Australians yearn for public discussion that is well-informed, democratic, and above all meaningful to them as human beings. This course is designed to introduce a wide range of critical and positive ideas to help them. Its "Climate Readings" are drawn from an international field known as environmental humanities.
Venue: 232 Adelaide St
Wednesday 11.00am - 12.15pm. Classes start 28 January, finish 1 April.
Cost: $50 (prepaid), 10 weeks
Current Enrolments: 4  (capacity 16)



Class image
In Franz Marc's "The Dream" (1912), animals represent our organic, subconscious connection with nature.
Attribution: Wikimedia Commons
Class image
In Franz Marc's "The Dream" (1912), animals represent our organic, subconscious connection with nature.
Attribution: Wikimedia Commons

About the Tutor:

Gerry Van KlinkenGerry van Klinken had his first career in the natural sciences: geology and physics. He then moved into the humanities, researching Asian history at universities in Southeast Asia and the Netherlands. After retiring from a research Institute in the Netherlands he is developing a "third career" in which the humanities and the sciences come together to confront the climate crises. He is honorary professor in history at the University of Queensland.

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