- City Lit gift vouchers - the perfect giftLooking for that perfect present? Treat someone to the gift of learning with a course at City Lit. Available from £10, our gift vouchers can be used to book a place on any of our courses, from London walks and food tasting to museum visits, poetry and much more. Simply purchase your voucher and the recipient can choose from thousands of courses, at a time which suits them.From £10.00
- Thinking about belief: a short introduction to atheism and the rejection of GodCourse start date: Wed 20 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John HolroydVarious types of atheism have played their part within human life. This course will examine the significance of these views for those concerned and consider what Nietzsche meant when he claimed that ‘God is dead’.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - US Election and Political Update: Constant turmoil?Course start date: Thu 21 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mark MalcomsonWith the first primaries over, the state of the presidential election is becoming clearer, and we will review the state of the race and what comes next. At the same time, both the Senate and House of Representatives have been experiencing significant turmoil, and we will look at how each of them is trying to navigate these challenging times.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Global History Friday Lates: Certain Herbs to take their Smokes: A brief history of TobaccoCourse start date: Fri 22 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterHow can we explain the European addiction to tobacco? Join us to discover the history of tobacco in global trading, from its growth in the Americas to its modes and patterns of consumption in Britain.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Constable’s HampsteadCourse start date: Fri 22 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneExplore Georgian and Regency Hampstead walking (virtually) in the footsteps of John Constable and seeing places he painted and quotes about his thoughts and feelings on Hampstead and his art.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Friday lates: Peggy Guggenheim - saving modern artCourse start date: Fri 22 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayGet to know the curatorial practice and art collection of Peggy Guggenheim and how it helped to save the work of many modern artists from their fascist censors.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Shrinks on screen: psychologists on TV and FilmCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mary WildIn this course, we will look at examples of ‘shrinks on screen’—portrayals of mental health professionals (psychiatrists, social workers, psychoanalysts, etc.) in cinema and TV. We will critically examine ‘head doctors’ tropes, and identify iconic psychotherapy sessions in movies and television that convincingly represent the challenges and effectiveness of the so-called ‘talking cure’.
Mary Wild is a film lecturer and podcaster with an academic background in psychoanalytic theory. Her research interests include cinematic representation of the unconscious, surrealism, mental illness, feminine subjectivity, the horror genre, and auteur studies. In addition to teaching at City Lit, she is a regular speaker at Freud Museum London.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Film studies tasterCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyThis taster of forthcoming film courses at City Lit in 2024 offers you the chance to think about which ones to take while also providing an opportunity to explore some of the key areas in film studies more generally.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Write a short story in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vicky GrutTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Includes a 2-hour break (12:30-14:30) each day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - Write your screenplay: from idea to first draftCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clive FordA good screenplay starts with a good story but it also needs structure, good characters and interesting twists. This is a course for writers who have an idea they think is ready to go. We’ll look at the best ways to grab the viewers’ attention from the off, and at the end of the course you’ll get a chance to pitch your ideas.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00 - Paganism: an introductionCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ethan Doyle-WhiteToday, hundreds of thousands of people across the world follow modern Pagan religions – this course explores these traditions and the long history behind the concept of paganism itself.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - A taste of philosophyCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Oliver JosiahHave you ever wondered what philosophy is? What do philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Come along and find out.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - The IncaCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max CarocciWant to learn more about the Inca, the culture that in 1532 ruled the largest empire in the Americas? Join Dr Carocci for a study to explore the history and cultureof the Inca. - Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul: the story of an iconic cityCourse start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinDiscover the multilayered history of the city from the origins to the end of the Ottoman Empire.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - King John: the worst king in English history?Course start date: Sat 23 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingKing John is remembered as a murderer, treacherous, and a loser; ‘a bad king’. On the plus side, he was probably the cleanest medieval king around, carrying a tin bath wherever he went travelling!Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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