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  1. In Conversation with Hallie Rubenhold
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join us at City Lit for an event with Hallie Rubenhold to celebrate her new book, Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen. Hosted by City Lit Principal Mark Malcomson CBE, the conversation will focus on Hallie's feminist retelling of the infamous true-crime story of Dr Crippen. The event includes an audience Q&A, followed by a drinks reception and book signing.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  2. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  3. Labour unions in the 21st century: relevant or a thing of the past?
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Explore the evolving role of labour unions in modern society, examining their relevance and impact in the 21st century.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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  4. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  5. Understanding the dynamics of the Middle East: authoritarianism and democracy
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Join Dr. Çaglar Ezikoglu to exlore the dynamics of authoritarianism and democracy in the Middle East, analysing key political structures, movements, and their impacts on regional stability.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  6. Tokyo: an insider's guide
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Join this lively course and learn about this bustling capital that mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers and anime shops to cherry trees and temples. Open to all levels.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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  7. Economic paradigms: are there alternatives to capitalism?
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 16 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Explore diverse economic theories beyond capitalism in economic paradigms with regards to the alternatives of capitalism and broaden your understanding of global economic systems.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00
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  8. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  9. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00
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  10. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  11. Spanish 3/4: colonialismo español y esclavitud en el Caribe: el caso de Cuba
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanesa Guzman
    Este fascinante curso explora la historia de la esclavitud y el colonialismo en la Península Ibérica, el Caribe y particularment Cuba, entre el siglo XV y el siglo XX.











    Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel intermedio y avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).







    This course will be delivered online in Spanish. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  12. Fairytales Remade
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Fiona McCulloch
    This online course introduces a selection of fairy tales from the First Golden Age of Children’s Literature, occurring in the latter half of the 19th century until the early 20th century. We will focus upon L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan (1911), George McDonald’s The Princess and the Goblin (1872), and Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863).
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. The global economy unpacked: the forming of the economies of the Global South
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ingrid Aguiar Schlindwein
    Explore how historical, political, and economic factors have shaped Global South economies. Analyze trade, governance, urbanization, poverty, sustainability, and challenges, fostering a holistic understanding of their development within the global landscape.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00
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  14. Sing musical theatre: ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Learn to sing and perform ensemble numbers from popular Broadway and West End shows, from standard classics to modern musicals. Gain confidence performing as a group, and enjoy singing solo within an ensemble.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  15. Global Connections: Oral Histories of Ugandan Asians in Britain after 1972
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Syeda Ali
    This one day course brings together evidence from interviews with the ever decreasing number of original arrivals to the UK from Uganda, following Idi Amin’s expulsion in 1972.



    Using oral history we ask questions of what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals and what unique insights this gives us.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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