History, Culture & Writing Courses in London
We offer an extraordinary range of courses during the day, in the evening and at weekends, from the most popular subjects to the completely unique, including film studies, creative and non-fiction writing courses and American history courses. Many of our tutors are nationally recognised in their fields, including published authors, and practising professionals in the media. As a learner you can also benefit from our partnerships with organisations such as the British Film Institute and close links with The British Museum, the London Transport Museum and many others.
Want to speak to a member of the Humanities Team to find out more about our courses? Call us on 020 7492 2652 or email us on humanities@citylit.ac.uk.
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City Lit gift vouchers- the perfect gift
Looking 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 -
Poetry through the seasons: summer
Course Date: Sat 29 Jun 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetRose quartz sunsets, the cool citrus of iced lemonade, cold beer or a hosepipe ban. Whatever summer means to you, this day workshop will inspire you to write poems that capture the sunnier seasons of the earth, sky, mind and heart.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £24.00 -
Self-publishing: an introduction
Course Date: Sat 29 Jun 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWant to publish your own novel, poetry / short story collection, memoir or non-fiction book? Self-publishing allows you to keep full creative control of your project. But how do you give your book the best chance of achieving high sales and what does a writer need to consider when taking the giant leap of publishing their own book? This course offers students introductory information on the world of self-publishing.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £24.00 -
Film technique and style: visions of light
Course Date: Sat 29 Jun 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetBehind the scenes, technique is the way meaning is created in films, where the director ends and the cinematographer or editor begins. Deep focus in Welles, the light in 'Oliver Twist' - all collaborating to influence narrative and audience response.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Play in a day: 'The Tempest'
Course Date: Sat 29 Jun 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetRead or seen the play but want to know more? This course examines the background to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', discusses characters, identifies themes, draws parallels with Shakespeare's other plays, looks at language and analyses key scenes.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics: a continuation course
Course Date: Mon 1 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis five-week course builds on the knowledge of hieroglyphics acquired during the introductory course at the British Museum.Full fee: £129.00Senior fee: £103.00Concession: £79.00 -
Powerful women of the cinema: five actors who redefined screen acting
Course Date: Mon 1 Jul 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course will combine biography with dazzling film clips of five international actresses who reconceived screen acting in their times, creating powerful personae that have shaped screen history to this day.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £44.00 -
Further village London
Course Date: Wed 3 Jul 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: OS - Off SiteA further four walks around London's former villages - Hampstead, Highgate, Fitzrovia and Soho. Why did
these areas grow up as villages and how did they become swallowed up by the city of London?Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £63.00Concession: £35.00 -
Classics evening lecture
Course Date: Wed 3 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetJoin us for our new series of talks by leading classicists on a wide variety of topics. This month's topic is: Religion and Philosophy in Greece: the Orphics - by Javier Maldonado-Fernandez, City Lit.Full fee: £9.00Senior fee: £9.00Concession: £5.00 -
A view of the Age of Napoleon through English poetry
Course Date: Sat 6 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe hopes and fears of this revolutionary era were reflected in the poetry of the leading Romantics, including Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron and Shelley. We shall consider in context a representative selection of their works. Tutor: Peter Brennan.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £22.00 -
'The importance of being Albert': the life and legacy of the Prince Consort
Course Date: Sat 6 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetMarking the bicentenary of Prince Albert’s birth, the course outlines his life, the issues he championed including his involvement in the Great Exhibition. Also considered are controversies he generated and the consequences of his death.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Children's authors: get ready for school visits and public appearances (advanced)
Course Date: Sun 7 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCongratulations! You’ve published a children’s book and been invited into schools to speak to children. Find out how to structure a successful author visit, receive supportive feedback on your planned talk, and learn about the logistics and financial aspects of the trip.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £24.00 -
Poetry and resistance: Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Mandelstam and the decades of Soviet rule
Course Date: Thu 11 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe three greatest poets of the revolutionary and Stalinist periods, and the ways their personalities and the calamitous events that beset their society found expression in works of unparalleled passion, intellectual sophistication and monumental restraint.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £26.00 -
The Aztecs
Course Date: Fri 12 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover one of the great New World civilisations and their achievements - the Aztecs of Mexico.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £30.00 -
Philosophy of art
Course Date: Sat 13 Jul 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhy do we value art? For the pleasure it gives us, the emotion it expresses, its truthfulness, its form? In this introduction to the philosophy of art we will consider various approaches to these questions and others.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00
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