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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Introduction to journalism
Course Date: Wed 23 Jan 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHow do you become a freelance journalist? Discover the basic skills a journalist needs to write and sell news and features to newspapers, magazines and online. From developing ideas and identifying outlets to interview skills and approaching editors. Led by well-established journalist and coach Susan Grossman. Suitable for those looking to refresh their skills and bloggers.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £48.00 -
Taking the papyri
Course Date: Wed 23 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDelving into ancient papyri, you'll discover aspects of the social history of Egypt under Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines.Full fee: £209.00Senior fee: £167.00Concession: £127.00 -
Writing for magazines
Course Date: Wed 23 Jan 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetGet inspired to write on this practical course for freelance journalists and bloggers. Learn to carry out research, interview people, pitch and publish stories, and build your presence on social media.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £48.00 -
American political institutions
Course Date: Thu 24 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis four-week interactive lecture-based course examines the US political system from its inception to today – reviewnig its structure and constituent parts. Tutor: Mark Malcomson.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £26.00 -
Creation myths in the ancient near East
Course Date: Sat 26 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and explore with us the idea of ‘myth’. We will look at creation myths in Ugarit, in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, ancient Greece and in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £30.00 -
Write a short story in a weekend
Course Date: Sat 26 Jan 2019 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThrough a series of inspiring and practical exercises, you'll be encouraged to tap into your imagination and draft a story from beginning to end in two days.
Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £40.00 -
An introduction to poetry: Auden, Larkin, Hughes, Plath and Heaney
Course Date: Sun 27 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetYou will read ,discuss and enjoy a selection of poetry by W.H. Auden, Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney in terms of their styles and themes.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Bertolt Brecht: poet in times of revolution, war and exile
Course Date: Sun 27 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe day, led by the writer and translator David Constantine, will be an introduction to Brecht's life and times and an exploration of a range of his poetry.
Biography:
David Constantine, born 1944 in Salford, Lancashire, was for thirty years a university teacher of German language and literature. He has published a dozen volumes of poetry (most recently – 2014 – Elder); two novels, Davies (1985) and The Life-Writer (2015); and five collections of short stories. He is an editor and translator of Hölderlin, Goethe, Kleist and Brecht. For his stories he won the BBC National and the Frank O’ Connor International Awards (2010, 2013).The film 45 Years was based on his story In Another Country. With Helen Constantine he edited Modern Poetry in Translation, 2003-12. Later this year Bloodaxe will publish his new and greatly enlarged Selected Poetry of Hölderlin and Norton his translations, with Tom Kuhn, of more than 1000 poems of Bertolt Brecht.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
The legacy of Neorealism: from Italy to Iran
Course Date: Sun 27 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetSamira Makhmalbaf received Truffaut/Fellini awards for Blackboards and The Apple, films made realistic by the simplicity of real-life dialogue, using non-professional actors as characters. She understood the humour of De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
Novella writing: a fortnightly course
Course Date: Sun 27 Jan 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA short novel or a long short story? In this fortnightly course we'll define the novella form for ourselves through analysis of set texts, guided exercises, and workshop. We'll also commit to producing a complete first draft of novella length by the end of the session. Ideal for experienced fiction writers.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £179.00Concession: £72.00 -
The Quakers: an introduction
Course Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetQuakers listen for the inner voice within that speaks truth and love, without making use of priests, ancient rituals or creeds. Find out why people today are re-discovering Quakerism.Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
The art of the dissertation
Course Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAre you approaching your dissertation year at undergraduate level? On this day workshop you will receive expert guidance on how to structure and write your dissertation project to a high academic standard.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £24.00 -
Philosophical life coaching
Course Date: Sat 2 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPhilosophical life coaching helps you lead a more satisfying and meaningful life by using insights and methods from the great thinkers. This introductory workshop will show you some of the most interesting ways it can be of help. No previous experience required.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Godzilla and the emergence of modern Japan
Course Date: Sun 3 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course examines the dual origins of Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla/Gojira (1954) – that of the suppression of the supernatural in Japanese society and the impact of the atomic bomb upon the Japanese psyche. In doing so, we will address other films such as Ring (1998) and Princess Mononoke (1997), as well as different iterations of the “King of the Monsters” within the Godzilla franchise.
Full fee: £49.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £25.00 -
The art of writing the personal essay
Course Date: Sun 3 Feb 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFollow in the footsteps of Dorothy Parker, George Orwell and Zadie Smith with this taster course on the personal essay, a continuously thriving genre of autobiographical writing.
Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £59.00Concession: £24.00
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