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- Richard III: a medieval whodunitCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingWho was responsible for the death of the princes in the Tower has to be the most publicised debate in British history. Does being a nice guy in the North mean you can’t be ruthless when the opportunity arises?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Love Across the British EmpireCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Angela PlattIn this course, we explore the meaning of ‘love’ in the British Empire from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking through varied sources from film, literature, personal correspondence and more.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Archaeology of London gardensCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jill HummerstoneIn this course we explore the archaeological evidence used to uncover some of the hidden secrets of significant designed gardens in London and its outskirts, which has led to the attractive restoration of some of the parks and gardens enjoyed today.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Reasoning and God: an introduction to theologyCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Edgar Ter-DanielyanThis course is an introduction to theology – reasoned discourse on the Christian understanding of God, his nature, and his relationship with human beings and the created order.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Understanding Irish indentured servitude in the CaribbeanCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Terrence MaxwellUnearth the hidden tales of Irish indentured servants in the Caribbean. This course explores their struggles, cultural influences, and lasting impact, revealing a captivating chapter in history.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £38.00 - Dickens' London
Course start date: Sat 11 May 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Molly Rumbelow'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Enjoy this introduction to Dickens' work and the London of his time. Morning lecture at City Lit followed by a walk in the area of the city connected to his work.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Classic drama: Antigone, Measure for Measure, The Country WifeCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny StevensWe will read and discuss three classic plays: Sophocles’ Antigone, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and William Wycherley’s The Country Wife. Focusing closely on structure, language and tone, we will consider how dramatists across time have explored themes such as sexual politics, family relationships and state power through their plays, as well as considering the social, cultural and historical contexts in which they were produced.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - The US and immigrationCourse start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dale Mineshima-LoweJoin us for a short workshop exploring the issues of migration and immigration in modern American history.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Global encounters: Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1206-1368Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingThe Turks entered European consciousness in 1071 when they captured the Byzantine emperor at the Battle of Manzikert. So began centuries of uneasy co-existence between Christians and Muslims on the fringes of Europe.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - How to read a film: a beginners' guide to cinema Course start date: Mon 13 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul SuttonThis course will develop your critical appreciation of the cinema by teaching you how to read and understand film texts. We will look at the elements that underpin film form – narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing and sound – alongside its historical development. We will consider film style by exploring classical, post-classical and art cinema and we will examine influential critical modes of analysis, such as genre, authorship and spectatorship. - The detective in popular modern crime fictionCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christine HawkinsWhat sells crime novels? Does knowing about the detective's other life make readers appreciate or rate their detective skills more? Why does the figure of the male detective remain so dominant in the genre, especially given that many of the texts are by female authors? We will analyse and the discuss the development of the male detective figure in recent crime fiction, including 'A certain Justice' by P.D. James, 'In the Woods' by Tana French and 'Career of Evil' by Robert Galbraith.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Writing for magazines Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura SilvermanGet 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Communism in the USSR: 1945-1991 Course start date: Wed 15 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick MorganThis course is an introduction to the history of the Soviet regime from the moment of its victory in the Second World
War to its collapse in 1991. - Ways into creative writing: intensive
Course start date: Wed 15 May 2024 (and 9 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor PennyNot sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Spinoza and Leibniz: making sense of the worldCourse start date: Wed 15 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Spinoza and Leibniz both looked to human reason to make sense of the world, but we will see that they gave strikingly different accounts of the existence of our world, and the purpose of human life.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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