Culture Short Courses in London
Explore criminology, sociology, religious studies and more in our short courses. No previous experience is needed.
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The Quakers: an introduction
Course Date: Sat 1 Feb 2020
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: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
'In pursuit of peace': women and the peace movement in Britain, from the Crimean War to Greenham Common
Course Date: Sat 8 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWomen, both as individuals and through organisations, have played a major role in the modern British Peace Movement. Starting mid 19th century, the course explores pacifism, responses to imperial/world wars and opposition to nuclear arms.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Pacifism: the moral and philosophical dilemmas in the twenty-first century
Course Date: Sat 8 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFew people enjoy living with violence in society, but not many of us are prepared to identify as pacifists. What dilemmas do we face, when trying to adopt more peaceful practices?Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Aspects of European cinema
Course Date: Sat 22 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis course introduces you to a range of themes in European cinema, such as art cinema, national cinema, movements and new waves, authorship, popular cinema and genre, while also exploring the key developments in European film history and a range of critical responses to its key films and directors.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Free thinking: the atheist mission in the 19th century
Course Date: Sat 22 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAtheism in Britain pre-dates the 19th century but it was only then that it went on the offensive. The course explores why/how this was so alongside related diverse responses, legislation and wider political/cultural change.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Religions of India: what Jainism can teach us about peace and the environment
Course Date: Sat 29 Feb 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe Jain religion is non-theistic and believes in an everlasting soul and a material body. Its morality is based on non-violence and non-acquisition. The Jain aphorism ‘all life is interdependent’ is in tune with creating a peaceful and sustainable world.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
The myth, magic and mysticism of Kabbalah
Course Date: Sat 7 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom its roots in Jewish mysticism, kabbalah has spread through Western culture, attracting everyone from magicians to alchemists to Madonna. We’ll explore the allure of kabbalah as we discuss its essential history, themes, and symbols.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Introduction to Islam: historical emergence, current issues
Course Date: Sat 14 Mar 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhat is Islam? Who is a Muslim? Explore these questions through a study of the Quran, the Prophet and the socio-political and religious developments in the early history of Muslims.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Adam and Eve; Abraham, Sarah and Hagar; David and Bathsheba: stories and afterlives of biblical marriages
Course Date: Sat 21 Mar 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe course examines some of the literature which stemmed from well-known biblical stories about marriage, and considers how and why communities continued to engage with and rewrite biblical stories.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel, Joseph and his brothers: stories and afterlives of biblical siblings
Course Date: Sat 30 May 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe course examines some of the literature which stemmed from well-known biblical stories of siblings, and considers how and why communities continued to engage with and rewrite biblical stories.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Creation, creature, creativity
Course Date: Sat 6 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore how poetic representations of the creation and the principle of creativity have evolved over 3000 years. Trace these themes from scriptural texts, through Shakespeare, Milton, Romanticism and up to the present day.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Religion, ethics and modern life: assisted dying and Christianity
Course Date: Sat 13 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore religious approaches to ethics, with a focus on sources and ideas from the Christian tradition, and apply these to the moral issue of assisted dying.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00 -
Upholding Christian civilisation?: religion, waging war and reconstructing society in Britain, 1939 - 1945
Course Date: Sat 27 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetChurchill sought victory to ensure ‘the survival of Christian Civilization’. The course explores this concept, alongside religion in wartime (including those denouncing certain RAF raids as anti-Christian) and how Christian thought influenced post war thinking.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £15.00
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