Culture Short Courses Online
Explore criminology, sociology, religious studies and more in our short courses. No previous experience is needed.
Many of our courses are delivered online. For more information about our live online courses, please see our guide to online learning.
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Communicating with the dead: the faith and science of spiritualism
Course Date: Sat 6 Mar 2021
Location on this date: OnlineSince Victorian times Spiritualists, from eminent scholars to ardent Christians, have been convinced that we can talk to the dead. Explore some of the scientific techniques and religious arguments that have been used to test the reality of the spirit world.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
French Film Noir
Course Date: Sun 14 Mar 2021
Location on this date: OnlineOriginating in the poetic realist film movement and the crime literature of writers such as Georges Simenon, French film noir is characterised in ways quite unlike its American counterpart. We will explore French film noir from the 1940s to the1970s and its revised appearance in French cinema since the 1980s, its key directors and stars, and critical accounts of its development and style.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Miriam the prophetess, Ruth the migrant and Queen Esther: stories and afterlives of biblical women
Course Date: Sat 20 Mar 2021
Location on this date: OnlineExplore the biblical stories of three women, each representing an aspect of religious, political and social life of ancient Israel. These stories have inspired many writers, and been transformed to adapt to the social, political and religious concerns of the times.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Constructing the witch: how women became maleficent
Course Date: Sat 10 Apr 2021
Location on this date: OnlineThis study day will examine the question of the association of women with magic and witchcraft.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Jesus: what does the evidence say?
Course Date: Sat 29 May 2021
Location on this date: OnlineExplore the evidence in the New Testament and other sources for who Jesus was, what he did and why he was crucified. This will involve developing knowledge of the New Testament and biblical interpretation.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £12.00 -
Creation, creature, creativity
Course Date: Sat 5 Jun 2021
Location on this date: OnlineExplore 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Religion, ethics and modern life: assisted dying and Christianity
Course Date: Sat 12 Jun 2021
Location on this date: OnlineExplore 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.
This course may include content that some learners may find of a sensitive or challenging nature.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Religions of India: what Jainism can teach us about peace and the environment
Course Date: Sun 13 Jun 2021
Location on this date: OnlineThe 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
'Forth in thy name': overseas Christian mission and the British Empire
Course Date: Sat 26 Jun 2021
Location on this date: OnlineThe course explores the emergence, changing rationale and nature of missionary activity in these years. Considered too are indigenous responses (notably India and Africa), challenges posed, including the role of women, and support at home.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £23.00Concession: £18.00 -
Quakers: simple, radical, contemporary?
Course Date: Sat 3 Jul 2021
Location on this date: OnlineQuakers 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Pacifism: the moral and philosophical dilemmas in the 21st century
Course Date: Sat 17 Jul 2021
Location on this date: OnlineFew 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?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00 -
Aspects of European Cinema
Course Date: Sat 7 Aug 2021
Location on this date: OnlineThis online course introduces you to a range of themes in European cinema, including art cinema, authorship, national cinema, movements and new waves, popular cinema, and genre, while also exploring key developments in European film history and a range of critical responses to European cinema.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £42.00 -
An introduction to Indian comparative religions
Course Date: Tue 10 Aug 2021
Location on this date: OnlineThe course is an introduction to Indian Religions. Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism all have common aspects, but also some fundamental differences in philosophy.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £36.00
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