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Explore our extraordinary range of History, Culture and Writing courses and lectures. We offer both introductory and specialist in-depth courses to suit all levels of interest and experience, from ‘How to read a film’ and World literature, to Creative non-fiction writing courses and American history and Politics courses.

Our tutors are experts in their fields and experienced educators; many have published, teach in universities or share their expertise in the media. Tutors share their knowledge and passion through presentations, readings, interactive discussion and exercises, analysis, and other activities.

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  3. Latin American literary classics
    Course start date:  Fri 17 Jan 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Richard Niland
    From Mexico to Patagonia, Latin America has produced some of the most spellbinding literature of the modern age. From dictatorship and death to national identity and the natural world, join us as we investigate the cultural heritage of the continent through some of its best writers.
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  5. London's quartiers
    Course start date:  Fri 17 Jan 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sue Jackson
    Through 1 lecture and 7 guided walks, explore some of London’s quartiers – Soho, Mayfair, Covent Garden, Spitalfields, Clerkenwell, St James and Bloomsbury and understand how their very distinct characters were formed. The first session will be delivered via Zoom and other sessions will be guided walks.



    London guide: Sue Jackson.
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  8. Borderlines of madness in 19th century fiction
    Course start date:  Fri 31 Jan 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah Wise
    We will explore various themes related to insanity and altered states of consciousness by examining a number of 19th-century works of fiction. Novelists and poets often had the greatest insights into the workings of the mind, and many Victorian psychiatrists cited works of fiction in their case studies. Among the authors we will analyse are Charlotte Bronte, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Gogol, Herman Melville and Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
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  9. Art and revolution: in the long 18th century
    Course start date:  Fri 21 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    From the absolute monarch to the beheaded king, discover how artists contributed to the cultural revolutions of the ‘long 18th century’ (1630s-1800). We explore how shifts in artistic style and subject matter reflected dramatic social change. Through reading the philosophy of the age we uncover how this era’s complex notions of beauty and justice still impact art and society today.
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  10. Between Greece and Rome: Etruscan art
    Course start date:  Fri 28 Feb 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simone Chisena
    Explore the figurative world of the elusive Etruscan civilization - from lavish painted tombs to enigmatic terracotta urns and majestic bronze sculptures.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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  12. Art in medieval Italy: the Kingdom of Lombardy and its impact
    Course start date:  Fri 2 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Simone Chisena
    Discover the rich artistic heritage of the first Kings of Italy, the tenacious warriors who first rule the country.



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  14. Art in Britain since 2000: where are we now?
    Course start date:  Fri 9 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chantal Condron
    Discover how exciting, new UK-based artists use both experimental and traditional approaches to art to address issues of identity, history and personal experience.
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