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- Politics, society and culture in Weimar Germany (1918-1933)
Course start date: Fri 3 May 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rudolf MuhsThis course looks at the Weimar republic established in Germany in 1918, its achievements, the problems it faced and why these led to the rise of the Nazis and end of democracy in inter-war Germany.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Seventeenth century Europe: the age of monarchyCourse start date: Fri 3 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingPost-Reformation Europe saw endemic warfare and plague. It was also an age of absolutism where royal courts reached their apogee as centres of patronage and splendour.
.Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00 - The 60 minute writer Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anna RichardsFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00 - Ways into creative writing: intensive Course start date: Fri 1 Nov 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
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.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - The capital of the Safavid Empire: Shah Abbas I and the transformation of Isfahan (1501-1736)Course start date: Fri 17 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis course will trace the origins and development of the Safavid dynasty and the ongoing conflicts with the Ottoman neighbours. The choice of Isfahan as the capital of the empire will be also analysed.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs: an introduction for beginnersCourse start date: Fri 24 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hugo CookThis four-week course delves into the written words and thoughts of the ancient Egyptians. Students will gain a foundation in the iconic writing of hieroglyphs, putting their newfound skills into practice by reading original texts from British Museum artefacts. This is a truly fascinating and intricate language, and it offers its readers the ability to understand the lost voices of one of history’s most remarkable civilisations. The class will be held in Covent Garden, with regular visits to the near-by British Museum.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Writing a memoir (continuation) Course start date: Fri 17 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonSome moments in our lives are so powerful they beg to be shared with the world. This continuation course guides students in developing a memoir project that will resonate and inspire.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Ways into creative writing: a gentle pace Course start date: Wed 29 May 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinAre you brand new to creative writing? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners? This gentle short-course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a creative writer.
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 - The city and the myth: Venice in 20th & 21st century literatureCourse start date: Fri 31 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David BarnesThe beautiful city of Venice has attracted writers as diverse as Marcel Proust and Thomas Mann, Ezra Pound and Jeanette Winterson. These writers eulogised Venice as a city of art and culture, praising its gorgeous Gothic palaces and shimmering waters. In this course we look behind the myth, exploring the fascinating and surprising stories behind these Venetian visions.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Writing a memoir Course start date: Fri 27 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonSome moments in our lives are so powerful they beg to be shared with the world. This course will help you plan and craft a memoir that will resonate and inspire.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Representing nature in early modern Europe
Course start date: Fri 7 Jun 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas BalfeExplore the links between the visual image and ideas of nature in early modernity (c.1500-1750). At this time, tools like the microscope were visualising nature in new ways, changes were afoot in how humans related to animals, and the environments of Asia and the Americas were becoming more familiar to Europeans. We will focus on how artists and skilled artisans engaged with these subjects.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - A divided dynasty: the Great Seljuks in Iran (1040-1157) and the Sejuks of Rum in Anatolia (1081-1307)Course start date: Fri 7 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinAfter leaving behind the steppes of Central Asia, the Seljuks abandoned nomadism, converted to Islam and settled in Iran and later also in Anatolia.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Philosophy and cinema encountersCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Daniel WeizmanWe explore the intersection of film and philosophy, engaging with the works of influential thinkers and film makers. Together, we discover how cinema opens new possibilities to examine enduring philosophical questions concerning the mind, reality, identity, and ideology.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - The Ottomans and the Sublime Porte (1299-1922): Istanbul's control of the Mediterranean and the BalkansCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis course will offer an insight into the long and complex history of the Ottoman empire and of Istanbul, its iconic capital.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - The Worlds of Contemporary Travel LiteratureCourse start date: Fri 21 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca JonesExplore new directions in contemporary travel literature, as authors from across the world take the genre beyond the colonial European gaze that once characterised it. We examine themes such as diaspora, postcolonialism, language and ethics, looking at classic texts by Caryl Phillips, Pico Iyer and Jamaica Kincaid, and recent works by Emmanuel Iduma, Noo Saro-Wiwa, and Raja Shehadeh.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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