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- Art history taster
Course start date: Mon 11 Dec 2023 (and 11 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories, from the ancient to the contemporary.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Film studies taster Course start date: Sat 2 Dec 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jon WisbeyLearn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a working example of a City Lit Film Studies class. In this class we will view and explore clips from a number of films, including popular remakes, enabling us to consider and compare themes and techniques from differing filmmaking countries. There will be a chance to review – in brief – film courses at City Lit (January - March 2024).Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - The US and immigrationCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 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 - Contemporary cinema: the best films of the yearCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerThis course on contemporary/current cinema crucially coincides with the wide variety of films released during Bafta/Oscars awards season. It provides a weekly ‘what’s on’ of new releases. The first session is a wide-ranging discussion and debate about favourite films of the past year, from which emerges a definitive student list of best films, modified as we view and review current films week-by-week. This course is now more timely than ever as we continue to support cinema-going. The course meets in City Lit’s own Cultureplex cinema at Keeley Street.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Writing fiction Course start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alex PickettDevelop your creative writing skills on this practical intermediate course. You'll explore the fundamentals of fiction-writing craft, such as character and structure, and unlock your imagination to produce compelling prose. Suitable for those with some creative writing experience.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Developing your novel Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerHave you started work on your novel? This course is suitable for experienced creative writers who want to make progress with a novel draft. Learn more about the art of novel writing and move your project forward in a supportive workshop environment.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Modern political philosophy: ideas and ideologies in the 21st centuryCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christopher HornerWhat are the key philosophical ideas behind the issues and debates of today? This is an opportunity to explore in more depth the concepts and ideologies that are shaping the politics of the 21st century. - Money – myths, magic, morals and markets Course start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christian MichelMoney is the most powerful energy in the world. Without understanding its nature, its function, where it comes from, and how to control it, it will badly burn us.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Being in the world: Heidegger's philosophyCourse start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John Goff“The being of 'being' is itself not a being”. Questioning the meaning of ‘Being’ lies at the root of Heidegger’s critique of the ‘crisis’ of Western culture that his philosophy sought to overcome. - Developing your screenwriting Course start date: Mon 8 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alan NixonContinue your screenwriting journey in this practical intermediate course. Writing exercises, presentations and screenings will teach you key skills, and you’ll begin to produce work and an outline for a full-length project.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Ways into creative writing Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 15 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Grant CorrWant to have a go at creative writing in a supportive environment? Join one of these introductory courses. Guided exercises will give you the tools to explore language creatively and find your own writing voice.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00 - Advanced fiction writing workshop Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah LeipcigerFor experienced writers, this supportive but rigorous workshop offers the perfect opportunity to develop your novel or short story. Receive in-depth feedback and benefit from detailed group discussions on the art of fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00 - Creative non-fiction Course start date: Tue 19 Sep 2023 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonExplore practical and imaginative approaches to creative non fiction, including travel writing, life writing and the essay. Analyse published work, produce your own pieces, and benefit from detailed feedback.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Ways into screenwriting Course start date: Mon 18 Sep 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alan NixonLearn to write for the screen on this practical, introductory course. Writing exercises, presentations and screenings will teach you key skills, and you’ll begin to produce work and an outline for a full-length project.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00 - Developing your creative writing
Course start date: Fri 22 Sep 2023 (and 4 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sophie McKenzieThis supportive intermediate course for writers with some experience will provide inspiration, technical guidance and feedback on your work, as well as helping you to sustain your writing practice. You will be working with other aspiring writers and benefit from the support and encouragement that working with a group over a whole term can bring.
This course supports several kinds of creative writing, including prose fiction, poetry, reflective writing and memoir, whether they are finished pieces or works-in-progress.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00
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