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- Writing fiction
Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 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 - Ways into creative writing Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (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 - Developing your poetry Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christina DunhillFor those familiar with the basics of poetic form, this intermediate course explores craft and content through reading exercises, writing exercises and constructive feedback. Ideal if you have already attended 'Ways into poetry'.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Philosophy and memoryCourse start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anita KasabovaWhat is memory? How does memory impact our sense of self and time? Why does memory often go wrong? If our memory is unreliable, can it provide knowledge of our personal past? What is collective memory? This course explores memory from philosophical and psychological perspectives.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Jews in London from the 1650s to the 1950s: a closer lookCourse start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergThis course will provide an exploration of 300 years of Jewish life, culture and history in London from the small scale resettlement in the 1650s through to the 1950s when the borough of Hackney was home to London’s largest and most diverse Jewish community.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - The nasty Normans: 1066-1154 Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingThe Norman Conquest was arguably the most catastrophic event in English history. Changes in language and law are still with us today. We can thank the Normans for words like ‘murder’, the imposition of inheritance tax and haute cuisine!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Writing for childrenCourse start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeAlways wanted to write a children's book? This practical course will develop your ability to write for different age groups and genres of contemporary children's fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - In depth: early Renaissance Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julia MusgraveExplore the incredible progress of early Renaissance art and ideas in Northern Italy. We look at key artists and their patrons; painting and decorative arts and the background to the Renaissance.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Short story writing Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor PennyA hands-on introduction to the art of writing short stories. You will receive technical advice, creative exercises to generate ideas, and feedback to develop your writing skills.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Global issues Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinThrough the study of some of the key actors and main issues that affect people across continents, you will gain the skills and knowledge to analyse today’s world and the challenges we all face. - Advanced playwriting Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Brian MullinDive deeper into the key elements of writing for the theatre, gain fresh critical insight into your own writing, and produce a new draft of your work. This course is designed for experienced playwrights who have work in-progress.
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 - An introduction to the philosophy of mindCourse start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ariel Kernberg“No Brain, No Pain” — that’s hardly controversial. But is having an experience or—indeed—entertaining a thought
nothing else than neural activity? In this course we will look at this and some related philosophical questions.
NB There will be no class on 13/02/24.
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 £149.00 - Writing for television Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clive FordDo you want to write a script for television? What do you write and where do you start? Through exercises and examples, this course will assist you in developing your own projects.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - Developing your writing for children Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Neil ArkseyDevelop your children's story with support from classmates and tutor. This course follows on from 'Starting your children's book'. New students are welcome and invited to submit work to the Writing department before being accepted onto the course.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £110.00 - The Great (European) Powers and the creation of the Middle East, 1914-1948
Course start date: Tue 9 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinHow and why did the countries of the Middle East emerge, and what were the consequences of that process? What was the role of Britain and France? What impact did the US and the USSR have on the region?Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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