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- Thinking through philosophy: a guideCourse start date: Mon 23 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christopher HornerWhat is morality and what is it based on? Is the mind a ghost in the machine?
What can I really know? This is a beginner’s introduction to how philosophy tackles questions like these and many others. - Contemporary Black British Literature: Zadie Smith, Bernardine Evaristo, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger RobinsonCourse start date: Mon 6 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rebecca BalfourthAn introduction to late 20th and early 21st Century Black British Literature, the course features authors such as Zadie Smith, Bernadine Evaristo and Benjamin Zephaniah, as well as T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Roger Robinson. While looking towards the future, the course also examines the history of Black Britain - with many of the books explored locating their characters within an historical context.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Writing an academic essay
Course start date: Tue 16 Jan 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sinead KeeganA crash course in essay writing – beginnings, middles and ends. Suitable for students on A level and access courses or undergraduates.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £50.00 - The art of the essay: from Michel de Montaigne to Audre LordeCourse start date: Mon 22 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dalia NeisWe will go on a journey to investigate the art and form of the essay through collectively reading a variety of essayists from the early 20th century to the present day. We will explore the essay’s hazy boundaries between diary, literary criticism, nature writing, elegy, aphorism, political tract, and mystical/religious experiences through key essayists including Walter Benjamin, Virginia Woolf, Clarice Lispector, Audre Lorde, Etel Adnan, James Baldwin, David Rattray, and Claudia Rankine.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - The Global Economy unpacked: Latin America in the Global Economy from 1800 onwardsCourse start date: Mon 5 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
South America's economic journey: colonization, industrialization, neoliberal reforms, regional integration, challenges, sustainability, and emerging opportunities for inclusive growth.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 - Introduction to British Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi LiteratureCourse start date: Mon 12 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rebecca BalfourthExplore literary works by British writers of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent that capture themes essential to human experience: China Room by Sunjeev Sahota, Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie, Marriage Material by Sathnam Sanghera and poetry by Imtiaz Dharker.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Figures in British politics and society you need to know!Course start date: Mon 12 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
The aim of this course is to bring to the forefront those, in British politics and society, who may have been confined to the fringes of history, simply been forgotten about or had their stories altered to fit a certain narrative. Curious? Join our tutor Natasha Ashman-Banks to learn more!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 - The future of democracyCourse start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christian SchneeWant to think about and discuss what makes and breaks a democracy? Join Dr. Christian Schnee to engage in this vital discussion.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - The global economy unpacked: the forming of the economies of the Global SouthCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ingrid Aguiar SchlindweinExplore how historical, political, and economic factors have shaped Global South economies. Analyze trade, governance, urbanization, poverty, sustainability, and challenges, fostering a holistic understanding of their development within the global landscape.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 - Medieval Drama: the Mystery CyclesCourse start date: Mon 3 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel BuglassThis course explores the Medieval Mystery plays, also known as the York Corpus Christi plays, focusing on the oldest of the four great cycles of biblical drama that have survived from late Medieval England. We will consider theatrical conventions, costumes and props, the performances and open-air staging of the plays and the medieval guilds and writers that were responsible for them.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - The global economy unpacked: understanding emerging markets todayCourse start date: Mon 17 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ingrid Aguiar SchlindweinExplore emerging markets in the global economy. Understand economic, political, and cultural dynamics, challenges and strategies for success in evolving markets.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00
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