Explore History, Culture & Writing
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.
Many students return to take more courses, telling us they enjoy being part of our City Lit Learning community.
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- Lunchtime lecture: Winter Sun: Nancy Holt's land art
Course start date: Wed 8 Feb 2023Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayJoin us for an introduction to the work of Nancy Holt, one of the foundational figures of the land art movement.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Art history tasterCourse start date: Wed 18 Jan 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Friday lates: designs of India at the V&ACourse start date: Fri 24 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Anita ChowdryExplore the treasures of the V&A Nehru Gallery and its painting and the decorative arts from India between the 16th and 19th centuries.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Creative writing for social mediaCourse start date: Sun 26 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Homan YousofiIn this new course we will scroll through short-form creative writing approaches, and bring together words, images, found sounds, mixed-media, cut-up and other techniques to publish writing on social media. This course is open to both new and experienced writers.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Faith and the female imageCourse start date: Sat 4 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneExplore the V&A’s collections and see how Biblical figures, the Virgin Mary, female saints and Hindu and Buddhist deities have been depicted in various periods and cultures and learn about their importance and symbolism.
NB: This course will take place at the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Lunchtime lecture: rethinking Mary CassattCourse start date: Thu 9 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayJoin us for an exploration of the art of Mary Cassatt: feminist, independent, painter of women in the world.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Micro-memoir: a tasterCourse start date: Fri 10 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonA life is measured in moments as well as momentous occasions. This fun workshop coaches students in the art of micro-memoir. Can you write about an instant that changed you in 200 words or less?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Friday lates: Paula Rego – fairy tales and forbidden thingsCourse start date: Fri 10 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chantal CondronDiscover the work of one of Britain’s best loved artists, whose paintings of vivid interior and private drama draw on her early years growing up in Portugal under the repressive Catholic dictatorship of General Salazar.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Friday lates: poster art: print, pop and propagandaCourse start date: Fri 24 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Christopher CollierGet a snapshot of the eye-catching and colourful world of poster art, from Belle Époque decadence to Avant-Garde dynamism; from Art Nouveau to Atelier Populaire, and the everyday glamour of Pop.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Literature tasterCourse start date: Sat 25 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Patricia SweeneyExploring poetry and fiction, come and join this online taster session to find out what makes a literature class at City Lit so special.
The course includes an overview of our literature courses for next term (April-July 2023).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Film Studies TasterCourse start date: Sat 25 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyThis taster of forthcoming film courses at City Lit in 2023 offers you the chance to think about which ones to take while also providing an opportunity to explore some of the key areas in film studies more generally.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Memoir writing: a tasterCourse start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie GartonDo you have a personal story to tell that will move, delight, stir and inform readers? This short course guides students in planning and crafting a memoir.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - London's smaller galleries: Leighton HouseCourse start date: Mon 27 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowA Palace of Art built for the Olympian Giant of the Victorian art world but also a place to live and work. This short course provides a fascinating exploration of Leighton’s world.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Creative non-fiction: a tasterCourse start date: Tue 28 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonHave you had experiences that will move, delight or entertain readers? This taster session in creative-non fiction explores approaches to capturing your most poignant moments and crafting them into inspiring pieces of literature.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Children's writing: a tasterCourse start date: Tue 28 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeFind out more about writing children's stories in this short, practical and interactive taster session.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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