History, Culture & Writing Courses in London
We offer an extraordinary range of courses during the day, in the evening and at weekends, from the most popular subjects to the completely unique, including film studies, creative and non-fiction writing courses and American history courses. Many of our tutors are nationally recognised in their fields, including published authors, and practising professionals in the media. As a learner you can also benefit from our partnerships with organisations such as the British Film Institute and close links with The British Museum, the London Transport Museum and many others.
Want to speak to a member of the Humanities Team to find out more about our courses? Call us on 020 7492 2652 or email us on humanities@citylit.ac.uk.
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London at war
Course Date: Tue 10 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley Street
London has been shaped by war, conflict and unrest. It's buildings, monuments and even street names reflect our embattled past. These walks examine London's wartime legacy from mediaeval fortifications to the War on Terror.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson. First session will be a lecture at the City Lit.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £70.00 -
The City of London: the square mile
Course Date: Wed 11 Sep 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the City’s development from Roman and medieval times through to the Tudors and Stuarts. Initial lecture at City Lit. Entrance fees not included.
London guide: Paul Sinclair. Initial lecture at City Lit. Entrance fees not included
London guide: Paul Sinclair.Full fee: £209.00Senior fee: £167.00Concession: £92.00 -
The men who built London
Course Date: Thu 12 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLondon was shaped by its architects, engineers, bricklayers, navies etc. Our lecture and walks examine London’s buildings and the men (and women) who worked throughout history to create this eclectic and wonderful city.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson. First session at City Lit, Keeley Street.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £70.00 -
City of words: London's literary landscape
Course Date: Thu 12 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLondon has been muse, magnet and mecca to writers for 400 years, home to Shakespeare's successes, Dickens' dramas and Wilde's witticisms. After an introductory lecture we walk a different London neighbourhood each week exploring its literary connections. Initial lecture is at the at City Lit. This is followed by 8 walks.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £127.00Concession: £70.00 -
Literature taster
Course Date: Sat 14 Sep 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDo you want to find out how to go about understanding a poem or how to do a close reading of a work of fiction? Come and join us to discover what makes a literature class at City Lit so special.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £19.00Concession: £10.00 -
Film taster
Course Date: Sat 14 Sep 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a real-time working example of a City Lit film class. This taster offers you the chance to explore the value and impact of film study.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £19.00Concession: £19.00 -
A taste of philosophy
Course Date: Sat 14 Sep 2019 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetHave you ever wondered what philosophy is? What do philosophers talk about? Can they tell you the meaning of life or is it just jargon and navel gazing? Come along and find out.Full fee: £19.00Senior fee: £15.00Concession: £10.00 -
A taste of anthropology
Course Date: Sat 14 Sep 2019 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWhat is anthropology all about? Find out on this introductory course. Look at the aspects different societies have in common and focus on some particular cultures and customs.Full fee: £59.00Senior fee: £47.00Concession: £30.00 -
Introduction to anthropology: key concepts, theories and debates
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetWe will explore the key principles and methods of anthropology. A cross-cultural study of different human societies and world views, with a focus on how culture and society shape the behaviour of diverse human groups.Full fee: £219.00Senior fee: £175.00Concession: £96.00 -
Chinese philosophy in a nutshell
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThere is great richness of thinking in Chinese Philosophy. From the nature of nature to the human condition, Chinese thinkers offer much to ponder.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £30.00 -
Hitchcock and Christopher Nolan: are you watching closely?
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCompare two British directors (Hitchcock/Nolan) who found fame and fortune in Hollywood and consider if Christopher Nolan is a modern day Hitchcock. Expect dreams, obsessions, unreliable narrators and Macguffins in Memento, Vertigo,The Prestige, The Wrong Man, Inception, Suspicion, The Dark Knight, Lifeboat and Dunkirk. Are you watching closely?Full fee: £219.00Senior fee: £219.00Concession: £96.00 -
Modern Irish and British drama
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetRead and discuss some key drama texts from the last 50 years in terms of theme, character, language and as performance texts. Plays studied will include 'Betrayal' by Harold Pinter, Top Girls by Caryl Churchill and Translations by Brian Friel.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £79.00 -
Ways into advanced literary study
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFrom Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson, from Charles Dickens to Ibsen, Henry James and Virginia Wolf, this course will enhance your appreciation of literary genres and styles from different periods, developing the rigour and skills of reading and writing that belong to a higher level of study. Includes three Saturdays.Full fee: £439.00Senior fee: £439.00Concession: £220.00 -
Beginners' anthropology
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThis introductory course gives you the basic tools for an elementary understanding of anthropology. We will identify methods and areas of concern that distinguish it from sociology, history and other disciplines.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £52.00 -
Phenomenology: an introduction
Course Date: Mon 16 Sep 2019
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetPhenomenology, one of the most influential approaches in contemporary philosophy, asks: how do we constitute experienced reality? Following Husserl and Heidegger, phenomenologists try to understand what it means, if anything, to be in the world.Full fee: £219.00Senior fee: £175.00Concession: £96.00
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