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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.

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  1. What do mathematicians do? An introduction to the philosophy of maths
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 28 Sep 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Oliver Josiah
    This course offers the opportunity to explore fascinating questions concerning the nature of mathematical knowledge by providing an introduction to four major 19th and 20th century philosophies of mathematics.



    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
  2. Get together and read
    Course start date:  Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Claire Allen
    Enjoy talking with other people about the things you have read? Want to share great stories, poems and drama? Come along and join the conversation. The group is led by a shared reading practitioner trained by The Reader Organisation.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £50.00
    Rating:
    97% of 100
  3. History reading group: political biographies
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Zoe Quinn
    Through discussion of selected biographies we will explore in depth key individuals in world history , their legacy and the era in which they lived.The first class will discuss Putin: his life and times by Philip Short( 2023). As the biography has only recently been released in paperback, the cheapest copy available is kindle. But also check ebay.



    NOTE: This course consists of four sessions on the following dates:



    3/10/23, 21/11/23, 16/1/24 and 5/3/24.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  4. US history for beginners
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Dafydd Townley
    This online course offers a brief examination of, and introduction to, the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the United States, 1608 - 2001.



    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
  5. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
    Rating:
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  6. Global maritime trade from 1500 to the present
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 4 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maisa Edwards
    Want to explore the creation and shaping of major trade routes in the North and South Atlantic, the Indian and Pacific Oceans? Join us to consider their history, economics and defence systems.



    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 £79.00 Concession £64.00
  7. Seven wonders of the ancient world
    Course start date:  Fri 6 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Sterling
    The Seven Wonders fascinate us, but what were they and why were they wonders? Using art, literature and



    archaeology we'll explore possible answers.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £60.00 Senior fee £48.00 Concession £39.00
  8. From page to screen: Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 7 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellen Cheshire
    This course explores film adaptations of two great detectives of fiction: Sherlock Holmes and Philip Marlowe. By focusing on one of their most famous novels we will compare the literary and various cinematic versions, analysing themes and characters and discuss how the films adapt the novels to fit the medium of cinema.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
  9. Exploring art cinema
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 8 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Establishing itself in the immediate post-war period, initially in Europe and later in world cinemas, art cinema is characterised by distinctive film styles and narrative structures that set it apart from popular forms of cinematic practice and representation. This course will consider its origins and development, its key films and filmmakers, and critical accounts of the concept art of cinema.



    This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
  10. The Bicycle Thieves at 75
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 8 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Graham Rinaldi
    In the inaugural 1952 Sight and Sound greatest film of all time poll, Vittorio De Sica’s neo-realist The Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) was voted in first place. Seventy-five years after its initial release, we will celebrate and analyse the film’s enduring popularity with both audiences and critics alike.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
  11. Poetry of the 30s: T.S. Eliot to Dylan Thomas
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 8 Oct 2023

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Phoebe Braithwaite
    Wedged between the two wars, the poets of the 1930s were drawn to forces larger than themselves. For poets such as W.H. Auden and Louis MacNeice, war, revolution and the allure of communism dwarfed mere personal anxieties. Others – such as William Empson, Kathleen Raine and Dylan Thomas – found a seam of spiritualism in other, more mystical, even Romantic antecedents. Our course traces these discrepant paths through the decade.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
    Rating:
    87% of 100
  12. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £35.00
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