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Mind and Code: Crime in ContextLook beyond the individual offender and uncover the social, political, and economic forces behind crime and harm.
Keeley Street
Wed 14 Oct 2026Michele ScottFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00- Virgil's Aeneid reading group (in translation)Discover one of the greatest works of Latin literature.
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Wed 14 Oct 2026Justin MurrayFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00 - Victorian Soho: Sex, Shopping, Tourism and Anarchy
The West End was a heady mix of glamorous shopping emporia, political refugees from Europe, street-based and brothel-based prostitution, and the general public just enjoying a day or evening ‘Up West’. Join Dr. Sarah Wise to learn more on this 2 hour guided walk of Soho.
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Wed 14 Oct 2026Sarah WiseFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Boom, bust, and recovery: a global history of economic crises
An exploration of major economic crises from the 17th century to today-uncovering what causes them, how they reshape societies, and the lessons they leave behind.
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Wed 14 Oct 2026Ingrid Aguiar SchlindweinFull fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Philosophy and aesthetics
We explore key contemporary forms of aesthetics through the writings of renowned French philosophers Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Rancière, and Jean-François Lyotard. The course critically examines how art, sensation, and politics intersect in a changing world of perception and media.
Keeley Street
Thu 15 Oct 2026Daniel WeizmanFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - The Odyssey reading group (in translation)Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ journey home after the Trojan War may now be over 2,500 years old but it still has much to tell us about the Ancient Greek world that is still relevant today. Explore this great work in translation.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
- The seminars of Michel FoucaultWe explore Michel Foucault's public lectures at the Collège de France, introducing key concepts such as genealogy, governmentality, and biopolitics. Through Foucault's lens, we critically navigate debates on truth, social engineering, and politics in turbulent times.
Keeley Street
Fri 16 Oct 2026Daniel WeizmanFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Some like it Indie: How the Independents Revolutionised Postwar HollywoodWhat do The Apartment, The Great Escape, West Side Story, In the Heat of the Night, The Pink Panther, The Magnificent Seven, Fiddler on the Roof and Some Like it Hot have in common? They were all produced by one small production company, run by three brothers, as the studio system was replaced by the new independent producers. Most Hollywood history fetishizes the 1970s as the decade in which the movies finally came of age. But this course looks back to the late ‘50s and ‘60s and zooms in on a single independent production company, the Mirisch Company, to understand the seismic shift that transformed Hollywood - not only in how films were produced but also in terms of the subjects and styles of the films themselves.
Keeley Street
Fri 16 Oct 2026Paul KerrFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - The London 'Lowlife' in Fiction: 1889-1907We will explore the themes of poverty, politics, gender and ethnicity in London at the end of the 19th century/start of the 20th century through the eyes of writers of fiction, but also through the testimony of their non-fiction contemporaries - social investigators, government officials, journalists and philanthropists.
Keeley Street
Fri 16 Oct 2026Sarah WiseFull fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Can't pay? Won't Pay! A history of the Poll Tax
The course examines what has been described as the most celebrated disaster in post-war domestic British politics - the Poll Tax of 1988-94.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Oct 2026David IngledewFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - An introduction to JainismThis course is an introduction to Jain philosophy, with a particular emphasis on its relevance to environmentalism.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Oct 2026Ketan VariaFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Egyptian myths
Discover some of the most popular myths and legends of Ancient Egypt.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Oct 2026Hugo CookFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - European empires in AfricaJoin us for an introduction to the major themes of imperial history in the past 200 years of African history, where we will contextualise many of the trends and challenges in the continent today and view Africa in a new light.
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Sat 17 Oct 2026Sunday Abraham OgunodeFull fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - "Creativity is an Act of Resistance": exploring Bernardine Evaristo
In celebration of Black History Month, we’re exploring the life and works of Booker Prize-winner, novelist, poet, essayist and editor, Bernadine Evaristo. From her early literature to critically-acclaimed, ‘Girl, Woman, Other’, we’ll uncover her unique narrative voice, blend of poetry and prose and how she gives visibility to a cast of diverse characters.
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Sat 17 Oct 2026Jessica WilsonFull fee £39.00 Senior fee £31.00 Concession £25.00 - Reasoning and God: an introduction to theologyThis course is an introduction to theology - reasoned discourse on the Christian understanding of God, his nature, and his relationship with human beings and the created order.
Keeley Street
Sat 17 Oct 2026Edgar Ter-DanielyanFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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