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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. Ways into poetry: a gentle pace
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Andrew Weale
    Are you brand new to writing poetry? Do you want to build your confidence in a supportive environment alongside other beginners in the craft? This gentle short course guides students taking their first steps on the path to becoming a poet.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  2. Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £69.00
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  3. French 2 upper: focus on listening
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Valerie Jézéquel
    Learn French in the heart of London.This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of French and aims to train you on strategies you can apply to listen more effectively to spoken French in a variety of different contexts. You will also look at elements of French pronunciation to give you a better idea of how French is spoken.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  4. Strange tales and dark dreams: Fantasy, Horror and Surrealism in European cinema
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Explore a selection of European films that draw on cinematic traditions of fantasy, horror and surrealism, but which have also acquired significant critical reputations, with their striking visual styles, dreamlike narratives and dark themes lending them an enduring place in both film and popular culture in general. Strange tales and dark dreams to fascinate, horrify and astound you.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  5. The blockbuster and indie Star (1980 - 2000)
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 14 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ann-Marie Fleming
    After the release of Spielberg’s Jaws, Hollywood was transformed once again. In the age of



    the blockbuster, stars again found a new type of fame and arguably became one of the key



    points of interest for the movie-going audience. However, as blockbusters grew, so did



    independent American cinema. The indie stars represented a very different version of



    stardom, and in particular, drew attention to the appreciation of an actor’s performance.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  6. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  7. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  8. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  9. Understanding the dynamics of the Middle East: Türkiye, Iran and Saudi Arabia
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Caglar Ezikoglu
    Join Dr. Çaglar Ezikoglu to examine the political, social, and economic dynamics of Türkiye, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, exploring their roles in shaping the modern Middle East.lity.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  10. Refugee Week at City Lit: Climate change, food insecurity and refugees
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand
    Explore how colonialism, industrial agriculture, and capitalist extraction have shaped global food systems—driving hunger, displacement, and refugee movements. Through case studies, we will examine resistance efforts reclaiming food sovereignty and sustainable alternatives.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  11. Refugee Week at City Lit: Refugees – Entrepreneurship and Business
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ketan Varia
    Join us to explores the impact of refugees on businesses in the UK, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities they bring to the economy as part of Refugee Week at City Lit.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  12. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  13. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  14. The Socratic philosophers: Aristotle
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 19 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  John Goff
    This is a basic introduction to the philosophy of Aristotle, of which his ‘Ethics’ & ‘Politics’ will form the core.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  15. Friday lates: Text as image from the Renaissance to now
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 20 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Jaffray
    What happens when word becomes image? From Chinese calligraphy to the prints of Francisco Goya, the graffitied phrases of Jean-Michel Basquiat and truisms of Jenny Holzer, this short course explores how to read text as image. We'll explore how we might read differently in the context of an artwork and how to approach artworks that rely on text as part of their visual composition.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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