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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

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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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  3. Medieval London 1000-1350: the archaeology of a capital city
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Stuart Brookes
    This one day course looks at a period that fundamentally shaped London as a city, from the laying out of a new town within the old Roman city wall to the rapid growth of the 11—13th centuries.



    Includes an introductory lecture and guided walk.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  4. Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  5. Payback Time: Historical injustices and reparations
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tariq Hassan
    What does a society owe to the descendants of people colonised, brutalised or otherwise exploited? The issue of financial compensation – reparations – to make amends for past horrors and their continuing harm remains complex and contentious.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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  6. Kenya & Britain: The Mau Mau Uprising
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 3 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Sunday Abraham Ogunode
    The Mau Mau revolution,” writes Koster, “was a violent African struggle against colonial rule and a precursor for Kenyan independence in 1963. This course is essentially designed to examine the activities of the British Empire in East Africa using the Mau Mau uprising to complicate conversions on Africans' resistance to foreign domination.
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  7. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  11. Tutankhamun’s fashion
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    Course start date:  Sat 10 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rosalind Janssen
    Recent examinations of Tutankhamun’s underwear have revealed that the boy king was decidedly ‘pear-shaped’. What can his clothing tell us about the minutiae of daily life in Ancient Egypt? Afternoon visit to the Petrie Museum.
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  15. Philosophy and near-death experience: what can we know?
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    Course start date:  Sat 17 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edgar Ter-Danielyan
    This course will present the phenomenon of Near Death Experiences (NDEs) from the philosophical perspective and will discuss what, if anything, we can learn from them.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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