- Art and empire: in the early modern era
Course start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberStudy the art of the Dutch Golden Age from 1600 to 1750 looking at the luxurious, tactile paintings of domestic life and landscape of this gloriously rich period in art. Consider the role that commerce, travel and trade played in how these paintings were made and through critical analysis of texts, try and evaluate the validity of the term ‘Golden Age’.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Teatime talks: The varied styles of the Italian Renaissance: through the lens of Pontormo and Masaccio Course start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberAn in-depth online discussion about two artists that represent to different styles of the Italian Renaissance, but who may have more in common than we think.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - An Introduction to Film Course start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Chris DarkeDevelop your critical understanding of cinema through a range of concepts and critical approaches in film studies, including narrative, genre, spectatorship, authorship and directors, popular cinema, art cinema, national cinema and early film, along with technological developments including the transition to sound, while we view and discuss a range of key films from cinema's history as examples.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Spanish 2 upper taster Course start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneCome and discover what a Spanish 2 upper class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 2-3 years recently.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Swedish beginners tasterCourse start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jack Pulman-SlaterCome and discover Swedish on this lively online taster.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Italian Renaissance drawing: design, form and function Course start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Leslie PrimoBehind every great Renaissance painting is an equally astounding, some would say greater, Renaissance drawing. Indeed artists were judged firstly not by the quality of their paintings but by their grasp of, and skill in, drawing. Discover more about why and how great Renaissance works were created.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Art histories - the art of Kerry James Marshall Course start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to recent American and art histories through the work of the influential painter Kerry James Marshall. This lecture coincides with the last days of his major retrospective at the Royal Academy (20 September, 2025-18 January, 2026).
Full fee £14.00 Senior fee £11.00 Concession £9.00 - Return to German (intermediate)Course start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna RiolandThis course is suitable if you are studying 2 upper or 3 lower courses at City Lit or have done GCSE, O Level or A level German some time ago and/ or would like to revive your intermediate German.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Spanish beginners module 1+2: revision Course start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar and the topics studied in Spanish beginners: modules 1 & 2. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish beginners: module 2' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (2 terms of study).Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - Una stagione con Dante: introduzioneCourse start date: Wed 7 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Francesco BucciolThis session - conducted entirely in Italian - is the first part of an introduction to the Divine Comedy. The first session introduces you to Dante's life, his political and philosophical views and gives an overview of the structure of the poem. We will devote the following three sessions (from January onwards) to reading, analysing and commenting on a selection of cantos. Please note that the selection of the cantos read in the following sessions will be different from that of previous years, so you are welcome to re-enrol even if you have attended before.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Art and Ideas: Identity and the selfCourse start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ian TucknottThis course is for students and creative practitioners interested in identity as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - African resistance against empireCourse start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sunday Abraham OgunodeThe end of the Second World War marked a watershed in African history, catalysing resistance against colonial rule that had been in place for a century. This module examines the history of such growing anti-colonial resistance from the late 19th century onwards.Tutor: Dr Sunday Oyewole.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - World cinemaCourse start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gillian McIverHave you ever wondered what lies beyond Hollywood? Are you interested in films from across the globe? Then this six-week introductory course is for you. We will consider alternative cinemas to the dominant North American industry and will focus each week on a selection of illustrative films from movie producing continents such as India, Asia, South America and Africa.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Japanese beginners tasterCourse start date: Thu 8 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hisaka BuntingCome and discover Japanese in this lively taster.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Maths for life and work (level 1)Course start date: Fri 9 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
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This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £259.00
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