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- Jews in London from the 1650s to the 1950s: a closer look
Course start date: Tue 7 Jan 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergThis course will provide an exploration of 300 years of Jewish life, culture and history in London from the small scale resettlement in the 1650s through to the 1950s when the borough of Hackney was home to London’s largest and most diverse Jewish community.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Introduction to art history Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAre you interested in art and want to get more out of looking at art and exhibitions? Want to know what an art historian does? Develop your interpretative skills by exploring at how art is made and what social and cultural factors construct our understanding of it.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Storytelling: tell your personal storyCourse start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John EastmanTell your own personal story to others, and in so doing gain some perspective on how past events have shaped your life and how they will affect your future, while at the same time inspiring and informing others about life choices. The course will take place in a safe environment in the college.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £160.00 - Akhenaten, Pharaoh of Egypt (part 2): The end of his reign & its sequelCourse start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael DuiganThe final years of the reign of Akhenaten, the gathering storm and tragedy which ended the ‘dream’ of Amarna.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Topics in Romantic music Course start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Katy HamiltonA whistle-stop tour of Western classical music in the 19th century. You will explore the ideas that came to define Romanticism for composers and performers, study a range of musical works, and consider the changing context of performance from c.1790 to c.1914. NB: Break week 04 Mar 2025 (NB: this is different to other music history courses).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £167.00 - Mindful singingCourse start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare FosterEngage all your senses to connect mind and body awareness while singing. Explore how the psyche affects how we relate to singing. This is a practical course in the classroom for singers in all styles.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - Transports of delight: London's railway stations Course start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon's stations see over 1 billion journeys annually, but the buildings themselves are often ignored. Explore a different station and environs each week, discovering the architecture, history, stories and future of these lifelines of London. The course starts with an initial zoom lecture, followed by a series of walking tours.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Weird and wondrous: the strange art of Bosch, Brueghel and the Surrealists Course start date: Tue 28 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberWelcome to the weird and wonderful world of Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Breughel the elder – two northern Renaissance artists and a larger group of 20th-century artists known as the Surrealists who share many similarities with the strange and curious subjects that they conjured up to ignite discussion and even outrage.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Painting from plants and flowers Course start date: Mon 10 Mar 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Hilary RosenExplore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - London 1979-2020Course start date: Tue 6 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mike BerlinExplore the transformation of London from the onset of Thatcherism in 1979 to its status as a global metropolis in the 21st century.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - The Golden Age of the British Short Story: 1890-1914Course start date: Tue 14 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julian BirkettThe years 1890 to 1914 were a golden age for British writers of short stories. As the country moved from Victorian certainties to an unknown, possibly exciting, possibly frightening future, writers found the short story form perfectly suited to their concerns. The roll call is an impressive one: from Kipling, Hardy, HG Wells and Conan Doyle through Chesterton and Conrad to Katherine Mansfield and DH Lawrence.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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