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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. Russia and Ukraine: The memory politics of conflict
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand

    The ongoing Russian occupation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian fight for its people, land and sovereignty is not only fought on the battlefield. Join us to explore how history and memory politics is also at central 

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00
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  5. Section 28 and Collective Memory: LGBTQ+ Activism, Education, and Resistance
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 12 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Syeda Ali
    Explore the history of Section 28 (1988-2003) in three online workshops. We examine its political origins and effects and how it shaped LGBTQ+ rights and collective memory in Britain.al history we ask questions of what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals and what unique insights this gives us.
    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00
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  8. Constable and the British landscape tradition
    Course start date:  Mon 16 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Marilyn Greene
    Discover the development of the British Landscape tradition from the 18th and 19th centuries. The Victoria and Albert Museum has the largest collection of John Constable sketches in the world, and we will discuss the works on display in detail and compare with works by J.W.M Turner and other artists on display.
    Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. 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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  11. 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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  13. 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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  14. Sanctuary in the city – public art by refugees and immigrants
    Course start date:  Wed 18 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Marilyn Greene

    Come on a walking tour of public art through the City of London created by Refugees and Immigrants. We will explore artworks such as the 17th century carvings on the Monument and a Victorian plaques relocated on to the post Modern Number One Poultry by economic immigrants to the country as well as looking at mainly works by 20th century artists from refugee backgrounds who were either commissioned to make art works for site specific places or their works have been bought or moved to their locations.

    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  15. 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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