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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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- A women’s history of modern China
Course start date: Sat 2 Nov 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Qiuyang ChenDiscover the untold stories and hidden legacies of women in modern China in this illuminating one-day course. Traverse time, from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, to examine how women have shaped and been shaped by social, political, and cultural currents.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Screening the vampire: from Nosferatu (1922) to Renfield (2023) Course start date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul SuttonF. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) is acknowledged as one of the all-time greats of cinema, expressing as one critic describes it, the ‘poetry of fear’ and as one of the first feature length vampire films it’s influence, and legacy has been widely felt. Chris McKay’s Renfield (2023), comes just over one hundred years after Nosferatu and marks one of the most recent instalments in a genre that continues to renew itself for each generation of film viewers. Exploring a range of key vampire films from across this century of cinema, this course will explore why the vampire film remains such a popular sub-genre of the horror film and it will consider why it continues to exercise such power over its spectators.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Meditation for pain relief and wellbeingCourse start date: Sun 3 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sally PageWhether you experience long term physical or acute pain, unpleasant body symptoms or simply want to understand the pain better or improve your health and wellbeing, this course offers the possibilities available to you. It will also guide you to the direct experience of peace, a relaxed body and improved functioning as well as providing you with the know how to make the choice.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Pilates Chill Out and Relaxation AfternoonCourse start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cathy NorrisTake time out to relax and de-stress by spending an afternoon performing gentle Pilates movements and learning relaxation techniques. This is taught at a gentle and enjoyable pace and is suitable for all, including complete beginners.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Study day: Impressionism – radical style Course start date: Sat 9 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the Impressionist movement, focusing on Monet as its key example, considering such issues as stylistic progress, artistic influences, material developments, modern subject matter, and social context.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Dante's Divine Comedy: an introduction Course start date: Sat 16 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Francesco BucciolThe Divine Comedy is an imaginary journey through the three realms of the afterlife, a fascinating compendium of life in 14th century Italy. Dante's ability to depict humanity in all its aspects is timelss and has fascinated readers ever since. - Study day: Modern art and colour – from post-impressionism to fauvism Course start date: Sat 16 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the experimental use of colour and form in the late nineteenth century post-Impressionists and Symbolists paintings, and study its impact on the Fauve artists, with focus on Matisse.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Writing the family Course start date: Sat 16 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nick BarlayA thought-provoking workshop designed to tackle the challenges of writing about family life and offer guidance on shaping personal stories into coherent, engaging narratives.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Masters of style: reading and writing HemingwayCourse start date: Sat 16 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Phyllis RichardsonErnest Hemingway was the master of minimalist short fiction. While writing drafts, he pared his writing down to what he felt was 'true'. This day workshop explores the literary interpretations of two of his seminal short stories and writing exercises that encourage you to experiment with Hemingway's style. - Interpreting the Bible: key skills and texts Course start date: Sat 16 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew GreyDiscover and explore key principles, knowledge and skills for interpreting the Bible, and apply them to select texts from the Old and New Testament.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - The physics of time Course start date: Sun 17 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Radmila TopalovicWe'll explore the concept of time in everyday life, using the theories of special and general relativity, and also investigate its nature in the quantum world zooming out to the large scale Universe.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - The ghost story on the television and the big screenCourse start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyExplore and enjoy the ghost story through big screen classics such as The Uninvited (1944), The Innocents (1961) and The Haunting (1963), and small screen dramas such as The Stone Tape (1972) and the BBC's Ghost Story for Christmas tradition - for example, The Signalman (1976). We will also consider the genre's key themes and storytelling styles along with its relationship with horror generally.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - An introduction to Japanese anime: history, genres and authors Course start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cristina MassaccesiWhat is anime? What are the artistic and narrative features that make these films so instantly recognizable? This one-day film course will provide an overview of the history of Japanese animation cinema, its inextricable links with manga and its multi-faceted and varied productions that range from children’s films to genres such as cyberpunk and yaoi. During the course, we will watch and discuss clips from a variety of production companies and directors, such as Haya Miyazaki, the Studio Ghibli and Katsuhiro Otomo.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Study day: Cubism and its impact – from orphism to futurism Course start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the Cubism, focusing on Picasso as its key example, and the movements it influenced including Orphism, Futurism, and Vorticism, considering such issues as formal and material experimentation, and social context.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Conversations in K-dramaCourse start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Heeyun ChoiImprove your speaking and listening skills in Korean through the joy of watching popular K dramas in this online workshop.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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