Summer courses in humanities

This walking tour is based in Brixton (Starting point: Brixton Tube Station), which was once considered the cultural capital of Britain’s Caribbean population. This walking tour is intended as an immersive experience to commemorate the longstanding presence, experiences and cultures of Caribbean people in London. We will visit monuments and sites that relate to Caribbean contributions to the World Wars, anti-racist struggles, Black journalism, music, food and more.

In this course we will examine the history of philosophical pessimism and how its proponents viewed the human condition. Always in a minority, philosophical pessimists have dared humanity to face the worst!

During this lunchtime lecture we will assess the role of Britain in nuclear testing, developments and warfare in the late 1950s with reference to the controversy surrounding the detonation of Nuclear bombs off the coast of Christmas Island in the Pacific. Tutor: Ellen Carpenter. Ellen is the daughter of a British Christmas Island veteran.     

This session explores the rise of indigenous voices in Latin American politics and society from the mid-20th century.

Discover the eclectic life and work of Nicola L., a pioneering French Moroccan artist who in recent years has gained wider international attention. Renowned for her radical sculptures and performances, Nicola L.’s practice explored connections between the representation of the female body and everyday objects. Witty, dynamic and inherently feminist, her iconic works including Red Coat and Woman Sofa, placed her as one of the most exciting female artists of the 1960s avant-garde and Pop Art movements.

An exploration of the Queer archaeology of Iron Age and Roman Era Britain, uncovering the evidence of Queer bodies and lives in the ancient British past.