Summer courses in humanities
Discover more this summer in history, politics, science, philosophy and art history.
37 courses available
Doing Anthropology: Ethnographic Research MethodsThis Anthropology weekend workshop will introduce students to what anthropologists ‘do’ in the field and explore various ways to research the rich diversity of societies and human behaviour. Learners will critically address how ethnographic research methods have changed from 19thc classical to 21st contemporary data and digital research collection today and apply this to their own cultural fieldwork projects.
Keeley Street
Sat 3 Jul 2027Yasmin HalesFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00- Trees in Myth and Story
Delve into the realms of myth and story and discover the tales, folklore, and legends attached to some common trees. Meeting Point: outsideHampstead Heath overground (Mildmay Line).
Off Site
Sun 4 Jul 2027Christopher CollierFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - United States of Europe? The politics and policies of the EU
Join us to understand themes that have engulfed contemporary European Union politics in the past and are likely to place strain on the institutions and their ability to function cohesively in years to come.
Keeley Street
Mon 5 Jul 2027Christian SchneeFull fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Science Friday Lates: Parallel Universes - Interpretations, Experiments & DevelopmentsDo parallel universes exist? We will see how modern physics does not rule out this possibility and how some theories and observations may even imply that our universe is just one of many.
Online
Fri 9 Jul 2027Gary RetallickFull fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Partition in India and PakistanIn 1947 British India was partitioned. This resulted in an estimated one million deaths, the largest migration of people in modern history and the formation of India and Pakistan. What were the forces which led to Partition? When did the political and cultural factors that precipitated Partition emerge and accordingly, when did partition begin?
Keeley Street
Sat 10 Jul 2027T HussainFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - From the Habsburgs to the EU: The History of Italy’s North-East
The cities of Trieste and Gorizia, on today's Italian North-Eastern border, had a very complicated history in the 19th and 20th century. In this session you will discover the key historical events that marked these lands. From the divisions caused by the two world wars to the choice of Gorizia/Nova Gorica as EU's Capital of Culture 2025.
Online
Tue 13 Jul 2027Francesco BucciolFull fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - An introduction to Indian comparative religionsThe course is an introduction to Indian Religions. Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism all have common aspects, but also some fundamental differences in philosophy.
Keeley Street
Sat 24 Jul 2027Ketan VariaFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00
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