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City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- Sanctuary in the city – public art by refugees and immigrantsCourse start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneCome 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 - Mixing and music production techniques
Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaIdeal if you know the basics of music production but want your music to sound more polished and professional. Tips and tricks for mixing, using compressors, limiters, EQ, reverb and other devices.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00 - French 4: Return to French (Advanced)Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
If your advanced French is a bit rusty and you wish you could reactivate your passive knowledge, this is the right course for you. This course will help you access your dormant French and bring it back to life. After attending this course you should be able join a level 4 or 5 course.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Holistic massage: taster workshop Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadInterested in massage but don't know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction to massage! Learn about the many benefits of massage, as well as basic massage techniques to use on friends and family.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Nutrition: an introduction Course start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ellie HollyWould you like to explore the relationship between diet and wellbeing? This is an introductory course aimed at giving you a good overview of healthy nutrition and current nutritional trends. You will discover the impact of food on your health and wellbeing, and explore ways to improve your general nutrition.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Advanced Python Course start date: Tue 15 Jul 2025
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Object Oriented programming underpins modern software development. On this course, you will learn both the theory of OO programming and its implementation in Python. We will also explore the functional programming components of this language. - The Socratic philosophers: AristotleCourse start date: Thu 19 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: John GoffThis 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 - Acting for radio: Theatre CompanyCourse start date: Thu 19 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David GoodersonBecome part of a radio repertory company and take part in creating and recording for broadcast a performance of a radio play. This term the play will be You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw. This advanced course is for those with previous experience in acting and radio, either through courses or industry. Please click on Start Your Interview to apply; the Drama Department will contact you to progress your application.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Refugee Week at City Lit: the refugee figure in the 20th centuryCourse start date: Fri 20 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin JorgensenJoin us to explore the changes in the figure of the refugee as events made people who become refugees a figure in global politics over the course of the 20th century as part of Refugee Week at City Lit.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Friday lates: Text as image from the Renaissance to nowCourse start date: Fri 20 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayWhat happens when word becomes image? From Chinese calligraphy to the prints of Francisco Goya, the graffitied phrases of Jean-Michel Basquiat and truisms of Jenny Holzer, this short course explores how to read text as image. We'll explore how we might read differently in the context of an artwork and how to approach artworks that rely on text as part of their visual composition.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Refugee Week at City Lit: political refugees and exiles in Latin America during the Cold WarCourse start date: Fri 20 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria Vasquez-AguilarJoin this session to understand how political refugees and exiles are central to understanding Latin America during the Cold War, and their arrival to the UK. This course is part of City Lit’s Refugee Week events.
Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Screen printing studio projects Course start date: Fri 20 Jun 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adam HogarthDevelop your screen-printing in this weekly taught workshop where you will be shown new techniques, from using halftones and photo processes, layering colour, stenciling and experimental techniques to printing on textiles and professional practice.Full fee £429.00 Senior fee £343.00 Concession £279.00 - Spanish 3/4: grammar workshop - prepositionsCourse start date: Sat 21 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roser Martínez-SánchezConsolida los diferentes usos de las preposiciones, incluyendo la diferencia entre "por" y "para" a través de actividades escritas y orales. Este curso es ideal para estudiantes de Spanish 3 lower/upper o si te estás preparando para el A-level or DELE B1 exam.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Creative writing using constraints Course start date: Sat 21 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Terry FreedmanDoes your writing need a boost of inspiration? While it may seem counter-intuitive, setting creative constraints can be a way to free your imagination. Learn about the ideas of the French Oulipo movement and see what happens when you experiment with interesting – and challenging – limitations.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00 - Spanish 4/5 Ibiza: la cara oculta de la Isla Mágica Course start date: Sat 21 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanesa GuzmanRedescubre la isla de Ibiza en este curso que te hará conocer su lado más oculto, fuera de su imagen de isla de fiesta y de la Jet set. En este curso que te prepara para el verano, aprenderás más sobre los aspectos culturales menos conocidos de una de las islas más famosas del mundo; y tal vez te ayudará a mirarla con ojos nuevos.
Este curso es para estudiantes con nivel avanzado de español (si has estudiado español al menos durante 5 años).
This course will be delivered online in Spanish. It is open to students with an advanced level of Spanish and native speakers. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in the course details for more information.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
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