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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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  1. Ukulele 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 12 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Jake Rodrigues
    If you have already begun your ukulele career, come and learn new songs and tricks, chord theory, picking and split strokes, and apply these to popular and vintage tunes. Enjoy learning and playing in a group. Classes will include singing along!
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00
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  3. Ruling Russia: Tsars, Revolutions, Civil War , and the Triumph of Lenin (1860-1924)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Zoe Quinn
    This course explores the transformative period of Russian history from 1860 to 1924, encompassing the autocratic rule of the Tsars, the revolutionary upheavals of 1905 and 1917, the chaos of the civil war, and the consolidation of the Bolshevik regime. Students will examine key events, figures, and ideologies that shaped modern Russia, delving into the complexities of political, social, and economic changes during this era.



    Please note: this course includes much of the material covered in previous Russian Revolution courses at the City Lit. Moreover this course is taught at an introductory level. Tutor: Zoe Quinn.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  4. Black Latin America
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Anna Grimaldi
    This course introduces and critically examines the concept of a Black or African Latin America through the region’s history, philosophy, activism, politics, diaspora, memory and culture.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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  5. Sing musical theatre: ensemble
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 21 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katherine Strohmaier
    Learn to sing and perform ensemble numbers from popular Broadway and West End shows, from standard classics to modern musicals. Gain confidence performing as a group, and enjoy singing solo within an ensemble.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £174.00
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  6. Global Connections: Oral Histories of Ugandan Asians in Britain after 1972
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Syeda Ali
    This one day course brings together evidence from interviews with the ever decreasing number of original arrivals to the UK from Uganda, following Idi Amin’s expulsion in 1972.



    Using oral history we ask questions of what we can learn from the personal testimony of individuals and what unique insights this gives us.
    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  7. Exploring Early Modern China
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 27 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Qiuyang Chen
    To understand China of our present means understanding China of the past. Explore the histories and legacies of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  9. Fractured America 1945-2021
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 4 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Dafydd Townley
    This interactive lecture outline course explores the doemstic political, social, and cultural divisions that have occurred in the United States since the end of the Second World War.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  10. Afrocentric drumming
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 10 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paul Chivers
    Explore and indulge your enthusiasm for drumming with African rhythms and their variations. Enjoy improving your individual and group playing skills and learn how to apply a variety of percussive instruments to any musical style or setting.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  11. Haka- the breath of Fire
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 10 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Haka is a core expression of Māori culture and recently came to the world’s attention when Hana Maipi, a Māori politician, began a haka in Parliament and ripped a proposed bill being introduced into the House. Made famous by the All Blacks rugby team, come and learn about the history of Haka and its role in NZ politics in this interactive course.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  12. Queer USA: 250 years of struggle and pride
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 10 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Siobhan McGuirk

    From early colonial repression of Two-Spirit people to Trump 2.0’s attacks on trans communities, we explore struggles for LGBTIQ+ rights, dignity and freedom in the United States – a history longer than the nation itself.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00
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  13. 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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  14. Queer UK: Broadcasting history
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 17 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Siobhan McGuirk

    Attitudes towards gender and sexuality have transformed over the past 50 years. Television has documented it all – and sometimes surprisingly driven – radical change. Join us to explore the key moments that shaped Queer UK.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  15. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £199.00
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