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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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- War and Peace in Roman Love PoetryCourse start date: Tue 11 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiRoman love poets are proponents of peace as the condition where love can flourish. However, war permeates their poetry and is even turned into one of its characteristic motifs, the "campaign of love". This lecture will offer an overview of the themes of war and peace, with specific reference to the poems of Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £19.00 - Instagram for business: advancedCourse start date: Tue 19 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: intermediate' and is designed to help you understand the new changes on Instagram and decipher where to post content on the platform.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - The creative industriesCourse start date: Tue 18 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrew McCartenCreativity is one of the areas in which the UK retains a leading position, globally, and much is made of the importance of the ‘creative economy’, and its value to the country. But what exactly are the co-called ‘creative industries’ we hear so much about? What is the value of ‘creativity’ and ‘innovation’ to the national and global economy, and does this extend beyond the overtly ‘creative’ pursuits of art, design and entertainment? How is so-called ‘creative thinking’ central to business, industries and services? In many countries around the world, the benefits of approaches to learning that are central pillars of ‘creative education’ are increasingly recognised in terms of their value in developing fully-rounded learners, and citizens. This workshop examines these questions, and considers the value of creative education in the context of a series of disciplines predicated on thinking related to solving problems, and its relevance for all aspects of contemporary life.
For this workshop, you will need to have access to A3 or A4 plain paper, and a range of coloured marker pens, as well as a notebook. Basic materials will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring and use your own.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Holistic massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 10 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
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 £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Snapshot Queers: Nan Goldin and Wolfgang TillmansCourse start date: Tue 25 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Henry MartinThis course explores how photographers Nan Goldin (b. 1953) and Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) employ the aesthetic of the snapshot to document queer communities, with a focus on their early careers and unique installation and photographic practices.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £7.00 - Shiatsu: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 25 Jun 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Fernando CaboShiatsu is a Japanese healing art, deeply rooted in the philosophy and practices of traditional Chinese medicine. This therapeutic form of body work involves applying pressure to the body using a practitioner’s thumbs, palms, elbows, knees and feet. Discover the basics of how to give this relaxing and therapeutic pressure point massage.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Indian Head massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadDiscover the ancient practice of Indian Head Massage. You will learn the basics of how to give and receive this highly therapeutic and relaxing form of massage.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Screenprinting in a dayCourse start date: Tue 22 Oct 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rolina Elsje BlokIn this fun, 1-day workshop you will be taught how to print and register a two colour screenprint using monoprint, colour blends and pre-made photographic screens. You will be taught some basic screen making process and insight into making digital artwork. This will set you up for longer and more advanced screenprinting classes.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Spanish tasterCourse start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Flash photography with speedlightCourse start date: Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Ed GregoryLighten things up: join this practical course to learn the basics of using portable flash (speedlights) to enhance your images. Experiment creatively indoors and outdoors with different flash techniques, with a professional photographer on hand to guide you throughout.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Art history tasterCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Fra Filippo Lippi and Fra Angelico – the two monastic paintersCourse start date: Tue 9 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberJoin us for a close reading of the works of Fra Filippo Lippi and Fra Angelico, two of 15th century Italy's most influential artists. We study their techniques, their subject matter and how they communicated narratives in painting. Explore all the wonderful tactile visual details they added to the works.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Writing and rewriting fairytalesCourse start date: Sun 21 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eleanor PennyOnce upon a time there was a City Lit workshop all about writing fairytales. The quest: to inspire writers to pen stories of love, fear, forests, revenge, dragons, witches, kings, queens, frogs and magic.
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 £69.00 Concession £35.00 - The Arab Spring: What happened since 2011? A tasterCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Angelos SeposThe 2011 Arab Spring was an unprecedented event in the history of the Arab World with much promise for the people of the region. Why has it become an Arab Winter? Join Dr. Angelos Sepos to begin to explore the issue.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - The Cyrillic alphabet: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 16 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Marina De YongThis fascinating workshop offers complete beginners the opportunity to discover the characters of the Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00
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