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  1. In Conversation with Hallie Rubenhold
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join us at City Lit for an event with Hallie Rubenhold to celebrate her new book, Story of a Murder: The Wives, The Mistress and Dr Crippen. Hosted by City Lit Principal Mark Malcomson CBE, the conversation will focus on Hallie's feminist retelling of the infamous true-crime story of Dr Crippen. The event includes an audience Q&A, followed by a drinks reception and book signing.

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00
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  2. Ubuntu, communitarianism and personhood: key concepts in African philosophy
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ovett Nwosimiri
    This course is an introduction to the key concepts in African philosophy. We will analyse the various positions and contestations regarding the nature, and trends in African philosophy, debate on communitarianism and personhood, and ubuntu.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  3. Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £215.00 Concession £175.00
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  4. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  5. City Lit ceramics intermediate workshop
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rachel Cox

    Experience and explore all the making techniques in ceramics: coiling, slab-building, press moulds and throwing on the wheel with tutor guidance and demonstration. Also covering surface decoration techniques and basic glazing.

    Full fee £719.00 Senior fee £575.00 Concession £467.00
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  6. French beginners intensive: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Valerie Jézéquel
    Learn French on this lively interactive intensivecourse for near beginners. The course will be taught in French with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  7. Contemporary Middle-Eastern politics
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Nomaan Hanif
    The Middle East remains the global hotbed of conflict and instability where religion still plays a dominant role in the life and politics of society. This course will aim through a combination of teaching and participant discussion to provide some historical perspective and connect, evaluate and understand contemporary geopolitics, diplomacy and events in the region. Tutor: Noman Hanif.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  8. SketchUp Pro: intermediate
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Nicholas Williamson
    This intensive course is designed for people who have either completed the SketchUp Pro for beginners course or have previous experience of the software. A great opportunity to review your skills and take them to a more advanced level. There will be the opportunity for you to consider your own projects during the course.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  9. Renaissance art at the National Gallery
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber
    This course explores the Making, the Locating and the Viewing of Renaissance paintings in the collection of the National Gallery. This course takes place at the National Gallery.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  10. A taste of economics with Vince Cable: politicians who changed the narrative on economics
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Join Dr Vince Cable, former minister and party leader of the Liberal Democrats, for a session on a brief overview of politicians who changed the global narrative on economics.
    Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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  11. Starting your novel
    Last Few Places, Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Paula Lichtarowicz
    Got a great idea for a novel? Jump start your project in this supportive course that covers craft basics such as character and plot. Ideal for writers of fiction with some experience who have an idea for a novel.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £120.00
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  12. Reading Shakespeare: a director's perspective - A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry IV Part 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Laura Baggaley
    Take a fresh look at Shakespeare, exploring selected plays in the company of an experienced theatre director. With performance in mind, we will examine the language and themes of Henry IV Part I and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and discuss the extraordinary variety to be found in Shakespeare's work.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire: Part 2 From World Dominance to Decolonialisation 1914-1960
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Colm Hickey
    In 1914 Britain was undoubtedly the world’s super power. It was stronger than America, Russia, Germany or China. Yet, by 1960 this had all changed as recognised by the British Prime Minister, Harold MacMillan who announced the process of decolonialisation in his winds of change speech in South Africa in 1960.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00
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  14. History of Museums
    Course start date:  Wed 14 May 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Olivia Durand
    Discover the rich history of museum collections, their role in preserving cultural heritage, and their evolving connections with communities. Engage with critical debates on heritage, representation, and decolonisation.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  15. Return to French (lower intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 22 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Silvana Avram
    Revise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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