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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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- Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and printsCourse start date: Fri 3 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Dominic HarrisDo you have boxes of old prints, negatives or transparencies gathering dust that you'd love to have digitised? Learn how to get your archive onto your computer using different methods from flatbed and film scanners to a digital camera.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Instagram for business: introductionCourse start date: Fri 3 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeLearn how to use Instagram, the visual social media site, to market your business and communicate with your customers.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Create your first poetry collectionCourse start date: Sat 4 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julie IrigarayYou've written and workshopped your poetry, and now you're ready to create your first collection. But where do you begin with that process? This workshop offers instruction and advice on putting together your first poetry collection.
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 - Indian head massage: workshopCourse start date: Tue 28 May 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanDiscover the ancient and highly therapeutic practice of Indian head massage. Learn how tension is held in the neck and shoulders and how to alleviate this in family and friends by practising a basic routine.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - Tales of transformation: Ovid’s MetamorphosesCourse start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Nikoletta ManiotiSo many works of arts refer, in one way or another, to Ovid's Metamorphoses. In this course, you'll become familiar with some of the most memorable stories in this masterpiece and begin to understand why its stories are - and have been - so universally fascinating and influential.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - America in the 70s: culture and societyCourse start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pauline Greene, Mark Malcomson, Paul Sutton, Patricia Sweeney, Dafydd Townley, Ian TucknottJourney through the history, literature, film, music and art of the 70s, an era of economic struggle and cultural change. While America continued to reflect aspects of 60s social upheaval, a more energised 'New Right' was emerging in defense of political conservatism and the traditional family, schisms that still exist today. We investigate the cross currents across the many facets of the 70s through a 'taster' of each subject area.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - O Lucky Lindsay Anderson!Course start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John WischmeyerLindsay Anderson is widely recognised as one of the few authentic geniuses of British cinema, a visionary film director unafraid to challenge convention, who left an indelible mark on British cinema (e.g. on Ken Loach and Mike Leigh). He was a true maverick in every sense of the word. His uncompromising artistic vision challenged storytelling to provoke thought and change. He tackled social issues and explored the human condition through his unique directorial style. His key feature films are This Sporting Life (1963), If…(1968), O Lucky Man! (1973) and his final film in 1993, Is That All There Is?
This course is running as part of City Lit's regular collaborations with the British Film Institute (BFI), who are screening a programme of films by Lindsay Anderson during May 2024. Please note that this course is taking place in the Cultureplex at City Lit, Keeley Street.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Chinese beginners: holiday kitCourse start date: Tue 7 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Joyce LeeJoin this lively course to learn basic Chinese. Ideal if you are going on holiday to China.
Suitable 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 £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00 - French 3 upper: conversational FrenchCourse start date: Thu 9 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronConsolidate your upper intermediate level of French in this lively and interactive class. You will consolidate and further practise the main topics and grammar points studied on a level 3 upper course, through a variety of speaking and listening activities. The course is suitable if you are attending a level 3 upper course or if you have an equivalent level of French.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Build a website with WordPressCourse start date: Sun 12 May 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Swati PanditWordPress is the world's most popular content management system, and it's free! On this intensive, one-day course you'll learn how to use it to build your own website.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Return to Spanish (lower intermediate)Course start date: Tue 14 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elisabet RodriguezCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your lower intermediate Spanish. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 upper course in September.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - "From Birth to Battle: The RAF, 1914-1945"Course start date: Tue 14 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
This course will explore how air power developed in Britain between 1914 and 1945.
Taught by:
Dr. Powell a Teaching Fellow in Air Power and Strategic Studies at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell as part of the Portsmouth Military Education Team. He holds a PhD in Modern History from the University of Birmingham. His first book The Development of British Tactical Air Power, 1940-1943: A History of Army Co-operation Command was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016. He has published in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals and is a regular TVP World (Poland) and British Forces TV. His current research investigates the relationship between the Air Ministry and the British aircraft industry in the inter-war period.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - How to get an agentCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Neil ArkseyThis workshop, designed for authors who have finished their manuscript, offers practical advice on finding and approaching a literary agent.
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 - Spanish 2 conversationCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto GallegoRevise, consolidate and improve your listening and speaking skills on this lively course, which will help you communicate more confidently in daily life situations. Ideal if you are doing 'Spanish 2 lower', 'Spanish 2 upper' or have an equivalent level (A2 level).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £71.00 - Medieval pilgrimageCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingTake a virtual tour of the ‘must see’ pilgrimage sites of medieval Europe. Pick up tips from William Wey, a seasoned pilgrim of the fifteenth century, as you plan your trip to Jerusalem.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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