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History: Fascism and the Troubled 1930s
The course will examine the origins of Fascism and National Socialism against the backdrop of post war turmoil in Italy and Germany. We will see how the emergence of Stalin as supreme leader in the USSR led to a radicalisation of the economy and political terror. We will consider the effects of the economic crisis in the democratic countries, USA, Britain and France. Finally, we will consider how the radicalisation of economies and politics impacted on international relations culminating in the outbreak of a second European war in 1939.
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Dates:Mon 23/09/2024 -
Mon 04/11/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:St Francis de Sales (Hampton)
16 Wellington Road
Hampton
TW12 1JRTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00017425How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
History: Trade, Empire and Migration in Nineteenth Century Britain
By the second half of the nineteenth century, as a result of an industrial revolution and the growth of trade and Empire, Britain had become 'the workshop of the world’, importing raw materials and exporting manufactured goods across the globe. Alongside these developments were great movements of people – emigration to other countries in search of a better life, internal migration from Scotland and Ireland to England, migration from countryside to towns in search of work, and immigration into Britain from European countries such as Russia, Germany and Italy.
Our course will examine the connections between Britain’s trade, its empire and the migration of people in the nineteenth century.
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Dates:Tue 24/09/2024 -
Tue 12/11/2024Times:10:00am - 11:30amDuration:8 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:George O'ReillyCourse code:Q00018727How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
History: Burying the Ghosts: one "lucky" woman's story of escape from Nazi Germany
A talk on the insidious process of changing hearts and minds - from humanity to inhumanity. The talk follows the experience of the author's mother who was 14 when Hitler's Nazi government came to power in her home town of Saarbrucken in Germany. It will consist of historical information and lively readings from Burying the Ghosts to allow the audience to understand these momentous times from a personal perspective.
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Dates:Sat 05/10/2024 -
Sat 05/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017274How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £10.00
Art Appreciation: The Art and Architecture of Venice
This Day School studies the glorious art and architecture of the 1,000-year Republic of Venice.
In art, the 16th century saw Venice become the centre of the Late Renaissance in Italy. Legendary artists such as Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese introduced heightened colour, emotion and drama. Then, in the 18th century, Venice again led European art through the cityscapes of such as Canaletto and Bellotto.
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Dates:Fri 18/10/2024 -
Fri 18/10/2024Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Ambrose Allen Centre (Tadley)
2 Franklin Avenue
Tadley
RG26 4ETTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00016860How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:5 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20
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History: Germany between the World Wars - Part 1
At the end of the First World War, Germany underwent dramatic change. The Kaiser abdicated, and the country emerged from a period of autocratic rule to embark on a bold and (on paper) very progressive experiment in republican democracy. At the same time, the victorious allies of the Great War imposed a punitive peace treaty on Germany at Versailles, reflecting their belief that Germany has caused the war and should pay the price. These changes, together with other factors such as the worldwide economic situation between the wars ushered in a period of social, political and financial turbulence in which Hitler and the Nazis would eventually rise to power.
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Dates:Tue 05/11/2024 -
Tue 26/11/2024Times:3:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018059How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £22.20
Art Appreciation: Expressionism: from Kirchner to Kandinsky and Kokoschka (1905-1939)
In this short course, we will focus on Expressionism, a key art movement of the beginning of the 20th century. Starting around 1905 in Germany and Austria, with painters and sculptors such as Ersnt Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rotluff, the expressionist style soon pervaded other art forms, such as cinema. Expressionist works of art were raw and energetic, shocking, sometimes dark and apocalyptic, sometimes light and spiritual, and always intensely free. If you have ever wondered what is Expressionism, how it started and developed, and why these artists painted in such a way, this course is for you!
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Dates:Wed 20/11/2024 -
Wed 11/12/2024Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00017434How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £29.60
History: Germany between the Wars - Part 2
At the end of the First World War, Germany underwent dramatic change. The Kaiser abdicated, and the country emerged from a period of autocratic rule to embark on a bold and (on paper) very progressive experiment in republican democracy. At the same time, the victorious allies of the Great War imposed a punitive peace treaty on Germany at Versailles, reflecting their belief that Germany has caused the war and should pay the price. These changes, together with other factors such as the worldwide economic situation between the wars ushered in a period of social, political and financial turbulence in which Hitler and the Nazis would eventually rise to power.
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Dates:Tue 14/01/2025 -
Tue 04/02/2025Times:3:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00019166How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:3 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.20
Literature: German Literature Post 1945
This course, composed of new texts, builds on similar courses on German literature given by Stephen Smith. Four novels and one poet will be analysed and placed in context over the 10 weeks’ duration of the course.
The first text, The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, was actually written in 1938, but having recently been rediscovered, it is too good not to include. We will begin with this novel and then explore:
Vertigo - WG Sebald.
Lost - Hans Ulrich Treichel.
Kairos - Jenny Erpenbeck.
The Poetry of Durs Grunbein.
The course will offer great scope for discussion of excellent texts, which are intellectually, imaginatively and emotional stimulating.
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Dates:Tue 14/01/2025 -
Tue 25/03/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017914How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
An Introduction to Twentieth Century History: International Relations in the 1930s and World War 2
By the 1930s there were three competing ideologies: Liberal Democracy, Soviet Communism and Fascism.. the latter in various national forms. Broadly the first two accepted the status quo and the latter in Japan, Germany and Italy were determined on revision. This set the scene for the ensuing conflicts in the Pacific and Europe. The course will examine how and why the world went to war during the 1930s. We will look at the role of individuals and consider how much difference it made that it was Hitler or Mussolini in charge rather than someone else. We will examine how it took time for the USA to emerge from isolation and how that tipped the balance when she did.
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Dates:Mon 20/01/2025 -
Mon 03/03/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:St Francis de Sales (Hampton)
16 Wellington Road
Hampton
TW12 1JRTutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00017583How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £60.00
History: Architectural Pomp, Trauma & Resurgence, Berlin, 1800 to 2000
This course studies how the architecture of the dynamic Berlin that we see today has been shaped by the events of its troubled history and by the ambitions and styles of its leaders.
From 1740 to 1945, Berlin saw a series of aggressive war leaders who sought to make Prussia and then Germany the dominant force in the world, eventually styling Berlin as the capital of the world. Utterly destroyed by 1945, Berlin was reborn as two distinct cities, one rebuilt in Western and the other in Communist styling. Since the Wall fell in 1989, the united city has flourished, embracing grand city plans and modern, hi-tech architecture.
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Dates:Sat 07/06/2025 -
Sat 07/06/2025Times:10:00am - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Reading International Solidarity Centre
35-39 London Street
Reading
RG1 4PSTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00018042How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £25.20