Season 5
A FIFTH SERIES OF LECTURES FROM THE MANCENT HISTORY AND LITERATURE TUTORS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE ONLINE CONFERENCE FACILITY ZOOM (HTTPS://ZOOM.US/)
Tuesdays:
Session 1: 10th November 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
The March by E.L Doctorow – Sherman’s march to the sea, written by one of the great American novelists – Creina Mansfield
Night Mail – A film classic – Alan Sennett
Session 2: 17th November: 1.30-3.30pm
Earl Warren; the Supreme Court and the Liberal Revolution – Andrew Jones
Ruth Bader Ginsberg – Martin Jervis
Session 3: 24th November 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
The Battle of Bosworth – Tim Cockitt
Daughter of Time – Creina Mansfield
Session 4: 1st December 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
A history of Glass baubles and its industry – Birgitta Hoffmann
The Glass Blower (Petra Dunst-Benning) – Creina Mansfield
Session 5: 8th December 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
Christmas, a history – Tim Cockitt
A Christmas Carol – Carla Leach
Wednesdays:
Session 1: 11th November 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
One War at a Time, Mr. Seward’: British-US relations during the American Civil War – Kevin Harrison
The Lancashire Cotton Famine – Martin Jervis
Session 2: 18th November 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
Flinders Petrie and the ‘Pyramidiots’ – Kevin Harrison
Marie Curie – Bob Callow
Session 3: 25th November 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
Henry VII, Securing the Tudor Dynasty – Andrew Jones
Digging up Richard – Birgitta Hoffmann
Session 4: 2nd December 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
The Gilded Age: migration and the creation of hyphenated-America – Kevin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt – Alan Sennett
Session 5: 9th December 2020: 1.30-3.30pm
‘Beethoven at 250’ – A commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth – Steve Millward
Virtual Learning Platform: ZOOM
Price per Session:
Given the nature of these sessions and the medium of delivery we are happy if people want to pay by the week or for the session(s) they are interested in. Hence the flat charge of £5 per session.
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £5 | n/a | 4 | 60 |
Price for the Series:
Tuesdays:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £25 | 4 | 60 |
Wednesdays:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £25 | 4 | 60 |
Booking
We are running this on the same basis as the previous series. If you are already on our mailing list there is no need for you to let us know, since we will just treat it as a continuation of the existing ZTP cour
If you have not attended the previous ZTP series, then please email Alan Sennett: a.sennett@open.ac.uk
PAYMENT DETAILS
Given the nature of these sessions and the medium of delivery we are happy if people want to pay by the week or for the session(s) they are interested in. Hence the flat charge of £5 per session.
Here’s the information you need for payment:
For cheques:
Kevin Harrison, [kevkev.harrison@hotmail.co.uk], 26 Grange Avenue, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 5HF
For BACs:
Account name: Kevin Harrison; Royal Bank of Scotland;
Sort Code: 16-21-17 Account Number: 10172081