THE EIGHTH SERIES OF LECTURES FROM THE MANCENT HISTORY AND LITERATURE TUTORS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE ONLINE CONFERENCE FACILITY ZOOM (HTTPS://ZOOM.US/)
Tuesdays: 20th April – 18th May 2021
Session 1: Tuesday 20th April 1.30-3.30pm
Infamy in the Eighteenth, fame in Nineteenth century
The York Buildings Water Company in Scotland.
An 18th century investment scandal – Birgitta Hoffmann
The Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (A German Victory!) – Tim Cockitt
Session 2: Tuesday 27th April 1.30-3.30pm
Serious Thinkers
Thomas Hobbes: “The Monster of Malmesbury” – Kevin Harrison
Linnaeus and Pandora’s Box – Bob Callow
Session 3: Tuesday 4th May 1.30-3.30pm
Shanghai
Britain and Shanghai, 1918-45 – Alan Sennett
Empire of the Sun: J. G. Ballard’s autobiographical novel – Creina Mansfield
Session 4: Tuesday 11th May 1.30-3.30pm
The Unification of Italy
Il Risorgimento – Andrew Jones
Giuseppe Verdi – Steve Millward
Session 5: Tuesday 18th May 1.30-3.30pm:
Insights into African History
The History of Kenya – Tim Cockitt
Karl Mauch: The Discovery of Great Zimbabwe – Kevin Harrison
Wednesdays – 21st April – 19th May 2021
Session 1: Wednesday 21st April 1.30-3.30pm
Surviving Stalin
Dmitri Shostakovich – Steve Millward
The Noise of Time, by Julian Barnes – Creina Mansfield
Session 2: Wednesday 28th April 1.30-3.30pm
Mao and Red China
Mao and the Communist Revolution, 1949-1976 – Andrew Jones
Mao and Nixon – Martin Jervis
Session 3: Wednesday 5th May 1.30-3.30pm
Collectors and Painters
Hans Sloane, Chocolate and the British Museum – Bob Callow
Meaning and interpretation: Dutch Painting of the Golden Age – Mike Milligan
Session 4: Wednesday 12th May 1.30-3.30pm
1950s Britain – Home and Abroad
1950s Britain: It’s history – Mike Milligan
Iran 1953: Perfidious Albion – Alan Sennett
Session 5: Wednesday 19th May 1.30-3.30pm
End of Empire
The end of Roman Dacia; or when 20th-century politics does archaeology – Birgitta Hoffmann
The Handover of Hong Kong (1997) – Martin Jervis
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
ZOOM CODES
These are sent out the evening before each session (different codes for each individual session) Please check your spam or junk mail if you don’t see them.
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 |
PAYMENT DETAILS
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