ZOOMING THROUGH THE PAST – SEASON 14
THE FOURTEENTH SERIES OF LECTURES FROM THE MANCENT HISTORY AND LITERATURE TUTORS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE ONLINE CONFERENCE FACILITY ZOOM (HTTPS://ZOOM.US/)
Tuesdays: 26th April– 24th May 2022
Session 1: Tuesday 26th April 1.30-3.30pm
Female Confidence and Male Angst
“God and one woman make a majority”: Josephine Butler (1828-1906) as a campaigner for women’s rights – Kevin Harrison
Thirty Years of Debt, Gout, Depression and Angst: The Wonderful World of Joseph Conrad – Creina Mansfield
Session 2: Tuesday 3rd May 1.30-3.30pm
Radicalism in the Early Twentieth Century
“American Radicalism, 1905-1920: the Wobblies – Alan Sennett
Red Clydeside, 1919 – Mike Milligan
Session 3: Tuesday 10th May 1.30-3.30pm
Napoleonic Matters
Bonaparte – Tim Cockitt
1813 – The battle of Leipzig and nearly ‘the end of the affair’ – Birgitta Hoffmann
Session 4: Tuesday 17th May 1.30-3.30pm
Unhappy leaders
All are now dead!! The ‘curse’ of Tutankhamen – Kevin Harrison
Prime Ministers a Study in Hubris….did they fall or were they pushed? – Frank Vigon
Session 5: Tuesday 24th May 1.30-3.30pm
The American Deep South in Fact and in Fiction
Segregation in the Southern States – Andrew Jones
George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy And Bess’ – Steve Millward
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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.
Day: Tuesday. Time: 13.30-15.30 BST
Tuesdays: 26th April – 24th May 2022
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 |
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
For BACs:
Account name: Kevin Harrison
Royal Bank of Scotland Sort Code: 16-21-17 Account Number: 10172081