American History Courses Online & In London
The histories of the landmass we now call the Americas are rich, complex, and still being written as new evidence emerges and material is reinterpreted via new questions and perspectives. In other words, the histories of the Americas offer not only different takes on the perhaps familiar histories of North America, but also new perspectives on and from Central America, the broader Caribbean, and South America.
There is much to explore; from the emergence of diverse North American and Caribbean societies and Central and South American empires built on agriculture and trade as well as the imperial and independent states that emerged in the centuries following the violent encounters with the Europeans to the new conflicts of the World Wars and the Cold War.
Violence, expansion, resistance, and revolution are central to the histories of the Americas, but far from all that define them.
Join us to learn about and engage with the various and rich histories of the Americas. We offer a range of courses, short and long, online and face-to-face courses as well as reading groups, exploring different aspects of the histories of the Americas.
- US history for beginnersCourse start date: Tue 3 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis online course offers a brief examination of, and introduction to, the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the United States, 1608 - 2001.
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 - From isolationism to global superpower: the US from 1900 to 1945Course start date: Wed 4 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis online interactive lecture course explores the political, social, and cultural development of the United States and considers how it has contributed to modern American society.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Barack Obama: An unexpected PresidentCourse start date: Thu 19 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mark MalcomsonIn the space of five years, Obama went from a little-known community activist to President of the United States. As America’s first African-American President he will hold an important place in history but it also worth reflecting on the man, his presidency and his legacy seven years after he left the White House.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 - Slavery, enslavement & the CaribbeanCourse start date: Fri 20 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterApproximately 11 million Africans were enslaved and taken to the Americas. What was daily life like in plantation societies for enslaved Africans and planters living in the Caribbean colonies in the period 1609-1807 and how did new cultures develop over time?Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Black Latin AmericaCourse start date: Wed 1 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiThis course introduces and critically examines the concept of a Black or African Latin America through the region’s history, philosophy, activism, politics, diaspora, memory and culture.
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 £45.00 - Latin American history: from the independence wars to the presentCourse start date: Thu 11 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sebastien Ardouin(Re)discover the troubled but exciting political and socio-economic history of Latin America, between dictatorship and democracy, boom and recession, and gain a deeper understanding of the current situation in the continent’s different countries.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £269.00 - The American century: the US from 1945 to the presentCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores the political, social, and cultural development of the United States since the end of World War 2 to the present day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 - Privateering, the buccaneers & piracy in the CaribbeanCourse start date: Fri 9 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterWhat was life like in an early Caribbean colonial settlement? Using the Caribbean as our case study, we will evaluate how England consolidated colonial power in this period, and the profound impact of territorial expansion on islands such as Bermuda, Barbados, Montserrat and Jamaica.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Memories of authoritarian regimes in 20th-century Latin AmericaCourse start date: Wed 14 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiThis course explores the aftermath of authoritarian and military regimes in Latin America, focusing on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Guatemala.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 - Colonial America: European settlement 1560 – 1815Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThe online course explores European settlement (British, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish) of North America. It examines the differences between English colonies; the American Revolution; the formation of the United States; and the War of 1812.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - How America replaced Britain in the Middle East 1945-2003Course start date: Sat 18 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nomaan HanifThis course charts the post 1945 entrance of the United States into the Middle East and the power struggle which ensued with Britain as a consequence. The course pierces the official discourse on the transatlantic relationship and provides a different perspective on how to understand and explain the volatile politics of the region. Tutor: Noman Hanif.
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