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.
- Latin America: From the Cold War to the present
Course start date: Wed 30 Oct 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien Ardouin(Re)discover the troubled but exciting political and socio-economic history of Latin America since the beginning of the Cold War, between dictatorship and democracy, boom and recession, and gain a deeper understanding of the current situation in the continent.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - American conservatism from Hoover to Trump Course start date: Sat 2 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian KennedyThis is a one-day course which will provide an overview of conservatism in American politics and how the ideology has evolved over time. - The Amazon Rubber Boom and Bust Course start date: Sat 22 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sandra CarvalhoJoin us on a Saturday of discovery about a transformative period in the history of the Brazilian Amazon.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - US controversies: McCarthyism and the Red Scare Course start date: Sat 1 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian KennedyThe years from 1950 to 1954 are often depicted as a time when there was witch hunt for secret communists in the United States. We will study the events of those years, while also placing them in broader context. - Henry Kissinger’s foreign policyCourse start date: Wed 30 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexandre DabJoin us to discover the history and diplomacy of one of the most controversial statesmen of the 20th century – Henry Kissinger.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - The US Civil Rights Movement: from Reconstruction to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights ActCourse start date: Wed 18 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zoe QuinnExplore the African American Civil Rights movement in the southern states from Reconstruction to the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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