Carribean & 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 Tuesday Lates with Anna Grimaldi: Cultural Rebellion in 20th Century Latin AmericaCourse start date: Tue 17 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiTake a journey through a century of bold creativity where artists, musicians, and writers challenged authority and reshaped Latin American society.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Amazon Rubber BoomCourse start date: Sat 21 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinJoin us on a Saturday of discovery about a transformative period of the Brazilian Amazon.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Haiti: past and presentCourse start date: Tue 14 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterDiscover the remarkable history, culture and politics of the Caribbean island of Haiti and the extraordinary resilience of its people before, during and since the revolution of 1791-1804.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Cuba: from Colony to RevolutionCourse start date: Tue 21 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maisa EdwardsDiscover the rich history of Cuba from its colonial period through its independence movements, culminating in the Cuban Revolution. Students will explore the key events, actors, and forces that have shaped Cuba, including José Marti, Fidel Castro, the Cuban Missile Crisis and more!
Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - America and the World 1945-2001Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores American foreign policy during the post-Second World War period of the Twentieth Century.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Let Freedom Ring: the African-American struggle for civil rights 1865-1965Course start date: Wed 22 Apr 2026
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 - US history for beginnersCourse start date: Tue 5 May 2026
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.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Latin America Tuesday Lates with Anna Grimaldi: From Silver to Soy: Latin America's Export StoryCourse start date: Tue 19 May 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiThis session traces Latin America’s journey in the global marketplace through a series of commodities, from the colonial era's silver mines to today’s booming agribusiness.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Black Latin AmericaCourse start date: Wed 20 May 2026
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.
Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Fractured America 1945-2021
Course start date: Wed 3 Jun 2026Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores the doemstic political, social, and cultural divisions that have occurred in the United States since the end of the Second World War.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Latin America Tuesday Lates with Anna Grimaldi: Indigenous Voices from Latin AmericaCourse start date: Tue 23 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anna GrimaldiThis session explores the rise of indigenous voices in Latin American politics and society from the mid-20th century.
Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - The US & Vietnam WarCourse start date: Mon 29 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores how the United States became involved in the conflict in Vietnam and its impact on US politics, society and culture.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Colonial America 1492-1776 Course start date: Wed 16 Sep 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyOn this interactive lecture introductory course we will explore the political, social, and cultural development of colonial America in the period 1492-1776.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00 - Latin America: From the Cold War to the present Course start date: Wed 28 Oct 2026
Location 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 £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £123.00 - The United and Disunited States of America 1776-1865 Course start date: Wed 4 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores the political, social, and cultural development of the United States from independence to the end of the civil war.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £123.00
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