The Havant Branch of the WEA have arranged two Spring Courses:
For History the course tutored by Jennifer Goldsmith is:
“The Long Industrial Revolution”
The Industrial Revolution is sometimes depicted as beginning in the 19th century, whereas it began well before that. A complex process of industrialization, had unforeseen consequences for British people, changing lives both of those who migrated to the new expanding towns and those who remained in rural occupations. Did it influence only those in the Midlands and the North, or were lives here in the south equally changed? This course considers the impact of industrialization upon the lives of our recent ancestors.
The 10 week course will be held at the Emsworth Community Centre commencing on Thursday 8th January from 10am to Midday and finishing on 19th March with a break for half term on 19th February.
For Art the course tutored by Michaela Cranmer will be:
“Women, War and Art: 1914 – 1945”
This course will focus on the wide range of work produced by British women artists in response to the First and Second World Wars. It will consider the work of female artists who recorded the effect of war on the Home Front, in the First World War in particular, and those who recorded their experiences in the field. It will also briefly consider the effects of the Spanish civil war on the production of art by female artists.
The 4 week course will be held at the Bedhampton Community Centre commencing