Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: The revolution that reshaped France
The French Revolution (1789–1799) reshaped the political, social, and economic landscape of France and beyond. From the storming of the Bastille to the rise of radical revolutionary ideas, this course will explore the key events that led to the abolition … More details …
Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Grey: Literature of the 1890s
The period known as the fin de siècle was a time of rapid change and progress but also a period that saw a huge amount of fear over cultural, social, political and ideological change. Both these texts explore the shifts … More details …
Be Still My Beating Heart: Unenviable Proposals in Fiction
This study day will look at marriage proposals across a range of nineteenth-century fiction. Whilst there will be a light-hearted consideration of the many unenviable proposals that appear in fiction from this period. We will also consider the more serious … More details …
An Introduction to Artists’ Books
Making an Artist Book combines craft with art and is an art form started in France in the early 1900s. We will look at some examples, then make a flower fold, and an accordion hard- cover book. Participants are invited … More details …
No Place for Ladies
Inspired by reading the diary of a woman who served in the Russian cavalry against Napoleon, the course highlights half a dozen other ladies who – accidentally or on purpose – found themselves involved in the wars of the early … More details …