Victorians abroad

City Lit

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Rationale and nature of Victorians’ visits/residence outside the UK.The course will be delivered through a mixture of formal input and discussion, with student input encouraged.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Be more familiar with the many reasons why Victorians went overseasUnderstand better such Victorians’ experiencesIdentify, where appropriate, wider consequences for the contemporary host community and British society.

No other costs; pen and paper for any optional note takingNo single book/s cover all aspects featured in the course. Consequently a small reading list for each topic covered will be distributed at its start.

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Course programme

Why, which and how Victorians travelled overseas; the manifold role of Empire

‘Heroes of Empire’: securing, maintaining and developing Victorian overseas territories

Explorers, plant hunters and scientists

Missionaries and anthropologists

Criminals, exiles and fortune hunters

(Grand) Tourists on the European Continent

Global celebrity tourism and the pursuit of ‘experience’.

Additional information


Any of the Victorian or general history courses starting in the summer or in September. Please see details on the City Lit website.

General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
See the course guide for term dates and further details

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Victorians abroad

£ 139 VAT inc.

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