Is a fascinating five week short course starting
Wednesday 30th June 2010 until Wednesday 28th July 2010.
The course uncovers the biography and achievements of great women from ancient and medieval Africa, through the slave trade, right up to the present periods.
The opening class salutes the work of the pioneering African American historians, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Drusilla Houston, and Anna Melissa Graves. With their work emerged a new concept of Black history that underpins the course.
Clearly there is a need for this sort of information.
After all: Can YOU name 10 great black women who lived before the year 1900?
Some of the biographies covered on the programme are:
- Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut
- Queen Mother Amanirenas
- The Queen of Sheba
- Falasha Queen Judith
- Bilikisu Sungbo
- Queen Amina
- Ann Nzinga
- Mary Prince
- Mary Seacole
- Harriet Tubman
- Amy Jacques Garvey
- And much, much more!
All of the classes are two-hour cutting edge PowerPoint presentations.
The course will run for five weeks, one lecture per week on Wednesday evening from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at PCS Learning Centre, 3rd Floor, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EH (5 minutes walk from Victoria Station).
The course costs only £60 per person. Reading lists and handouts are provided.
Course Content:
Week 1: The African Mother Goddesses and the Birth of Civilisation
Week 2: Women in Ancient Egypt (ordinary life and women leaders)
Week 3: The Queens of Ancient Ethiopia
Week 4: The Queensand Great Women of Medieval Africa
Week 5: Black Women in the Age of the Atlantic
Feedback from delegates who attended the course in the past on their overall experience are below:
"As always, Robin's class offers an oasis for those seeking inspiration and knowledge about Black History. This course was extremely engaging as these are a few historical sources that focus on a panoramic view of African Women's History."
"This course has been an inspiration and more importantly a stepping stone for my future study."
"Very good, course, I learnt so much. Good that you are giving black women a platform."
There are many reasons why one may be interested in such a course. Some may wish to study the Black Woman's experience in a systematic way.
Others may be teachers who need the information to benefit their pupils. Others may be parents who need the information for their children. Some may wish to pursue the subject as a leisure interest.
Whatever the reason, please come along.
Places on this course are limited. Places are available on a strictly first come, first served basis and we anticipate that there will be a lot of demand for this course.
If you would like to attend this course, please contact us for a booking form at [email protected]
Black History Studies
Educating the community to educate themselves
http://www.blackhistorystudies.com
Tel: 0208 881 0660 Fax: 0208 881 0660 Mobile: 07951 234233
Email: [email protected]
