Duration

6 classes over 6 weeks

Mode

Zoom only

Descriptor

This course explores 200 years of British labour history from a Marxist perspective. Students will learn about the centrality of empire to Britain’s history and to the history of its labour movement. 

Topics covered

1.    Reformism vs Socialism
2.    Women – the struggle for inclusion and rights
3.    Race, Racism and Empire
4.    Strategies of defence or defiance
5.    ‘Labourism’ and Labour in power
6.    War, Internationalism and Revolution
7.    Labour vs Capital