A free course brought to you by Lorraine Pratley
About History with a Why
Meet Lorraine
Meet Lorraine
Meet Lorraine
As your guide in History with a Why, I will help you understand how power structures have worked across the ages, along with the dynamics of class struggle.
I've had many jobs, skilled and unskilled, eventually becoming a qualified teacher, BA DipEd (Secondary), then medical herbalist, AdvDip, Western Herbal Medicine. Add to that a few dec
As your guide in History with a Why, I will help you understand how power structures have worked across the ages, along with the dynamics of class struggle.
I've had many jobs, skilled and unskilled, eventually becoming a qualified teacher, BA DipEd (Secondary), then medical herbalist, AdvDip, Western Herbal Medicine. Add to that a few decades of active struggle for freedom and justice on many issues.
This course is for questioning people who are sceptical about what we are told by mainstream politicians and media. My passion is to build your knowledge base of history and human society, to help you evaluate new information and develop your critical insights into events today.
How it works
Meet Lorraine
Meet Lorraine
The course is delivered through weekly Zoom sessions of 1-1.5 hours.
Each session has a pre-assigned reading.
Choose:
relaxed pace - averaging 8 pgs per week, or
fast-track option - averaging up to 20 pgs per week.
Our ‘textbook’, A People’s History of the World, is available for free.
Participants often acquire a personal copy but this is
The course is delivered through weekly Zoom sessions of 1-1.5 hours.
Each session has a pre-assigned reading.
Choose:
relaxed pace - averaging 8 pgs per week, or
fast-track option - averaging up to 20 pgs per week.
Our ‘textbook’, A People’s History of the World, is available for free.
Participants often acquire a personal copy but this is not a requirement. Some people prefer to listen through Audible or a free text-to-speech program like this one.
Supplemental resources are sometimes provided.
Study Topics
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Study Topics
We cover these broad topics and more.
We discuss lessons from history that are relevant today.
Human Society Before Class
The Rise of Class Society
The Roots of Women's Oppression
Ancient Civilizations
The 'Middle Ages'
Transition to Capitalism - Birth Pangs of a New Order
Slavery, Colonialism and the Roots of Racism
The American & French Revo
We cover these broad topics and more.
We discuss lessons from history that are relevant today.
Human Society Before Class
The Rise of Class Society
The Roots of Women's Oppression
Ancient Civilizations
The 'Middle Ages'
Transition to Capitalism - Birth Pangs of a New Order
Slavery, Colonialism and the Roots of Racism
The American & French Revolutions
Capitalism Spreads Across the Globe
War and Revolution
Crisis, War, and Resistance
The Cold War and Its Aftermath