Queen Victoria Always in the Making: Modern Britain, 1688 to the Present

Class Schedule

Week 13 (April 21-27)

Monday, April 22

Topic of Discussion:
The Welfare State
Readings:
Excerpt from Clement Attlee, The Labour Party in Perspective (1937)
Excerpt from the Beveridge Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services, "Introduction and Summary" (1942)
Arnstein, pp. 360-373, 377-387
Movie: Hope and Glory (6PM, Wyatt 101)

Wednesday, April 24

Topic of Discussion:
Decolonization (Student-led Discussion)
Readings:
Excerpts from Mahatma Gandhi, Hind Swaraj (1909)
Harold MacMillan's "Wind of Change" Speech (1960)
Arnstein, pp. 373-377, 391-398

Friday, April 26

Topic of Discussion:
Empire Windrush and the New, Mulicultural Britain (Student-led Discussion)
Readings:
Enoch Powell's "Rivers of Blood" Speech (1968)
Arnstein, pp. 398-413

Food for Thought for Week 13

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