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WAR PIGS – Liverpool & Conflict, 1775-1982, A Visual History

10 weekly sessions, on Tuesdays at 11am - 1pm, starting from Tuesday 20 January..

Overview

This course examines the astonishing visual record/history of the people of Liverpool’s involvement in various wars and conflicts beginning with the American Wars of Independence in 1775 and the loss of the American colonies, seen at the time as a potentially devastating blow for Liverpool trade and a cause of consternation for the Port’s Royalists. It continues with a look at samples of some the thousands of paintings, prints, sculptures and ephemera related to major conflicts such as the Battle of Trafalgar, WWI and WWII and concludes with a survey of domestic disputes leading up to the Toxteth Uprising in 1981. This course will appeal to anybody with an interest in Liverpool subjects, art, military and/or social history.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction – Liverpool & the American Revolutionary War
  2. The French Revolution
  3. The Napoleonic Wars
  4. Liverpool and the War in Crimea
  5. The Anglo-Indian/Boer Wars
  6. World War I
  7. World War II
  8. War on Film, Part I
  9. War on Film, Part II
  10. Class War - Conclusion

Course lecturer

Dr Lee Kendall was born in Liverpool in 1974 and earned his BA (Hons) in History of Art at University of Leicester in 1997 before going on to complete a PhD in the same subject at Liverpool John Moores University in 2006. An independent art historian with a particular interest in all things Liverpool related, his publications include “Being for the Benefit of… Beatles Art in Liverpool” (2012). He has been part of the front of house team at Tate Gallery, Liverpool since 2009 and has lectured for the University of Liverpool's CE Department since 2019.

Course fee

  • Standard fee: £155
  • Concession fee: £80