OLLI101639 - How Did We Get Here? – Europe and the American Civil War
Course Description
How Did We Get Here? – Europe and the American Civil War
Instructor: Steven Pollack
Day of the Week: Thursday
Dates: Feb 6 – March 20 (no class March 6)
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Hybrid at Ambler
A look at the role of Europe during the American Civil War. Both Britain and France were supportive and sympathetic to the Confederacy – why, and what did they do? After the war, and after the European civil wars of unification, there was an upsurge of labor movements and socialist movements leading to the rise of Bolshevism, which spawned both Lenin and Mussolini, all during the Gilded Age – how did this happen?
Maximum: 30 In-person/ 100 Online
Instructor Bio: Steve Pollack is a performer, director, lecturer and actor who has appeared in venues ranging from Grand Opera to Blues and Pop; an actor and director of stage plays; and as a lecturer and teacher in schools, community organizations, and private associations. He has performed in many local and regional theaters in opera, concert, and musical theater and was one of the original members of Peter Nero’s Voices of the Pops in Philadelphia. He lectures often on subjects of culture, art, history, music, and social change with specific focus on the critical, ironic, or trivial connections between historical events. He was educated at Franklin & Marshall College and Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
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