This one-day course offers an immersive introduction to a contested region of the city.
We’ll use hundreds of original historical items, from Victorian illustrations of opium smokers to interwar mugshots to post-war guidebooks to Cockney life, to recreate the sights and sounds of London’s East End. Throughout, the emphasis will be on the experiences of local people, among them immigrants, dockers, anarchists, police officers, social explorers and philanthropists.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in history.
How will the course be taught?
Through the handling, examining and reading of archive materials, along with tutor presentations and group discussions.
Meet the Tutor
Dr Michelle Johansen
Dr Michelle Johansen is a social historian of nineteenth and twentieth-century London based at Bishopsgate Institute. Michelle has extensive experience of delivering engaging archive learning sessions for a range of audiences, from primary school pupils to university students to adult learners. She has a particular interest in ‘hidden histories’ and enjoys bringing forgotten or neglected metropolitan individuals and incidents back to life. Michelle’s publications include articles in Teaching History and the London Journal.
Established in 1983, Format Photographers Agency was a women’s only photographic agency which offered a platform for female photographers to develop their creativity and enhance their careers.
