Understanding Jane Austen: Her Life and Times
{:de}{:de} Regrettably, our originally scheduled lecturer, Prof. Emma Clery had to cancel due to health reasons; we wish her all the best and a speedy recovery! Nicola Pritchard-Prink agreed to […]
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Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland
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Harry Potter and Oxford – A Mirror to British Culture
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}Nicholas Haque, President of the Oxford University Harry Potter Society{:}{:en}Nicholas Haque, President of the Oxford University Harry Potter Society{:}
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English Ideas of the Orient in the Eighteenth Century
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}The Orient is much-loaded term - geographically and historically. Our present picture of those countries usually associated with the Orient is strongly influenced by the depiction of it as it […]
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Free Media and Democracy – interdependant or incompatible?
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}{:de} In all but the most repressive of dictatorships, ordinary people now have near universal and unrestricted access to knowledge. When we were young we turned to newspapers and TV […]
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Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present, Pitfalls & Possibilities
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}It feels like AI is everywhere right now, it’s certainly one of the latest buzzwords in the news, but do we really understand what it is, or how it differs […]
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Football unites
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}Football unites Unter diesem Titel wird der Fußballexperte Ralf Bockstedte, Spielerberater und Olympiabotschafter und zugleich Mitglied im Rat der Stadt Essen wie auch unserer Gesellschaft, einen Vortrag halten, der die […]
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The NHS – Past, Present and Future
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}“No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means.” So said Aneurin Bevan, the ‘fiery’ but eloquent Welsh Labour […]
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From Trier to Manchester via Wuppertal – a short history of the Labour movement
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}The labour movement is beyond doubt one of the most consequential (and, indeed, beneficial) developments in social and economic history. Viscerally linked to the Industrial Revolution, it has also been […]
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Twinships between the Ruhr and Northern England: History, Present and future Challenges
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}The earliest twinships between cities in the Ruhr area and Northern England date from the post-war era. Bochum was twinned with Sheffield, Dortmund with Leeds and Essen with Sunderland. In […]
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James Bond – Connections to Wattenscheid, Essen, Krupp and the Ruhr
Volkshochschule Essen, Raum E 11 Burgplatz 1, Essen, Deutschland{:de}It sounds a bit weird, but did you know that James Bond, the famous British spy was “officially” born in Wattenscheid, Germany? You may ask why? Is there any proof? […]