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About this Course
About the Course
In this course, Emma Griffin (University of East Anglia) explores the Industrial Revolution in Britain and its social consequences. In the first module we look at what the Industrial Revolution was. We’ll then move on to examine technological change as a specific component of industrialisation. After this, we’ll explore orthodox historical views on the consequences of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. In the next two modules we’ll look at the revisionist view of the social consequences of industrialisation for men and women. In the final module, we’ll explore another consequence of the Industrial Revolution - the changes to the environment and peoples' connection to the environment.
About the Lecturer
Emma Griffin is a Professor of Modern British History at the University of East Anglia. She specialises in British social and economic history of the 18th and 19th centuries, in particular the industrial revolution, its social consequences and its impact upon women. She is the author of several books including Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution and Bread Winner: An Intimate History of the Victorian Economy.
