Free FutureLearn course - Working Lives in the Factories and Mills

The following free to study FutureLearn course, designed by the University of Strathclyde, may be of interest to readers. It is taught by Kirstie Blair of the University of Strathclyde and Michael Sanders of the University of Manchester, and lasts four weeks - here's the blurb:

Working Lives in the Factories and Mills: Textile heritage of the factory workers
Exploring Britain’s Industrial Heritage

The course is important in that it will discuss the relationship between textile factory labour in the past and present, and specifically consider the uses of British industrial heritage in the present day. It will also teach students skills in historical, literary and genealogical research and provide opportunities for further engagement via events at the museums and contributions to ongoing research project.

What topics will you cover?

- Explore the range of activities involved in working in factories and mills in the long nineteenth century, and how these changed during the period covered by the course.
- Assess representations of millworkers from this period, as well as writings by the workers themselves, and discuss how they relate to wider questions of class, gender, and professional identity.
- Investigate how museums represent factory workers.
- Locate material relevant to this field through online archives.

For further details, and to register, please visit https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/factory-lives-working-in-the-textile-mills

Pictured: Stanley Mills, Perthshire, is one of the mills featured in the course.

Chris

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