derek tatton

Derek Tatton is former Warden/Principal of Wedgwood Memorial College and current administrator of the Raymond Williams Foundation. Raymond Williams helped supervise Derek’s part-time PhD, completed with the OU, during a long career in adult education as WEA tutor-organiser in Bedfordshire, UK.

Citizenship and Sustainable Communities (3) - Tuesday 7th April 2009 at The Blue Mugge Pub, Leek

Open Circle or ODD Group Tuesday 7th April 2009 at The Blue Mugge Pub, Leek Citizenship (3) Intro: This topic is becoming a ‘termly regular’ for the group - understandable

By derek tatton

/ 3 Apr 2009

ODD Circle - Kierkegaard: Why?

Kierkegaard - Why? ODD Circle Tue 31st Mar 09 at The Blue Mugge Pub Notes using the BBC radio 4 programme In our Time March 2008 with the title Kierkegaard

By derek tatton

/ 27 Mar 2009

The Lazy Trout. Do we get the politicians we deserve?

Do we get the Politicians we deserve? Lazy trout ,Meerbrook 30th March 2009 at 19-30 for 19-45 start. Details at www.oddc.org.uk How important is politics? Respondents were

By derek tatton

/ 26 Mar 2009

Pets as kin. Lazy Trout Discussion Group

Pets as Kin ODD Circle Tue 24th Mar 09 at The Blue Mugge Pub Details at www.oddc.org.uk Notes using the BBC radio 4 programme Thinking Allowed April

By derek tatton

/ 26 Mar 2009

ODD - Abstract Painting - ‘Anyone could do that’?

Abstract Painting - ‘Anyone could do that’? Open Circle or the ODD group Tue 18 Nov 08 at The Blue Mugge pub After individual comment, in turn, on each theme,

By derek tatton

/ 13 Nov 2008

ODD Discussion Group Autumn 08 Program

Open Circle or The ODD Group (Open Democracy Discussion Group) Provisional Programme - Autumn 2008 Tuesdays at The Blue Mugge pub, Osborne St., Leek 19.30 for 19.45 >

By derek tatton

/ 12 Nov 2008

Culture is Ordinary -

Based on Raymond Williams’ seminal essay of that title, written exactly 50 years ago. Several of us were at the keynote lecture in Barlaston recently, given by Terry Eagleton, with

By derek tatton

/ 6 Nov 2008

Poetry and Sylvia Plath

Enclose notes for the Blue Mugge pub discussion next Tue 4 Nov. Roger Elkin has prepared these notes and will lead/chair the discussion. A reminder of programme change: on

By derek tatton

/ 30 Oct 2008

Consciousness 2 - ODD Study group

Open Circle, ODD Group A brief reminder that the theme tomorrow evening, Tue 28 Oct, will be 'Consciousness 2'. I've had a brief chat with Bob

By derek tatton

/ 27 Oct 2008