Popular Culture and Working–Class Taste in Britain, 1930–39

A Round of Cheap Diversions?

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

Av Robert James

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This book examines the relationship between class and culture in 1930s Britain. Focusing on the reading and cinema-going tastes of the working classes, Robert James’ landmark study combines rigorous historical analysis with a close textual reading of visual and written sources to appraise the role of popular leisure in this fascinating decade.Drawing on a wealth of original research, this lively and accessible book adds immeasurably to our knowledge of working-class leisure pursuits in this contentious period. It is a key intervention in the field, providing both an imaginative approach to the subject and an abundance of new material to analyse, thus making it an undergraduate and postgraduate ‘must-have’. It will be a particularly welcome addition for anyone interested in the fields of cultural and social history, as well as film, cultural and literary studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-03-31
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Popular Culture
Antal sidor282
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9780719095528

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Introduction1. ‘The people’s amusement’: the growth in cinema-going and reading habits 2. ‘Fouling civilisation’?: official attitudes towards popular film and literature3. Trade attitudes towards audience taste4. Working-class tastes: national trends in film popularity5. Working-class tastes: national trends in literature popularity 6. Working-class tastes: South Wales Miners’ Institutes7. Working-class tastes: Derby8. Working-class tastes: Portsmouth9. Popular film and literature: textual analysesConclusion: ‘giving the public what it wants’BibliographyAppendicesIndex

'This is an excellently nuanced book ...an impressive first book'Keith Laybourn, History'An exemplary piece of social and cultural history: meticulously researched, cogently argued, imaginative in its approach. It deserves to be afforded major intellectual currency not just in British film studies but also in the social history of working-class life and practices'James Chapman, Journal of British Cinema and Television'Essential reading for anybody interested in 1930s British society', Daniel Hucker, Gender and History'James makes a convincing argument for the distinctiveness and complexity of working-class taste in this period. He also offers a compelling view of the importance of working-class consumer preference in shaping the provision of film and literature in working-class communities'Andrew August, Labour History Review