Responding to Margaret Thatcher''s Death

Informationen zum Autor Louisa Hadley has taught at universities and colleges in both the UK and Canada. She currently teaches literature courses at Dawson College in Montreal. She is the author of Neo-Victorian Fiction and Historical Narrative: The Victorians and Us (2010) and co-editor of Thatcher & After: Margaret Thatcher and her Afterlife in Contemporary Culture (2010). Klappentext Louisa Hadley examines the range of responses to Margaret Thatcher's death in relation to the cultural discourses surrounding Thatcher in the 1980s and since her resignation. The responses examined include the anticipation of Thatcher's death in anti-Thatcher songs, social media responses, obituaries, picture tributes and the ceremonial funeral. Zusammenfassung Louisa Hadley examines the range of responses to Margaret Thatcher's death in relation to the cultural discourses surrounding Thatcher in the 1980s and since her resignation. The responses examined include the anticipation of Thatcher's death in anti-Thatcher songs! social media responses! obituaries! picture tributes and the ceremonial funeral. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Introduction 1. Anticipating Thatcher's Death 2. Political Responses to Thatcher's Death 3. Social Media Responses to Thatcher's Death 4. Obituaries of Margaret Thatcher 5. Picturing Thatcher 6. 'A Proper Send-off' for Thatcher Conclusion Bibliography

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Table of Contents Introduction 1. Anticipating Thatcher's Death 2. Political Responses to Thatcher's Death 3. Social Media Responses to Thatcher's Death 4. Obituaries of Margaret Thatcher 5. Picturing Thatcher 6. 'A Proper Send-off' for Thatcher Conclusion Bibliography

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• Authors: L Hadley, L. Hadley, Louisa Hadley
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2014
• EAN: 9781137428240
• ISBN: 978-1-137-42824-0
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Palgrave Pivot; Palgrave Pivot
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; C, Cultural History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, European Politics, Political Science, Communication, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Political science & theory, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Media and Communication, Culture—Study and teaching, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Civilization—History, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection