Gender, Modernity, and the Popular Press in Inter-War Britain

Zusatztext This well-researched study of five popular daily newspapers provides an engaging new look at debates over shifting gender identities in early twentieth-century Britain Klappentext Journalists often claim that they write the first draft of history, but few historians examine the press in detail when preparing later drafts. This book demonstrates the value of popular newspapers as a historical source by using them to explore the attitudes and identities of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. It provides a fresh insight into a period of great significance in the making of twentieth century gender identities, when women and men were coming to terms with the upheavals of the Great War, the arrival of democracy, and rapid social change. The book also deepens our understanding of the development of the modern media by showing how newspaper editors, in the fierce competition for readers, developed a template for the popular press that is still influential today. Zusammenfassung Bingham uses the popular press to explore the attitudes and identities of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. He provides a fresh insight into a period when women and men were coming to terms with rapid social change, and deepens our understanding of the development of the modern media. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The evolution of the popular daily press 2: The discourse of modernity 3: Traditional duties: housewife, mother, consumer 4: Reshaping the political sphere: the female voter 5: The gendered gaze: fashion, the female body and sexual morality 6: Patriotism and citizenship: the gendered languages of war and peace 7: Masculinity: ideals and anxieties Conclusions Appendix: The women's pages Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Bingham, Adrian (British Academy Post-Doctoral Fel Bingham, Bingham Adrian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2004
• EAN: 9780199272471
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927247-1
• No. of pages: 278
• Series: Oxford Historical Monographs; Oxford Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Media Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Gender studies, gender groups, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)