Edwardian Picture Postcard As a Communications Revolution - A Literacy Studies Perspective

This book offers a novel investigation of the Edwardian picture postcard as an innovative form of communication. It offers original insights into the historical and social context in which the postcard emerged; including how the postcard can reveal details of the lives and literacy practices of often overlooked sectors of the population.

List of contents

1. The Edwardian postcard as a revolutionary communications technology 2. The early postcard 3. Researching the Edwardian postcard 4. Materiality and multimodality 5. What were the Edwardians writing about? 6. The lives of three young women through postcards: Annie Parrish, Janet Carmichael and Ruby Ingrey 7. Conclusions

About the author

Julia Gillen is Professor of Literacy Studies at Lancaster University, UK.

Summary

This book offers a novel investigation of the Edwardian picture postcard as an innovative form of communication. It offers original insights into the historical and social context in which the postcard emerged; including how the postcard can reveal details of the lives and literacy practices of often overlooked sectors of the population.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Gillen, Julia (Lancaster University Gillen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032198897
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219889-7
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Research in Literacy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; EDUCATION / General, Cultural Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Literacy, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Sociolinguistics, Communication Studies, Social and cultural history, Historical & comparative linguistics, Teaching of a specific subject, Historical and comparative linguistics