Tatler's Irony - Conspicuous Consumption, Inconspicuous Power and Social Change

This book discusses Tatler, a monthly glossy magazine aimed at the wealthiest groups in British society, to consider how it addresses social change. The volume addresses specifically the period from 1997, the year New Labour was elected under Tony Blair, up to 2010, when the Conservative party and David Cameron came in to power. Sallie McNamara scrutinizes how the magazine negotiates ideas of 'Britishness', class, gender and national identity in a changing social, political, economic and cultural climate. Additionally, she explores the magazine's humorous approach, and looks at how that distinctive address can potentially lead to misinterpretation. The British class system has seen many challenges over the period of the magazine's history, and this study expertly grapples with exactly how Tatler has maintained its audience in a continually changing social environment.

List of contents

Introduction: History, Class and Context.- Tatler, The Gossiping Glossy?.- In with the In-Crowd?.- Posh Sex?: Gender and Sexuality.- Boom and Bust.- Conclusion: Shifting Boundaries and Social Change.

About the author

Sallie McNamara is Senior Lecturer at Southampton Solent University, UK. 

Summary

This book discusses Tatler, a monthly glossy magazine aimed at the wealthiest groups in British society, to consider how it addresses social change. The volume addresses specifically the period from 1997, the year New Labour was elected under Tony Blair, up to 2010, when the Conservative party and David Cameron came in to power. Sallie McNamara scrutinizes how the magazine negotiates ideas of ‘Britishness’, class, gender and national identity in a changing social, political, economic and cultural climate. Additionally, she explores the magazine’s humorous approach, and looks at how that distinctive address can potentially lead to misinterpretation. The British class system has seen many challenges over the period of the magazine’s history, and this study expertly grapples with exactly how Tatler has maintained its audience in a continually changing social environment.

Product details

• Authors: Sallie McNamara
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.06.2018
• EAN: 9783319769134
• ISBN: 978-3-31-976913-4
• No. of pages: 145
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 13 mm x 220 mm
• Weight: 332 g
• Illustrations: IX, 145 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Europa, C, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Media Studies, Social Inequality, Political Science, Communication, Journalism, Social & ethical issues, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Media and Communication, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Social groups and identities, Social Structure, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, British Culture, Ethnology—Europe, Media studies: Journalism, Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten