The Historical Contexts and Contemporary Uses of Mass Observation

The Historical Contexts and Contemporary Uses of Mass Observation embraces new approaches and themes that highlight Mass Observation''s long history as an innovative research organization, a social movement, and an archival project. Spanning the period from Mass Observation''s inception to the present day, essay authors discuss a wide range of topics including anthropology, history, popular politics, cultural studies, literature, selfhood, emotion, art and visual studies. Indeed, what emerges across this volume is confirmation that engagement with Mass Observation-whether its historical materials or those produced in the last decade-is crucial to understanding the vast array of experiences that make up British life.>

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• Authors: Lucy D Curzon, Benjamin Jones
• Assisted by: Benjamin Jones (Editor), Lucy D Curzon (Editor), Curzon Lucy D. (Editor), Jennifer J Purcell (Editor), Benjamin Jones (Editor), Lucy D Curzon (Editor), Jennifer J Purcell (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.05.2026
• EAN: 9781350215795
• ISBN: 978-1-350-21579-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: The Mass-Observation Critical Series; Mass-Observation Critical
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history