Dear nyajao-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
“Is there such a thing as British Popular Culture?”
There certainly is. In fact it has more recently become an official
academic study broken down into various eras such as before World War
I, during World War I, During World War II, and After World War II.
There are now college courses that teach British Popular (or Pop)
Cultures which focus on such things as youth cultures, film,
television and popular music just to name a few. One such course
description of modern British Popular Culture summarizes the course
this way:
“We explore the way in which relationships between national identity,
history, class, race, gender and sexuality play out in the making and
consuming of popular cultural forms. Topics may include the
constructions of 'Englishness' in popular film and television,
Americanisation and escapism, the relationship between class and
comedy, and the emergence of British youth cultures. The course gives
some historical background to what is happening today.”
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/summer03/akq.shtml
Brock University of Ontario Canada also offers a course in British
Popular Culture as seen here:
“Mass media in Britain emphasizing issues of production, regulation
and reception. Close analysis of popular texts in their social and
political contexts.”
BROCK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2003/undergrad/courses/PCUL.html
There is even a book on the subject that serves as a “Who’s Who in
British Popular Culture” called “BRIT CULT”:
“…explores more than 200 key people, products, and phenomena in
British popular culture. Calcutt deftly deconstructs hundreds of Brit
Cult icons--such as Monty Python, J. G. Ballard, Nick Hornby, Martin
Amis, Doc Martens, E-Type Jaguars, glam, and goth, Malcolm McClaren,
Blur, Oasis, The Kinks, The Who, and the Stones--and identifies who or
what they are, what they represent to us, and what they have, in turn,
inspired.”
MCGRAW HILL PROFESSIONAL BOOKSTORE
http://doi.contentdirections.com/mr/mgh_o20.jsp?doi=10.1036/0809293242
The early development of British Popular Culture and the circumstances
through which the culture first began to develop can been learned by
visiting this site:
“Contains useful overview of everyday urban life in London during the
17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The main focus of the site is texts
dealing with criminal proceedings in London’s central court. Offers an
intriguing glimpse into the conditions in which British popular
culture developed.”
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE OLD BAILEY LONDON 1674 TO 1834
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
You can find out a great deal more about British Popular Culture by
contacting the Popular Culture Association. The British Popular
Culture Chair is:
Maureen Thum
English Dept.
University of Michigan
Flint, MI 48502
810-762-3285
mthum@umflint.edu
I hope you find that my research exceeds your expectations. If you
have any questions about my research please post a clarification
request prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating
and your final comments and I look forward to working with you again
in the near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga
INFORMATION SOURCES
POPULAR CULTURE AREAS AND CHAIRS
http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/2004/pcaarea.htm
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE OLD BAILEY LONDON 1674 TO 1834
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
MCGRAW HILL PROFESSIONAL BOOKSTORE
http://doi.contentdirections.com/mr/mgh_o20.jsp?doi=10.1036/0809293242
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/publications/summer03/akq.shtml
BROCK UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/2003/undergrad/courses/PCUL.html
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Clarification of Answer by
tutuzdad-ga
on
22 Oct 2003 11:48 PDT
Dear nyajao-ga;
I am happy to hear that I have been able to successfully answer your
question and that you are pleased with the source material I have
provided. While I had no idea you were compiling information for an
essay, I do hope that it goes a long way toward helping you achieve
your goal.
Your original question did not mention anything about an essay nor did
it include an essay as a requirement. My research here merely covered
your posted request. I will however try to give you some tips here
that can get you on your way:
I recommend that you establish an outline, perhaps chronologically,
and address the development and evolution of British Popular Culture
from the time of Old Bailey until the present time. It might prove
interesting if you divide your essay into eras ranging from:
“Before a specified time period” - when British popular culture was
focused more on political issues, legal issues, religious issues.
“During a specified time period” – when British popular culture became
a more defined regional characteristic due in part to the hardships of
famine, depression and world wars in Europe.
And “After a specified time period” – leading up to the present when
Britons were at last able to focus on more purely cultural themes such
as music, art, fashion and so forth.
More time periods than this would likely exceed 2500 words so you are
probably best to use only three. Simply end your essay with a summary
and statements that corroborates your introductory remarks.
If you wish for someone to actually work on an essay for you outside
of this question, there “may” be a researcher who is willing to do
that. I recommend you post a second question which requests that
specific service and see if you get any positive responses.
I wish you luck. Thank you for bringing your question to us.
Regards;
Tutuzdad-ga
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