1st Edition
Representations of Working-Class Masculinities in Post-War British Culture The Left Behind
By Matthew Crowley
Copyright 2020
188 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents an analysis of representations of white, heterosexual, working-class masculinities in British culture between 1945 and 1989 to trace the development of the sociocultural and material conditions that shaped the masculinities which are helping to shape contemporary culture. This book seeks to fan the ‘spark of hope’ in the past that informs our present. The period which... Read more
Introduction
Chapter 1: Home Sweet Home: The post-war settlement, 1945-1951
Chapter 2: Changing the Subject: The ‘Angry Young Men?’, 1950-1960
Chapter 3: Swinging for Him?: The ‘working-class moment’, 1960-1970
Chapter 4: (In)Correct Grammar: School and the ties that bind, 1970-1981
Chapter 5: And Then What’s Left?: The New Right, 1979-1989
Conclusion: The Left Behind
Biography
Matthew Crowley is a London-based writer and researcher. He was educated at Myrtle Springs School, Sheffield, before studying at Central Saint Martins and Birkbeck College in London. Matthew was awarded his PhD from the University of Brighton.
