A cultural history of school uniform / Kate Stephenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, Kate (Cultural historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Students--Great Britain--Uniforms--History.

Students.

School children's clothing--Great Britain--History.

School children's clothing.

Students--Uniforms.

History.

Uniforms.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

School uniform

Place of Publication:

Exeter : University of Exeter Press, 2021.

Summary:

In this cross-disciplinary work, Kate Stephenson presents the first comprehensive academic study of school uniform development in Britain as well as offering an analysis of the social and institutional contexts in which this development occurred. With recent debates around the cost, necessity and religious implications of school uniform and its (re)introduction and increasingly formal appearance in many schools, this book is a timely reminder that modern ideas associated with school uniform are the result of a long history of communicating (and disguising) identity.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Charity Schools 1552-1900

Early School Clothing

Christ's Hospital

Other Charity Schools

Traditional Appearances

Viewing Charity Children

2. The Public Schools 1800-1939

Sport and the Introduction of Uniform Clothing

Creation of the Public School Ethos

Uniform Design

Collective Identity

Emulation

Harrow

A Case Study

3. Public Schools for Girls 1850-1939

Early Girls' Schools and the Feminine Ideal

Sportswear and Uniform

Day Uniforms

Formality and Conformity

4. Education for All 1860-1939

Middle-Class Secondary Education

Elementary Education for the Working Classes

Mixed Classes in Secondary Education

5. Fashion and Fancy Dress 1939

Present

Post-War

Dressing Up.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-211) and index.

ISBN:

1905816537

9781905816538

OCLC:

1133126114