The Historical Contexts and Contemporary Uses of Mass Observation : 1930s to the Present / edited by Lucy D. Curzon and Benjamin Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curzon, Lucy D., editor.

Jones, Benjamin, active 1754, editor.

Series:

Mass-Observation critical series.

The Mass-Observation Critical Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intersex people--Identity.

Intersex people.

Great Britain--Civilization.

Great Britain.

Mass Observation Project--History.

Mass Observation Project.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2025]

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

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.

Contents:

List of Charts Notes on Contributors Introduction: Historical Contexts or Contemporary Uses? Mass Observation and the Politics of Continuity, Lucy Curzon and Ben Jones 1. Mass Observation, Literature and Cultural Studies, Ben Jones and Matt Taunton, (both University of East Anglia, UK) 2. Mass Observing Feeling, Claire Langhamer 3. Anyone Can Paint: Mass Observation and the History of Art, Lucy Curzon, (University of Alabama, USA) 4. 'Anthropology', MO, and a Bit of Surrealism: Past Encounters, Future Hopes, Jeremy MacClancy, (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 5. Subjective Cameras and Ekphrastic Writing: The Present and Absent Photograph in Mass Observation, Annebella Pollen 6. Mass-Observation and Popular Politics in Worktown, Jon Lawrence and David Thackeray, (both University of Exeter, UK) 7. 'On receiving your letter, I promptly dreamed you a war dream the next night': Writing the Citizen in Mass-Observation's Dream Archive, Charlotte Hallahan, (University of East Anglia, UK) 8. Self-reflexivity, Class Consciousness and Social Change in Mass Observation Narratives, Nick Hubble, (Brunel University, UK) 9. Perforating Event and Narrative, Experience and Analysis: Beyond the Retro Eighties, Lucy Robinson, (University of Sussex, UK) Conclusion: Presence and Absence in the Archive: the In/visibility of Mass Observation Writers, Rose Lindsey, (University of Southampton) Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781350215771

1350215775

9781350215764

1350215767

OCLC:

1455130409