London Underground poster by Horace Taylor (1924)
The 1920s in Britain was a decade of contrasts, characterized by rapidly changing lifestyles and culture and the fast pace of technological advances. It was a period when jazz music blossomed, modern womanhood was defined and novelty was associated with modernity.
This course will look at aspects of this period from the end of the First World War to the crash of 1929, the influence of American culture, the emergence of British film and radio and the fascinating world of the English country house.
Details
Course Organiser
Sarah Bowles
Tuesday 1 November
10.30am
British Film-Making in the 1920s
To be confirmed
12.00noon
Conservatism and Modernity: The Contradictory 1920s
Dr Richard Carr, Senior Lecturer in History, Anglia Ruskin University
1.00pm
Lunch
2.00pm
The Long Weekend: The English Country House Between the Wars
Adrian Tinniswood OBE, Senior Fellow in History at the University of Buckingham
Tuesday 8 November
10.30am
Art Deco
Patrick Bade, Independent Art Historian
12.00noon
Understanding Responses to Jazz in 1920s Britain
Professor Catherine Tackley, Head of Music, University of Liverpool
1.00pm
Lunch
2.00pm
The Wonders of Wireless: Wowing Women at the BBC
Dr Kate Murphy, Senior Lecturer in History, Bournemouth University