Popular Film-going in Britain in the Early 1930s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert James (0000-0003-0264-7150, University of Portsmouth), Robert C James (0000-0001-7117-0080, University of Portsmouth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 271-287 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009410392359 |
| OpenAlex | W2006335712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines the relationship between leisure and class in early 1930s Britain. Based on an examination of Sidney Bernstein’s film popularity surveys, the article offers a comparative analysis of the tastes of middle- and working-class cinema-goers in a period during which society’s engagement with that cultural medium was vital. It argues that while the middle and working classes shared many similarities in film tastes, they also exhibited a number of key differences. These differences, it is claimed, were directly linked to their class position. While gender, generation and geographical location are all shown to be determining factors in the consumption process, it is argued that class was the principal determinant overall
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Class (philosophy · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Media studies · Middle class · Movie theater · Period (music · Political science · Popularity · Position (finance · Principal (computer security · Social science · Sociology · Working class · Cinema and Media Studies · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Gender Studies · History · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2018 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |