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Domesticating the Airwaves

Broadcasting, Domesticity and Femininity

By: Maggie Andrews

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Domesticating the Airwaves

Broadcasting, Domesticity and Femininity

By: Maggie Andrews

Using case studies and analytical overviews this book explores the relationship between broadcasting and the intimate domestic sphere into which it is broadcast. It focuses on the period from the 1920s, when broadcasting was established in the UK, to the present day when both domesticity and broadcasting have become areas of anxiety and contestation. The entry of the 'wireless', and later television, into the home changed men and women's experience of domesticity, offering education and reducing isolation. But broadcasting did not merely change domestic leisure patterns, it actively intervened in constructing domesticity. The supposedly natural relationship between femininity and domesticity has structured the nature of broadcasting, and also the discourses which have emerged concerning the consumption of broadcast media. Contemporary broadcasting continues to be obsessed by domesticity, both in an idealised sense as well as portraying the domestic world as one of turmoil and crisis. This volume demonstrates that the relationship between broadcasting and domesticity is a key, and often neglected, feature of the cultural history of Britain in the last 100 years.

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284

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A&C Black

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1441105557

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9781441105554

The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing

My Essential Guide to Navigating the Night Sky

By: Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing

My Essential Guide to Navigating the Night Sky

By: Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Look up... The Art of Stargazing is the ultimate insider's guide to the night sky in which award-winning space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock shares her expertise and unique insights into the marvellous world of stars. Take a tour of the 88 constellations and explore the science, history, culture and romanticism behind these celestial bodies. In this must-have handbook for budding stargazers - and anyone looking for a little more wonder in their lives - Maggie will help you to identify stars and teach you the basics of naked-eye observation, offering fascinating facts plus advice on kit, 'dark sky' locations and much more. Also included are beautiful illustrations to accompany each constellation and an easy-to-read sky map. With Maggie by your side, the night sky will truly come alive.

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241

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Random House

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1473533252

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9781473533257

Women and Evacuation in the Second World War

Femininity, Domesticity and Motherhood

By: Maggie Andrews

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Women and Evacuation in the Second World War

Femininity, Domesticity and Motherhood

By: Maggie Andrews

Groups of young evacuees, standing on railway stations with gas masks and cardboard suitcases have become an iconic image of wartime Britain, but their histories have eclipsed those of women whose domestic lives were affected. This book explores the effects of this unparalleled interference in the domestic lives of women, looking at the impact on everyday experience and on ideas of femininity, domesticity and motherhood. Maggie Andrews argues that wartime evacuation is important for understanding the experience and the contested meanings of domesticity and motherhood in the 20th century. As this book shows, evacuation represents a significant and unrecognised area of women's war work, and precipitated the rise of competing public discourses about domestic labour and motherhood.

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265

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441176438

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9781441176431

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Domesticating the Airwaves

Domesticating the Airwaves

The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing

The Sky at Night: The Art of Stargazing

Women and Evacuation in the Second World War

Women and Evacuation in the Second World War

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