Wish You Weren’t Here: Reading Race Through Edwardian Postcards

Synopsis

A slide-based taching pack looking at recent debates about race and representation through a detailed study of images of Jewish, black and Irish people in late Victorian and Edwardinan postcards. The study presents an insight into the workings of popular culture in Britain at this time and provides source material for considering the role of humour in both racist and anti-racist discourse.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; 36 slides. col.

Year of production

1998

Availability

Sale; 1998 sale: £20.00 (inclusive)

Documentation

Accompanying teaching notes and suggestions for project work.

Uses

A-level history, sociology and media studies.

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

popular culture; race relations

Credits

Writer

Linda Rozmovits; Phil Cohen

Distributor

Name

University of East London, Centre for New Ethnicities Research