Empire theatres and the empire : the popular geographical imagination in the age of empire

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
The role of emerging mass media in informing popular attitudes towards imperialism in late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain is explored through a case study of music hall. Songs and sketches contributed little to the nurturing of an imperialist popular imagination. The A. takes issue with the assertion made by Hobson that music hall fostered a popular chauvinism. He suggests that the halls celebrated the emergence of a culture of consumption that transcended social and ethnic boundaries and confronted the dominant ascetic value system of the Victorian bourgeoisie.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning. D. Society and space, issn : 0263-7758, 1997, vol. 15, n°. 2, p. 155-173, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion