HISTORY 3106 - Gender in Interwar Britain

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Bard College

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GSS Full suffrage was given to British women in 1928. Although many relinquished their roles as wartime workers, they did not forget the financial and social independence of their war experiences. Many men returned from World War I mutilated, whether physically or psychologically, and became dependents, unable to support their families; other men never returned. This course examines how men and women were affected by, and how they moved forward from, their wartime experiences. The course considers the day-today influences on gender identity formation through such sources as advertising, fashion, vaudeville tunes, and newspaper features. Readings include contemporary fiction by Robert Graves, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Virginia Woolf, as well as the historical analyses of Jay M. Winter and Susan Kingsley Kent.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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