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[RESEARCH FUNDING] ESRC Festival of Social Science #ESRCFestival

August 9, 2017 by Second World War Posters
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Dr Bex Lewis and Sarah Penney have been awarded funding for the ESRC Festival of Social Science (November 2017) for the following event, drawing upon Bex's original PhD research into British Second World War propaganda posters, and Sarah's current PhD research on nostalgic marketing. Keep Calm and Stay Nostalgic: why wartime…
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Ernest Charles Wallcousins(1883 – 1976)

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by Second World War Posters
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Ernest Wallcousins was a renowned and successful painter and illustrator famed for his portraits of Sir Henry Wood, the conductor of the Proms for over 50 years, and for that of Sir Winston Churchill. Wallcousins worked across a wide range of medium and subjects; a book illustrator in the early…
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#EmptyShelf17 #3: The Ministry of Nostalgia by @owenhatherley

March 13, 2017December 11, 2017 by Second World War Posters
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The story of Keep Calm and Carry On is largely one of the 21st century, rather than of the Second World War, when it was produced. Owen Hatherley uses the poster as a hook as he investigates the 'nostalgia' we have for 1940s, and use it to legitimise contemporary austerity. Hatherley…
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[BOOK PUBLICATION] Keep Calm and Carry On : The Truth Behind the Poster

January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 by Second World War Posters
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Within my 1997 undergraduate dissertation, and my 2004 PhD thesis, I (unintentionally) provided the story of the now ubiquitous 'Keep Calm and Carry On' (KCCO) poster (read an extract here), whilst I was writing about two very early posters produced by the British Government in the Second World War -…
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[RESEARCH] Keep Calm and Carry On: Visualising the People’s War in Posters

January 11, 2017 by Second World War Posters
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Session given this afternoon at MMU MODB research meetup: Keep Calm: Visualising the war in posters from Bex Lewis
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I Thought There Would Be Cake
it was amazing
I Thought There Would Be Cake
by Katharine Welby-Roberts
I started reading this before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and have finished it the week after surgery. It's been a beautifully gentle book that I've carried along to several sessions sat in a waiting room! I've followed Katharine...
The Boy in the Dress
really liked it
The Boy in the Dress
by David Walliams
Well I can see why kids love this, and I enjoyed reading this in 60 minutes. Love children's lit that takes the opportunity to challenge 'the norm' and allow feelings etc to be dealt with.
The Silver Lining: An Insightful Guide to the Realities of Breast Cancer
it was amazing
The Silver Lining: An Insightful Guide to the Realities of Breast Cancer
by Hollye Jacobs
I enjoyed this book, and found it gave hopeful insights into what to expect following the authors desire to hope for the best but prepare for the worst. I like her practice of seeking 'silver linings' every day rather than 'woe is me', a...
Run for Your Life: How One Woman Ran Circles Around Breast Cancer
it was amazing
Run for Your Life: How One Woman Ran Circles Around Breast Cancer
by Jenny Baker
I've had enough concentration today to actually read - having had a mastectomy last week. This book is written by a friend - bought it earlier this year not realising how resonant it would be. I have found it really helpful to read - rec...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
it was amazing
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
Multiple time of re-reading - perfect surgery recovery!

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