HST-266 The British: History & Popular Culture Since 1945
Examines British politics, identities, and social issues since 1945 through the lens of popular culture, including film, television, comedy, and music. Topics will include postwar recovery, immigration and the Windrush generation, 1960s London, Margaret Thatcher, New Labour, the changing role of the monarchy, British history on TV, tabloid journalism, Scottish independence, and Brexit. Texts will include films like "The Crying Game" and "Love Actually," TV like "Monty Python's Flying Circus," "The Great British Bakeoff" and "The Crown," and of course, music - Sgt. Pepper, the Sex Pistols, and more.