Tatler's Irony

Conspicuous Consumption, Inconspicuous Power and Social Change
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-08323-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 145 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 212 g

This book discusses Tatler, a monthly glossy magazine aimed at the wealthiest groups in British society, to consider how it addresses social change. The volume addresses specifically the period from 1997, the year New Labour was elected under Tony Blair, up to 2010, when the Conservative party and David Cameron came in to power. Sallie McNamara scrutinizes how the magazine negotiates ideas of ‘Britishness’, class, gender and national identity in a changing social, political, economic and cultural climate. Additionally, she explores the magazine’s humorous approach, and looks at how that distinctive address can potentially lead to misinterpretation. The British class system has seen many challenges over the period of the magazine’s history, and this study expertly grapples with exactly how Tatler has maintained its audience in a continually changing social environment.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

McNamara, Sallie

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Fragen & Probleme
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: History, Class and Context.- Tatler,The Gossiping Glossy?.- In with the In-Crowd?.- Posh Sex?: Gender and Sexuality.- Boom and Bust.- Conclusion: Shifting Boundaries and Social Change.

Über Autor(innen)

Sallie McNamara is Senior Lecturer at Southampton Solent University, UK.