Monday, May 24, 2021

SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONTEXTS in THE OBSERVER 1960s

 Bullet points of every representation of women - as many as possible, of different kinds

-The "Beauty Standard" slim body type

-Woman is shown modelling a corset that would have been fashionable in the 60s

-The Queen looks solemn as she is "mourning" the loss of lives in Aberfan 

-Another add which shows "lingerie" which is "laced with luxury"

Bullet points  of every mention of representation of ethnicity (or lack of it)

-There is a news story which highlights a marriage between a Caucasian man "Stephen Pollock" and a black woman "Elizabeth Vambe"- it was considered newsworthy 

-"Britain shoots for Gold": Black Power protest at the Mexico Olympics, which reflects anti-racist movements of 1960s

-Overall quite a lack of representation of ethnicity

Bullet points on social conditions (like divorce)

-The "Law Commission" was expected to recommend divorce "by consent"

-'Wilson -Brown market clash'- relation with Europe were continuous in 60s

-'Police will appease marchers'- which reflects the rise of protest in the 1960s

1 comment:

  1. Jane Asher -actress
    Barbara Castle -politician

    change in divorce laws potentially destabilising

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