Monday, 24 May 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 sad as she is mourning the loss of lives in Aberfan 
  • lingerie which is laced with luxury
  • Elizabeth Vambe seen after her wedding 

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

Bullet points on social conditions (like divorce)

  • The Law Commission was to recommend divorce "by consent". This was to be expected 

1 comment:

  1. Jane Asher -actress
    Barbara Castle -politician

    change in divorce laws potentially destabilising

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