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Picturing Home (2021)
Book

‘How to pack a hall’: Civic Film Culture in Wartime Britain and MoI Mobile Film Shows for the Women's Institute (2021)
Journal Article

In the 1930s, the documentary film movement had experimented with non-theatrical distribution and this was championed by John Grierson, who claimed that the ‘future of cinema … may creep in quietly by way of the YMCAs, the church halls and other cita... Read More about ‘How to pack a hall’: Civic Film Culture in Wartime Britain and MoI Mobile Film Shows for the Women's Institute.

Ageing and consumer culture (2010)
Book Chapter

The Mature Imagination and Consumption Strategies (2008)
Journal Article

Baby boomers have been credited with an essentially ’youthful’ approach to themselves, to consumption and to life-style. As they enter midlife and older age they are also faced with the challenges of a mature identity. This paper critically examines... Read More about The Mature Imagination and Consumption Strategies.

Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers (2008)
Journal Article

This paper examines social and cultural constructions of first wave baby boomers, those born in the period 1945-1954. Boomers are depicted, variously, as bringing new lifestyles and attitudes to ageing and retirement; or heralding economic disaster;... Read More about Social and Cultural Constructions of Ageing: The Case of the Baby Boomers.