Julia Gillen (UK Lancaster University)

The Edwardian Picture Postcard as a Communications Revolution

A Literacy Studies Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a novel investigation of the Edwardian picture postcard as an innovative form of communication. It offers original insights into the historical and social context in which the postcard emerged; including how the postcard can reveal details of the lives and literacy practices of often overlooked sectors of the population.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Research in Literacy
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 246g
• ISBN-13: 9781032198897
• ISBN-10: 1032198893
• Artikelnr.: 71913512

Autorenporträt

Julia Gillen is Professor of Literacy Studies at Lancaster University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Edwardian postcard as a revolutionary communications technology 2.
The early postcard 3. Researching the Edwardian postcard 4. Materiality and
multimodality 5. What were the Edwardians writing about? 6. The lives of
three young women through postcards: Annie Parrish, Janet Carmichael and
Ruby Ingrey 7. Conclusions