Poster Campaigning: Sex and sexualities in the modern British world, 1880-1980
Originally posted on Modern British Studies Birmingham:
Students from Matt Houlbrook’s, Sex and Sexualities in the Modern British World, 1880-1980 class have had a go at creating posters on women’s…
Baffles: The New Detective Story Game (1929)
A detective challenge for a snowy Thursday afternoon: can you solve The Dunbury Wayside Mystery? Courtesy of The Thriller magazine from 1929.
Can you judge a book by its cover?
Working on the assumption that we all judge a book by its cover, what do you think of this as inspiration for the front of The Prince of Tricksters? Because … Continue reading
Charles Chaplin (the cinema king) in his all-wool Barry overcoat
Here he is: Charles Chaplin (the cinema king) wearing his BARRY OVERCOAT and posing for pressman at London’s Ritz Hotel: ‘Note the fit of the collar, the fall of the … Continue reading
Fast little cats and famous doctors
Cartoons and cutting comments, 1920s style, courtesy of Norman Pett and John Bull‘s summer special.
Birmingham’s history is for everyone
Originally posted on Modern British Studies Birmingham:
Chris Callow I once worked part-time in the archives service at Birmingham’s old Central Library. That experience taught me that archives services do…
Competition time: what emotions are being expressed by Eugenie Amami in these film studies?
A bit of a competition to start the new year — courtesy of this 1929 advert from John Bull. Anyone fancy their chances of successfully reading Eugenie Amami’s inscrutable expressions? Friday … Continue reading
