Just like our parents? - An analysis of the relationship between Youth and Culture in theory and fiction of Great Britain in the 1960s

• Grant number: 24/02890-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2024
• End date: August 31, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature - Modern Foreign Literatures
• Principal Investigator: Maria Elisa Burgos Pereira da Silva Cevasco
• Grantee: Yasmim Manatta Camardelli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this project entitled "Just like our parents? - An analysis of the relationship between Youth and Culture in theory and fiction of Great Britain in the 1960s" is to comprehend how the idea of "youth", as a historical and sentimental construction, posed a challenge to traditional cultural explanations of British society, particularly the concept of class. The idea of youth was fundamental to the intense debates about class and mass culture that were disseminated trough the academic and artistic fields. The investigation will scrutinize seminal theoretical and fictional works that contributed significantly to shaping the discourse on this subject. These works include: The Popular Arts [1964], by Stuart Hall and Paddy Whannel, Communications [1962], Television [1974] and Second Generation [1964], by Raymond Williams, Discrimination and Popular Culture [1964], by Denys Thompson, Look Back in Anger[1956], by John Osborne and The Knack...and How to Get It [1965], a film directed by Richard Lester, based on the play of the same name by Ann Jellicoe. What is central to our research is the role played by both theoretical and fictional works in the major reconfigurations in the way of thinking about culture.