This book skilfully brings together cutting-edge historical
research by leading and emerging researchers in the field to
investigate the utilisation of British humour both during the
Second World War and its legacy in British popular culture. Linsey
Robb and Juliette Pattinson lead a cast of esteemed academics and
early career scholars to address a wide variety of situations in
which humour was generated and a diverse range of groups for whom
it was important. By addressing the overarching topic of humour
from a breadth of different perspectives (naval, intelligence,
Conscientious Objectors, medical artists) and by adopting an
original interpretative framework of home front sites (including
the Channel Islands), this books opens up the possibility for a
more variegated, richer analysis of Britain during the Second World
War. By using the lens of humour to scrutinize the social and
cultural history of Britain during the Second World War, it
promises to add critical nuance to our understanding of the
functioning of British wartime society. The result is a rich
addition to existing literature of use to students and scholars
studying the cultural history of war.
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