Ellis, H.L. orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-0340 (2017) Men of Science: The British Association, Masculinity and the First World War. In: Chagnon, M.-E. and Irish, T., (eds.) The Academic World in the Era of the Great War. Palgrave Macmillan , pp. 43-64. ISBN 978-1-349-95265-6
Abstract
This chapter examines the experience of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) during the Great War. By 1914 the BAAS had come to be seen as a shadow of its former self; consequently, engagement in the war through the application of scientific expertise allowed the BAAS and its members to advance the long-term cause of science and to promulgate a more masculine perception of scientists. This paper demonstrates the myriad and often complex reasons underpinning scholarly mobilization for war; it was not only (or even) a question of believing in the righteousness of the national cause, but in many cases it could be justified and understood as being in the best interests of associational and disciplinary vitality.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Chagnon ME., Irish T. (eds) The Academic World in the Era of the Great War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Education (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2019 12:49 |
Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2019 00:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1057/978-1-349-95266-3_3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143114 |