Bide, B orcid.org/0000-0002-5531-7190 (2021) In their shoes: using fashion objects to explore the duration and complexity of wartime experiences. Critical Military Studies, 7 (4). pp. 418-434. ISSN 2333-7486
Abstract
Experiences of conflict rarely adhere to the historical confines of defined dates. Although the Second World War was officially brought to a close on 2 September 1945, the emotional legacy of the conflict lingered. Drawing on objects from the Museum of London, this article investigates how fashion objects can be used to highlight the long-term impacts of conflict. By looking at how people reused, saved, and fetishized wartime objects in peacetime, it shows how emotional reactions of hope, disappointment, and lingering resentment manifested themselves through practices of dressing, as well as demonstrating the uneven impact of conflict across class and gender boundaries.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Critical Military Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | austerity; emotion; Fashion; museum; Second World War |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 May 2020 15:31 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2022 09:28 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23337486.2020.1751492 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160094 |