Curating the Nation: Gender, Class and Empire at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition

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dc.contributor.advisorIttmann, Karl
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFishman, Sarah
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRomero, R. Todd
dc.contributor.committeeMemberOlson, Beth
dc.creatorNeil, Mallory C.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-9236-4084
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-30T15:21:32Z
dc.date.available2019-09-30T15:21:32Z
dc.date.createdMay 2019
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-09-30T15:21:35Z
dc.description.abstractWorld War I dominates the historical narrative of early twentieth-century Great Britain. The people of the time lived their lives unaware of the upcoming conflict that waged devastating destruction across Europe. This dissertation considers the social, political, and economic context of the period through the analytical lens of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908. It argues that the social elites in charge of organizing and implementing the exhibition did so as a way to cope with the growing effects of modernity at the turn of the century. The first decade of the 1900s saw Great Britain on the precipice of multiple transformations in the wake of modernization. In terms of foreign relations, the possibility of maintaining some form of isolationism proved increasingly less of a possibility. Germany’s growing power on the continent and the threat of Russian expansion facilitated a tentative alliance with France in the form of the Entente Cordiale. The Second Industrial Revolution brought changes in the means of production and witnessed the increasing size of the working class. Modernity also saw expanding conceptions of citizenship and the rights and responsibilities it entailed. This resulted in more groups previously excluded from the political process pushing for more participation and representation on the national level. The British Empire also changed in the period of modernization. Following the Boer War, many questioned the viability of the imperial project. Pro-imperialists aimed to convince people why the enterprise should continue. This dissertation considers these changes as it explores the details of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908.
dc.description.departmentHistory, Department of
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4894
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectFranco-British Exhibition
dc.subject1908
dc.subjectFranco-British Relations
dc.subjectAnglo-French Relations
dc.subjectExhibitions
dc.subjectWorld’s Fairs
dc.subjectGreat Britain
dc.subjectFrance
dc.subjectLondon
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectIrish Village
dc.subjectEntente Cordiale
dc.subjectChannel Tunnel
dc.subjectMarianne
dc.subjectBritannia
dc.subjectBull, John
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectWorking class
dc.subjectSocial Elites
dc.subjectModernism
dc.subjectIsolationism
dc.subjectPalace of Women’s Work
dc.subjectLady Jersey
dc.subjectAnti-Suffrage
dc.subjectPhilanthropy
dc.subjectMotherhood
dc.subjectEmpire
dc.subjectColonial Representation
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectCanadian Pavilion
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectAustralian Pavilion
dc.subjectImperial Federation
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectIndian Palace
dc.subjectIndian Arena
dc.subjectCeylon
dc.subjectCrown Colonies
dc.subjectFlip Flap
dc.subjectRational Recreation
dc.subjectLeisure
dc.titleCurating the Nation: Gender, Class and Empire at the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentHistory
thesis.degree.disciplineHistory
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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