British Popular Culture and the First World War

Showcasing the work of both established academics and emerging scholars of the field, this book discusses aspects of British popular culture from the material cultures of food and clothing to the representational cultures of literature and film. The result is an engaging and invigorating re-examination of the First World War and its place in British culture.

Jessica Meyer received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 2005. She has published several articles on topics including shell shock, understandings of masculinity and popular British literature. She is currently working on a project examining the relationship between work and masculinity in Britain during the First World War.