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1 A New Mass Culture Chapter 7 Section 4

2 Lecture Focus Question
How did the new mass culture reflect technological and social changes?

3 Movies Motion pictures wildly popular in the 20s Silent films
Charlie Chaplin and the “Little Tramp” 1927: “Talkies” → films with sound Al Jolsen and “The Jazz Singer”

4 Jazz Music Roots: African-Americans in New Orleans, then Chicago and Harlem, NY Based on improvisation Black musicians, white audience Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington Charleston and the flapper

5 Modernist Literature Lost Generation: American writers of the 20s inspired by their “lost” condition to search for new truths & new ways of expressing them “lost”: disillusioned with 1920s cultural values Harlem Renaissance: writers and artists celebrated African American culture, explored questions of race in America, expressed joys/pains of being black in America

6 Newspapers & Magazines
Tabloids: compact newspaper with large headlines, few words, and many pictures Magazine circulation increased dramatically Radio & phonographs broke sales records Advertisers eager for potential consumers Mass media created a common culture

7 An Age of Heroes American Heroes won against all odds → the “underdog”
Challenged the unknown Represented the upbeat spirit America wanted to recapture

8 Charles Lindbergh “Lucky Lindy” Flew solo nonstop from NY to Paris
Won the race (and $25,000) against all odds

9 Amelia Earhart First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Attempted to fly around the world Disappeared mysteriously over the Pacific Challenged the unknown

10 Sports Heroes Spectator sports became a big business during the 20s
1st highly publicized boxing fight & 1st heavyweight champion Baseball’s popularity explodes Babe Ruth: baseball hero

11 Before (1900s): After (1920s): the Gibson Girl the Flapper
Very conservative Quiet-mannered, obedient Long dresses Long hair in elaborate hairdos Little make up Did not drink or smoke A moral example Big impact on women’s fashion and behavior Short dresses Hair was bobbed Heavy makeup Drank and smoked Rebellious, bold, energetic, fun-loving The “New Woman”

12 Before: the Gibson Girl

13 After: the Flapper

14 Men’s Fashion

15 Women in the Work Force Professional women held clerical positions
Mostly white, single Businesses remained prejudice against women Employers expected women to quit if they married or became pregnant

16 Lecture Focus Question
How did the new mass culture reflect technological and social changes?

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