the making of the english working class review

Hilda’s College, Oxford, began the discussion with a brief overview of her work and the experiences which shaped her approach. Todd, Professor of Modern History and Vice Principal of St.

Interview the oldest woman you know, and find out about her life Her talk, chaired by Professor John Tomaney of University College London, forms part of the “ Durham Moot” strand of this year’s Festival – a forum for discussing political, social and cultural issues facing the North East. In a time such as ours when the politics of identity and nationalism is gaining traction – invoking the values which supposedly define us – Selina Todd offers some useful qualifications in her latest book, The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class.īorn and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to working-class parents, Todd’s firm identification with the North East and its inhabitants resonated well with a large and enthusiastic audience. Love it or loathe it, discussions about social class remain central to our conception of British culture. Jamie Beckett saw her talk at Durham Book Festival. Selina Todd explores the more nuanced history of class in her new book The People: The Rise and Fall of the Working Class.

However, the working class is today, as it always has been, a complex social group that cannot be easily distinguished. Open a newspaper in today’s age of austerity politics, and it is clear that the British are as obsessed with class as ever: dividing lines are drawn between strivers and scroungers, the aspiring middle and the welfare workshy. The Jarrow Crusade, reproduced courtesy of Jarrow and Hebburn Historical Society.

The making of the english working class review