How did the Pleasure District of London's West End change and adapt to inter-war challenges? Professor Rohan McWilliam explains.
About this event
By 1914 most of the forms of pleasure that we associate with the West End of London had been established. It was a global centre of entertainment associated with theatres, cinemas, restaurants, hotels and department stores.
In this seminar, Professor Rohan McWilliam will consider how this developed in the inter-war years. He charts a tension between forms of modernity (including jazz and the nightclub) and more conventional cultural forms aimed at creating a safe evening out for a middle-class public.
Location
Room UG.05, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HW
This seminar can also be attended online. A zoom link will be sent out a few days before the event.
