How did the Pleasure District of London's West End change and adapt to inter-war challenges? Professor Rohan McWilliam explains.
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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.