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Sarah Kenny, "Growing Up and Going Out: Youth Culture, Commerce, and Leisure Space in Post-War Britain" (Manchester UP, 2025)

2025/6/29
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主持人：本次访谈讨论 Sarah Kenny 的新书，该书探讨了战后英国的青年文化、商业和休闲空间。这本书对历史、休闲研究、夜间经济、青年研究等领域的辩论具有重要的干预意义，并且充满了关于时尚和音乐的精彩故事，同时也是一个关于地方的故事。 Sarah Kenny：我很高兴能参与本次播客。这本书的重点是谢菲尔德市，我之所以对青年文化历史感兴趣，部分原因是受到了大学时期在谢菲尔德的经历以及与祖父母的对话的启发。我对战后时期（1950年代和1960年代）的历史特别感兴趣，因为我感受到了那个时代的变革。我想了解我的祖父母所描述的不断变化的社会面貌。这本书以谢菲尔德市为中心，部分原因是受到了我搬到那里的启发。谢菲尔德在青年文化历史中经常被忽视，通常被伦敦、利物浦和曼彻斯特等更著名的城市所取代。我想讲述一个关于谢菲尔德的城市历史，不仅仅是关于工业化和去工业化的故事，而是利用谢菲尔德作为一个跳板，探索更广泛的流行文化、城市变迁和战后英国的青年历史。我对那个时代很感兴趣，并被谢菲尔德这座城市所吸引，我想知道，如果将青年文化历史从那些主要的文化中心移开，会呈现出怎样的景象。

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Sarah Kenny's journey into researching post-war youth culture began during her undergraduate years in Sheffield. Her interest was fueled by discovering a relatively unexplored aspect of Sheffield's history, moving beyond the typical narratives of industrialization and deindustrialization, and focusing on youth culture in an ordinary city.
  • Undergraduate studies at the University of Sheffield sparked interest in post-war youth culture.
  • Sheffield's overlooked role in youth culture history provided a unique research angle.
  • Desire to explore alternative histories beyond industrialization narratives.

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Sarah Kenny Growing up and going out: Youth culture, commerce and leisure space in post-war Britain Manchester University Press 2025

How did young people spend their time in the post-war era? In Growing up and going out: Youth culture, commerce and leisure space in post-war Britain) Sarah Kenny), a lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham,) explores changing spaces and places of young people’s leisure. The book uses the case study of Sheffield, a city in the North of England that has often been overlooked in histories of youth culture, to examine how young people’s leisure was provided, commodified, and regulated. At the same time, the book has powerful stories of young people’s experiences, challenging perceptions of attitudes and activities, as well as subcultures and styles. A fascinating history, as well as an agenda setting analysis, the book should be widely read across the humanities and social sciences.

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