History in the pub: The historiography of J.D. Wetherspoon.
Endeavour
; 48(1): 100889, 2024 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38056312
ABSTRACT
J. D. Wetherspoon is a popular pub chain in the United Kingdom. Despite its prominence in British cultural life and active and deliberate engagement with history, it has received scant academic attention. Here, this engagement with history is explored with a particular focus on how Wetherspoon approaches the history of science. This paper highlights the focus of Wetherspoon on local history and, in particular, on local exceptionalism, before discussing how such an understanding of history informs wider debates-such as Wetherspoon's support of Brexit (the UK's withdrawal from the European Union). It contributes to understandings of what constitutes popular history and, through doing so, emphasises the need for historians to engage with historical narratives outside the academy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Historiography
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Endeavour
Year:
2024
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Article
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