PDF-[DOWNLOAD]-Radio\'s America: The Great Depression and the Rise of Modern Mass Culture

Orson Welless greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938 three years before Citizen Kane when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasiona landmark in the history of radios powerful relationship with its audience In Radios America Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio had on the lives of Depressionera Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass cultureMany Americans became alienated from their government and economy in the twentieth century and Lenthall explains that radios appeal came from its capability to personalize an increasingly impersonal public arena His depictions of such figures as protoFascist Charles Coughlin and medical quack John Brinkley offer penetrating insight into radios use as a persuasive tool and Lenthalls book is unique in its exploration of how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives Television inherited radios cultural role and as the voting tallies for American Idol attest broadcasting continues to occupy a powerfully intimate place in American life Radios America reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. Introduction. Language . Traditions. Food . Politics . Understanding of liberty . Life Style . Different . Goverment Policies; Health System. Importance of Family . What else? . What is Turkish? Or What is Bosnian? . 1897 ad, showing . unskirted. garment for women's bicycle riding. Impact of the bicycle on female emancipation should not be underestimated. . Gave women unprecedented mobility. . access to the personal freedom – bicycle symbolized the New Woman of the late 19th century. During the 1920s, many Americans delighted in the consumer products and commercial leisure activities that made up a new mass culture. Many of these activities -- reading best-seller books, listening to the phonograph, dancing at nightclubs, and attending professional and college sporting events -- became defining features of modern American culture. Professional sports figures became famous. For instance, baseball player Babe Ruth typified the culture's emphasis on frivolity and celebrity. Two of the most popular mass culture activities were listening to the radio and going to the movies. The number of commercial radio stations increased from one to well over 800 between 1920 and 1929. National radio networks, such as the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), were established. Movie attendance also soared during the decade -- movies attracted three-fourths of the population each week. Although often criticized as frivolous, these activities exposed Americans to ideas, trends, and fashions outside their local community. Thus, they helped Americans connect with the larger national community and helped diminish some of the regional, ethnic, and social differences that had existed in America.. Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. During the 1920s, many Americans delighted in the consumer products and commercial leisure activities that made up a new mass culture. Many of these activities -- reading best-seller books, listening to the phonograph, dancing at nightclubs, and attending professional and college sporting events -- became defining features of modern American culture. Professional sports figures became famous. For instance, baseball player Babe Ruth typified the culture's emphasis on frivolity and celebrity. Two of the most popular mass culture activities were listening to the radio and going to the movies. The number of commercial radio stations increased from one to well over 800 between 1920 and 1929. National radio networks, such as the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), were established. Movie attendance also soared during the decade -- movies attracted three-fourths of the population each week. Although often criticized as frivolous, these activities exposed Americans to ideas, trends, and fashions outside their local community. Thus, they helped Americans connect with the larger national community and helped diminish some of the regional, ethnic, and social differences that had existed in America.. Lesson 2 . Americans Suffer. Learning Objectives. Examine the spread of unemployment in America’s cities.. Analyze the effects of the Great Depression on farmers.. Analyze the impact of human and geographical factors that created the Dust Bowl.. Depression. The New Deal . Taking office in March 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal relief measures were sent to Congress and within months, most of the acts the president wanted were passed. New Mexicans welcomed New Deal programs of all kinds. Some of the New Deal programs, such as the . Redefined Democracy:. Political Rights . . Economic. Security . . Social Justice. Essential Question. :. What were the causes of the Great Depression?. Warm-Up Question. :. Think about the changes that took place in America in the 1920s. In what ways were these changes good? Bad? . Life During the Depression. The Depression Worsens . . -Living in Makeshift Villages . Homeless and unemployed Americans wander around the country, walking, hitchhiking, or, most often, . “riding the rails.” . Objective 3.5: . Consider the causes and effects of the Depression and how effectively they were dealt with in the countries of Latin America, focusing on Argentina and Brazil. Warm-Up: Statistical Analysis. The Roaring Twenties . = a time of vibrant and dynamic popular culture.  . Berlin became a center of theaters, cabarets, cinemas, and jazz clubs.  . Dance crazes - the Charleston, etc..  . Josephine Baker. The Roaring Twenties . = a time of vibrant and dynamic popular culture.  . Berlin became a center of theaters, cabarets, cinemas, and jazz clubs.  . Dance crazes - the Charleston, etc..  . Josephine Baker. Orson Welles’s greatest breakthrough into the popular consciousness occurred in 1938, three years before Citizen Kane, when his War of the Worlds radio broadcast succeeded so spectacularly that terrified listeners believed they were hearing a genuine report of an alien invasion—a landmark in the history of radio’s powerful relationship with its audience. In Radio’s America, Bruce Lenthall documents the enormous impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture.Many Americans became alienated from their government and economy in the twentieth century, and Lenthall explains that radio’s appeal came from its capability to personalize an increasingly impersonal public arena. His depictions of such figures as proto-Fascist Charles Coughlin and medical quack John Brinkley offer penetrating insight into radio’s use as a persuasive tool, and Lenthall’s book is unique in its exploration of how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives. Television inherited radio’s cultural role, and as the voting tallies for American Idol attest, broadcasting continues to occupy a powerfully intimate place in American life. Radio’s America reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. Socratic Seminars on Chapters . 12-14. 1920s, Great . Depression. Americans. , Ch. . 12-14. History Alive!. , Ch. . 26-32. Homework:. Enhance Ch. 12 notes & prepare for Ch. 13 Socratic Seminar; .