A cultural and social history of the British experience from the First World War through the early years of the Cold War. Readings-based seminar with focus on war's impact on gender roles; masculinity and trauma; the home front, propaganda, and the mythology of the Blitz; spies and apocalyptic fears in pop culture. Explore some of the memoirs, poetry, and films produced during and after the events, and how twentieth century wars continue to shape popular memory and culture to this day.