Britain 1980's

In our final History & Practise lecture, we looked back to 1980's Britain with Nick. In particular we looked at society, and the political state at the time. It was a very important time regarding the rise of Margaret Thatcher and what this meant for a change, not only in society but also in the arts culture. For this blog task, I will be producing a collage/mood board which will highlight 'official' and 'unofficial' culture of the 1980s. ​

The left side represents official culture - the mainstream values and the widely popular trends - London West End, the greatly liked Royal couple, Margaret Thatcher (the first female prime minister), the BT logo which represents denationalisation for society, and widely popular music such as Bowie and Culture Club. On the other side I have included groups which appeared to rebel against the Thatcherite Zeitgeist - mod's with the targets on their Parker jackets, the punk collection, the protests against the poll tax which Thatcher put in place, and Monty Python's Life of Brian which was definitely anti-establishment as it contradicted with the morals of society and was regarded by the British as blasphemy. ​