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The Past and Present War: Political Cartoons and the Memory of the First World War in Britain (2015)
Journal Article
Wilson, R. J. (2015). The Past and Present War: Political Cartoons and the Memory of the First World War in Britain. European Comic Art, 8(2), 83-102. https://doi.org/10.3167/eca.2015.080205

This article examines the image of the First World War in British political cartoons, from the aftermath of the conflict to the present day, as an active process of remembrance. Through an analysis of cartoons in newspapers and periodicals in Britain... Read More about The Past and Present War: Political Cartoons and the Memory of the First World War in Britain.

Still fighting in the trenches: ‘War discourse’ and the memory of the First World War in Britain (2015)
Journal Article
Wilson, R. J. (2015). Still fighting in the trenches: ‘War discourse’ and the memory of the First World War in Britain. Memory Studies, 8(4), 454-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750698015575174

This article examines how the memory of the First World War (1914–1918) across Britain has been structured by the use of a specific ‘war discourse’. This means of communication draws upon the vast array of words, phrases and sayings that were popular... Read More about Still fighting in the trenches: ‘War discourse’ and the memory of the First World War in Britain.