Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III
Monarchy, Spectacle and Experience
Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III
Monarchy, Spectacle and Experience
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Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III examines the activities and opinions of Mass Observers who experienced the first British coronation in 70 years, as well as the findings of Mass Observation investigators in several locations in the UK (including London) during the May 6th 2023 coronation weekend.
Reports and photographs by mobile observers, as well as MO panelists' pre-coronation writings and day diaries for May 6th demonstrate the ways in which people think about and engage with contemporary monarchy in practice and concept. Following in the footsteps of the original 1937 Mass-Observation coronation publication, Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III also charts social and cultural continuity and change over time, including the traditions of the ceremony itself and new events such as the Big Help Out.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: May the 6th: Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III, Jennifer J. Purcell and Lucy D. Curzon with Dorothy Sheridan
Part I
OBSERVATIONS I
1 Tales we tell ourselves: The Endurance of British Monarchy in the Twenty-First Century, Jennifer J. Purcell
Part II
OBSERVATIONS II
2 Visualizing Coronation, Lucy D. Curzon and Jennifer J. Purcell
Part III
OBSERVATIONS III
3 'Timid, Bookish, and Unproductive'?: Mass Observation, Monarchy And Academia, Lucy D. Curzon
Part IV
4 Majesty, Magic and Mass-Observation, Martin Francis
5 Charles III's Royal Body: Some Reflections, Paul R. Deslandes
6 Observing the Coronation from Wales, Nick Hubble
7 Another Coronation, Janet Wolff
8 Rain, Revels and Rebellion: The People's Coronation 1937 and 2023, Claire Langhamer and Lucy Noakes
9 Royal Families, Lucy D. Curzon
10 Carlos III E Camila: Notes from a very small Island, Catherine Ellis
11 Rumour and the Coronation Ritual, Kimberly Mair
12 'Coronation Orgies' and a 'Terribly White Balcony': Emotion and Race in the Coronation of King Charles III, Khaleda Brophy-Harmer
13 'Lighting up the Nation'?: Sounding Multicultural Britain and the Commonwealth at the Coronation Concert, Trevor R. Nelson and Christina Baade
OBSERVATIONS IV
Appendix: Spring 2023 MO Directive
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 22 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350441774 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 39 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | The Mass-Observation Critical Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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