Nationalising femininity culture sexuality and british cinema in the second world war publication type book year of publication 1996 authors gledhill christine and jillian swanson number of pages 307 publisher manchester university press city manchester abstract this collection of essays explores the effects of world war ii on the role of women in british society case . Nationalising femininity culture sexuality and british cinema in the second world war gledhill christine 1943 swanson gillian world war ii was unprecedented in the changes it demanded in the contours of british life work the family social policies and the media were all transformed blurring the boundaries between private and public life and challenging class and gender divisions . nationalising femininity culture sexuality and british cinema in the second world war nationalising femininity culture sexuality and british cinema in the second world war by gledhill christine author feb 28 2012 paperback by gledhill christine author nov 01 2011 paperback gledhill christine isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und . Nationalising femininity culture sexuality and cinema in world war two britain christine gledhill gillian swanson professor of cinema studies christine gledhill manchester university press 1996 performing arts 307 pages 0 reviews world war ii was unprecedented in the changes it demanded in the contours of british life work the family social policies and the media were all . World war ii was unprecedented in the changes it demanded in the contours of british life work the family social policies and the media were all transformed blurring the boundaries between private and public life and challenging class and gender divisions in particular women were called upon to play a range of new roles which threw into question traditional conceptions of femininity and