Victorian Masculinity An exploration of men and society in the late Victorian period
LESSON ONE | MEN AT WORK Objective: to explore the presentation of Victorian men in the work place
STARTER What did Victorian men look like? • Draw your interpretation • Describe or make notes on their appearance • What key words could you use to describe Victorian men?
QUESTIONS 1. What words do you associate with the men in these films? 2. What emotions are these men displaying? 3. Is there anything surprising about these men and their appearance ? Wo Workforce of Scott & Co. Shipyard, Greenock (1901)
Descriptions of Bob Cratchit and family from A Christmas Carol : • The office was closed in a twinkling, and the clerk, with the long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no great-coat)… • In came little Bob, the father, with at least three feet of comforter exclusive of the fringe, hanging down before him… • Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and cracked noisily. Then Bob proposed: “A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!” • They were not a handsome family; they were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty… • The clerk in the Tank involuntarily applauded.
Employees Leaving Messrs Vickers, Sons & Maxim in Barrow ( 1901) PLENARY Write a short descriptive piece focusing on the men in either of the films. Descriptions should be no longer than 100 words!
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