The Representation of the Anglo-American Cultural Conflict under George VI: Downton Abbey and Hyde Park on Hudson

The paper focuses on two cinematic productions set in the 1920s and 1930s: an episode of the British TV series Downton Abbey and the British comedy-drama Hyde Park on Hudson. Both works focus on a juxtaposition of the British and the Americans, playing with similar stereotypes which gained popularit...

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Published inNew Horizons in English Studies Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 177 - 189
Main Author Fruziska, Justyna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej 23.12.2023
Maria Curie-Skodowska University Press
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Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Sociology of Culture
Translation Studies
AngloAmerican cultural conflict
Transatlantic stereotypes
heritage film
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Summary:The paper focuses on two cinematic productions set in the 1920s and 1930s: an episode of the British TV series Downton Abbey and the British comedy-drama Hyde Park on Hudson. Both works focus on a juxtaposition of the British and the Americans, playing with similar stereotypes which gained popularity a century earlier. The paper analyzes both productions, comparing them to the discourse of nineteenth-century travel writing about the USA, which, arguably, is a genre best depicting Anglo-American preconceptions of the time. Despite using elements of the same language both films seem to favor different sides of the Transatlantic conflict. The paper argues, however, that while Hyde Park presents Americans as the victors in the cultural rivalry, Downtons message is less unequivocal.
ISSN:2543-8980
2543-8980
DOI:10.17951/nh.2023.8.177-189