The 1920s Flapper in Public Opinion
Department
Business and Information Technology
Major
Business and Management Systems
Research Advisor
Drowne, Kathleen Morgan
Advisor's Department
English and Technical Communication
Abstract
Most of the results obtained during the research were newspaper articles from the 1920s concerning the flapper culture of that decade. The majority of the material comes from the New York Times archives, and the rest from archives of multiple other newspapers. As the title of this paper suggests, the flapper phenomenon was a rather polarizing one, and as such, research yielded articles both strongly in support of, and strongly condemning flapper lifestyle. However, findings obtained earlier on in the study suggested that the story of the Flapper is a much more layered one than has been suggested by the modern media.
Biography
Jonathan Kampunzu is a senior in Business and Management Systems. After graduating in May 09, he plans to take a year off, then attend law school. He is currently Vice-President of the Blue Key Honor Society, a Board Member of the Associated Students of the University of Missouri, and President of the Missouri S&T chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Research Category
Arts and Humanities
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Carver Room
Presentation Date
08 Apr 2009, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The 1920s Flapper in Public Opinion
Carver Room
Most of the results obtained during the research were newspaper articles from the 1920s concerning the flapper culture of that decade. The majority of the material comes from the New York Times archives, and the rest from archives of multiple other newspapers. As the title of this paper suggests, the flapper phenomenon was a rather polarizing one, and as such, research yielded articles both strongly in support of, and strongly condemning flapper lifestyle. However, findings obtained earlier on in the study suggested that the story of the Flapper is a much more layered one than has been suggested by the modern media.
