Singing wet and dry: Exploring alcohol regulation through music, 1885–1919

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dc.contributor.authorMcDonnell, Lytton Naegele
dc.contributor.supervisorSager, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2008-12-19T18:10:02Z
dc.date.available2008-12-19T18:10:02Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-12-19T18:10:02Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of History
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite abundant research on the topic of temperance and prohibition in North America, very little has been written about the relationship between music and alcohol regulation during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Both pro-drink (wet) cultures and anti-drink (dry) cultures amassed several hundred songs in support of their cause. This study compares these songs within the geographical context of Canada and northern North America during the years leading up to prohibition. It assesses both wet and dry songs’ relative success at attaching their causes to hegemonic ideologies, social groups, technologies, and modes of organization. It concludes that, during the period in question, dry music was more adept in each of these respects. This study contributes to current scholarship by demonstrating that wet and dry cultures in North America cannot be completely understood without also studying their music.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1302
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectProhibitionen_US
dc.subjectTemperanceen_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectDrinkingen_US
dc.subjectAlcoholen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::History, Modernen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::Canada--Historyen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Communication and the Arts::Musicen_US
dc.titleSinging wet and dry: Exploring alcohol regulation through music, 1885–1919en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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