James Howard - The Culture of Affluence Looks at the Cold War

James Howard
James HowardA Mathematician, a Different Kind of Mathematician, and a Statistician
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 1
The Culture of AffluenceThe Culture of Affluence
Looks at the Cold WarLooks at the Cold War
The cartoons of the New Yorker
and Cold War issues and events:
August 1945 – January 1963
James Howard
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 2
Introduction
• Culture of Affluence
• The New Yorker
• Cartoons and comics
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 3
Cold War Themes
• American Life
• Soviet Life
• American Military
• American Politics
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 4
November 10, 1945
“But what on earth
do you want to
be a scientist for,
Robert? Isn’t
there enough
trouble in the
world already?”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 5
December 8, 1945
“There wouldn’t be
any danger of
his smashing the
atom with this,
would there?”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 6
October 9, 1949
“We asked
ourselves how
many places like
this would be
available if a war
broke out, and
when the owner
gave us a decent
price on it, we
snapped it up.”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 7
June 16, 1951
“We’d like
something out of
the radioactive
zone but within
television range.”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 8
April 30, 1949
“But if we disband
our Defend
America
Committee,
won’t Russia
take it as a sign
of yielding?”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 9
June 27, 1959
“No wonder they’re
ahead of us. It
says here that in
the whole of
Russia, there is
not one single
golf course.”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 10
September 27, 1947
“I may be a little
late tomorrow,
Mrs. Searle. I’m
having my
loyalty checked.”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 11
June 28, 1949
“We haven’t
anything right
now, but you
might try us
again in a week
or so. There’s a
rumor that the
gentleman in 8-A
may not pass his
loyalty test.”
James Howard -- April 25, 2001 12
Conclusions
• Many themes and topics
• Culture of Affluence
– Inconvenience of the Cold War
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James Howard - The Culture of Affluence Looks at the Cold War

  • 1. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 1 The Culture of AffluenceThe Culture of Affluence Looks at the Cold WarLooks at the Cold War The cartoons of the New Yorker and Cold War issues and events: August 1945 – January 1963 James Howard
  • 2. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 2 Introduction • Culture of Affluence • The New Yorker • Cartoons and comics
  • 3. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 3 Cold War Themes • American Life • Soviet Life • American Military • American Politics
  • 4. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 4 November 10, 1945 “But what on earth do you want to be a scientist for, Robert? Isn’t there enough trouble in the world already?”
  • 5. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 5 December 8, 1945 “There wouldn’t be any danger of his smashing the atom with this, would there?”
  • 6. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 6 October 9, 1949 “We asked ourselves how many places like this would be available if a war broke out, and when the owner gave us a decent price on it, we snapped it up.”
  • 7. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 7 June 16, 1951 “We’d like something out of the radioactive zone but within television range.”
  • 8. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 8 April 30, 1949 “But if we disband our Defend America Committee, won’t Russia take it as a sign of yielding?”
  • 9. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 9 June 27, 1959 “No wonder they’re ahead of us. It says here that in the whole of Russia, there is not one single golf course.”
  • 10. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 10 September 27, 1947 “I may be a little late tomorrow, Mrs. Searle. I’m having my loyalty checked.”
  • 11. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 11 June 28, 1949 “We haven’t anything right now, but you might try us again in a week or so. There’s a rumor that the gentleman in 8-A may not pass his loyalty test.”
  • 12. James Howard -- April 25, 2001 12 Conclusions • Many themes and topics • Culture of Affluence – Inconvenience of the Cold War